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Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads
Meta has fixed a bug that temporarily prevented some Threads users in Canada from reading and sharing news on the app.
Meta's automated tools removed Israel-Hamas war content that didn't break its rules
Meta's Oversight Board has published its decision for its first-ever expedited review, which focused on content surrounding the Israel-Hamas war.
TikTok upgrades its app experience for tablets and foldables
TikTok, which is traditionally mobile-forward, will video feeds to bigger screens with “enhanced clarity.”
Microsoft Office apps arrive on Meta Quest VR headsets
Users can now download Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint from the Meta Quest store for free.
Instagram rolls out new customizable Story templates
Instagram is rolling out a feature that allows users to create their own templates for Stories using text, GIFs and images. Other users will be able to riff on and add to someone else's template.
Elizabeth Warren is demanding more transparency from Meta on how it's handling content about Palestine on Instagram
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is the latest public figure to question how Meta is moderating content during the Israel-Hamas war.
Threads’ new hashless tags have opened the door for the silliest form of trolling
Threads last week rolled out searchable topic tags, which work like hashtags but have some key differences. They don't start with the # symbol, and they can contain spaces and special characters. In some cases, they may not stand out as obvious tags, which is exactly what makes this trick work.
Instagram now offers AI-generated backgrounds on Stories
The tool, backdrop, is available for US users.
Threads finally launches in Europe
Threads has finally arrived in Europe over five months after it launched in the US, UK and elsewhere around the world.
Instagram is making it easier to remove spammy followers
Meta is rolling out a suite of new tools on Instagram that give users more control over how much spam content and bots they will see on their feeds.
Instagram Notes can now include two-second looping videos
Instagram is adding two-second looping videos and direct replies to Notes, the status update-like feature that lives at the top of users’ inboxes.
Meta tests making Threads posts available on Mastodon and other fediverse apps
A new test will make some Threads content available on Mastodon and other apps for the first time.
Meta is going to fact-check content on the Threads app
Threads is going to make an effort to moderate more of the user-generated content on the platform.
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are getting AI-powered visual search features
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are about to get some powerful upgrades thanks to improvements to the social network’s AI assistant.
How a social engineering hack turned these Facebook pages into a dumping ground for spam
Much of the cyber criminality today is social engineering jobs, ripping off mid-level creators with much fewer resources than a multinational corporation, but also significantly less technical know-how.
Threads countdown hints at EU launch on December 14
Meta’s social network Threads is officially launching in Europe next week on December 14. This has been a long-time coming, as it launched in the US many months back.
Meta's Threads is getting searchable topics (just don't call them hashtags)
Meta’s latest update for Threads will address a long-running feature request for the company’s Twitter competitor: topic tags.
Whatsapp adds disappearing voice messages to its roster of privacy features
WhatsApp just added a new feature that automatically deletes voice messages after being played once. This is similar to how the function works with messages and photos.
Meta’s Oversight Board is fast-tracking two cases about Israel-Hamas war content
Meta’s Oversight Board says it will fast-track two cases dealing with content takedowns on Facebook and Instagram related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.