Instagram must remove ‘addictive’ doom scrolling feature, EU Says
The European Commission said its investigation into Facebook and Instagram found Meta failed to properly assess the risks of its “addictive design.”
Meta shares jump after company announces premium subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram
The subscriptions are being rolled out under the banner of “Meta One,” which incorporates paid subscriptions for the company’s apps and AI chatbot.
Instagram will alert parents if teens search for suicide, self-harm content
Meta is updating its child safety standards as countries across the globe consider social media bans for teenagers.
Meta blindsided fact checkers with plan to cancel program
Many fact-checkers got less than an hour’s notice that Meta planned to replace the work they do with X-style community notes. Some had signed new contracts just weeks earlier.
Mark Zuckerberg becomes fourth billionaire worth $200 billion
Zuckerberg’s net worth boosted more than $2 billion Thursday as Meta stock traded up more than 1%.
Instagram launches restrictive ‘teen accounts’ amid scrutiny—Here’s what to know
The Meta-owned company has faced accusations of failing to protect children on the social media platform.
AI-generated kids draw predators on TikTok and Instagram
Images of AI children on TikTok and Instagram are becoming magnets for many with a sexual interest in minors. But when this content is legal and depicts fake people, it falls into a messy, troubling gray area.
Instagram linked to depression, anxiety and insomnia in children, lawsuit against Meta claims
Nearly three dozen states sued Meta, claiming the social media giant misled the public about harms to children and teenagers.
Zuckerberg implies less than half of Threads users have stuck around
Meta’s Twitter competitor has struggled to retain users after a record-breaking launch earlier this month.
Threads now fastest-growing app in history with 100 million users in five days
Meta’s new Threads app—a competitor to Twitter—has overtaken ChatGPT, which achieved the 100 million milestone in 2 months.