Meta calls for legislation to require parental approval for teens' app downloads
Social media companies are set to face lawsuits accusing them of fostering teen addiction.
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Google, Meta and other social media companies will be forced to defend teen addiction lawsuits
A federal judge has rejected the companies' efforts to dismiss the lawsuits.
You can now limit Instagram posts and Reels to Close Friends
Instagram hopes this will help users be their more authentic selves.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
You can now delete your Threads profile without nuking your Instagram account
Despite the change, the two apps are still tied very closely together.
Threads users can now opt out of automatically sharing posts to Facebook and Instagram
You’ll need to change a privacy setting.
Meta may return to China with the release of a new budget VR headset
It would be more powerful than the Quest 2 and possibly be sold in other markets.
WhatsApp will let you hide your IP address from whoever you call
It’s a major win for privacy-conscious users.
Instagram finally begins testing an option to turn off read receipts
The new feature may be available for a limited number of users at first.
Meta will mark political and social ads altered by AI starting next year
It's requiring advertisers to disclose whether they're submitting digitally altered images, videos and audio.
Meta whistleblower tells Senate the company 'cannot be trusted with our children'
Arturo Béjar says Mark Zuckerberg didn't respond to an email detailing concerns about harms facing kids.Meta reportedly won't make its AI advertising tools available to political marketers
The experimental features can adjust images, generate backgrounds and automatically write video captions.
Another former Facebook employee will testify at Congress about safety issues at Instagram
A new whistleblower has come forward as 41 states are suing the company for harming youth mental health.
Meta will stop forcing your Threads posts onto Facebook and it can’t come soon enough
It looks like the company is working on an opt-out for the unpopular cross-app promotions.
Meta made an A/B testing tool to help users optimize their Reels on Facebook
The company’s also experimenting with an AI that writes captions.
A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook
The software company is threatening legal action against Meta for using its name.
Meta’s Oversight Board: Dangerous diet videos can remain, but please demonetize them
Meta tells Engadget it will respond to the recommendation within 60 days.
Facebook and Instagram will start offering ad-free plans in Europe in November
The platforms will temporarily stop showing any ads to under 18s in some locales.
Instagram head says Threads is working on an API for developers
He also said that Threads aims to become the 'de facto platform for public conversations online.'
Mark Zuckerberg: Threads has ‘just under’ 100 million monthly active users
He said there’s "a good chance" it could be Meta’s next billion-person app.
41 states sue Meta for harming the mental health of its youngest users
The lawsuit claims the company misled the public about the safety of its platform.
