
Instagram Could Get Paid, Ad-Free Version in the EU: Report
Meta may be doing something that was once thought of as unthinkable: going ad-free -- for a price.
Meta may be doing something that was once thought of as unthinkable: going ad-free -- for a price.
For now, Meta seems to be sticking with plans to release a second-generation version of the Ray-Bay Stories smart glasses, and a new report says that they will support live streaming and will even "whisper" comments on the stream into the user's ear.
Instagram and Facebook will soon offer Stories and Reels in chronological order to European users -- as Meta prepares to comply with the European Union’s (EU) new Digital Services Act (DSA).
A new study by Internews shows that Meta's Trusted Partner program is coming up woefully short in its mission to protect people.
Meta's Ray-Ban Stories which were launched nearly two years ago sold decently well, but those who did purchase the smart glasses apparently aren't really using them.
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta began removing news links on both sites in Canada this week.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron discuss a Fujifilm X100V that you are even less likely to own than the standard one, a weird Nikon lens that is so rare the seller wants $146,000 for it, changes to the L mount alliance, and a discussion about whether or not you should show your children's faces in photos online.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been called to testify about the complicity of its social media platforms in facilitating an "extraordinary" number of human trafficking cases.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making news for more than Meta's popular new Twitter killer, Threads, the famous CEO posted a family portrait on Instagram that has caused a stir across social media.
Meta is letting people peek behind the curtain and learn how the company uses artificial intelligence (AI) to determine what people see when using Meta's apps, including Facebook and Instagram.
Meta has responded to new legislation passed in Canada yesterday by removing news content from both Facebook and Instagram.
According to a Meta spokesman, Facebook and Instagram will block news articles in California if state lawmakers pass a proposed bill, the California Journalism Preservation Act.
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta completed yet another round of layoffs Wednesday, what is likely the final batch of job cuts the company announced in March.
Meta has been hit with a record-setting $1.3 billion fine from European Union (EU) regulators early Monday and was ordered to stop transferring data on EU residents to the United States.
Meta is testing a new payout model that will pay Facebook and Instagram creators based on how many views their Reels get.
Meta has announced a new generative AI model called "ImageBind" that links together six different modalities; images, text, audio, depth, thermal, and IMU.
A new report by The Guardian reveals Facebook and Instagram have become marketplaces for child sex trafficking and parent company Meta is struggling to take sufficient action to prevent criminals from using its platforms.
Meta’s independent Oversight Board says the company can’t start rolling back its efforts to remove misinformation, especially when it comes to Covid misinformation.
The latest round of cuts at Meta will affect Instagram as more layoffs hit the tech company Wednesday.
Facebook users who had an account anytime between May 2007 and December 2022 might be among the tens of millions of users who are entitled to a cash payment from the social media platform.
Facebook is one of the largest social media networks in the world, with about three billion active users. That equates to a massive demand for Facebook support. Like most prominent internet companies, Facebook tries to handle support with automated systems to reduce the burden on its representatives.
Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI says that it has scraped more than 30 billion photos from social media platforms, and it is being used by more than 2,400 law enforcement agencies around the United States.
The state of Arkansas is suing Meta and TikTok, accusing the social media platforms of misleading consumers about the safety of children on its "addictive" platforms and deceiving users about the protection of their private data.
Meta's promised paid verification program is rolling out to Facebook and Instagram today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Instagram channel.
New data reveals that Instagram is the app that people in the U.S. want to delete more than any other.
Calling it a move to a "year of efficiency," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company will lay off 10,000 more workers and is closing about 5,000 open job listings.
Not even eight months after launching widespread support for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Facebook and Instagram, Meta is pulling the plug.
Meta is cutting its Reels Play bonus program on Instagram and Facebook, which offered monthly payouts to short-form creators who hit certain view counts and other metrics.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is gearing up for another round of layoffs that are expected to affect thousands of employees.
Meta is testing a BeReal-style "Roll Call" feature on its apps which will invite users to add a photo or a video to a prompt to show what they are up to within five minutes.