All the ways Instagram and Facebook are changing for teens
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Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"
Meta to impose daily limit on child social media use in deal with nearly every state.
Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states
One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled with parental permis…
It’s about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith
Today I’m talking to Ben Smith, the editor-in-chief of Semafor. Everywhere you go, people say they don’t trust the media — and yet they’ve never con…
Facebook officially rolls out its standalone Creator Studio app with AI tools for creators
The new app launches with Facebook's AI creator assistant built into it, providing creators with personalized recommendations based on their content…
Zuckerberg’s yacht was closer, but someone else saved a stranded boat
Earlier this week, the Alaskan cruise ship Wilderness Legacy rescued a small skiff stranded near Farragut Bay after running out of fuel. But, accord…
AI isn’t enough to protect social media communities from AI
Why humans need to moderate humans.
The vertical video takeover is here
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on all things vertical video, follow David…
Facebook launches a dedicated Marketplace app for sellers, adds a free verification system
Seller is a dedicated Marketplace app for people who list and sell items frequently.
Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok
Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok - changes that sound dubiously si…
Disable auto-play and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta
Digital Services Act may force Meta to make big changes on its platforms.
EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram
The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly p…
Instagram and Facebook will likely require a redesign after EU rules they’re ‘addictive’
Meta is in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), a preliminary investigation has found, over the "addictive" design of Instagram and Facebo…
Facebook’s Creator Studio has been revived as an AI companion app
Meta is bringing back the Facebook Creator Studio page manager, now "reimagined" as a standalone AI companion app. The new app aims to make it easie…
Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators
The new app, which is currently being tested with select creators, will have Facebook's recently-launched AI creator assistant built into it.
Facebook’s new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts
Your public Facebook posts could help inform AI-generated results in Meta's new AI Mode. When you search on Facebook, the "AI Mode" option will appe…
Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms
Meta announced Monday that it's rolling out a wave of new AI features on Facebook, the latest sign of the company's effort to catch up in the AI rac…
UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16
The ban would apply to a range of social media platforms including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X.
The Social Reckoning trailer gives us our first look at Jeremy Strong as Zuck
Over 15 years after David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin's The Social Network premiered in theaters, Sony has released the first trailer for The Social Re…
Racist comments targeting politicians tripled since Meta relaxed its rules
Violent threats against lawmakers have also surged on Facebook.
Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds
Meta is planning to use the data shared by other businesses to personalize your feed and its AI responses. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta explains…
Meta’s Oversight Board says account bans lack due process, transparency
Meta's board cites "due process" concerns over account bans. It's also pushing Meta to offer clear information about violations and its use in AI in…
Inside Meta's attempts to play catch-up with AI
Doubts linger over whether Meta can close the gap with rivals.
Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook
Meta told TechCrunch that it's considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn't share specifics on what that could look like.
How Meta Rebuilt Data Ingestion for Petabyte-Scale Reliability
The engineering team at Meta recently outlined how the company migrated a data ingestion platform that transfers several petabytes of MySQL social g…
Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features
After announcing tests of premium subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp earlier this year, TechCrunch and Bloomberg report that Meta is la…
Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focuse…
Meta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI Overview
Meta's new Forum app for iPhones takes Facebook Groups and moves them to a dedicated app with a dedicated AI chatbot to go with it, like an AI revam…
Meta quietly launches a new Reddit-like app called Forum
The company describes the app as a "dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about."
Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date
Fake citations dashed a dude’s “Are We Dating the Same Guy” revenge lawsuit.