A spiky orange costume of Claude's usage limit racked up 2 million views. Here's how AI took over Halloween, from chatbot limits to Italian brainrot.
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Instagram is testing 90-minute horizontal videos to take on YouTube. Unlike YouTube, it isn't sharing ad revenue. Here's who the new format helps.
Meta unveiled AI video ads, a smarter business assistant and in-chat checkout, plus a new standard for AI shopping agents with Sierra, Shopify and Walmart.
Meta unveiled Muse Charm at Connect 2026, a keychain AI device shipping by December, plus new Muse features, VR glasses and camera-free Ray-Bans.
Influencers are finding AI versions of themselves in ads for brands they've never worked with. Here's what's driving the scams and why takedowns aren't working.
Meta will pay up to $18 billion and limit teens to two hours a day on Facebook and Instagram under settlements with nearly every U.S. state.
Facebook will test a full-screen, TikTok-style video experience later this year as Meta copies Reddit and Craigslist too. Here's what the redesign means for users and creators.
Snap has tentatively settled a social media addiction lawsuit, joining TikTok and YouTube and leaving Meta alone to face a jury July 27. Here's why creators should be watching this one closely.
For as little as $50, modders were drilling out the recording light on Meta smart glasses so wearers could film people covertly, including in restrooms. Now Meta is disabling the camera when
A new UK Green Paper would push BBC and ITV content up YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook feeds to fight misinformation. Critics warn it could bury independent creators.
Meta is expanding Instagram for TV to Samsung Smart TVs in the US and testing new features including interest-based channels, phone casting and horizontal video.
Instagram has rolled out a new Multiple Captions feature for carousel posts, letting users write a unique caption for every photo or video in a slideshow.
Meta is developing a photorealistic AI version of CEO Mark Zuckerberg to interact with employees, part of the company's aggressive push to embed AI across operations.
Meta is testing a paid subscription tier for Instagram that would allow users to view Stories anonymously, according to TechCrunch. The new plan, called Instagram Plus, includes the ability to view a
Instagram is rolling out a new feature that will notify parents when their teenager repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm — a significant escalation in Meta’s efforts to position
Snapchat is testing a new Creator Subscriptions feature, letting fans pay $4.99–$19.99/month for exclusive content as Snap looks to diversify beyond ad revenue.
The Department of Homeland Security has issued hundreds of administrative subpoenas to major tech companies demanding the identities of users who criticized ICE online. Google, Meta, and Reddit have reportedly complied with
Meta will begin removing users under 16 from Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in early December as Australia prepares for its first-of-its-kind social media age ban.
YouTube will pay Donald Trump $24.5 million to settle his lawsuit over account suspension after Jan. 6. Here’s what the deal means for Big Tech and online free speech.
