Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were removed from the store on Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns. Their removal comes amid elevated tensions between the U.S. and … Read more
Instagram has moved to limit political content, with users now having to go into their settings on the app to turn the limiting feature off. Users of the popular social media platform now have to go into their settings under “[c]ontent preferences,” click “[p]olitical content,” and choose the option to not “limit political content from … Read more
Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg used to describe his company’s mission as “making the world more open and connected.” Tuesday it did the opposite, as all of Meta’s social platforms, which include Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp, experienced widespread outages around the globe for around two hours. Some people found themselves being suddenly logged out … Read more
Social media platforms owned by Meta experienced outage issues Tuesday morning, affecting users around the world. Both Facebook and Instagram, Meta-owned platforms, were reported down according to DownDetector. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone acknowledged the situation, saying that Meta is working on solving them. “We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services,” Stone wrote Tuesday … Read more
Instagram and Threads will no longer proactively recommend content about politics, Instagram announced on Friday. “We want Instagram and Threads to be a great experience for everyone,” the social media platform said in a press release. “If you decide to follow accounts that post political content, we don’t want to get between you and their … Read more
Meta, like other leading tech companies, has spent the past year promising to speed up deployment of generative artificial intelligence. Today it acknowledged it must also respond to the technology’s hazards, announcing an expanded policy of tagging AI-generated images posted to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads with warning labels to inform people of their artificial origins. … Read more
Threads — Meta’s rival to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter — launched in “countries across” Europe on Thursday. “Today we’re opening Threads to more countries in Europe,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. “Welcome everyone.” European Union (EU) officials said in July the launch of the platform in Europe would be delayed because of … Read more
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