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Meta suffers global Facebook, Instagram outage

Meta suffered a highly unusual outage of all its social media platforms on Tuesday with users of Facebook, Instagram and Threads locked out of their accounts.

Mar 5, 2024

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EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, 'shadow banning'

The EU on Friday used new regulatory powers to query Meta about ad-free subscriptions to Facebook and Instagram as well as claims some voices are suppressed online in a phenomenon known as "shadow banning".

Mar 1, 2024

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Meta beefs up teen defenses at Instagram and Messenger

Meta on Thursday began blocking messages from strangers sent directly to young teens using Instagram or Messenger.

Jan 25, 2024

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Meta toughens content curbs for teens on Instagram, Facebook

Meta on Tuesday said it was tightening up content restrictions for teens on Instagram and Facebook as it faces increased scrutiny that its platforms are harmful for young people.

Jan 9, 2024

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Pew survey: YouTube tops teens' social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly

Teen usage of social media hasn't dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found.

Dec 13, 2023

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Threads countdown teases app's potential EU launch

The wait could be over for internet users in the European Union keen to sign up to Threads, an Instagram app.

Dec 11, 2023

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EU users to have more power over Facebook, Instagram content

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will have greater control over how they view content, Meta said on Tuesday, as platforms take steps to meet imminent stricter European Union rules.

Aug 22, 2023

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For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok—not the former Twitter

Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still known as Twitter. It quickly amassed 100 million signups—a ...

Aug 15, 2023

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Reluctant Twitter users, influencers and others are flocking to Meta's new Threads app

Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta's freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk's ...

Jul 10, 2023

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Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in five days

The Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days, data tracking websites said on Monday, smashing the record of AI tool ChatGPT for fastest-growing ...