(Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Takeaways Meta is introducing a premium service aimed at content creators on Facebook and Instagram Twitter was the first social media platform to introduce a subscription model after targeted ads are come under increasing scrutiny While subscription models may not be popular with users, AI could hold […]
Meta is moving certain settings across its family of applications into its Accounts Center to ease the process of managing settings for people who use multiple apps. Accounts Center is available via the settings menu in Facebook, Instagram and Messenger, and settings including Ad Preferences, passwords, personal details and security can now be found there. […]
Facebook and instagram’s parent company has been told to make the platforms’ policy on breasts more inclusive. (Getty Images) A board that advises the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, Meta, has recommended that the social media giants end their ban on images of bare breasts being posted to the platform. Meta’s Oversight Board is […]
Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has begun testing the ability for people to start Community Chats in Messenger and Facebook Groups. Meta rolls out Community Chat on Facebook and Messenger In a statement on Friday, the company noted that – “Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced we’ll begin testing the ability for people to […]
RJ White, 29, knows how difficult it can be to convince Meta to put a game onto its virtual reality headset. He first applied in 2019 with a multiplayer shooting game called “Animov” but was informed through a form email that the game wasn’t a good fit. He tried again with “Hardlight Blade,” a game […]
Facebook-parent Meta, which counts India as its largest market by users, is gearing up to make its third startup investment in the South Asian market. The American social media group, which invested in social commerce Meesho in 2019 and online learning platform Unacademy in 2020, is in talks to back the early-stage startup Better Opinions, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Get The Net Netflix isn’t just vetting third-party vendors for its pre-launch ad business (though it is vetting vendors, to be clear). The streaming leader is on the hunt for an executive to lead its incubating advertising business, The Wall Street Journal reports. […]
Facebook parent Meta is slowing the pace of hiring as it reckons with its weakest revenue growth on record and ongoing business challenges, such as Apple’s privacy changes and the war in Ukraine. “We regularly re-evaluate our talent pipeline according to our business needs and in light of the expense guidance given for this earnings […]
A Russian court has banned Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, for “extremist activities.” WhatsApp is excluded from the ruling, however. Kirill Kudryavtsev /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev /AFP via Getty Images A Russian court has banned Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, for […]
Facebook is under renewed scrutiny this weekend, accused of continuing to allow activists to incite ethnic massacres in Ethiopia’s escalating war. Analysis by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Observer found Facebook is still letting users post content inciting violence through hate and misinformation. This is despite being aware it helps directly fuel […]
