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Meta Launches Forum App as a Reddit-Like Platform for Discussions With AI-Powered Assistant for Admins
Meta has silently listed a new Forum app on Apple's App Store. This new social networking platform is designed to work like Reddit. Users can sign in to the Forum app using their Facebook account. The Forum app is compatible with devices running on IOS 18.0 or later. It has an AI-based assistant. It lets users post with a nickname, and it is 109.2M...
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Texas Sues WhatsApp, Meta Over Data Access, Encryption Claims
The lawsuit says WhatsApp and Meta falsely assure users that WhatsApp messages are encrypted despite having access to "virtually all" private communications on the messaging app.
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Meta Orders Work From Home First, Then Lays Off 8,000 Employees At 4 AM
Meta confirmed layoffs last month. Inside the company, morale dipped sharply. Some staffers 'began collecting free snacks and spare laptop chargers'.
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Meta Offers AI Rival Chatbots Limited Free WhatsApp Access: Report
Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots including OpenAI free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp in Europe, but will start charging them once they hit a limit.
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Instagram Instants Explained: What It Is, How It Works, Features and More
Meta recently introduced Instagram Instants, offering a new way for users to share photos on the social media platform. The feature lets you “instantly” share disappearing photos with your friends or select close friends on the social media app. With the new tool, the platform is competing with Snapchat, which is primarily built for sharing eph...
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Elon Musk Says "Instagram Is For Girls", Mocks Men Sharing Their Profiles
Musk often criticises platforms owned by Meta Platforms and promotes his own platform, X, as more open and serious.
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YouTube, Snap Settle School District's Social Media Addiction Claims
Alphabet's YouTube and Snap have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation seeking to force social media platforms to
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Even Meta Platforms Can’t Convince Cannes Film Festival To Allow Selfies On Red Carpet
Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux also highlighted that sponsors have never dictated the festival’s creative direction.
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WhatsApp Launches Business AI With Automated Customer Support for Small Businesses in India
WhatsApp on Friday announced a new feature aimed at providing customer support using artificial intelligence (AI). Dubbed Business AI, it is being introduced within the WhatsApp Business app. As per the Meta-owned platform, Business AI can help businesses automate customer interactions, respond to queries around the clock, and drive sales. It does ...
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Meta Apps Lose 20 Million Daily Active Users in Last Quarter; Company Reportedly Tweaks Instagram Recommendation Algorithm
Meta has announced that it recorded a “slight decline” in its “Family daily active people (DAP)”, which accounts for the combined daily active users on Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, in the first quarter of 2026. Meta's DAP in Q1 2026 was at 3.56 billion on average in the quarter March 2026, which was an increase of about 4 p...
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Gemini To Meta: How A Deepfake Gang Used AI To Hijack Identities In Gujarat
The gang is accused of executing a complex scheme where they acquired victim data and used AI platforms, such as Gemini AI and Meta AI, to generate high-quality deepfake videos featuring "eye-blink" animations.
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Australia Proposes To Tax Meta, Google, TikTok To Fund Journalists
The proposed News Bargaining Incentive would charge major platforms that choose not to strike commercial deals with news publishers a 2.25% tax on their Australian revenue.
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Meta AI Business Assistant Expanded to Global Markets, to Let Advertisers Optimise Marketing Campaigns
Meta is now expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) tool for marketing campaigns to major global markets. Dubbed the Meta AI Business Assistant, it is a conversational AI platform designed to help advertisers optimise marketing campaigns, resolve account issues, and manage customer interactions across Meta's platforms. It was first introduced la...
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Instagram Launches Instants App With Disappearing Photos to Rival Snapchat, BeReal
Instagram is said to be testing a new image-sharing app called Instants. The Meta-owned social media confirmed to a publication that the standalone app is currently being offered in select markets, including Italy and Spain. Built on a similar premise as Snapchat, Instants would allow users to send and receive disappearing photos and videos. It is ...
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Delhi Court Asks Google, X To Remove Videos Of Arvind Kejriwal's Case Hearing
The court noted submissions by Meta that it had already taken down some URLs flagged by the High Court's Registrar General.
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Meta Launches Forum App as a Reddit-Like Platform for Discussions With AI-Powered Assistant for Admins
Meta has silently listed a new Forum app on Apple's App Store. This new social networking platform is designed to work like Reddit. Users can sign in to the Forum app using their Facebook account. The Forum app is compatible with devices running on IOS 18.0 or later. It has an AI-based assistant. It lets users post with a nickname, and it is 109.2M...
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Texas Sues WhatsApp, Meta Over Data Access, Encryption Claims
The lawsuit says WhatsApp and Meta falsely assure users that WhatsApp messages are encrypted despite having access to "virtually all" private communications on the messaging app.
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Meta Orders Work From Home First, Then Lays Off 8,000 Employees At 4 AM
Meta confirmed layoffs last month. Inside the company, morale dipped sharply. Some staffers 'began collecting free snacks and spare laptop chargers'.
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Meta Offers AI Rival Chatbots Limited Free WhatsApp Access: Report
Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots including OpenAI free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp in Europe, but will start charging them once they hit a limit.
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Instagram Instants Explained: What It Is, How It Works, Features and More
Meta recently introduced Instagram Instants, offering a new way for users to share photos on the social media platform. The feature lets you “instantly” share disappearing photos with your friends or select close friends on the social media app. With the new tool, the platform is competing with Snapchat, which is primarily built for sharing eph...
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Elon Musk Says "Instagram Is For Girls", Mocks Men Sharing Their Profiles
Musk often criticises platforms owned by Meta Platforms and promotes his own platform, X, as more open and serious.
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YouTube, Snap Settle School District's Social Media Addiction Claims
Alphabet's YouTube and Snap have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation seeking to force social media platforms to
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Even Meta Platforms Can’t Convince Cannes Film Festival To Allow Selfies On Red Carpet
Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux also highlighted that sponsors have never dictated the festival’s creative direction.
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WhatsApp Launches Business AI With Automated Customer Support for Small Businesses in India
WhatsApp on Friday announced a new feature aimed at providing customer support using artificial intelligence (AI). Dubbed Business AI, it is being introduced within the WhatsApp Business app. As per the Meta-owned platform, Business AI can help businesses automate customer interactions, respond to queries around the clock, and drive sales. It does ...
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Meta Apps Lose 20 Million Daily Active Users in Last Quarter; Company Reportedly Tweaks Instagram Recommendation Algorithm
Meta has announced that it recorded a “slight decline” in its “Family daily active people (DAP)”, which accounts for the combined daily active users on Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, in the first quarter of 2026. Meta's DAP in Q1 2026 was at 3.56 billion on average in the quarter March 2026, which was an increase of about 4 p...
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Gemini To Meta: How A Deepfake Gang Used AI To Hijack Identities In Gujarat
The gang is accused of executing a complex scheme where they acquired victim data and used AI platforms, such as Gemini AI and Meta AI, to generate high-quality deepfake videos featuring "eye-blink" animations.
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Australia Proposes To Tax Meta, Google, TikTok To Fund Journalists
The proposed News Bargaining Incentive would charge major platforms that choose not to strike commercial deals with news publishers a 2.25% tax on their Australian revenue.
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Meta AI Business Assistant Expanded to Global Markets, to Let Advertisers Optimise Marketing Campaigns
Meta is now expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) tool for marketing campaigns to major global markets. Dubbed the Meta AI Business Assistant, it is a conversational AI platform designed to help advertisers optimise marketing campaigns, resolve account issues, and manage customer interactions across Meta's platforms. It was first introduced la...
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Instagram Launches Instants App With Disappearing Photos to Rival Snapchat, BeReal
Instagram is said to be testing a new image-sharing app called Instants. The Meta-owned social media confirmed to a publication that the standalone app is currently being offered in select markets, including Italy and Spain. Built on a similar premise as Snapchat, Instants would allow users to send and receive disappearing photos and videos. It is ...
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Delhi Court Asks Google, X To Remove Videos Of Arvind Kejriwal's Case Hearing
The court noted submissions by Meta that it had already taken down some URLs flagged by the High Court's Registrar General.
