Plans have been unveiled for a first-of-its-kind overnight social media curfew for older teens in the UK. The news follows the full ban for under 16s that was announced last month, the second of its kind, following Australia. Today, the UK government said apps like Instagram, TikTok and…

As Meta’s new AI image feature sparks privacy concerns, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) is providing tips on how members can protect their image. In a statement released Thursday by the union, SAG-AFTRA shared instructions on how to “dig into [Instagram’s] settings” to opt-out of Meta’s…

CAA is getting pretty meta about the implications and intentions of Meta’s new Muse Image. Essentially, the Zoe Saldaña, Tom Cruise, Charlize Theron and Dhar Mann-representing uber agency want the Mark Zuckerberg-founded tech giant to hit the reset button ASAP on its newly introduced AI image…

Mark Zuckerberg might think those Kylie Jenner-branded Meta smart glasses are cool, but you know what is really cool? Not having to pay California and three other states virtually the entire valuation of your company. The Social Network script paraphrasing aside, that’s the position Meta’s…

Instagram for TV is now available on Samsung Smart TVs. Meta, owner of the Instagram social platform, announced today that Instagram for TV will now join Amazon Fire and Google TVs on Samsung TVs nationwide. With the expansion, Instagram Stories and channels, tailored to creators and topics…

Instagram and Facebook parent Meta beat on the top and bottom lines last quarter but the stock dipped more than 5% in late trading Wednesday on market jitters over expanding capex, which the company anticipates in the $125 billion-$145 billion range this year. That's up from its previous…

Meta is scaling back and qualifying its use of the Motion Picture Association's trademarked PG-13 film rating for Instagram Teen Accounts. It appropriated the 60-year-old moniker last fall to reassure parents amid controversy around youth engagement on the platform. Meta agreed to…

UPDATED with damages awarded: Turns out the $3 million wasn’t a joke, to paraphrase Public Enemy. The relatively small amount in compensatory damages a Los Angeles jury slapped Meta and Google-owned YouTube with earlier Wednesday was the figure to watch when it came to punitive damages as well…

UPDATED with Meta statement: After a week of deliberations, jurors in the Los Angeles social media trial are still having a hard time coming to a decision, but a New Mexico panel swiftly found Meta was negligent in protecting minors from predators on its various platforms. The verdict reached…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back hard today in court over claims that social media platforms like Instagram aim to hook and potentially harm users through calibrated algorithms and other engineering Unlike rivals and one-tine fellow defendants TikTok and Snap, the Facebook founder showed no…

After being available for months, information about ICE agents is suddenly being blocked today on META-owned platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads. “We restrict certain activity to protect our community,” an IG response said Tuesday after an attempt to post ICE List material. “Let us know…

After YouTube, TikTok and other short-form video specialists have proven that viewers will cue them up in the living room, Instagram is launching an app on Amazon Fire TV. The Meta-owned social platform has gotten traction with its Reels offering since launching it in 2020 as an answer to…