Facebook is offering Meta AI-powered animations for profile photos

Meta has been going all in on AI, whether people want it or not, and now it's bringing more features in that vein to Facebook. The network's latest move is to let people use Meta AI to anima [...]

WhatsApp is now fully blocked in Russia

After warnings from lawmakers last year, WhatsApp has been blocked in Russia for as many as 100 million users, the Financial Times reported. Russian authorities removed the app from an online director [...]

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AI Is Taking Over Social Media, but Only 44% of People Are Confident They Can Spot It, CNET Finds

Half of social media users said they want better labels on AI-generated and edited posts. [...]

Instagram Expands Its PG-13-Inspired Content Guidelines for Teen Accounts to Europe

Meta is under increased pressure to make its platforms safe for kids after losing a pair of lawsuits on safety and social media addiction. [...]

Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify in a landmark social media addiction trial

A Los Angeles jury will decide whether Meta’s engagement strategy was savvy growth — or a design choice with foreseeable legal risk [...]

The Morning After: Apple's surprise AirPods Max refresh

You may have a little Apple fatigue after last week's barrage of Macs, iPhones and iPads. The company wasn't done, however. Surprise! Here is an updated pair of AirPods Max. It's a pred [...]

People Spent Less Time on Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn Last Year. Here's Why

Social media is showing you more ads, suggestions and recommended posts, pushing aside content you actually want. [...]

Social Media and AI Want Your Attention at All Times. This New Documentary Says That's Bad

Your Attention Please, a documentary premiering this week at SXSW in Austin, Texas, explores how we live in the attention economy. [...]