A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now? Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the landmark social media addiction trials that just resulted in two major verdicts against Big Tech. There’s one case in New Mexico against Meta, and another in California against both companies, which have said they plan to appeal. […]
Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content
Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party “link in bio”-style tools. Meta announced Tuesday that it’s adding commerce features on the two platforms, though the functionality will be slightly different for each. On Facebook, content […]
Facebook Marketplace adds AI auto-replies for annoying ‘Is this still available?’ messages
Facebook Marketplace adds AI auto-replies for annoying 'Is this still available?' messages Facebook Marketplace is adding a bunch of new AI-powered tools that are supposed to make selling items on the platform a little more efficient. One feature will use Meta AI to automatically respond to those annoying “Is this still available?” messages. You can […]
Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI
Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI Facebook is rolling out new AI features that let you animate your profile picture and restyle Stories and Memories. You’ll also be able to add animated backgrounds to text posts to make them pop in the feed. With the animated profile pictures, you’ll be able to give […]
Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions
Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions Instagram’s premium subscription may include unlimited audience lists and the ability to see which accounts you follow aren’t following you back. Meta is gearing up to trial new premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp in the coming months that will allow users to access expanded AI […]
How to tweak your online platform algorithms
How to tweak your online platform algorithms Here’s how you can see more or less of certain content being pushed to you on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and more. Love them or hate them, more than half of the world’s population interacts with algorithmic recommendations in some way every day. Algorithmic recommendations play an integral […]
Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads
Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads Meta will soon give Instagram and Facebook users in the European Union the option to limit personalised ads, in an effort to comply with the bloc’s tech rules. The European Commission announced that the new advertising options will be rolled out in January 2026, […]
Facebook and Instagram have a new hub to help get hijacked accounts back
Facebook and Instagram have a new hub to help get hijacked accounts back The new hub centralizes account support options. Meta on Thursday announced it is launching a new, centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, acknowledging that getting help hasn’t always been as easy as it should be. The space will bring together all […]
Instagram and Facebook are breaking the EU’s illegal content rules
Instagram and Facebook are breaking the EU's illegal content rules Facebook and Instagram are breaching Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules related to the handling of illegal content, moderation, and transparency, according to a preliminary decision issued by the European Commission. TikTok and Meta have both also been found to be violating transparency obligations under […]
Meta is adding more parental controls for teen AI use
Meta is adding more parental controls for teen AI use An early look at Instagram’s parental controls for teen AI use. After enthusiastically rolling AI chatbots out everywhere, Meta has announced new options for parents to get an idea of how teens are chatting with the digital characters and set some limits on use. The […]