… Instead, as we reported last week , the company has switched it off altogether. “Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we’re removing this option from Instagram in the coming months,” a Meta spokesperson told WIRED and other outlets. …
Meta just bought Moltbook, the social network for AI bots Zac Hall | Mar 10 2026 - 7:22 am PT | Mar 10 2026 - 7:22 am PT If Dystopia Daily were a newspaper, this story would lead… Axios reports that Meta has bought Moltbook, the social network for AI agents: Meta has acquired Moltbook , a viral soc… …
… Meta is also using Muse Spark to add an AI chatbot to Threads, similar to Grok on X. “Beyond the app and glasses, Muse Spark is starting to bring the same intelligence to Meta AI across WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and Threads — in places like search bars, group chats, posts, and more,… …
WhatsApp now lets you have incognito conversations with Meta AI Marcus Mendes | May 13 2026 - 1:33 pm PT | May 13 2026 - 1:33 pm PT WhatsApp and the Meta AI app now let users turn on incognito mode when having sensitive conversations with Meta AI. …
Meta testing paid Instagram service that lets users secretly view Stories Zac Hall | Mar 30 2026 - 11:58 am PT | Mar 30 2026 - 11:58 am PT Meta revealed in January that it plans to test paid versions of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook. …
Meta reconsiders shutting down its unpopular metaverse game world Zac Hall | Mar 19 2026 - 9:16 am PT | Mar 19 2026 - 9:16 am PT Meta has pulled the plug on its plan to, well, pull the plug on a big but unpopular part of its metaverse. …
… Other Meta services, like Threads and WhatsApp, appear to be operating as normal. Meta has not commented on the Instagram and Facebook outages. There’s no timetable for a fix. …
Meta has released two new apps for iPhone this month Zac Hall | May 22 2026 - 6:08 am PT | May 22 2026 - 6:08 am PT Meta is on an iPhone app launch streak after introducing two new apps in May. …
WhatsApp will soon let iPhone users share documents with Meta AI Marcus Mendes | May 26 2026 - 5:40 pm PT | May 26 2026 - 5:40 pm PT Meta is working on a new WhatsApp feature that lets users upload documents directly to Meta AI from the in-chat attachment menu. …
… Update: Meta has now revealed that around 20,000 accounts were compromised and has explained the steps it has taken in response … In one of those “you can’t make it up” moments, hackers managed to fool Meta’s AI support chatbot into allowing them to conduct password resets on other people’s Instagr… …
