Meta’s new Account system manages your WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and other logins.
This hub holds certain settings that work across Meta’s apps and allows for using a single password for access across all accounts and managing passkeys. …
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Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track you
… Now, a new study has found that many of these tools share data not just with employers, but with digital advertising platforms and data brokers as well. …
Social Media Platforms
… The Verge keeps a close eye on everything that’s happening in the social media landscape, covering key players like Meta, X, and TikTok, reporting on new features, following cultural moments, and breaking down the policies that shape how the platforms work. …
America’s dangerous, messy deepfakes crackdown is here
… Franks is “suspicious” about why major tech platforms, which typically protest new regulations as a burden on free speech, have endorsed this law. “My fears about this, and I hope I’m wrong, is that the reason why the companies aren’t mad about this is because they know it’s never actually going to… …
Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
… The announcement comes just days after a New Mexico jury found that Meta violated state law by misleading customers about the safety of its platforms and failing to protect children from child predators. …
Facebook’s new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts
… Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/videoframe 29515.png?quality=90&strip=all Instead of “just links,” it gives users AI-generated results that pull from publicly-posted content across Meta’s platforms, like the AI search feature in its new Reddit-like Forum app. …
Who is Instagram for TV for?
… It’s obvious that Instagram is trying to capture some of the attention away from YouTube and newer upstarts like the many microdrama platforms that have begun popping up. …
Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds
… For example, Meta says if you bought a tent online recently, you might see camping-related videos in your Reels feed. “We aren’t collecting any new data as part of this update,” the blog post says. “This is about using information that businesses already send to us to further improve your experienc… …
Instagram says it doesn’t want your tweet round ups
… But even more curatorial accounts could be swept up in the new rule: An account that shares mood boards full of photos found on Pinterest would also potentially be swept up in the new restrictions. …
Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban
… Technically, Himel tells me, that’s not new to these Meta Glasses. …