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Back to news homeAiming to boost retention, Threads now hooks into Instagram DMs
Despite declines in user retention numbers following its buzzy, record-breaking launch, Instagram’s Twitter (er, X) competitor Threads continues to ship new features. The company today announced a handful of updates […]
Meta is reportedly preparing to release AI-powered chatbots with different personas
Meta is gearing up to roll out AI-powered chatbots with different personas as early as next month, according to a new report from the Financial Times. The chatbots are designed […]
A new study found that Facebook’s Pages and Groups shape its ideological echo chambers
New research published Thursday offers an unprecedented dive into political behavior across Facebook and Instagram — two major online hubs where people express and engage with their political beliefs. The […]
Facebook surpasses 3 billion monthly active users
Facebook has more than 3 billion monthly active users, according to Meta’s latest quarterly report. That’s quite the staggering number. Even though Facebook has declined in popularity among younger people, […]
Instagram is down for multiple users (Update: It’s back)
Update 25/07/2023 10 AM IST: Instagram is working for users again after being down for more than an hour. While the world is captivated by the drama of Twitter rebranding […]
Instagram is launching creator subscriptions in Australia, Canada, the UK and more
Meta announced today that it’s rolling out Instagram subscriptions to all eligible creators in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom over the next […]
Meta releases Llama 2, a more ‘helpful’ set of text-generating models
The generative AI landscape grows larger by the day. Today, Meta announced a new family of AI models, Llama 2, designed to drive apps such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Bing Chat […]
Threads, a Slack alternative completely unrelated to Instagram, has seen downloads surge
Instagram’s Twitter clone Threads enjoyed a fairly fruitful first week in existence, sailing past 30 million users in the first 24 hours before passing 100 million signups within five days. […]
Teen and mom plead guilty to abortion charges based on Facebook data
A Nebraska woman has pleaded guilty to helping her daughter have a medication abortion last year. The legal proceeding against her hinged on Facebook’s decision to provide authorities with private […]