Instagram reportedly served up child-sexualizing reels to followers of teen influencers Employees knew about this problem internally, apparently. Richard Lai Updated Tue, Nov 28, 2023 Photo by Richard Lai/Engadget Following X’s alleged ad controversy involving antisemitic content, it is now Meta’s turn to be put under the spotlight for its content algorithm. According to … Continue reading Instagram reportedly served up child-sexualizing reels to followers of teen influencers
By Emily Price November 13, 2023 Now you can decide whether or not you want your posts on Threads to be shared on Facebook and Instagram as well. Back in October, Threads launched an update that automatically shared posts on Threads with both Facebook and Instagram. The decision was likely made so that Meta, … Continue reading Here’s how to stop your Threads posts from showing up on Instagram and Facebook
Company also puts a “temporary” ban on advertising to minors to avoid violating new EU privacy protections. Nicola Agius on October 30, 2023 Meta is rolling out ad-free subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram users in Europe. It is also putting a “temporary” ban on ads to those under 18. People over 18 in the EU, … Continue reading Europe gets ad-free Facebook and Instagram subscriptions
Instagram will soon let you create polls in the comments section of your posts Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the platform has begun testing the new polls feature, and will soon expand it to everyone. Cheyenne MacDonald Thu, Oct 19, 2023 Instagram/Adam Mosseri Instagram has started allowing some users to create polls in the … Continue reading Instagram will soon let you create polls in the comments section of your posts
How GDPR is affecting the games you love The gaming industry had to comply with the EU’s privacy rules, too. David Lumb Getty Images How GDPR is affecting the games you love The tech world has been bracing for a new set of European privacy rules that How GDPR is affecting … Continue reading Facebook and Instagram may offer paid, ad-free plans in Europe to sate EU privacy concerns
The world of social media is getting weirder with Twitter clone Threads competing as much with IG as with the newly named X. What should brand marketers do? Kim Davis on August 2, 2023 It came out of nowhere. It looked like Twitter. It behaved like Twitter. It promised to be friendlier than Twitter. It … Continue reading Competing with Twitter (X.com) and Instagram: Tying the Threads together
Meta Expands Zefr’s Brand-Suitability Solution To Instagram Feed by Colin Kirkland , July 31, 2023 To increase brand safety on its most popular social app, Meta has integrated Zefr’s automated brand-suitability verification product into the Instagram Feed while also making it available in more global territories and testing new inventory filters for Reels. The company … Continue reading Meta Expands Zefr’s Brand-Suitability Solution To Instagram Feed
4 Instagram Marketing Tips That Actually Work Syed Balkhi / Jun 15, 2023 Instagram has become one of the most powerful marketing platforms for businesses to market their products and services. That’s the reason why almost all small and big businesses are now using Instagram as part of their social media marketing campaigns. This … Continue reading 4 Instagram Marketing Tips That Actually Work
By Michael Grothaus May 24, 2023 Updated Wednesday, May 24: Meta Platforms has begun what is expected to be its final round of large layoffs this year, according to reports in Reuters and elsewhere, and posts on social media. The job cuts, part of Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency,” were expected, as the CEO … Continue reading Meta mass layoffs: Latest round of job losses hits Facebook, Instagram parent company
New tool underlines company’s change of focus away from the metaverse and towards artificial intelligence. Constantine von Hoffman on May 12, 2023 Facebook parent Meta dipped its toe into generative AI this week by announcing AI Sandbox. Advertisers can use it to create alternative ad versions, use text prompts to generate backgrounds and crop images … Continue reading Meta unveils generative AI tool for Facebook and Instagram advertisers
