Tech

AnyMind Group Partners With Meta to Link Facebook, Instagram Live Video Ads to Live Commerce

AnyMind Group, a BPaaS company for marketing, e-commerce, and digital transformation, announced a partnership with Meta...

Platform

Meta Adds AI Moderation, Team Collaboration Tools to ‘Forum,’ Its Facebook Groups App

Meta has introduced a new set of admin-facing tools for “Forum,” the standalone app for Facebook...

Commentary

One in 11 Meta Ad Files Used Synthetic Media, Almost None Disclosed, Study Finds

A new report from Resemble AI, a synthetic media detection company, has found that AI-generated or...

Commentary

Australia Plans to Sue Meta, TikTok and Three Other Platforms Over U-16 Ban Compliance

Australia’s government plans to sue Meta, TikTok and three other major platforms for failing to comply...

Platform

Meta Adds Audio Links, Trending Insights and Reference Reels to Edits, Drops Series Linking

Meta is rolling out a new set of creation tools across its Edits app and Instagram...

Platform

Meta Imposes New Scraping Terms on Business Accounts, Raising Publisher Concerns

Meta’s updated commercial terms, taking effect October 30, will authorize the company to deploy web scrapers...

Platform

Substack Rolls Out Feed Customization Tools, Joining Meta and TikTok in Giving Users Algorithm Controls

Substack has launched a new set of content preferences that let users adjust how much video,...

Commentary

Türkiye Bans Social Media for Children U-15, Joining Global Wave of Age Restrictions

Türkiye formally banned social media access for children under the age of 15 on October 10,...

Platform

Facebook Tests Reels-First Homescreen in India and Indonesia, Widening Meta’s Short-Video Push

Meta has begun testing a new Facebook interface in India that opens directly into a full-screen...

Commentary

Consumers Are Pushing Back Against Algorithmic ‘Optimization,’ Report Finds

Creative agency OK COOL has released its sixth annual trend report, “The Societal Ozempification of Personality,”...

Commentary

Tent Creator Summit Returns to Buenos Aires for Third Edition, Expanding to 150+ Speakers

Tent Creator Summit, billed as the largest conference for the Spanish-speaking Creator Economy, will hold its...

Platform

Meta Turns Creator Livestreams Into Paid Ads With New Instagram Live Video Ads

Meta now lets brands amplify a creator’s live Instagram broadcast as a paid advertisement, extending a...

Platform

Meta’s Edits Rolls Out AI Assistant to All U.S. Edits Users

Meta has begun rolling out the “Edits assistant,” an AI tool built into its Instagram-linked video...

Platform

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Rebuffs Pressure to Join Meta’s Child Safety Settlement

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said the video platform will not join Meta’s multistate settlement over child...

Strategy

Andrew Foxwell on Why Creative Diversity Has Replaced Audience Targeting on Meta

Across the Meta ad accounts Andrew Foxwell reviews, a pattern repeats: brands are optimizing what they...

Commentary

Meta Ad ROAS Fell Nearly $1 Per Dollar Spent in 2026, Report Finds

Advertisers running Meta Sales campaigns generated $4.57 in revenue for every dollar spent in 2026, down...

Platform

Threads Expands Podcast Features to Help Creators Promote Shows and Track Results

Meta is rolling out an expanded podcast toolkit on Threads starting September 16, adding tools that...

Platform

Meta One Subscription Service Launches With Paid Discovery Benefits, Scheduling, and AI Tools for Creators

Meta has launched Meta One, a tiered subscription service covering Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Meta AI...

Commentary

Portuguese Digital Rights Group Sues Meta, TikTok, and YouTube Over Addictive App Design

Portugal’s digital rights group D3 has filed four collective lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube,...

Platform

Threads Rebuilds Creator Insights Dashboard With Plain-Language Performance Summaries

Threads has rolled out a redesigned insights experience for creators, adding plain-language summaries and new performance...

Commentary

California Sends Ban on Addictive Social Media Features for Teens to Newsom’s Desk

California lawmakers passed legislation Monday banning social media platforms from offering minors under 16 features like...

Platform

Tanzanian Influencer Mange Kimambi Sues Meta Over Alleged Account Suspensions Linked to Government Pressure

Tanzanian activist and social media influencer Mange Kimambi has sued Meta in California state court, alleging...

Platform

Report Shows Meta Enlisting Parent Influencers to Sell Teen Accounts as Bans Loom

Meta is running paid influencer campaigns across multiple countries promoting its Teen Accounts safety tools, using...

Commentary

How Meta’s Youth Safety Settlement Impacts Creator Campaigns: 15 Creator Economy Experts Weigh In

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose...

Platform

Meta to Pay Up to $16.7B in Child Safety Settlement With 29 States

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay a maximum of $16.7 billion to settle a case brought...