Instagram and Facebook Are Using Fears of a TikTok Ban to Poach Influencers
If you can’t beat ‘em, copy ‘em Dahan told Gizmodo’s that Meta’s news strategy of sharing ad revenues for reels looks an awful lot like Meta’s previous decision to copy…
Meta Doubles Down on Threats to Block News on Facebook and Instagram in Canada
Facebook and Instagram could soon be news-free for our neighbors to the north. Meta has once again said it would rather scrap news links on its platforms in Canada than…
Facebook’s Head Flak Bailed on a Government Hearing Last Minute Because Its Name Changed
Meta’s President of Global Affairs and top corporate punching bag Nick Clegg decided to abruptly bail on a hearing in Canada’s House of Commons after lawmakers changed the event’s title…
Trump Breaks Facebook Silence With Incredibly Lame Post
After more than two years of radio silence, Donald Trump has returned to Facebook, officially. “I’M BACK,” the former president (and once again presidential hopeful) posted to the social media…
YouTube Is Bringing Trump Back Online
Google is ending its suspension of Donald Trump’s YouTube channel Friday, making it the last of the major U.S. social media companies to reverse course on a ban of the…
Facebook Is Bringing Back Trump
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) Donald Trump is coming back to Facebook and Instagram. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, made the announcement late Wednesday, a little more than two years after…
Instagram’s Quiet Mode Lets Users Politely Tell Their Followers to Shut the Hell Up
Instagram launched a new “Quiet Mode” this week to help users spend less time on the company’s totally, absolutely not addictive platform.Though any user can use the new features, Meta’s…