Google is pinky-swearing it will be more transparent in the future about how and why you keep seeing the same ads that seem to know you much better than you know yourself, though only if you live in the European Union.
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Meta announced it is implementing new “transparency measures” on Instagram and Facebook on Tuesday in response to the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) which requires Meta to comply by August 25.
After rumors of an incoming web version of Meta’s struggling Twitter-clone Threads, the web app for the social media platform is now live.
The point of BeReal is simple: Keep your circle tight. The app where most accounts are private and users can only post once a day is unveiling a new Friends of Friends feature that allows users to explore what people they kinda know are up to.
As the cold war between Elon Musk’s Twitter (recently rebranded as X) and Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads rages on, the latter is preparing to launch a new offensive. Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced that Threads was finally getting a bona fide browser version.
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You’ve probably got a ton of photos and videos in your social media and messaging apps at this point—pictures of sunsets posted to Instagram, pictures of the kids posted to family WhatsApp groups, and so on—but you might not necessarily have those pictures and videos saved anywhere else.
- Setting up Meta Pay (formerly called Facebook Pay) streamlines payments across Meta-owned platforms.
- Once you link a payment method, you can donate, make purchases, or send money within Meta apps.
- Meta Pay utilizes anti-fraud technology and advanced encryption to keep payment information secure.
When purchasing items, sending money, or donating to charitable causes on Meta platforms like Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp, there's a simple and easy way to do it quickly and securely: Meta Pay (formerly called Fac
Threads is desperately trying to stay relevant by announcing a small update on Thursday to include a repost tab feature to the app. The newest tweaks come as the number of daily active users decreased by 80% since the app launched in July.