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UK Plans to Ban Social Media for Under-16s
Britain would become the largest country yet to follow Australia's lead, with the government saying its plan will go further than any other country's

Threads Now Has 500 Million Monthly Users
The platform has added 100 million monthly users since surpassing 400 million in August 2025

Facebook Launches AI Mode Search Feature
The new AI-powered tool aims to allow users to use Facebook as a search engine

Instagram Opens Reels Post-View Ads to All Advertisers
Advertisers can now place video ads that appear after eligible organic Reels stop playing

Meta Is Adding TikTok-Style Series to Reels
Meta is revisiting episodic video, a format it tried and abandoned twice with IGTV Series and Instagram Guides

Meta Launches Paid Plans Across Its Apps
The rollout includes a business tier that hints at a broader shift in how visibility on the platform gets distributed

How Meta’s Muse Spark Could Reshape Shopping
Muse Spark pushes Meta toward conversational shopping where product discovery happens inside AI interactions

Meta Launches Ad AI Connectors for ChatGPT and Claude
The update builds on Meta’s broader push to automate ad creation and optimization using AI

China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion Manus AI Acquisition
The ruling puts live Ads Manager and creator marketplace integrations at risk

WhatsApp Tests Plus Plan with Premium Features
The test reflects a broader push by Meta to explore subscription revenue alongside advertising

Meta Adds One-Click Conversions API Setup for Advertisers
Server-side tracking was out of reach for smaller advertisers until now.

Meta to Outpace Google in Global Ad Revenue
Emarketer’s forecast shows Meta’s faster growth and AI ad tools are driving higher ad spend share

Meta Launches Muse Spark, Its New AI Model
This move is part of Meta’s larger push to reposition itself in the AI market

Instagram Now Lets Creators Schedule Trial Reels
The update builds on Instagram’s push to let creators test content beyond their existing audience

Meta updates Instagram ad system with Adaptive Ranking Model
The new model aims to process more user signals in real time to improve ad relevance

Meta May Predict Ad Performance Using Brain-response AI Models
Meta’s new research shows how neural response modeling could influence future ad testing

Instagram Tests Premium Subscription
The subscription reflects Meta’s broader strategy to diversify revenue beyond ads

Meta Expands Reels trending Ads for Major Cultural Moments
The company is aligning ads with content users are already engaging with

Meta partners with Stripe to enable checkout on Facebook
Meta is closing the gap on the social commerce infrastructure TikTok Shop has had since 2023

Meta Extends Instagram Affiliate Commerce to Amazon and eBay
Meta is building a commission-based affiliate engine that directly challenges TikTok Shop's creator commerce advantage
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