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June 17, 2026

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

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June 16, 2026

Threads Now Has 500 Million Monthly Users

The platform has added 100 million monthly users since surpassing 400 million in August 2025

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June 15, 2026

Facebook Launches AI Mode Search Feature

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

June 10, 2026

Instagram Opens Reels Post-View Ads to All Advertisers

Advertisers can now place video ads that appear after eligible organic Reels stop playing

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June 4, 2026

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

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May 28, 2026

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

May 11, 2026

How Meta’s Muse Spark Could Reshape Shopping

Muse Spark pushes Meta toward conversational shopping where product discovery happens inside AI interactions

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April 30, 2026

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

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April 27, 2026

China Blocks Meta’s $2 Billion Manus AI Acquisition

The ruling puts live Ads Manager and creator marketplace integrations at risk

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April 21, 2026

WhatsApp Tests Plus Plan with Premium Features

The test reflects a broader push by Meta to explore subscription revenue alongside advertising

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April 20, 2026

Meta Adds One-Click Conversions API Setup for Advertisers

Server-side tracking was out of reach for smaller advertisers until now.

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April 14, 2026

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

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April 10, 2026

Meta Launches Muse Spark, Its New AI Model

This move is part of Meta’s larger push to reposition itself in the AI market

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April 8, 2026

Instagram Now Lets Creators Schedule Trial Reels

The update builds on Instagram’s push to let creators test content beyond their existing audience

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April 1, 2026

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

March 31, 2026

Meta May Predict Ad Performance Using Brain-response AI Models

Meta’s new research shows how neural response modeling could influence future ad testing

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March 30, 2026

Instagram Tests Premium Subscription

The subscription reflects Meta’s broader strategy to diversify revenue beyond ads

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March 27, 2026

Meta Expands Reels trending Ads for Major Cultural Moments

The company is aligning ads with content users are already engaging with

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March 25, 2026

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

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March 25, 2026

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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