Facebook Messenger, Instagram updated with new features on iOS
Meta has updated the Facebook Messenger app with Vanish Mode and a Split Payments features while also providing updates to Instagram for Safer Internet Day.
Wesley Hilliard
EU lawmakers unfazed by Meta's threat that it would pull out of Europe
Meta said that it may have to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data privacy rules — and at least two European politicians think that's a good idea.
Mike Peterson
States attorneys general investigating Instagram's effects on kids
A coalition of states attorneys general have opened an investigation into the impact of Meta-owned Instagram on children and young adults.
Instagram cutting off support to companion app Threads by the end of 2021
Instagram's standalone messaging app Threads will shut down by the year's end after failing to gain widespread adoption.
Amber Neely
Instagram plans to give live video users the ability to add moderators
A new report claims that Instagram users will be able to assign a moderator to a video, giving them the ability to approve live comments.
William Gallagher
US investigating Facebook, staff told to preserve all communications
In the wake of the Facebook papers revelations, staff have been told to retain documents and messages ranging back to 2016 as the US government and other authorities begin investigating the company's operations.
Instagram will tell teens to 'take a break' for their mental health
Instagram will be introducing measures to "nudge" teenage users away from potentially harmful content, Facebook's vice president of global affairs said on Sunday, as well as hinting for younger users to "take a break" from the app for their own wellbeing.
Malcolm Owen
Facebook says 'faulty configuration change' to blame for 6-hour outage
Facebook late Monday apologized for a six-hour outage that impacted the company's flagship social network, as well as ancillary services, blaming the downtime on a "faulty configuration change."
Mikey Campbell
Facebook shows signs of life after hours-long outage
Following a major outage that brought down Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for nearly six hours on Monday, the social media giant's flagship services are lurching back to life.
AppleInsider Staff
