Meta won’t let you block its AI account on Threads
… It launched a new AI model called Muse Spark in April, which it said it would bring to its apps and services, and now, it’s showing up on Threads with the new Meta AI account. …
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Meta will tell parents when their teens add new interests to their Instagram algorithm
… Parents can now also “send a single invitation to supervise their teen” across all of these apps. Meta says Family Center will get more supervision tools in the coming months, such as “aggregated time spent” by their teens in Meta’s apps.
Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes
… It calls several requests “technologically or practically infeasible” and says it would need to build New Mexico-specific apps to comply. “Therefore, granting this onerous relief could compel Meta to entirely withdraw Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp from the State as the only feasible means of co… …
Meta’s new Account system manages your WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and other logins.
… Any accounts users currently have connected in Meta’s Account Center will automatically transfer to the new Meta Account that’s rolling out “over the next year.” Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/02 A-Central-Place-for-Settings Carousel-01.jpg?quality=90&strip=…
Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
… Meta and other groups that oppose the AG’s approach say the outcomes he’s seeking are counterproductive. “The demands that are being made in New Mexico are ill-informed and provide massive additional exposure for other kinds of exploitation,” said Maureen Flatley, president of Stop Child Predators,… …
New Mexico has a plan to overhaul Facebook and Instagram
… Meta’s concern that a 99 percent standard for detecting new CSAM would be impossible to achieve may be mitigated, according to Ackerman, by a court-assigned child safety monitor lowering the standard if they think Meta has done all it reasonably can. …
Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
… The announcement comes just days after a New Mexico jury found that Meta violated state law by misleading customers about the safety of its platforms and failing to protect children from child predators. …
Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students
… Meta also recently lost a suit brought by New Mexico’s Attorney General, to the tune of $375 million. Beyond monetary awards, many, including New Mexico, are pushing for significant changes to social media apps to limit their harm to minors. …
Virtual Reality
… Aftermath previously reported that Camouflaj studio heads had been let go and that the developer is now just “a handful of employees” working on “the new user experience for upcoming hardware.” Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts Jay Peters Jan 13 Meta has discontinu… …
Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone
… Instants remains tied to the user’s Instagram account, though Meta says that users can choose whether to share and view the disappearing photos via the new standalone app or on the original Instagram platform. …