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As Meta works to make avatars a central element of its next-level experiences, it’ll also need to bring users along, by providing more ways for people to use their avatars in different applications. Which is where this could be headed:…

Meta has copped another big fine in Europe, with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) today issuing the company with a €251 million ($US263 million) penalty for a data breach that occurred back in 2017. As explained by TechCrunch, back…

Honestly, Meta’s approaches to both AI and VR development and integration are wildly conflicted, based on its internal statements and notes on such over time. On one hand, it’s adding generative AI everywhere, and prompting you at every turn to…

With more and more people using WhatsApp (the app reached 100 million U.S. users in July), parent company Meta has been working to add in more functionality, in order to capitalize on renewed interest in its privacy-focused messaging app. But…

This is interesting. Facebook is currently testing a new option that would enable users to add a note to their Story which specifies that their chosen image hasn’t been edited in the app. As you can see in this example…

Meta’s looking to give users more ways to control how their metrics are displayed on Instagram, with a new test of optional view counts on Reels on your profile, while on Threads, it’s also giving users the option to hide…

After rolling out a new means to help creators avoid rule violation penalties on Facebook back in August, Meta is now expanding this approach to penalty notices on Instagram as well, which will help users to side-step strikes and penalties…

Meta has announced its final big AI update for the year, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg launching a new 70 billion parameter Llama 3.3 model, which he says performs almost as well as its 405 billion parameter model, but a lot…

This could help to spark more interest in VR, depending on how it develops. Today, Meta announced a new partnership with Lightstorm Vision, which is the visual effects company headed by legendary filmmaker James Cameron, who brought Terminator (1 and…

Looking to get a better handle on Facebook and Instagram marketing as we head into the new year? This could help. Meta recently launched a new “Performance Talks” hub, which includes a range of video interviews with various brand and…