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One developer's in-depth investigation into Meta's iOS apps for Instagram and Facebook has revealed that the social media and advertising giant can track a user and collect all sorts of data when they open an external link through these apps. "The iOS Instagram and Facebook app render all third party links and ads within their...

Instagram is looking to reverse course on a number of aspects previously pitched to the public. In its ambitious attempt to capture some of that TikTok magic, the company wanted to make a number of changes. However, due to user reactions, some of those are being rolled back. Earlier this week, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri...

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms is gearing up to unveil a new high-end virtual and augmented reality headset, dubbed the Meta Quest Pro, later this year — reports Bloomberg. Up until now, Meta's new headset was known only as "Project Cambria." The Quest Pro name was found referenced in the code for Meta's Oculus VR...

Meta has discontinued support for its Facebook Watch app for tvOS. Users are discovering that they no longer have access to the platform on Apple TV. Although the Facebook Watch app is still available on the App Store, it was discovered that the app no longer functions. Users first began to notice this over the...

[caption id="attachment_375853" align="aligncenter" width="1440"] Image: Meta[/caption] Facebook parent company Meta on Friday announced the launch of its new Avatars Store on both Facebook and Instagram. The store is available on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. Users can purchase digital clothes from brands like Balenciaga, Prada, Thom Browne, and more from the new Avatars Store. Eva Chen,...

According to The Verge, Meta is planning a major TikTok-inspired overhaul for its flagship social media platform, Facebook. Executives started drawing up plans for a comprehensive rework of Facebook after recognizing the Chinese video-first platform TikTok as a competitive threat. In an April memo Facebook head Tom Alison detailed the social media site's future direction for...

Meta (formerly Facebook) has pulled the plug on plans for a smartwatch to rival the Apple Watch, at least for now — reports Bloomberg. The company had been working on the wearable, internally codenamed "Milan," for at least two years. Bloomberg got a look at images and video of a prototype of the no-longer-in-development device, revealing...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new update on iOS and Android to bring tested features to users around the world. Previously, the Meta-owned company was testing emoji reactions, larger file size limit, and adding up to 512 people to a group. These features are now accessible via the update. In a blog post, WhatsApp announces...

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on Wednesday knocked Facebook parent Meta for not taking a platform-wide ban on viewing and sharing news in Canada off the table — reports The National Post. Earlier this month, the Liberal government announced the Online News Act, known as Bill C-18, to force online giants like social media apps to pay...

Meta has announced that Reels account for 20 percent of the total time users spend on Instagram. According to a new report from TechCrunch, the company also revealed that Facebook users spend 50 percent of their time on the platform watching videos. Meta didn't confirm how much time is spent on Reels, but they did...

The Meta Quest is getting a slate of new games this year. The latest Meta Quest Gaming Showcase revealed a mix of sequels and new games coming to the all-in-one Quest 2 system "within the next year," including Among Us VR and Cities: VR. One of the main showcases was the previously announced Among Us VR, which got...

WhatsApp is now testing a new Communities feature that aims to significantly improve group chats on the world's most popular messaging app. WhatsApp today announced that it is adding a new feature to the platform that aims to better help organize and manage multiple, similar group chats users are part of. The new feature is...