Overview Meta, TikTok, Snap and other social networks agreed this week to be rated on their teen safety efforts, reports the Los Angeles Times, “amid rising co...

Background Meta faced two major trials this week over alleged harms facilitated by its platforms. In New Mexico, the state attorney general accused the company...

Threads users have complained about its recommendation algorithm since the dawn of 2023. Users even started writing posts addressed to the algorithm, specifying...

An anonymous reader shares a report: U.S. messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, has been completely blocked in Russia for failing to comply with loca...

Prince Harry thanks bereaved families taking on social media firms Prince Harry expressed gratitude to bereaved families who are mounting a legal challenge aga...

Meta Platforms' latest annual report contained an unusual, cautionary note for investors. Background - The tech giant’s auditor, Ernst & Young EY, raised a red...

Background After warnings from lawmakers last year, WhatsApp has been blocked in Russia for as many as 100 million users, the Financial Times reported. Russian...

!https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/02/threads-dear-algo.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600 The AI-powered feature is rolling out today as beta, l...

Background Threads users have been complaining about the platform’s recommendation algorithm almost since its launch. The criticism eventually turned into a me...

Overview Threads now lets users in the US adjust what is recommended in their feed by writing “Dear Algo” in a post and explaining what they’re looking for. Th...

Background Donna Collins lives about 20 miles from where Meta's biggest data center is being built, in a house her family has lived in for five generations. Co...

New AI Features for Profile Pictures Meta announced AI tools that can animate a profile picture, adding motion to a still image. Available preset animations in...