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FTC v. Meta live: updates from the battle for Instagram and WhatsApp
After a full day of testimony in the FTC v. Meta trial, which was largely positive for the government, the Instagram ...
At Trial, Instagram Co-Founder Says Meta Denied His Company Resources
Kevin Systrom said during testimony in a landmark antitrust trial that he believed Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, ...
Instagram co-founder says Meta’s Zuckerberg underinvested in photo app
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom told a federal judge Tuesday that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg underinvested in the ...
Instagram co-founder claims app could have thrived without Meta
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that CEO Mark Zuckerberg treated the photo-centric app’s growth as a “threat” ...
Meta Stock Surges Higher after Denying Claims it Blocked Instagram’s Growth to Save Facebook
Shares in U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms (META) were higher today despite being accused of holding back the growth of its ...
Meta's Oversight Board rules on content posted after move away from fact-checkers
Meta's Oversight Board published nearly a dozen decisions Wednesday on whether or not to remove content from the company's ...
Zuckerberg stifled Instagram because he loves Facebook, Instagram founder says
According to Systrom, Zuckerberg may have been directly involved in yanking resources after integrating Instagram and ...
Hands-On with Instagram Edits, Meta’s Answer to CapCut
Meta has released Edits, their standalone video editing app for Instagram reel creators. Read this story to learn about its ...
Meta’s Threads opens up ads to global advertisers
Months after first testing ads in select markets, including the U.S., Meta on Wednesday announced that its Instagram Threads ...
I Just Wanted to Message My Friend. Instagram Tried to Make Me Use Its A.I. Instead.
For a while, you could hide the A.I. button in WhatsApp, but that option is now no longer available, much to international ...