Meta is testing a WhatsApp Plus subscription that includes themes, stickers, and chat tools in a limited rollout to select users.

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Bluesky’s DDoS attack caused outages for a second day, disrupting feeds, notifications, and search across the platform.

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The EU unveils a privacy-first age verification app to protect minors online, pressuring platforms to comply with stricter digital safety rules.

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These eight Google Gemini AI prompts transform ordinary photos into polished portraits for LinkedIn, personal branding, family photos, and more.

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Meta is testing Instagram Plus, a paid tier for regular users that adds Story features focused on privacy, reach, and in-app audience control.

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A jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction case, signaling major legal risks for Big Tech and platform design.

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Meta lost in New Mexico. The bigger question now is whether the next phase forces changes to how its platforms work.

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Tencent integrates OpenClaw AI agents into WeChat, bringing autonomous assistants to 1 billion users and raising new security and governance concerns.

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Meta launches Creator Fast Track, offering guaranteed pay and boosted reach to attract top TikTok and YouTube creators back to Facebook.

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Meta will soon end Instagram’s end-to-end encrypted chats, citing low adoption and directing users to export affected messages.

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Meta is rolling out new scam alerts across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger as it ramps up AI-driven fraud detection and advertiser verification.

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Dutch intelligence says Russian state hackers are compromising Signal and WhatsApp accounts with phishing and linked-device tricks, underscoring how account security can fail even when encryption holds.

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X is testing a new ad format that adds shopping prompts beneath product mentions, opening a new revenue path while raising fresh questions about user trust.

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Mark Zuckerberg defends Instagram in a landmark trial over claims the platform harms children, as Meta and YouTube face addiction allegations.

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Snapchat+ has passed a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate, reaching 25M subscribers, as Snap expands tiers, storage plans, and creator monetization.

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UpScrolled says it has passed 2.5 million users after TikTok’s US ownership change, as the rival app scrambles to scale and set moderation rules.

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From enhanced Search features to AI-powered explanations, the company is rolling out a broad suite of tools aimed at both remote viewers and attendees.

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Operation was linked to an inquiry into X’s recommendation algorithm, which has now been expanded to include scrutiny of the company’s AI chatbot, Grok.

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