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Instagram tests a feature to let users disable read receipts for messages

Currently under testing, the feature is expected to roll out as a stable update for Instagram app in the coming month

Behavioural ads: Meta faces EU crackdown on leveraging personal data

Regulators signed off on the new restrictions just as Meta announced its own plan to offer an ad-free version of the social media sites if users choose to pay a fee

Meta platform introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe

The EU regulations threaten to curb Meta's ability to personalize ads for users without their consent and hurt its major revenue source

'Addictive, manipulative': Here's why over 40 states in US are suing Meta

The lawsuit follows the release of documents in 2021 that showed that Meta had data showing that Instagram was addictive and worsened body image issues for some teen girls

Instagram linked to depression, anxiety, insomnia in kids, claims lawsuit

In a complaint filed in the Oakland, California, federal court on Tuesday, 33 states including California and Illinois said Meta, which also operates Facebook

Soon, Instagram to let users add polls in comments under their posts

The feature is currently in beta testing but will be available for all users soon, said Mark Zukerberg

Meta to roll out broadcast channels to Facebook, Messenger after WhatsApp

Social media firms are bringing in more features to shore up engagement across apps in a highly competitive online environment

Meta mulls paid option for ad-free Instagram, Facebook in India: Details

It follows Meta's talks to launch a similar plan in the European Union (EU) to conform with its privacy concerns

Meta expands generative AI tools to boost effectiveness of advertisements

Meta's tools use artificial intelligence to generate background images for products, come up with different variations of advertising copy or automatically resize ads to fit on Instagram or Facebook

Instagram without ads: Meta to charge $14 per month from mobile users in EU

Meta will charge the users $17 for the desktop versions of Facebook and Instagram together in the coming weeks

Facebook, Instagram users in Europe could get ad-free subscription option

Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent's strict data privacy rules, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The company wants to charge users about 10 euros (USD 10.50) a month to use Instagram or Facebook without ads on desktop browsers, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the proposal. Adding more accounts would cost 6 euros each. Prices for mobile would be higher, at roughly 13 euros a month, because Meta needs to account for commissions charged by the Apple and Google app stores on in-app payments, the newspaper said. Meta reportedly is hoping to roll out paid subscriptions in the coming months as a way to comply with European Union data privacy rules that threaten its lucrative business model of showing personalised ads to users. Meta would give users the choice between continuing to use the platforms with ads or paying for

How to make money from Instagram reels in India? Here's all you should know

Instagram is one of the best platforms to earn huge sums of money by creating reels. Here are the five ways to help you earn money through Instagram reels

Let youngsters play now: Shikhar Dhawan takes dig at Cheteshwar Pujara

Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan took a playful dig at former teammate Cheteshwar Pujara on his Instagram video

Threads to allow account deletion without wiping out linked Instagram ID

The lack of an account delete option on Threads without having to delete the Instagram account has drawn criticism from users since the launch of the social media platform

Meta announces Quest 3 mixed-reality headset, AI chatbot at Connect 2023

Meta said Quest 3 headset would allow users to view their surroundings while seamlessly interacting with virtual objects in their physical space

Soon, Instagram's Threads to let users edit published posts: Details here

Unlike X, which offers this feature only to premium subscribers, the edit feature will be open to everybody on Instagram's Threads

Threads rolls out X-inspired quote post feature on web client: Details here

Users can now quote a post on Threads similar to the X (formerly Twitter) on its web client. It is yet another feature that brings Threads closer to X in terms of user experience

OpenAI brings Canva plug-in to ChatGPT to sharpen edge in AI. Details

ChatGPT Plus subscription allows users to employ the updated GPT-4 large language model to generate long-form content

Meta to drop 'Facebook News' tab in some European countries this year

Meta has started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers

Tech giants to face 3% digital tax in New Zealand, will begin in 2025

It would be applied at 3% on gross taxable New Zealand digital services revenue, similar to the taxes adopted by other jurisdictions such as France and the UK