Meta launched paid subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp on June 6, 2026, offering features like profile customization, super reactions, and story insights for $3.99 per month for I…
The June 5, 2026 episode of the Ctrl-Alt-Speech podcast, "Generous To A Default," covered Meta's global rollout of new content settings for teen accounts, a Krebs on Security report detailing attacker…
Meta is shifting its business model to aggressively pursue subscription revenue, launching paid plans across its apps and AI services to help fund a projected $145 billion AI capital expenditure budge…
Platforms like Gmail, Meta, and payment networks like Visa and Mastercard routinely analyze user data for advertising, AI training, and fraud detection, often buried in lengthy terms of service agreem…
Attackers used Meta's AI customer support agent to steal Instagram accounts by simply asking the agent to link accounts to email addresses they controlled. The hack demonstrates that unsophisticated e…
Attackers exploited Meta's AI customer support agent in June to hijack Instagram accounts, including the dormant Obama White House account, by simply asking the agent to link the accounts to attacker-…
A two-person team built Cork, an app that extracts restaurant and event information from Instagram Reels and TikTok videos and saves it to a map and calendar, outperforming funded competitors on popul…
Polymarket has launched "attention markets" in partnership with Kaito AI, enabling users to bet on social media metrics such as mindshare, sentiment, and tweet volumes, with over 152 active contracts …
Hackers exploited a flaw in Meta’s AI-powered customer support chatbot to take over Instagram accounts by adding a new email address through the bot. The exploit, described as "remarkably simple," all…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched the Meta Business Agent and Meta Business Agent Platform at the Conversations 2026 event in London on June 3, providing businesses with AI-powered tools that operate …
The race among top AI companies to go public has created bizarre repercussions in San Francisco, where real estate listings now prefer Anthropic stock over cash. A DOGE whistleblower is suing Elon Mus…
YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok now automatically label AI-generated images, video, and music in feeds and descriptions, but do not offer users a simple filter to hide such content from their personal …
Pope Francis released an encyclical on artificial intelligence titled *Magnifica Humanitas*, warning that the technology risks becoming a tool of exclusion and exploitation if driven solely by profit …
Online platforms including YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok have implemented AI content labels, but none offer users a filter to block AI-generated material from their feeds. DeviantArt and Pinterest pr…
Hackers are exploiting Meta’s AI support chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts by tricking the bot into adding a new email address and resetting the password. A video posted on X demonstrated the proce…
Meta's Oversight Board found that the company's rules for banning accounts are confusing and raise "due process concerns," particularly due to inconsistent penalties between Facebook and Instagram. Th…
Security researchers at SafeBreach Labs published findings on June 3, 2026, demonstrating an indirect prompt injection technique that allows notifications from apps like WhatsApp, Slack, and Signal to…
Hackers hijacked high-profile Instagram accounts over the weekend by asking Meta's AI customer support chatbot to change the account email address without verifying the requester's identity, allowing …
Meta launched Meta Business Agent, an AI assistant for businesses, across WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, the company announced on its blog. The agent can answer customer questions, recommend produ…
Meta launched Meta Business Agent, an AI tool that enables businesses to automate customer interactions across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, with over one million businesses already using it. Th…