Meta's Threads tops 175 million monthly active users, Zuckerberg says
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that the tech giant's Threads social media platform topped 175 million monthly active users as it nears its first anniversary.
Ex-Meta employee sues for wrongful termination over handling of pro-Palestinian content
An ex-Meta engineer has sued the company for wrongful termination and alleges he was discriminated against for being Palestinian-American and Muslim.
Truth Social on verge of stock market approval, potentially netting Trump billions
Former President Trump's Truth Social is set to be approved to enter the stock market Friday, potentially netting the former president billions.
'Micro shorts' from women's fashion brand bewilder shoppers: 'Bring back adult size clothes!!!'
The fashion brand Free People faced ridicule on Instagram after releasing images for its line of “micro shorts" for the season earlier this month.
Social media giant Meta under investigation for alleged drug sales on its platforms: WSJ
Tech giant Meta, parent company of social media apps Facebook and Instagram, is being probed by federal authorities related to the sale of illicit substances via its platforms.
Musk trolls Zuckerberg's Meta as Facebook, Instagram see widespread outages
Elon Musk posted a dig on X, directed at Meta, after Mark Zuckerberg's social media giant appeared to experience a wide-scale outage on Tuesday morning.
New York City sues Tiktok, Instagram and other social media apps for causing 'youth mental health crisis'
New York City is filing a lawsuit against social media companies such as TikTok and Instagram for causing a "youth mental health crisis" among the city's children.
Nevada files lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Snapchat and TikTok: 'Hazard to public health'
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford filed civil lawsuits Tuesday against the parent company of Snapchat and Meta-owned Facebook, Instagram, Messenger.
Global fashion giant Zara 'regrets' ads critics said resembled dead bodies of Palestinians after protests
The fashion company Zara removed images from an ad campaign after facing backlash online from pro-Palestinian protesters who claimed it mocked Gaza war victims.
Facebook and Instagram allow predators to 'trade child pornography,' according to lawsuit filed by New Mexico
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram over the platforms allegedly promoting minors’ accounts to apparent child predators.
Russian authorities reportedly place Meta spokesperson on wanted list
The spokesman for Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been placed on a wanted list by Russian authorities for allegedly facilitating terrorism.
Dozens of states sue Meta over social media 'profoundly altered' mental, social realities of American youth
At least 32 states sued Meta, arguing platforms like Facebook and Instagram harnessed "unprecedented technologies" to "ultimately ensnare youth and teens."
Meta ramping up efforts to remove posts containing violence, misinformation about attack on Israel
Meta announced efforts to increase enforcement of its policies against violence and misinformation amid a war in Israel resulting from the attack by Hamas terrorists.
Man jumps below sidewalk grate twice for AirPods, keys in viral video
A viral video circulating on Instagram appears to show a man jumping into a sewer to save his AirPods, but a longer version shows the whole thing unfold.
Meta’s Threads app launches new feature amid heated rivalry with Elon Musk's X
Threads, the social media app developed by Meta, has announced a new feature as the app hopes to compete with the Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter.
Tax groups shared ‘extraordinarily sensitive’ data with Meta: report
Three prominent tax groups shared "extraordinarily sensitive" information from tens of millions of taxpayers with Facebook, according to a report Wednesday.
Elon Musk jet tracking account moves to Meta's Threads amid Twitter ban
The creator of the Elon Musk jet tracking account that was banned on Twitter has resurfaced on Twitter-rival Threads following the Meta-owned platform's launch last week.
Costco now selling viral Blackstone Griddle, shoppers weigh in: 'Not worth the hassle'
Costco Wholesale is now selling the Blackstone Griddle that went viral on TikTok and shoppers are sharing their excitement as well as disapproval on the warehouse's newest item.
Twitter CEO says platform's community 'can never be duplicated' after Meta rolls out Threads
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms recently launched Threads, a direct competitor to Elon Musk's Twitter. Threads has has an interconnection with the Instagram app.
Zuckerberg says Threads, Instagram's new Twitter-like app, has 30 million users; Elon Musk responds
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrated the success of Threads, an Instagram app that looks and acts like Twitter, claiming the platform has nabbed millions of users in less than 24-hours.