The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced that Meta will introduce a new overview of data sharing regulations for users of Facebook and Instagram, addressing concerns by EU antitrust regulators over the company’s data collection services.

It’s finally happened: Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has been hit with a formal suspension order requiring it to stop exporting European Union user data to the US for processing.

Meta is showcasing its latest trends regarding its Facebook feed and how well people are consuming what is being laid down on the app.

Ireland’s data protection commission will punish the social network giant for failing to heed a top court warning aimed at protecting users’ data from the prying eyes of US security services once it’s shipped to servers across the Atlantic.

Meta's looking to further align its tools with the generative AI shift.

Augmented reality is coming to Reels Ads and Facebook Stories, Meta announced this afternoon at the IAB’s NewFronts as part of its pitch to advertisers.

Meta's looking to get more advertisers integrating their product listings in each app.

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The company implemented the xHE-AAC codec, which is a new type of audio encoding that corrects for variable audio levels, while also maximizing playback consistency.

Curious about Meta's new subscription-based verification? Find out how it works, how much it costs, and who can apply.

You will still have access to many of the same features to create, manage and monetize your content all in one place. An Overview of what to find where now.

In its latest piece of strategic litigation, the precision-punching European privacy rights campaign group noyb has used data donated by users of the ‘Who Targets me‘ browser extension, which analyzes political microtargeting on Facebook, to build a case against every political party in Germany — for what it alleges is unlawful processing of voters’ personal data via Facebook’s adtech platform during the 2021 federal elections.

The service allows Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter.

Then last remnants of Meta’s "Social Audio Push" from two years ago are being swept away – with audio channels in groups being removed as an option after this month.

Meta is moving on from more crypto projects, even though NFTs / digital collectibles were once pitched as part of its ‘metaverse’ future: "We’re winding down digital collectibles (NFTs) for now to focus on other ways to support creators, people, and businesses”

After Instagram added a Facebook cross-post prompt some young adelst are flummoxed why their photos and stories are on Facebook.

Hashtags have always been a habitual element on Twitter and Instagram, but have never really caught on on Facebook. You can still use hashtags on Facebook, but not in Groups. Also, due to privacy restrictions, reach limits, and various other factors, they’re just not as effective as a discovery tool.
In terms of general advice, as to whether marketers should use hashtags on Facebook or not, there’s no definitive evidence which suggests that they drive any reach boost in the app.

This includes trendy templates, a greater length limit, and a feature that allows for memories to be integrated.

Ulrich Kelber claims the page is not following data protection rules. Governent wants to "examine Kelber's decision in detail", but not follow the note, as it sees the page being "an important part of the public relations work of the Federal Government".