Emmanuel Macron, president of France, is spearheading an initiative to prohibit teens under age 15 from accessing the apps.

The fifth annual messaging conference will be held on June 3 and will showcase artificial intelligence innovations and upgrades to WhatsApp, Messenger and IG Direct.

Linking the two platforms will enable streamlined post scheduling and access to advanced tracking and insight tools.

The move is part of a larger celebration honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S., which will also include a new America 250 Hub.

A new study from Snap and Ipsos found that Snapchat users were more likely than non-users to own at least one insurance policy.

Major changes include new ways to schedule and publish content and manage engagement.

A coalition of civil liberties, domestic violence, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+, labor and immigrant advocacy groups has expressed concerns, according to Wired.

In addition, X’s Head of Product Nikita Bier offered advice on how publications can better engage with the app’s user base.

Advertisers can use a call-to-action button to send interested users prompts before an event or launch in order to drive more engagement ahead of promotions.

The Meta CEO is developing a replica of himself and training it on his mannerisms and conversation style, according to the Financial Times.

The Dreamina Seedance 2.0 artificial intelligence model from parent company ByteDance is able to create realistic content from text prompts.

The platform announced updated gift access, ad-free windows and the ability to customize streams for multiple screens.

The AR development arm of Snapchat’s parent company announced a multi-year strategic deal to power its upcoming wearables products.

The platform wants to update its revenue share scheme in order to direct more money to users who author a post, rather than aggregator accounts.

The AR development arm of Snapchat’s parent company announced a multi-year strategic deal to power its upcoming wearables products.

The publication is part of the platform’s compliance work with the EU Digital Services Act under the EU Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online.

The platform is raising individual prices by $2 per month and family prices by $4 per month, with the rate hikes set to take effect in June, according to 9 to 5 Google.

A new survey from Politico found that the vast majority of EU web users trust tech companies in their home region significantly more.

Head of Product Nikita Bier said on the app that the company was “identifying and suspending 208 bots per minute.”

The deal launched with a documentary premiere and will include exclusive digital experiences for fans in the official WhatsApp Channel.

The feature was added to Twitter in 2020 but was removed in 2025 as part of a larger platform reconstruction.

Facebook and Instagram ads from U.S. law firms including Morgan & Morgan and Sokolove Law have been deactivated, according to Axios.

The digital training initiative is designed to help small businesses in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia with promotions and sales.

The long-awaited feature will allow users to revise comments within 15 minutes of posting, but image elements will not be editable.

The development is part of Project Clover, an initiative designed to store EU user data outside of the company’s home base in China in compliance with EU directives.

The company’s overview of nonskippable ads still lists 60-second ads as the maximum length available, but a Reddit user discovered longer segments.

Users can now decide whether to play in-stream videos at half speed or double speed, providing new ways to engage with short-form clips.

Available in the Wix App Market, the new option connects Wix websites to TikTok for Business to facilitate advanced ad campaign management.