#Social Media
AppsFacebook Verified Launches as a Free Selfie Badge to Prove You Are a Real Person
Facebook Verified launched July 24 as a free selfie badge that confirms a real person is behind an account - available on Marketplace, Dating, and Groups.
AppsThreads Adds Parental Controls Three Years After Launch - Under Legal Pressure to Protect Teens
Meta is adding parental supervision to Threads - daily time limits, sleep mode, and tagging controls. US rollout next week, global by year end.
AppsInstagram Now Lets You Swap the Music on Old Posts Without Losing Any Engagement
Instagram's new Replace Audio tool lets creators swap music on published posts and carousels at any time - no re-upload needed, no engagement lost.
IndustryTennessee Puts Meta on Trial Over Instagram's Addictive Design - Up to $1,000 Per Violation
Meta faces trial in Tennessee over Instagram's addictive design. New Mexico won $375M on similar claims. Three more trials land before August 18.
AppsFacebook and Instagram Hit With Outages Sunday - Over 7,600 US Reports Filed, Meta Silent
Facebook and Instagram suffered outages Sunday. Over 4,800 Facebook and 2,800 Instagram reports hit Downdetector in the US. Meta has not commented.
AppsX Fixed a Ranking Bug That Was Hiding Your Friends in Replies
X pushed a ranking change Monday that boosts mutual followers in replies. Nikita Bier says mutual-follow data was simply missing from the X algorithm entirely.
AIMeta Pulled Muse Image's Instagram Photo Feature After 72 Hours - The Opt-Out Default Killed It
Meta removed Muse Image's @-tagging feature July 10 after 72 hours. Public Instagram accounts fed AI remixing by default with no consent required.
AIMeta Launches Muse, an AI Image Generator Built for Ads, Creators, and Instagram Stories
Meta launched Muse Image, a new AI image generator built for ads and creators. Free in Meta AI, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp. Muse Video is next.
AppsX Launches a Video Editor for iOS With Multilingual Captions and Green Screen
X launched a video editor for iOS today with multilingual captions and a Green Screen mode. Android gets skipped for now - the app is still being rebuilt.
IndustryNetflix Viewers Drop Off After Season 1, and YouTube Has Already Passed It in Daily Viewing
Bloomberg data shows Netflix viewers dropping off after Season 1. YouTube already beats Netflix in daily viewing time, and microdrama apps hit $1.5B in 2025.
AIGoogle's Declaration of Independence Ad Puts Gemini in 1776. Bluesky Calls It Tone Deaf.
Google's July 4 ad imagines the Founding Fathers drafting the Declaration in Workspace with Gemini's help. YouTube cheered. Bluesky called it tone deaf.
AppsThreads Expands Live Chats With Co-Hosts, Translations, and Wider Access
Threads updated Live Chats on June 30 with translation support, co-host invites, and message deletion while opening the feature to Community Champions.