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Meta’s new opt-out setting limits visibility of politics on Instagram and Threads

The Verge

The Verge · 1y ago

Meta’s new opt-out setting limits visibility of politics on Instagram and Threads

Meta has added an opt-out setting to Instagram and Threads, allowing users to limit recommendations of political content. The "Limit political content from people you don't follow" setting is enabled by default and applies to both apps. The change, aimed at giving users more control, doesn't limit the reach of political content from accounts users choose to follow. The setting began rolling out last week but hasn't been widely notified to users. Meta's decision is based on the belief that most users don't want politics in their feeds due to the associated negative aspects.

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Hundreds of creators sign letter slamming Meta's limit on political content

TechCrunch · 1y ago

Hundreds of creators sign letter slamming Meta's limit on political content

Instagram and Threads have implemented a default setting that limits the political content users see from accounts they don't follow. In response, hundreds of creators, led by GLAAD and Accountable Tech, have signed an open letter urging Instagram to make this limit an opt-in feature. The letter argues that this restriction hinders marginalized voices, limits conversations on important topics, and affects creators' ability to reach new audiences. Critics also express concern that siloing users into political echo chambers may have negative implications for political engagement.

Meta to limit some Facebook comments on Israeli, Palestinian posts

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Meta to limit some Facebook comments on Israeli, Palestinian posts

Facebook-owned Meta Platforms has implemented temporary measures to restrict potentially unwelcome comments on posts related to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The default setting for users in the region will now only allow friends and followers to comment on their new and public Facebook posts. Meta will also disable the visibility of the first one or two comments while scrolling the Facebook feed. The company denies intentionally suppressing voices and states that its policies are aimed at ensuring user safety. Users can opt out and change the setting if desired.

Not everyone is thrilled with Threads' DMs | TechCrunch

TechCrunch · 1m ago

Not everyone is thrilled with Threads' DMs | TechCrunch

Instagram Threads introduced direct messages (DMs), but users, especially women, are pushing back due to harassment concerns and lack of an opt-out option. While DMs are common on platforms like X and Mastodon, some Threads users preferred their absence. Users can only receive DMs from people they follow, and unfollowing revokes access. The feature's introduction, despite being user-requested, has sparked criticism, highlighting the complexities of adding features to established social networks.

Meta's Facebook, Instagram face global outage, users unable to login

IndianStartupNews

IndianStartupNews · 1y ago

Meta's Facebook, Instagram face global outage, users unable to login

Facebook, Instagram, and Threads experienced a widespread outage on Tuesday, impacting users globally. The disruption caused users to be unexpectedly logged out of their accounts and prevented them from logging back in. Users encountered issues such as inability to refresh pages or post new content on Instagram, and complete shutdown of the Threads app. Over 300,000 complaints were recorded for Facebook and more than 20,000 for Instagram on Downdetector.com. Despite the significant impact on users, Meta has not yet acknowledged the outage or provided an explanation.

Meta’s X rival Threads reaches more than 130 million monthly users

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Meta’s X rival Threads reaches more than 130 million monthly users

Instagram Threads has seen a growth of 30 million in its monthly active users, reaching a total of 130 million, according to Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg. While the initial interest in the app faded, Threads now has more active users than during its launch peak. Threads is part of Meta's family of apps, which collectively had 3.19 billion daily users in Q4 2023. Meta reported $40.1 billion in revenue for the quarter and expressed progress in advancing AI and the metaverse.

How to mix politics with your Threads

The Verge

The Verge · 1y ago

How to mix politics with your Threads

To limit political content on Instagram and Threads, Meta now restricts posts related to governments, elections, and social topics that affect a group or society, from people you don't follow. However, if you want to see these types of posts, you can opt in to political content by following these steps on the Instagram app: go to your profile, select the three parallel lines in the upper right, scroll down to Content preferences, choose Political content, and select "Don't limit political content from people you don't follow".

Threads users can now turn off post suggestions for Instagram and Facebook

Livemint

Livemint · 1y ago

Threads users can now turn off post suggestions for Instagram and Facebook

Meta's Threads now allows users to disable post suggestions for Instagram and Facebook. Users can go to the privacy section of the Threads app, uncheck the toggles for Facebook and Instagram under "Suggesting posts on other apps" to prevent their posts from being suggested on these platforms. The feature aims to boost engagement on Threads, which reportedly has nearly 100 million monthly users. The app also introduced new features like view counts, polls, GIFs, and pinned posts.

Meta’s new AI image generator was trained on 1.1 billion Instagram and Facebook photos

Arstechnica

Arstechnica · 1y ago

Meta’s new AI image generator was trained on 1.1 billion Instagram and Facebook photos

Meta has released a new AI image generator called "Imagine with Meta AI," built on its Emu image synthesis model. It was trained on 1.1 billion publicly visible Facebook and Instagram images and can generate unique images based on written prompts. Previously, this technology was only available within messaging and social networking apps. The new website requires a Meta account and generates four 1280x1280 pixel images that can be saved in JPEG format. Meta claims to only use publicly available photos for training, so setting photos to private should prevent inclusion in future AI models.

Despite distancing itself from politics, the topic is dominating Threads' trends

TechCrunch · 1y ago

Despite distancing itself from politics, the topic is dominating Threads' trends

Meta's app Threads, which aims to compete with Twitter, has started testing its trends feature. Although the app wants to avoid politics, Threads users are discussing political topics such as President Biden's State of the Union address. Three of the top five search trends on Threads are related to the address, indicating that users are using the platform to react to current news. Meta has tried to distance itself from politics in the past, but Threads' trends section remains open to political content for now. The test is ongoing in the US.

Gmail’s AI summaries now appear automatically

The Verge

The Verge · 2m ago

Gmail’s AI summaries now appear automatically

Google Workspace's Gmail now auto-generates AI-powered summaries for lengthy email threads, appearing atop the emails on mobile devices. Previously, users manually activated these features. Still available for manual requests, the AI summaries will update with new replies. While currently for mobile and English-language emails only, the feature might later extend to desktop users. Users can opt-out by deactivating the ‘Smart features’ in settings.

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