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WhatsApp locks down usernames of S’pore politicians in latest privacy feature roll-out

The new feature will be rolled out later in 2026, although users can already reserve usernames.

‘Missed the mark’: Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, had launched Muse Image on July 7 into its Meta AI chatbot, which can use photos as input and lets users edit generated images directly through sketches.

EU tells Meta to change Facebook, Instagram’s ‘addictive design’

Features of particular concern include endless scroll and the automatic playback of videos.

Unexpected squirrel delivery causes chaos in Meta’s Thailand office, injures 1

The squirrel was delivered to Meta’s office in Bangkok inside a package and it somehow escaped.

Man under investigation for secretly recording women on dates with AI smart glasses in South Korea

Close up of the camera installed in the frame of a pair of Meta AI glasses.

How to prevent Meta from using your Instagram images in AI

Meta’s Muse Image came with a feature that let users create AI images based on people’s Instagram photos.

Meta unveils an AI image generator

The new AI image model, Muse Image, is available on Instagram and WhatsApp.

Meta says US states are seeking $1.8 trillion in penalties in August youth safety trial

Meta has said “social media addiction” is not an established psychiatric condition, and therefore statements that its platforms were not addictive could not be false.

Meta’s Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected

Zuckerberg and other Meta executives have been seeking to moderate some of the organisational changes, without fundamentally changing course.

India tells Meta to remove child abuse content from Instagram

A BBC investigation, published on July 3, revealed child abuse material was used in some Instagram advertisements in India.

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