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An Update on How We’re Building Safe and Secure Third-Party Chats for Users in Europe

As required by the Digital Markets Act (DMA) people using WhatsApp and Messenger in Europe have the option to connect with people using third-party messaging services that have chosen to make their apps interoperable. We call this third-party chats.
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7 Sep 2024

Navigating Your 20s With Facebook

Young adults are using Facebook to find communities, furnish their apartments and navigate the transitions that come with life in your 20s.
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5 Sep 2024

Launching Creator Lab In India To Support Aspiring Creators

Today we have launched Creator Lab in India, an educational resource designed specifically for creators, by creators. This initiative aims to provide support to young people across India who are interested in content creation.
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29 Aug 2024

New Geothermal Energy Project to Support Our Data Centers

We're partnering with Sage Geosystems to significantly expand the use of geothermal power in the US.
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27 Aug 2024

Taking Action Against Malicious Accounts in Iran

After investigating user reports, our security teams blocked a small cluster of WhatsApp accounts posing as support agents for tech companies.
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24 Aug 2024

Mark Zuckerberg and Daniel Ek on Why Europe Should Embrace Open-Source AI

Europe risks falling behind because of incoherent and complex regulation, say the two tech CEOs.
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23 Aug 2024

Mark Zuckerberg and Daniel Ek on Why Europe Should Embrace Open-Source AI: It Risks Falling Behind Because of Incoherent and Complex Regulation, Say the Two Tech CEOs

Editor’s Note: At Spotify, we believe that AI has the potential to offer real benefits for innovation and creators. Read on for thoughts from our CEO, Daniel Ek and Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg’s on the promise of open source AI and its ability to drive progress and create economic opportunity globally. This is an important... Read more »
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23 Aug 2024

New Threads Features for Creators and Businesses

We're introducing new web features to help you understand how your Threads content is performing and simplify the planning process.
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16 Aug 2024

Encouraging Impactful Uses of AI Through Llama Impact Grants Program

Applications are open for the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants program, designed to support the most compelling uses of our open source AI model for societal benefit.
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6 Aug 2024

Review of Fact-Checking Label and Meta AI Responses

There were two noteworthy issues that occurred on our platforms in the past week which we investigated and have addressed.
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31 Jul 2024

Our New AI Model Can Segment Anything – Even Video

We’re introducing Segment Anything Model 2, the first unified model that can identify which pixels belong to a target object in an image or video.
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30 Jul 2024

Create Your Own Custom AI With AI Studio

We’re rolling out AI Studio, a place for people to create, share and discover AIs to chat with – no tech skills required.
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30 Jul 2024

WhatsApp’s Privacy Campaign Is An Ode To The Resilience Of People Living Away From Home

WhatsApp’s privacy campaign shows the vital role private and secure messaging plays in people's lives, creating a safe space for them to have their most private conversations, especially when they’re living away from home.
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29 Jul 2024

WhatsApp Teams Up With National Trading Standards to Raise Awareness of Online Scams

WhatsApp is teaming up with National Trading Standards to raise awareness of digital scams, and the ways people can stay safe and secure, also launching two new creator partnerships. This is an extension of a campaign first launched in 2021.
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25 Jul 2024

Combating Financial Sextortion Scams From Nigeria

We’ve removed around 63,000 accounts in Nigeria attempting to target people with financial sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts.
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24 Jul 2024

Meta AI Is Now Multilingual, More Creative and Smarter

We’re expanding access to Meta AI, adding new creative tools and giving you the option to use our most advanced open-source model inside Meta AI for tough math and coding questions.
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23 Jul 2024

Open Source AI Is the Path Forward

Mark Zuckerberg outlines why he believes open source AI is good for developers, Meta and the world.
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23 Jul 2024

Launching Meta Verified Subscription Plans For Businesses on Instagram and Facebook in India

We are expanding Meta Verified subscription plans to businesses on Instagram and Facebook in India. The expanded offering includes the value of the verified badge to build credibility with customers, and the opportunity to support a wider variety of business needs and activities on our apps.
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19 Jul 2024

Building Accessibility Into Our Mixed Reality Products

We recently partnered with people with disabilities and disability advocates to integrate accessibility into our mixed reality technology.
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16 Jul 2024

Now, Ananya Panday Engages With Her Fan Community On Threads

Bollywood actor Ananya Panday has now joined the Threads app to share more about her life, opinions, movies, and her passion for nurturing a safer online community.
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10 Jul 2024

India Is One Of The Most Active Countries for Threads Globally

It's been a year since the launch of Threads, and to celebrate the moment, we share new updates and highlights from the community in India.
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4 Jul 2024

New Insights To Help India’s MSMEs Use AI To Drive Growth

On the occasion of World MSME Day, we launched a white paper with nasscom, the apex body for the technology industry in India. The white paper highlights the opportunities and challenges faced by tech-enabled MSMEs in adoption of AI in their business operations.
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1 Jul 2024

What Is the Fediverse?

The fediverse is a global social network of interconnected servers that allows people to communicate across different platforms.
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26 Jun 2024

Meta, Hugging Face, and Scaleway Announce a New AI Accelerator Program for European Startups

A new AI accelerator program for European startups
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24 Jun 2024

Meta AI Arrives In India: Leading AI Assistant Now At Your Fingertip

Meta AI, one of the world’s leading AI assistants, now arrives in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and meta.ai.
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24 Jun 2024

Releasing New AI Research Models to Accelerate Innovation at Scale

Meta’s Fundamental AI Research team is releasing several models to accelerate future research.
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18 Jun 2024

Protecting Athletes and Fans on Our Apps During Major Sporting Events this Summer

The next few months will see several major international sporting events, including the Men’s UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany, and the Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024. Across the world, athletes and their fans will be using our apps to connect arou...

11 Jun 2024

Building AI Technology for Europeans in a Transparent and Responsible Way

For years, we’ve been working hard to build the next generation of AI features across our family of apps and devices. And this year, we plan to expand AI at Meta – our collection of generative AI features and experiences along with the models tha...

10 Jun 2024

How Meta Is Preparing for the 2024 UK General Election

In 2024, a number of countries and regions across the world are taking to the polls to elect their leaders. At Meta, we have been preparing for this for a long time – including for the UK General Election, which is taking place on the 4th July. I...

7 Jun 2024

New AI Tools, Meta Verified and More for Businesses on WhatsApp

We shared the latest WhatsApp product updates for businesses at Conversations, our annual business messaging event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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7 Jun 2024

New Study Proves Effectiveness of VR Workouts

New research showed that a Supernatural VR workout is equivalent to common cardio and fitness activities such as running, boxing and swimming.
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4 Jun 2024

The Future of Facebook

We’re focused on building the next generation of social media for young adults and leaning into new product capabilities enabled by AI.
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1 Jun 2024

Alo Moves Is Coming to Meta Quest 3

Alo Moves is coming to Meta Quest 3, so you can take yoga, Pilates and mindfulness classes with 3D instructors from home.
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30 May 2024

GenAI-Powered Conversational Commerce to Fuel Business Growth in India

We've partnered with Bain & Company for a "Win With Conversations" report, revealing insights on digital platform conversations, involving enterprises, small businesses, and people.
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23 May 2024

Celebrating Women of Impact in the ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’ Campaign

Launching Instagram’s international and pan-African campaign ‘Made by Africa, Loved by the World’ in celebration of Africa Day on May 25.
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21 May 2024

12 Artists, 6 Countries, Endless Talent: Meet the RADAR Latin America Class of 2024

From reggaeton to Música Mexicana, Latin artists are reshaping the rhythm of global music. Recent years have seen the emergence of groundbreaking talent from cultural hot spots like Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, and Puerto Rico—and at their heels are more rising stars, ready to take the music to even greater heights. Since 2020, Spotify has... Read more »
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9 May 2024

How Companies Are Using Meta Llama

Our open-source large language AI models are benefiting organizations across industries.
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8 May 2024