BBC Business
Meta's Business Is Booming, Which Is Convenient Because Its Reputation Is on Fire
Meta's reputation is in the toilet, but its business is flush - proving that scandals are just spicy content for the shareholder meeting.
2026-10-09
BBC Business
2026-10-07
TechCrunch
Meta's Muse Hits iPad in One Month, a Feat Instagram Needed 15 Years to Achieve
Meta's Muse assistant now has an iPad app one month after its iPhone debut - a speed run Instagram needed 15 years to match, and 6.6 million installs to celebrate.
2026-09-25
The Verge
Meta Employees Ordered 'Attorney/Client Privilege' Hats, Because Nothing Says Legal Advice Like Merch
Meta's Teen Accounts team ordered 'a/c priv' hats while the company fights to keep teen safety research under wraps. A federal judge is not amused.
2026-09-10
The Guardian
Instagram CEO Says You'll Be 'Overwhelmed' Without Algorithms, Which Is Rich Coming From the App That Overwhelms You With Algorithms
Instagram's CEO warns that without algorithms, you'll be drowning in brand content - which is exactly what algorithms already do, just more efficiently.
2026-09-02
The Guardian
Euro Summer: Now With 100% More Heatstroke and 0% More Charm
Instagram's Euro summer is dead, killed by record heat that turned cathedrals into saunas and tourists into sweaty puddles - but hey, at least the benches are warm.
2026-08-27
The Guardian
Meta Settlement Gets Lukewarm Review From Whistleblower: 'Like Saying You Can Smoke for Two Hours a Day'
Whistleblower Arturo Béjar compares Meta's settlement to allowing two hours of daily smoking - it doesn't make the cigarettes safer, just limits the dose.
2026-08-26
TechCrunch
Meta's $18B Child-Safety Deal: A Big Number, a Bigger 'Trust Us' on Age Tech
Meta drops $18B to settle child-safety suit, but the real challenge is age verification tech that can't tell a 12-year-old from a 40-year-old. Good luck with that.
2026-08-25
TechCrunch
Instagram Unveils Feature That Does the Tedious Part of Editing for You, Because Apparently We're All Too Lazy Now
Instagram's new 'First Draft' feature auto-edits your Reels in under 10 seconds, because apparently manual editing is for suckers - announced on the same day Meta faces a child addiction trial.
2026-08-19
Pitchfork
Solange Pays Tribute to Former Co-Star Hayden Panettiere, Because Even Cheerleading Movies Can Leave a Mark
Solange honors Hayden Panettiere, her Bring It On co-star, with heartfelt Instagram posts after the actress's sudden death at 36.
2026-08-18
The Guardian Europe
Meta Takes the Stand: Social Media's Big Tobacco Moment Finally Arrives, Complete With $200bn Price Tag
Meta's day in court begins as 29 states seek $200bn over addicting teens - because what better way to follow big tobacco's playbook than with dopamine instead of nicotine?
2026-08-04
BBC World
Indian Women Protesters Face Online Torrent of Abuse, Doxxing, and Slut-Shaming After Anti-Modi Movement
Women who joined India's anti-Modi 'Cockroach' protests face a relentless online barrage of slut-shaming, doxxing, and threats - because apparently, disagreeing with the PM is now a gender-based sport.
2026-07-28
The Guardian Europe
Meta Ignored Its Own Warnings About Teen Harm, Tennessee Tells Jury in Opening Volley
Tennessee's opening statements accuse Meta of ignoring its own research on teen harm to maximize ad revenue; Meta says it's doing its part and 'it takes a village.'
2026-07-26
The Verge
Vertical Video Has Won the Internet, and It's Not About to Give Up Its Throne
Vertical video has conquered the internet, from Snapchat Stories to TikTok to Reels, and it's not letting go - unless a cultural revolution is brewing.
2026-07-16
Pitchfork
Lana Del Rey Announces Album and a Surprise Companion Album, Because One Era of Waiting Wasn't Enough
Lana Del Rey announces that her long-delayed album 'Stove' has a surprise companion album, because one album's worth of waiting and name changes just wasn't enough.
2026-06-11
BBC Business
Social Media on Trial: Four Lawsuits That Might Finally Make the 'Like' Button Less Dangerous
Four upcoming trials could force social media giants to actually protect children, stop scam ads, and maybe even lose their legal immunity - if the courts finally decide that 'connecting people' doesn't mean 'exploiting them.'
2026-06-07
The Guardian Europe
Your Dog's Bedroom Is Now Bigger Than Yours: The Unstoppable Rise of the Pet Nook
From cat-sized living rooms to £8,000 rabbit setups, pet owners are going all out on dedicated spaces - and Instagram loves every over-the-top second of it.
2026-05-21
The Guardian Europe
Meta Settles Addictive-App Lawsuit With School District, Promises to Keep Working on That 'Teen Accounts' Thing
Meta settles with a Kentucky school district over claims its apps are addictive, but the 1,200 other districts suing are still waiting for their turn at the legal piñata.
2026-05-17
Yahoo News
Instagram’s Translation Feature Accidentally Kills Afghanistan Cricketer, Briefly
Instagram’s automated translation kills off Afghanistan cricketer Rahmat Shah in a condolence post - except the condolence was for his mother, not him. Oops.
2026-05-08
BBC Business
Instagram Trades Privacy for AI Training Data, Calls It a Policy Shift
Meta pulls end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs, citing low usage - but privacy advocates and analysts suspect AI training data is the real prize.
2026-04-28
The Guardian
Kimberley Nixon on Perinatal OCD: 'Fun' Intrusive Thoughts and the Taboo of Not Instantly Loving Your Baby
Welsh actor Kimberley Nixon writes a brutally honest memoir about perinatal OCD, paid for therapy out of her own pocket, and credits Instagram (free dungarees, not included) with saving her life.
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