Whether you’re Instagram famous, a casual doomscroller, or an adventurer about to head off on some daring VR exploits, your Meta Avatar lets you represent yourself seamlessly and hang out with others across the metaverse. More than a billion Meta Avatars have been created to-date, helping people express themselves in digital spaces in new ways.…
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New Suicide and Self-Injury Crisis Support Feature Added in India
As part of our ongoing partnership with suicide and self-injury experts in India, we developed a video that will appear above the existing set of resources to better orient people to our in-product crisis support resources. The video acknowledges the difficulty of experiencing acute distress and encourages people to seek support using tools available on…
How AI Influences What You See on Facebook and Instagram
Billions of people use Facebook and Instagram every day to share the ups and downs of life, to connect with people who share their interests, and to discover content they enjoy. To make everyone’s experience on our apps unique and personalized to them, we use AI systems to decide what content appears, informed by the…
Giving Teens and Parents More Ways to Manage Their Time on Our Apps
Parental Supervision Tools on Messenger Today, we’re announcing parental supervision tools on Messenger. Now parents and guardians can access Messenger supervision tools and resources from leading experts to support their teens through the Meta Family Center. Parental Supervision on Messenger is available in the US, UK, and Canada today, with plans to expand to more…
Helping Creators Get Discovered and Earn Money on Facebook
Today we’re sharing our latest updates for creators, making it easier than ever to create Reels, build an audience with professional mode for profile and earn a steady income on Facebook. Making Reels Just Got Even Easier From inspiration to simplified creation, we’re making it easy to produce fun and creative reels on Facebook. To…
Expanding Meta Verified to India and Honoring Legacy Verified Badges Globally
We’re expanding our test of Meta Verified to India after seeing good results from our early testing in several countries globally. We’ll also continue honoring verified badges that were granted previously based on existing criteria. To help up-and-coming creators grow their presence more quickly on our apps, in February we announced that we’ll begin testing…
Changes to news availability on our platforms in Canada
French translation (Lire la version française) As we have shared, content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will not be available to people accessing Facebook and Instagram in Canada if Bill C-18, the Online News Act, is passed into law. As we prepare to comply with the legislation, we are announcing today that…
Testing Meta Verified in Canada to Help Creators Establish Their Presence
French translation (Lire la version française) To help up-and-coming creators establish their presence and build community faster, today we’re beginning to test Meta Verified in Canada, a subscription bundle on Instagram and Facebook that includes a verified badge that authenticates your account with government ID, proactive account protection and access to account support in English…
New Meta Avatar Outfits From Naomi Osaka
Get ready to serve new looks this summer, courtesy of Naomi Osaka. Today, the four-time Grand Slam champion and fashion and design enthusiast launches a collection of premium outfits she designed for the Meta Avatars Store. They’re available now on Instagram, Messenger, Facebook, and in VR. Sporty, dressy, and everything in between, these outfits will…
Using Spark AR to Power The Rare Space Garden Experience
In support of The National Brain Appeal‘s Rare Space Garden at The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show 2023, we have partnered with The National Brain Appeal to launch an augmented reality garden (AR) experience that helps people with rare dementias. ‘The Rare Space Garden Experience’, which was developed by immersive reality agency Arcade…