A federal appeals court in San Francisco has cleared the way for a broad range of new lawsuits against Meta over social media addiction and related mental harms. The ruling follows a March jury decision that found Meta and YouTube liable for intentionally designing addictive systems, and Meta's arguments against the recognition of social media addiction as a psychological condition have so far failed to halt proceedings.
Meta CEO马克·扎克伯格于周一发布一份6500字宣言，重申其对人工智能驱动未来的承诺，主张超级智能应开放给所有人而非由企业或政府控制。他同时批评AI批评者和政策制定者可能阻碍进步，并呼吁美国政策避免延缓模型发布。该宣言被视为Meta在削减20%员工后，为抵消AI负面公关而进行的叙事调整。
Meta has added several experimental video editing features to the beta tab of its Edits app, available for early testing by creators. New tools include speed curves for dynamic ramping, one-tap color correction, project folders on iOS and Android, and adjustable layers for Android users. These features are off by default and can be toggled on, with feedback collected via a shake gesture.
Meta is sweetening its Meta One subscription offering with new features aimed at helping creators and businesses grow. Updates include a larger follow button on Reels, expanded AI response tools in Messenger, enhanced profile options, and auto-invites for post interactions. These moves come as Meta seeks to expand its subscription revenue, which remains a small fraction of its overall income.
New Mexico Chief District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid has ruled Meta must pay $567 million for facilitating harm to teens, adding to a prior $375 million jury verdict. The ruling also mandates privacy defaults, notification curfews, and usage caps for minors, which could shape broader social media regulation.
Meta published an interview with VP of Data Centers Rachel Peterson on Thursday, addressing the company's massive U.S. data center expansion. Peterson outlined benefits for local economies, detailed site-selection criteria, and responded to criticism over water consumption and utility impacts. The interview comes as community opposition grows, with over 300 localities enacting bans or moratoriums on hyperscale projects.
Instagram近日发布视频创作建议，基于多位创作者顾问的反馈，总结出五步工作流，帮助创作者提升视频内容的吸引力与传播效果。建议涉及开场设计、音频同步、视觉辅助、数据复盘及流程优化，并提及Meta旗下Edits应用的功能支持。
Meta now allows advertisers to pay for Meta ads using stablecoin (USDC), supported by wallets like MetaMask, Coinbase, and Binance. The company clarifies it does not issue or custody stablecoins, relying on third-party payment partners. This move follows years of crypto experimentation, including the failed Libra project, and aligns with broader trends in social media payments, such as X Money.
Meta's AI Developer Assistant is now the primary support path at developers.facebook.com/support, offering contextual answers via natural language instead of manual documentation searches or support tickets. The move aligns with Meta's broader AI-driven workforce automation strategy, though recent incidents involving rogue AI agents raising account-security concerns.
With just over 120 days until December, Meta has launched a new Holiday Insights Center and published a survey of nearly 15,000 shoppers across 18 countries to help small businesses prepare for the 2026 holiday season. Key findings include expected retail spend exceeding $1.4 trillion, online shopping growing 2.5x faster than in-store, and 49% of Meta app users planning to spend more than last year. The company also released a Holiday Marketing Playbook for SMBs with seasonal pointers, ad checklists, and AI tool highlights.