Meta launches paid subscriptions for Facebook and WhatsApp
Meta is launching new subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram at a price of $3.99 a month. The packages include advanced features for Stories, customization options, and new tools for creators.
Meta separates groups from Facebook and launches a new app
Meta to lay off 100 in Israel, reassign 200 to AI
Meta employees launch protest against mouse-tracking tech at US offices
Meta's new AI team delivered first key models internally this month, CTO says
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, CTO Andrew Bosworth said the models built by Meta's Superintelligence Labs team, formed last year, showed significant promise.
France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports
France is set to bar under-15s from social media and extend mobile phone bans to high schools from 2026, as President Emmanuel Macron pushes tougher rules to curb online harms to minors.
Facebook lagging on removing posts celebrating Bondi Beach massacre, CST claims
The social media site was also accused of allowing content praising the Islamic State terror group to remain online.
US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Reuters reported that internal documents from late 2024 stated that Meta expected to earn about 10% of its revenue that year – about $16 billion – from illicit advertising.
Hamas used fake Instagram profiles to map IDF bases, track soldiers before October 7 assault
Hamas worked for years to compile models based on information IDF soldiers personal social media and practiced infiltrating bases using VR technology.
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social comparison,” internal documents said.
Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules
The agency sought to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition among social media networks.
'Jews run society, women need to shut up': MAGA supporters clash over Nick Fuentes's extremism
Fuentes’s online rehabilitation began when Musk reinstated his account on X/Twitter in May.
Elkana Bohbot's heartwarming story about life back from Gaza: 'He forgot the rules of this house'
Rivka Bohbot, wife of former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot, shared a heartwarming story about how he is adjusting to life outside the Gaza tunnels.
WhatsApp, YouTube, and Facebook: What are the most popular apps used in Israel in 2025?
In 2025, the Index also measured the public's use of artificial intelligence services, particularly large language models (AI chatbots), which have become widely accessible.
