The tool is slated to be released on March 13, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, announced. TikTok has since restored service in the US.

Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

The company’s move to the right spearheaded by CEO Mark Zuckerberg ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump is causing a user exodus from many of Meta’s platforms. But what do we know?

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Fact-checkers who were put in place in the wake of Trump's 2016 election have proven to be "too politically biased" and have destroyed "more trust than they've created," particularly in the United States, Zuckerberg said. "The recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech," Zuckerberg said.

Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.

Mark Zuckerberg’s shock announcement on Monday that the company would scrap its fact-checking programme sparked renewed fears over the dangers of social media.

RedNote's popularity isn't without its hurdles. Much like its predecessor TikTok, the app is under scrutiny for privacy and security concerns due to its Chinese origins and potential implications with government regulations.

Meta’s announcement last week of sweeping changes to how it filters content rightly drew extensive coverage focusing on how the world’s largest social media company is aligning itself politically with the incoming Trump administration.

If you don't want other people to find you on social media, here's how to go about it: Including instructions for Instagram, Facebook, and X.

As part of a significant overhaul of its content moderation policies announced on Tuesday, Meta admitted that its approach to limiting political content

For some 33 percent of the population, that source is Facebook, according to Pew. For another 20 percent it’s Instagram.