A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that aims to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp is set to go to trial on April 14. Judge James Boasburg announced the trial date Monday (Nov. 25), Reuters reported. The FTC sued Meta in 2020, alleging that Meta, which was then known...
Meta reportedly plans to add advertising to its social media platform, Threads. The company’s Instagram ad unit is spearheading the initiative, and a small number of advertisers will be allowed to publish on the app beginning in January, Seeking Alpha reported Wednesday (Nov. 13), citing...
A judge reportedly ruled Wednesday (Nov. 13) that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against Meta can go to trial, largely denying the company’s motion to have the case dismissed. The FTC filed the suit in 2020, seeking the breakup of Meta and alleging that the company bought Instagram and WhatsApp in...
Meta is lowering the price of ad-free subscriptions for European Facebook and Instagram users. The social media giant is reducing the price of those subscriptions by 40% in the European Union, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 12) company blog post. “Going forward, people based in...
August 12, 2024
As consumers increasingly look to social media to inspire their shopping, the social commerce space is becoming more and more about individual creators’ personalities. Jillian Lenna, content creator at 10PM Curfew and host of the @girls page with more than 12 million TikTok followers and 7 million Instagram followers, said in an interview with PYMNTS […]
June 04, 2024
Meta’s recent news that it is seeing a surge in younger users may help set the stage for a rising tide in social commerce. The platform model — not just...
March 22, 2024
As contextual commerce transforms online shopping, social media platforms are seizing the opportunity to integrate purchasing into their platforms. These apps and websites, once just avenues for sharing updates and...
December 07, 2023
Generation Z consumers are more likely to use Instagram and TikTok to search for products than other generations. They often turn to social media to browse brands before using Google....
December 01, 2024
Meta is reportedly building a planet-spanning undersea fiber optic cable network to support its internet infrastructure. The 24,000-mile network, costing an estimated $10 billion, was reported Friday (Nov. 29) by TechCrunch, citing sources close to the company. The report said Meta has a great need for such a network: It’s the second-biggest driver of internet […]
November 25, 2024
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that aims to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp is set to go to trial on April 14. Judge James Boasburg announced the trial date Monday (Nov....
November 13, 2024
Meta reportedly plans to add advertising to its social media platform, Threads. The company’s Instagram ad unit is spearheading the initiative, and a small number of advertisers will be allowed...
November 13, 2024
A judge reportedly ruled Wednesday (Nov. 13) that a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against Meta can go to trial, largely denying the company’s motion to have the case dismissed. The FTC filed the suit...
