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Meta Expands Teen Account Safety Features to Limit Harmful Content on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, including Nutrition, Weightlifting and Anxiety (Eli Tan/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 2, 2026

Featured Podcasts Training data: Know what your customers want, every time: Alfred Wahlforss of Listen Labs Sequoia Capital partners host…

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Surveys: Half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from influencers or podcasts; 86% of health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (Pew Research Center)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 8, 2026

Pew Research Center: Surveys: Half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from influencers or podcasts; 86% of health…

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Sources: Meta is building an OpenClaw-inspired agent called Hatch in-house, which will be powered by its Muse Spark model and an agentic shopping tool on Instagram (Jyoti Mann/The Information)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 5, 2026

Jyoti Mann / The information: Sources: Meta is building an OpenClaw-inspired agent in-house called Hatch, which will be powered by…

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~90% say entertainment is one of the reasons they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% send Snapchat messages daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep (Pew Research Center)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 15, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: The world of voice AI, with Mati Staniszewski from ElevenLabs Stripe co-founder John Collison interviews founders,…

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Instagram says it will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to self-harm or suicide in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 26, 2026

Jess Weatherbed / The edge: Instagram says it will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to…

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Filings: Some Meta executives warned in 2019 that adding E2E encryption to Facebook and Instagram messaging would hamper the ability to report CSAM to law enforcement (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 24, 2026

Reuters: Filings: Some Meta executives warned in 2019 that adding E2E encryption to Facebook and Instagram messaging would hinder the…

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A look at the growing popularity of “WorkTok” videos, where employees film their daily work routines on TikTok and Instagram, particularly among Gen Z viewers (Kimi Chaddah/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 23, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: OpenAI Closes to $100 Billion, OpenClaw Acquisition, AI Productivity Question – with Aaron Levie The…

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Russia removes WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from an online directory run by Roskomnadzor, essentially blocking them in the country with no workaround (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: No one has won the AI Bowl A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela…

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Zuckerberg considered changing how Meta studies social issues after a WSJ article on Instagram and teen mental health, noting that Apple faces less scrutiny (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 6, 2026

Featured Podcasts Channels with Peter Kafka: Jeff Bezos was in love with the Washington Post. What happened? Media and technology…

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Similarweb: Threads had 141.5 million DAU on iOS and Android as of January 7, thanks to Instagram promotions, while X had 125 million DAU; X continues to dominate the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 18, 2026

Sarah Pérez / TechCrunch: Similarweb: Threads had 141.5 million DAU on iOS and Android as of January 7, thanks to…

What if Russia asked Kazakhstan for fuel? – The diplomat

Months after attacks, Chinese work resumes on Dushanbe-Kulma highway – The Diplomat

Its Enduring Importance – The Diplomat

To be competitive in the Pacific, the United States must move beyond zero-sum alignment – The Diplomat

Bangkok voters give Chadchart second term as governor by decisive margin – The Diplomat

Eli Lilly, Regeneron in FDA PreCheck manufacturing program

Medicare will soon cover obesity medications, but many seniors may not know it

‘Perfect storm’ portends much smaller U.S. auto market by 2040

Summer box office could generate first $10 billion since pandemic

How Kohl’s lost its way and is trying to become relevant again

House Democrats to force vote to cut Trump’s arms fund

Supreme Court condemns Republicans in midterms with ruling on mail-in voting

Even Fox News Can’t Hide Trump’s Great Failing for Fairness in America

Donald Trump now spends his days counting trees in the park

Failure of Trump’s big fair rally in US state really upsets him

Five Chinese technology and advanced manufacturing companies launched their listings in Hong Kong today to raise up to $5.6 billion, led by Apple supplier Luxshare’s $3.15 billion offering (Reuters)

Australia’s ACCC is suing Amazon for allegedly introducing ads on Prime Video under unfair contractual terms and forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid them (Peter Vercoe/Bloomberg)

Google says the Gemini app now offers custom Nano Banana image generation, previously limited to Plus, Pro and Ultra users, for free to eligible US users (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

As a new law prohibits the DOD from working with companies whose lobbyists also represent blacklisted entities, DC lobbying firms are abandoning companies like Alibaba and Tencent (Bloomberg).

Quantifind, whose AI products help banks combat financial crimes such as money laundering, raised $200 million led by Summit Partners (Laura Kreutzer/Wall Street Journal)

Browsing: Instagram

Meta Expands Teen Account Safety Features to Limit Harmful Content on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, including Nutrition, Weightlifting and Anxiety (Eli Tan/New York Times)

Surveys: Half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from influencers or podcasts; 86% of health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (Pew Research Center)

Sources: Meta is building an OpenClaw-inspired agent called Hatch in-house, which will be powered by its Muse Spark model and an agentic shopping tool on Instagram (Jyoti Mann/The Information)

~90% say entertainment is one of the reasons they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% send Snapchat messages daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep (Pew Research Center)

Instagram says it will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to self-harm or suicide in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

Filings: Some Meta executives warned in 2019 that adding E2E encryption to Facebook and Instagram messaging would hamper the ability to report CSAM to law enforcement (Reuters)

A look at the growing popularity of “WorkTok” videos, where employees film their daily work routines on TikTok and Instagram, particularly among Gen Z viewers (Kimi Chaddah/Financial Times)

Russia removes WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from an online directory run by Roskomnadzor, essentially blocking them in the country with no workaround (Financial Times)

Zuckerberg considered changing how Meta studies social issues after a WSJ article on Instagram and teen mental health, noting that Apple faces less scrutiny (Lauren Feiner/The Verge)

Similarweb: Threads had 141.5 million DAU on iOS and Android as of January 7, thanks to Instagram promotions, while X had 125 million DAU; X continues to dominate the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)