WhatsApp gradually "abandons" the use of phone numbers and introduces usernames from users. WhatsApp Meta's well-known communication platform makes one of its biggest changes to date, as it is removed from mandatory use of phone numbers. Soon, the application will allow users to simply create a user name [...]
Meta announces worldwide subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp and begins testing new Meta One planes for AI, creators and businesses. The aim is to offer additional functions to demanding users and to enhance revenue diversification beyond advertising. The new Plus plans are priced at $3.99 a month for Instagram [...]
Instagram abolishes as of today, Friday, 8 May sending messages with end-to-end encryption, abandoning a policy Meta has been promoting in recent years under the slogan «The future is private». The change means that the platform's direct messages (DMs) will return to status «standard encryption», allowing Meta [...]
Chinese firm Even Realities, based in Shenzhen, accuses Meta of turning users into «Idiots with camera on their face» through her clever glasses. CEO Will Wang argues that Meta subsidizes her Ray-Ban glasses ($300-500) to collect user data. The review comes after a lawsuit in March that accuses Meta of sending sensitive material to a Nairobi company. Even Realities G2 glasses ($600) do not have cameras and collect minimal data. Meta owns 85% of the market that grew 322% in 2025, reaching 8.7 million missions.
