New Ways to Organize Your Groups On Facebook, we’re testing a new sidebar that helps you easily find your favorite groups more quickly. It will list your groups and the latest activity within them, like new posts or chats you haven’t yet seen. You can also pin your favorite groups so they show up first,…
Today, Meta and researchers at Yale University are publishing the results of our biggest ever global survey about public views towards climate change. In March and April this year, a sample of more than 100,000 Facebook users from nearly 200 countries and territories were asked about their knowledge of, and attitudes and behavior towards, climate change…
Inspired by the rich culture and talent represented by the tribal and indigenous communities of India, we are extending our collaboration with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to launch the second phase of the Going Online As Leaders (GOAL) program. GOAL 2.0 will look to digitally upskill, connect and empower 10 lakh youth and women…
Today, our artificial intelligence (AI) researchers and audio specialists from our Reality Labs team, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, are making three new models for audio-visual understanding open to developers. These models, which focus on human speech and sounds in video, are designed to push us toward a more…
Italy falls behind other EU countries in terms of digitisation, coming 20th in the European Commission’s DESI Index, which measures the digitisation of all 27 EU Member States. To help address this and give businesses a better understanding of the growth opportunity digitisation brings, we commissioned The European House – Ambrosetti to carry out a…
Our company rebrand last year reinforced our commitment and vision to help build the next evolution of social connection — the metaverse. As Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday, we’re changing Facebook Pay to Meta Pay to bring our payments offering closer to our rebrand. Meta Pay will be the same easy, secure way for you to…
Starting today, we’re testing new options for people on Instagram to verify their age, starting with people based in the US. If someone attempts to edit their date of birth on Instagram from under the age of 18 to 18 or over, we’ll require them to verify their age using one of three options: upload…
Today, we’re expanding the ways creators can earn money on Facebook and Instagram, and sharing updates on new technologies that will help creators as we build for the metaverse. We’re also extending our commitment to not take fees on Subscriptions, Badges, Paid Online Events and Bulletin by an additional year, running until January 1, 2024.…
To help grow the creator economy, we’re developing monetisation tools so that creators at all stages of their growth can build a sustainable business. Today, we’re announcing tools that will give creators in EMEA new opportunities to earn a living and engage their communities. We’re also extending our commitment to not collect any revenue share…
A virtual runway built out of 3D abstract sculptures dipped in sunset hues leads into a vast, meditative space. This is “Dream House” — inspired by the heart of Ballroom culture, and built with LGBTQ+ creators in Horizon Worlds. Created within Black and Brown LGBTQ+ communities to provide a refuge of belonging, safety and inclusivity…