[New] The UK's proposed social media ban, due to come into force in 2027, would block under-16s from accessing Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook and from livestreaming or communicating with strangers on gaming sites such as Roblox.
The Guardian
[New] This week, the UK announced a wide-ranging ban on social media that will soon block users from communicating or accessing information on apps such as X, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat unless they prove that they are over the age of 16.
The Guardian
[New] Labour will block Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X from offering services to children under 16.
LabourList
[New] Under-16s will lose access to social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, while the minimum age for chatbots that imitate romantic interactions will be raised to 18.
Wired
Politicians are relying more heavily on digital spending across platforms like Facebook, Google, Snapchat and X, expected to spend $1.6 billion in that category during the cycle.
CNBC
One of the most significant changes AI will bring is in Facebook ad optimization.Medium
From Facebook ads to content creation and even customer engagement, AI will completely change how brands connect with their audiences.Medium
Coordinated networks across Telegram, Facebook, and news sites used emotional manipulation and fear to influence public opinion, portraying Ukraine as a burden to the EU and framing European integration as harmful.
CRC
Such a shutdown across a population of 2.1 million residents in New Mexico could silence personal communication on Meta's immensely popular platforms, which also include Facebook and WhatsApp, and also impact their use for commercial advertising.
KSAT San Antonio
SpaceX has become the Neo Cloud of Anthropic and OpenAI will have to contend with a Meta (formerly Facebook) that now is pushing subscriptions on its AI app.
AI Supremacy
AI agents will dominate internet searches, commerce and activity by 2035, disrupting the core business models of Google, Amazon and Facebook.
CoinDesk
Google, Amazon and Facebook are terrified because AI agents will not behave like humans when confronted with ads.
CoinDesk
Google and YouTube together will bring in $229.42 billion in digital ad revenues in 2026, nearly matching Meta's combined Facebook and Instagram numbers for the first time.
CompaniesHistory.com
CBDC may head off the threat to monetary sovereignty from stablecoins issued by global digital services companies like Facebook, which would threaten central banks' ability to conduct monetary policy.
CEPR
In the UK, Facebook will soon have to follow new rules under the Online Safety Act meaning it must notify news publishers if it plans to take action against any of their content and give them an opportunity to make representations.
Press Gazette
Although Alphabet shares rose, Meta shares tumbled, a sign of investor concerns about the Facebook-parent's massive AI spending without a clear new revenue opportunity or cloud computing business.
CNBC
Space-based Facebook power: Meta, Facebook's parent company, reached an agreement to purchase a gigawatt of power from Overview Energy, which plans to build a constellation of satellites that will beam energy to solar panels on Earth at night time using near-infrared lasers.
Forbes
Last year, Meta started using private generative AI conversations to personalize content and customize ad recommendations for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger users, so there seems to be little limit on the data that it will use to generate revenue.
MacRumors
Last updated: 28 June 2026
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