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The FTC antitrust lawsuit over Meta鈥檚 acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp could go to trial before the end of the year. EU troubles: The EC鈥檚 decision states that the social media giant abuses its market dominance by regularly exposing Facebook users to Facebook Marketplace.

A part of that has to do with the need to find new ways of bringing in revenue from its existing users, which we talked about. (15:04):. I think most of these features are on WhatsApp, if not all of them. And WhatsApp isn't as popular here in the US as it is in other countries.

The news: Meta鈥檚 AI companions, available on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, have engaged in sexually explicit conversations with users identified as minors, per a monthslong investigation by The Wall Street Journal.

The tool could shift users away from Google and Bing, embedding AI search across Meta鈥檚 ecosystem and unlocking fresh ad revenue streams.

Users receive a limited number of these Snaps, which eventually disappear if left unopened. TikTok is experimenting with conversational ads. Similar to Meta鈥檚 click-to-message ads鈥攚hich let users chat with a brand on Instagram, Messenger, or WhatsApp鈥擳ikTok is testing ads that let users start conversations with businesses in the US.

Despite soaring profits, it continues layoffs to streamline operations in key divisions like WhatsApp and Instagram.

WhatsApp, they're the biggest WhatsApp user population in the United States, which I think has a lot to do with talking to people abroad. And then Instagram, they're also pretty much rivaling Facebook for that at 58.6%. But TikTok is the only non-meta platform that kind of cracks the lineup. Other than that,-. Marcus Johnson:. In terms of? Paola Flores-Marquez:.

This year, TikTok will ride the social video wave to become the third social platform with more than 100 million users in the US. But text-based platforms are also set for a revival thanks to Instagram Threads, Bluesky, and even Meta鈥檚 Messenger.

While still commanding substantial user time, the slight dip might hint at shifting user behavior or growing competition. X (formerly Twitter), WhatsApp, and Snapchat exhibited either minor changes or declines in user engagement.

Meta was fined 鈧�91 million ($98.5 million) in Ireland for storing half a billion user passwords unencrypted, which could damage consumer trust. The EU also pushed Meta, through DMA requirements, to let users decouple their WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. Our take: Big Tech platforms struggled this year to find their footing within the DMA鈥檚 stringent requirements.

Meta鈥檚 ad business is built on user data鈥攁nd advertising is where most of its revenues come from. Our forecast estimates that this year, 11.6% of Instagram users in the US will be under 18. For WhatsApp and Facebook, those figures are 9.5% and 4.8%, respectively.

Usage on mainstream platforms trails the rest of Canada鈥攅xcept for Facebook Messenger usage. There鈥檚 a sizable gap between Quebec and the rest of Canada. Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and Reddit accounts aren鈥檛 as common in the province, according to an August 2022 Leger and Ressac poll. But Quebec is ahead of English Canada in Messenger adoption.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Reality Labs are just some of the businesses under Meta that may be affected, and rebalancing staff in each business unit will take time. The latest Meta layoffs, which will likely be finalized before Zuckerberg takes his paternity leave, could set off another flurry of layoffs in other companies.