Instagram direct messages are protected by end-to-end encryption. But in the next few weeks, all of that changes.

Instagram has long limited users' ability to share links, restricting link-sharing to Stories, Reels and user profiles. But that might now be changing. The company has started to test clickable links inside of post captions for subscribers to Meta Verified.

A landmark lawsuit will set the stage for thousands of people who say social media platforms are intentionally addictive.

Meta is quietly testing a feature that could finally change how links work on Instagram. For the first time, some users on the

Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, has bought Moltbook, a social media platform designed for AI bots to speak to each other. NBC News' Gadi Schwartz talks to technology journalist Jacob Ward

Several frustrated users of Meta's social media platforms told WJZ Investigates their Facebook and Instagram accounts have been unfairly disabled over allegations of child sexual exploitation, and they cannot get in touch with anyone at the company to get them restored.

The world's largest social networks have some new AI-powered fraud detection tools. Are they enough?

According to Meta, it removed more than 159 million scam ads in 2025, along with 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram scam accounts. To help protect