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Instagram will remove videos recorded with Meta glasses that depict harassment of strangers in public places. The platform is also banning users who create such creepy content using the glasses, effectively prohibiting the “pervert glasses” behavior. This policy targets harassment-related material captured through the wearable devices.
Meta has disabled a feature on Instagram that allowed users to generate AI-created images of public accounts, effectively stopping the platform’s AI image generator from accessing those photos. The removal comes after several days of criticism and backlash over the tool’s ability to produce deep-fake-style visuals.
Meta has launched Muse Image, its first image-generation model from the company’s Superintelligence Labs, making it available through Meta AI as well as Instagram and WhatsApp. The tool can use Instagram accounts as prompts, allowing users to incorporate other public Instagram profiles into generated images, but anyone with a public account must opt out to prevent their photos from being used by others.
Instagram is testing horizontal video and longer-form, episodic series for a TV experience, and the Instagram for TV app is now available on Samsung smart TVs in the United States. The app will include interest-based channels, allow phone-to-TV casting, and let users watch Stories and live TV on the big screen.
Instagram has expanded its “Your Algorithm” feature to the main feed, allowing users to select topics they want to see. The update lets people personalize the algorithm, and the platform is working to add support for requests such as people, moods, and other categories.
Meta is rolling out expanded safety settings for users aged 13 and older across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, applying new limits on the types of posts teens can repeatedly see. The changes aim to curb harmful content, including topics such as nutrition, weight-lifting and anxiety, and are being implemented globally.
Hackers exploited Meta’s AI-powered support chatbot to alter the email addresses linked to Instagram accounts, enabling them to reset passwords and seize control of the profiles, including several high-profile and celebrity accounts. Meta has since patched the vulnerability and restored the affected accounts. The incident underscores the security risks of AI-based support tools.
Meta has introduced paid “Plus” subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp worldwide, offering multiple price levels that include a $7.99-per-month option, a $19.99-per-month option and a higher-priced creator plan. The rollout also includes forthcoming Meta AI features and a $49.99-per-month plan aimed at creators, mirroring similar premium offerings seen on competing platforms.
Instagram has introduced “Instants,” a disappearing-photo feature that works both as an in-app option and as a separate app in select countries. The tool blends aspects of Snapchat’s fleeting snaps with BeReal’s spontaneous sharing, letting users post short-lived images and later retract or turn off the feature if a photo is shared unintentionally.
Meta faces a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America, which alleges the company misled users about its efforts to combat scam advertisements on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The complaint claims Meta has been deceptive regarding the prevalence of fraudulent ads, and it notes that the company previously projected roughly $16 billion in revenue from such scam ads, prompting a growing number of legal actions.
Indonesia will prohibit children under 16 from accessing a list of “high-risk” platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X and Roblox. The ban is set to take effect on March 28, restricting under-16 users from using these social-media services nationwide.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a California trial on social-media addiction, denying that increasing Instagram engagement is a company goal and asserting that the platform is intended to be “useful.” He said Meta removes under-age users it identifies and was questioned about usage goals and the impact of its apps on teens.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it will appeal a district-court loss in its antitrust case that accuses Meta of maintaining an illegal monopoly through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta had previously prevailed in the same case in 2025, and the FTC is seeking to revive the lawsuit.