Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that CEO Mark Zuckerberg treated the photo-centric app’s growth as a “threat” and starved it of resources.

Instagram released its new standalone free video editing app, Edits. It was introduced earlier this year when TikTok and its companion video editing app, CapCut, were briefly removed from iOS and Android app stores for US customers.

Meta's Oversight Board published nearly a dozen decisions Wednesday on whether or not to remove content from the company's platforms.

The board urged Meta to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before President Donald Trump began his second term.

Meta’s independent oversight board on Wednesday rebuked the company for scrapping the social-media giant’s fact-checking policy earlier this year – urging Mark Zuckerberg’s firm to assess “potential adverse effects.

Meta and Apple have 60 days to comply with European demands or risk more fines.

The European Union has ordered Apple and Meta to pay a combined €700m (£599m) in the first fines it has issued under legislation intended to curb the power of big tech. It has issued a €500m (£428m) fine to Apple over its App Store,

The European Commission has fined Apple $570 million after concluding the company prevented developers from steering customers outside its App Store to access cheaper deals. The EU also fined Meta $229 million over its "pay or consent" system after it violated rules on the use of personal data on Facebook and Instagram.