With TikTok's US future in limbo, Meta is sending creators exclusive content deals offering thousands of dollars in exchange for Instagram reels.

The official @Potus Instagram account appears to have seen a significant drop in followers since President Trump took office last week.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will invest billions in AI despite the DeepSeek surprise; wants Llama 4 to lead the market.

Often the latest social media updates feel like a spin-off from another network, but some users are saying an upcoming Threads feature feels a lot like Instagram. Threads, Instagram’s app originally designed for text posts, will soon gain a dedicated tab for photos and videos, along with photo tagging, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a post.

Meta says it is rolling out improvements to Meta AI, including the ability to tap profile data from Meta's various apps.

Meta is giving its AI assistant a better “memory” in an effort to make the chatbot more useful. The company’s latest AI update allows the assistant to “remember certain details that you share with it in 1:1 chat” and uses your past activity on Facebook and Instagram to make more personalized recommendations.

Meta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on other short-form video apps, including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, CNBC has learned.

The company also said it was working to resolve an issue where some words, including "Democrats" and "Republican," were blocked from Instagram search.

The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is now raising funds on

Meta said Facebook and Instagram users were not forced to follow Trump but that unfollowing the new White House accounts 'might take some time.'

It said follow and unfollow requests may take time as the accounts switch hands to the new Trump administration.