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- Mar 30, 2026
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March 30, 2026
Instagram Platform adds Creator Marketplace API upgrades for faster creator discovery, richer profile data, past partnership ads media, and new filters for growth, recent activity, and device type. It also expands Partnership Ads with username filtering and ad code generation.
Creator Marketplace
Applies to all versions.
The Creator Marketplace API now includes several new capabilities for discovering and evaluating creators:
- Rate limit increase: Account-level rate limits for the Discovery API have increased from 240 to 1,000 queries per user per hour, enabling faster, higher-volume creator search.
- Profile picture URL: A new profile_picture_url field is available when querying creator profiles.
- Past partnership ads media: You can now query a creator's historical partnership ads media that the creator owns.
- New filters: Three new filtering options — follower growth (top growth in last 30 days), latest activity (recently posted creators), and device type (iOS/Android audience filtering).
See Creator Marketplace API documentation for more information.
Partnership Ads
Applies to all versions.
- Username filtering on ad permissions: The /{business-account-id}/branded_content_ad_permissions endpoint now supports filtering by creator_username, allowing you to search and retrieve ad permissions for a specific creator. See Account-Level Permissioning for more information.
- Ad code generation: Creators can now generate partnership ad codes through the API, enabling automated workflows for branded content authorization. See Ad Codes for more information.
- Mar 26, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Mar 26, 2026
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New Feature Roundup: Free up space, multiple accounts, cross-platform transfer and more
WhatsApp releases new chat tools that make it easier to stay organized, move conversations across devices, manage two accounts on iOS, discover stickers, and use Meta AI for photo touch-ups and writing help. The update aims to simplify everyday messaging.
Over time, our chats become a record of the moments that matter: conversations with family, laughs with friends, the photos and videos we couldn't stop sharing. To help you make the most of all of it, we're rolling out new ways to make WhatsApp even easier to use — whether you're staying organized, juggling work and personal, or getting more out of every chat.
Free up space, keep what matters
As your chats fill up, so can the clutter. Now you can find and delete large files directly within any chat, so you can clear what you don't need without wiping your entire conversation. Simply tap the chat name and select Manage Storage. You can also choose to clear just media files when clearing a chat – keeping your chat history intact.
Cross-platform chat transfer made easy
Our chat transfer feature now supports moving your chat history from iOS to Android, in addition to within the same platform. Changing phones shouldn't be complicated. Now, with just a couple taps, your conversations, photos, and videos easily come with you.
Two accounts, one phone – now on iOS
You can now have two WhatsApp accounts logged in at the same time on iOS—just like on Android. No more carrying two phones to keep work and personal separate. You’ll always know which account you’re in because your profile picture will now be visible in the bottom tab.
Stickers that match your mood
Stickers can bring bigger, bolder expressions to your chats—and now WhatsApp will make it easier to use them by suggesting them as you type emojis. With just a tap, you can swap an emoji for a sticker that captures exactly how you're feeling.
Photo touch-ups with Meta AI
You can now use Meta AI to touch up photos directly in your chat before sending, making it easy to remove something distracting, swap in a new background, or apply a fun style. Meta AI features may not be available to all users.
AI Writing Help is even more useful
Writing Help can now draft a suggested response based on your conversation, so you can get your message just right – all while keeping your chats completely private.
These features are rolling out now and will be available to everyone soon. We hope they make your WhatsApp even simpler to use.
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- Mar 26, 2026
- Date parsed from source:Mar 26, 2026
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WhatsApp Adds New Features to Simplify Storage, Switch Accounts, and More
WhatsApp rolls out easier chat management with multi-account support on iOS, cross-platform chat transfer from iOS to Android, smarter storage cleanup, emoji-to-sticker suggestions, and new Meta AI tools for photo touch-ups and suggested replies.
Takeaways
- Today, we’re rolling out new features on WhatsApp that make it even easier to manage your chats.
- You can seamlessly balance multiple accounts, free up chat space without deleting the entire conversation, and move your chat history from iOS to Android in just a few taps.
- We’re also introducing new AI features to touch up your photos before sending them in a chat and draft smarter suggested responses.
Your WhatsApp chats become a record of the moments that matter: conversations with family, laughs with friends, and the photos and videos you couldn’t stop sharing. To help you make the most of all of it, we’re rolling out new ways to make WhatsApp even easier to use — whether you’re staying organized, juggling work and personal life, or getting more out of every chat.
Free up space, keep what matters
As your chats fill up, so can the clutter. Now, you can find and delete large files directly within any chat by tapping the chat name and selecting Manage Storage, so you can clear what you don’t need without deleting your entire conversation. You can also choose to clear just media files when clearing a chat, keeping your chat history intact.
Cross-platform chat transfer made easy
Changing your phone shouldn’t be complicated, and WhatsApp’s chat transfer feature now supports moving your chat history from iOS to Android, in addition to within the same platform. Now, with just a few taps, your conversations, photos, and videos easily come with you no matter what device you’re using.
Two accounts, one phone — now on iOS
You can now have two WhatsApp accounts logged in at the same time on iOS — just like on Android. There’s no need to carry two phones to keep work and personal chats separate. You’ll always know which account you’re in because your profile picture will now be visible in the bottom tab.
Stickers that match your mood
Stickers can bring bigger, bolder expressions to your chats, and now WhatsApp is making it easier to use them by suggesting them as you type emojis. With just a tap, you can swap an emoji for a sticker that captures exactly how you’re feeling.
Photo touch-ups with Meta AI
You can now use Meta AI to touch up photos directly in your chat before sending them, making it easy to remove something distracting, swap in a new background, or apply a fun style. Meta AI features may not be available to all users.
AI Writing Help is even more useful
Writing Help can now draft a suggested response based on your conversation, so you can get your message just right — all while keeping your chats completely private.
These features are rolling out now and will be available to everyone soon. We hope they make your WhatsApp even simpler to use.
Original source Report a problem - Mar 13, 2026
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March 13, 2026
Meta announces Instagram Direct Send API now supports attachment IDs for images, reducing timeouts and enabling reuse across recipients.
The Instagram Direct Send API now supports sending the images with attachment IDs (in addition to image URLs) which resolves the problem of timeouts when uploading multiple large high-quality images from slow servers. You can use the attachment API to upload the images one at a time and reuse the attachment IDs to send the same image to multiple users. See the updated dev docs.
Original source Report a problem - Mar 13, 2026
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Rewarding Original Creators on Facebook
Meta reveals progress to boost original content on Facebook Feed and Reels with clearer originality guidelines and new impersonation reporting tools. The update highlights doubled original Reels views in H2 2025, growing payouts, and stronger content protection to empower creators and reduce copycats.
More Views, Higher Payouts, and Fewer Copycats
We’re committed to prioritizing original content in Facebook Feed and Reels, while reducing the reach of unoriginal content. These efforts have driven measurable impact: both views and time spent watching original Reels on Facebook approximately doubled in the second half of 2025, compared with the same period in 2024. As we invest in expanding distribution for original content across Feed and Reels, payout opportunities for original creators on Facebook continue to grow.
We’re also tackling impersonation head-on. In 2025, we removed more than 20 million accounts impersonating large content creators and impersonation reports related to large content creators dropped by 33%.
Clearer Guidelines for Original Content
We’ve updated our content guidelines to more clearly define what kind of content is classified as original, encourage high-quality content production, and improve what is shown in recommendations. Here’s what this means in practice:
Content filmed or produced directly by a creator or owner of a Profile or Page is considered original content on Facebook.
Reels selectively incorporating third-party content (such as remixes or overlays) are considered original when the focus is an on-screen presence from a creator presenting something genuinely new — like fresh information, analysis, or substantial improvements to a storyline. Simply watching along, reacting with facial expressions, stitching multiple clips together, or narrating what’s already on screen — without adding anything meaningful — is considered unoriginal and will likely be deprioritized in Feed and Reels.
Content that is duplicative or involves minor edits to another creator’s post will be considered unoriginal and deprioritized. This includes re-uploading posts the Page or Profile had no role in creating, or making low-value changes to someone else’s content like adding borders, inserting captions, and changing the reel’s speed, among the behaviors shared here and in our help center.
When creators transform content with creativity, their videos will be eligible for recommendation in Reels and Feed, and may benefit from increased distribution. Creators who are not adding substantial creative value will see their content deprioritized, and they may see their account deemed non-recommendable and demonetized, if they continue to post primarily unoriginal content.
Creators always have the option to appeal decisions regarding originality, and we are continually working to improve the accuracy of our enforcement. Creators can learn more about our appeals process here.
New Tools to Report Impersonation
We’re not just supporting original content on Facebook, we’re also building new tools to help creators protect their content and grow.
We launched content protection last year to automatically safeguard creators’ original Facebook reels and let them take action when matches to their reels are detected across our platforms. We’re now testing enhancements to this tool that will also detect potential impersonation and make it easy for creators to submit reports, all in one place. This new capability will be rolling out to more creators using content protection soon.
Creators can check for access to the content protection tool in their professional dashboard or apply for access here.
Our Commitment to Creators
We’re committed to making Facebook a place where creativity is celebrated and rewarded. With clearer original content guidelines and stronger tools to protect creators’ work, it’s easier than ever for authentic voices to stand out.
Original source Report a problem - Mar 12, 2026
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Facebook Marketplace’s New Meta AI Tools Make Selling Faster and Easier
Meta unveils AI powered features for Facebook Marketplace to boost selling and discovery. Sellers can upload images to auto create drafts, fill details, and get price suggestions. Shipping is streamlined with easy label generation and order tracking. Buyers receive AI auto replies, and profiles gain AI summaries to build trust.
Facebook Marketplace AI-powered features
Facebook Marketplace has been connecting people for a decade, helping millions buy and sell everything from home decor and vintage fashion to electronics. There are more than 3.5 million listings posted on Facebook Marketplace every single day in the US and Canada, making it a go-to destination especially for young adults who might be moving or decluttering, looking to furnish a new apartment, or finding an outfit for a first date.
Today, we’re introducing new Meta AI-powered features on Facebook Marketplace that make selling more efficient so sellers can list more items with less effort, and shoppers can find more of what they’re looking for with every search.
List Items Faster
You can now upload your item images and let Meta AI do the rest — automatically creating a draft listing, filling in details, and even suggesting a price based on similar items listed in your area.
Shipping, Simplified
Sellers can now reach more buyers by offering shipping on their listings. We’ve made the entire shipping experience easier to manage from start to finish — generate prepaid shipping labels in just a few clicks and use the dashboard to keep track of every shipped order in one place.
Yes, It’s Available
Responding to buyer inquiries is now effortless with AI auto replies. When buyers ask about item availability, you can use Meta AI to draft and send an auto reply using information from your listing like a description, availability, pickup location, and price. You can enable, preview, and edit these auto replies during listing creation, making communication faster and more reliable.
Profile Summary Using Meta AI
We’re also helping build trust and transparency with every transaction by introducing Meta AI-generated profile summaries. At the top of your Marketplace profile, buyers will now see an overview of your Facebook profile, including how long you’ve been on Facebook and your number of friends, as well as a brief summary of your Marketplace activity like your listing history, the types of items you sell, and your seller ratings.
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to evolve the Facebook Marketplace experience.
Original source Report a problem - Mar 11, 2026
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Introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp
Meta unveils parent‑managed WhatsApp accounts that let guardians limit pre‑teens to messaging and calling, enforce a parent PIN, control who can contact the account and group access, and review unknown messages, all while preserving end‑to‑end encryption. Rolling out over the coming months with a focus on safety and feedback.
WhatsApp introduces parent-managed accounts
WhatsApp is the trusted way families communicate because it’s simple, private, and reliable. With input from families and experts, we're rolling out new parent-managed accounts that allow parents or guardians to set up WhatsApp for pre-teens, with new controls to limit their WhatsApp experience to messaging and calling.
To begin, parents will need the phone they have bought for their family member and their own device, side by side to link their accounts. Once set up, these accounts are controlled by the parent or guardian who will be able to decide who can contact the account and which groups they can join. In addition, parents can review message requests from unknown contacts and manage the account’s privacy settings.
The new parental controls and settings are gated by a parent PIN on the managed device. Only parents can access and change privacy settings, ensuring they are empowered to tailor their family’s experience.
All personal conversations remain private and protected with end-to-end encryption, meaning no one—not even WhatsApp—can see or hear them. We’re providing more tools and insights for parents, particularly around groups, which you can learn more about here.
WhatsApp is already an important part of family life - whether updating extended family on big milestones, keeping up with after school plans or just letting loved ones know you’re home safe. As we gradually roll out parent-managed accounts over the coming months, we look forward to getting your feedback so we can continue building WhatsApp to provide the safest and most private way for families to connect.
To learn more about setting up a parent-managed account click here.
Original source Report a problem - Feb 26, 2026
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New Alerts to Let Parents Know if Their Teen May Need Support
Instagram rolls out parental alerts for teen searches about suicide and self-harm, with expert resources to guide conversations. Notifications reach parents via email, text, WhatsApp, and in-app, starting next week in select regions, with AI chat alerts coming later.
Takeaways
- Instagram will start notifying parents if their teen repeatedly tries to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time.
- These alerts are designed to give parents the information they need to support their teen and come with expert resources to help parents approach these sensitive conversations.
- Meta is also building similar parental notifications for teens’ conversations with AI, to come later this year.
In the coming weeks, Instagram will start notifying parents using supervision if their teen repeatedly tries to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period of time. This is the latest protection for Teen Accounts and Instagram’s parental supervision features.
We understand how sensitive these issues are, and how distressing it could be for a parent to receive an alert like this. The vast majority of teens do not try to search for suicide and self-harm content on Instagram, and when they do, our policy is to block these searches, instead directing them to resources and helplines that can offer support. These alerts are designed to make sure parents are aware if their teen is repeatedly trying to search for this content, and to give them the resources they need to support their teen.
How the Alerts Will Work
Next week, parents and teens enrolled in supervision will be notified that Instagram will start sending these new alerts to parents, based on their teens’ search activity. Attempted searches that would prompt the alert include phrases promoting suicide or self-harm, phrases that suggest a teen wants to harm themselves, and terms like ‘suicide’ or ‘self-harm’.
The alerts will be sent to parents via email, text, or WhatsApp, depending on the contact information available, as well as through an in-app notification. Tapping on the notification will open a full-screen message explaining that their teen has repeatedly tried to search Instagram for terms associated with suicide or self-harm within a short period of time. Parents will also have the option to view expert resources designed to help them approach potentially sensitive conversations with their teen.
These alerts will roll out to parents who use Instagram’s parental supervision tools in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada next week, and will become available in other regions later this year.
Striking the Right Balance
Our goal is to empower parents to step in if their teen’s searches suggest they may need support. We also want to avoid sending these notifications unnecessarily, which, if done too much, could make the notifications less useful overall.
“When a young person searches about suicide or self-harm, empowering a parent to step in can be extremely important. The fact that Meta has now built this in is a meaningful step forward and is the kind of change that child safety experts have been pushing for.”
– Dr Sameer Hinduja, Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research CenterIn working to strike this important balance, we analyzed Instagram search behavior and consulted with experts from our Suicide and Self-Harm Advisory Group. We chose a threshold that requires a few searches within a short period of time, while still erring on the side of caution. While that means we may sometimes notify parents when there may not be real cause for concern, we feel — and experts agree — that this is the right starting point, and we’ll continue to monitor and listen to feedback to make sure we’re in the right place.
“It’s vital that parents have the information they need to support their teens. This is a really important step that should help give parents greater peace of mind – if their teen is actively trying to look for this type of harmful content on Instagram, they’ll know about it.”
– Vicki Shotbolt, CEO Parent ZoneBuilding on Existing Protections
These alerts build on our existing work to help protect teens from potentially harmful content on Instagram. We have strict policies against content that promotes or glorifies suicide or self-harm and, while we do allow people to share content about their own struggles with these issues, we hide this content from teens, even if it’s shared by someone they follow.
We work to block searches for terms clearly associated with suicide and self-harm, including terms that violate our suicide and self-harm policies. This means we don’t show any results and instead direct people to resources and local organizations that can help. We also direct people to resources and helplines when their searches aren’t clearly related to suicide and self-harm, but mental health more broadly. We’ll continue to alert the emergency services when we become aware of anyone at imminent risk of physical harm — actions that have saved lives.
We’re launching these alerts on Instagram search first, but we know teens are increasingly turning to AI for support. While our AI is already trained to respond safely to teens and provide resources on these topics as appropriate, we’re now building similar parental alerts for certain AI experiences. These will notify parents if a teen attempts to engage in certain types of conversations related to suicide or self-harm with our AI. This is important work and we’ll have more to share in the coming months.
Original source Report a problem - Feb 19, 2026
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Introducing Group Message History: A more private way to catch up in group chats
WhatsApp introduces Group Message History to welcome new members with recent context. Admins can share 25 to 100 messages, end‑to‑end encrypted and clearly labeled, with all members notified. Rolling out gradually.
Group Message History
We’re excited to introduce Group Message History, a feature that makes group chats even more welcoming without interruption. Now, group admins and members can choose to send recent messages to new members, so they can catch up quickly.
One of our most requested features, it’s another example of how WhatsApp is leading the way in group messaging, no matter your device. Group Message History remains end-to-end encrypted like all other personal messages, giving you a quicker, more private way to keep conversations flowing, with no more screenshots, and no more unnecessary message forwarding.
When you add someone new to a group chat, you’ll see an option to send recent messages to them - from 25 up to 100 maximum. This keeps things simple, ensuring new members only need to read the most relevant, recent context, and the whole group can easily see the messages that have been shared.
Sending message history is an action you have to take and admins have the option to disable the setting for their groups. Admins will always be able to share message history.
For transparency, when message history is sent, everyone in the group is notified, with clear timestamps and sender information, and message history is visually distinct from regular messages.
We’ve started rolling out Group Message History gradually, and look forward to continuing to set the standard for private, group chat experiences on WhatsApp.
Original source Report a problem - Feb 18, 2026
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Facebook Marketing API by Meta
Version 25.0
Marketing API updates reveal deprecation of Advantage+ Campaigns and Shopping/App campaigns starting May 19, 2026, guiding migration to the Advantage+ structure. New asynchronous ad report error fields and error_code changes enhance diagnostics; affected endpoints include campaign creation and copies, plus ad report retrieval.
Marketing API
February 18, 2026 | Available until TBD | Blog post
Advantage+ Campaigns
Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns and Advantage+ App Campaigns deprecation
Applies to v25.0+. Will apply to all versions May 19, 2026.
Creation, duplication, and updates to Advantage+ shopping campaigns and Advantage+ app campaigns is no longer allowed.
Refer to the Advantage+ Campaigns documentation to learn how to migrate your campaigns to Advantage+ campaigns or continue to create new campaigns using the Advantage+ structure.
The following endpoints are affected:- POST /{ad-account-id}/campaigns
- POST /{campaign-id}/copies
Insights
Asynchronous JobsApplies to v25.0+.
The following new default fields will be returned when an asynchronous ad report fails:- error_code: The error code
- error_message: A message corresponding to the error_code
- error_subcode: The specific subcode for the error
- error_user_title: A user-friendly title for the error subcode
- error_user_msg: A user-friendly message detailing the error subcode
For any developers with access to the error_code field, the type will be changed from uint to int.
See Insights API Asynchronous Jobs and Ads Insights API Error Codes for more information.
The following endpoints are affected: - GET /{ad-report-run-id}
