Facebook will classify all videos as Reels. In the coming months, any video content posted regardless of length or orientation, will be labeled a Reel.

Meta is expanding its generative AI tools for ads. Updates include creating ads based on different audience personas, turning multiple images into videos with music and text overlays, and Video Highlights, which lets viewers skip to key segments of a video ad.

Starting July 10, 2025, Instagram will allow public content from professional accounts to appear in search engine results like Google. Learn what this means for creators and how to optimize for more visibility.

Threads is rolling out a test for Direct Messages (DMs) in select markets, including Hong Kong, Thailand, and Argentina, with plans to expand to other regions. This will be a separate and distinct inbox from Instagram DMs.

Instagram appears to be testing limits on how many Trial Reels creators can share in a 24-hour period. Several creators have reported receiving notifications saying they’ve “almost reached the limit” and can only share one more before needing to wait.

Threads has been improving how links are ranked on the platform

Instagram is nudging users to make in-feed posts they share to Stories full-screen.

Instagram has a new Suggested Fixes feature.

In the coming weeks, it is reportedly set to launch a teleprompter feature, allowing creators to read scripts while recording videos directly within the app.

Instagram is expanding access to its comment management features.

Instagram introduced a new Expander feature for Stories

Instagram now supports 3:4 aspect ratio photos, the native format for most phone cameras. When users upload a 3:4 image, it appears exactly as shot. This applies to single photos and carousels. Users can still share posts in 1:1 and 4:5 formats.