Meta expands the introduction of the AI labels and updates Threads
Meta has been tagging ads that have been created or highly modified using the company’s generative AI tools since last year. But now, it’s expanding the rollout of these tags, which means more users will start seeing them throughout the year.
Meta said that if an advertiser uses its generative AI tool in a way that doesn’t generate significant edits to the image or video, it will not apply any tags. Otherwise, the post will display an AI label behind the three-dot menu or next to the “Sponsored label.”
Meta also plans to share more information on its approach to labeling ad images made or edited with third-party AI tools, such as those from OpenAI.
The company has also announced that Threads users can now set their custom feeds to be public and follow custom feeds created by other users. The feature is similar to that offered by BlueSky, where users can search and browse public feeds to find content.
The new Threads tool allows users to select the feed they want to make public and adjust their privacy settings as needed. With public feeds, users can now leverage feeds created by others and pin them to their home screen. It also allows adding specific user profiles to a given feed.
However, unlike Bluesky, Threads’ custom feeds are primarily interest-focused, while Bluesky’s custom feeds can be interest-based or simply offer different ways to sort and filter Bluesky content. The social network offers feeds that focus on trends, accounts that help catch up with what the user has missed and those that focus only on videos.
Meta’s revenue rose 21% year-over-year to $48.39 billion in Q4 2024 and 22% year-over-year to $164.50 billion in 2024, according to its latest financial report.
Fizz launches digital TV service in Quebec
Mobile operator Fizz is launching its first wholly digital TV service.
Available to all Fizz internet members in Quebec, Fizz TV allows subscribers to create their own TV plan. The standard subscription covers 23 channels, and users can add five to 20 specialty channels to their package. All specialty channels are priced the same.
Some of the channels available are CBC, RDS, TSN, BBC News, CNBC, Fox and Fox Sports, CityTV and NBC, as well as different Disney channels. Subscribers can also access paid video-on-demand services through the Fizz TV app.
The new service, which allows simultaneous viewing on up to five screens, is compatible with Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, and iOS and Android phones and tablets.
Fizz was launched in Quebec in 2018 as a complement to Videotron, the traditional wireless provider of its parent company Quebecor. Since then, it has expanded its services to Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia.
