More people than ever are using Meta technologies, and over the last several years we’ve built new apps and devices that have become part of how people connect — from Threads to Meta AI to AI glasses. With so many ways to create, learn, and communicate, it’s more important than ever to have a central, convenient location to manage experiences across apps.

That’s why today, we’re introducing the improved Meta Account. Building on Accounts Center, Meta Account is the simpler way to access and manage your Meta apps and devices, all in one place.  

What to Expect

Accounts Center will automatically be updated to a Meta Account. This rollout will happen gradually over the next year.  Here’s what to expect:

• Your apps and devices will show up automatically: All of the technologies that are part of your Accounts Center will be in your Meta Account. You’ll be notified when this happens.
• Your day-to-day experience stays the same: The switch to Meta Account will not change how you use your apps. It’s designed to make signing in and managing your settings easier.
• Optional for WhatsApp: If you previously added WhatsApp to your Accounts Center, it will carry over to your Meta Account, and you can still remove it at any time. If you haven’t added WhatsApp to your Accounts Center, it will remain separate from your Meta Account, and you can manage your WhatsApp as you do today. Your personal messages and calls remain private and end-to-end encrypted. Learn more here. 

Easy Login & Enhanced Security

Your Meta Account makes it easy to sign into the apps and devices you use to connect with the people and communities that matter to you.

• One password, zero hassle: You can optionally set up a single password to log into your apps and devices so you no longer have to remember multiple passwords. 
• Easy setup for new apps and devices: When you download a new Meta app or set up a new device, your Meta Account lets you get started quickly — without creating another login and profile from scratch.

Your Meta Account also comes with enhanced protections designed to keep your information safe without requiring extra effort from you.

• Boosted security with passkeys: Passkeys offer a more secure alternative to traditional passwords — letting you log in with your fingerprint, face recognition, or device password. With your Meta Account, passkeys will now work on Instagram, in addition to Facebook and Messenger, with more apps coming soon. WhatsApp passkeys are managed within WhatsApp independently.
• 24/7 protection: Our account security systems work around the clock to detect and stop suspicious activity, helping prevent unauthorized access before it can cause harm.
• Personalized security recommendations: Security Checkup is streamlined with your Meta Account, helping you stay up to date on protections like multi-factor authentication and login alerts across your Meta technologies.

A Central Place for Settings That Matter to You

Your Meta Account is designed to make things easier for you when it comes to managing settings that matter to you.

Settings that apply across Meta apps and devices are managed in one place through your Meta Account — similar to how Accounts Center works today. Now, more settings can be centrally managed this way, including your password, two-factor authentication, and the email address associated with your account. Because these don’t change from app to app, you shouldn’t have to update them separately. 

Settings that are specific to an app remain managed independently so you can also tailor your experiences for each. These kinds of choices are personal to how you use each app, so they live right where you’d expect: inside the app itself. For example, who can see your Facebook posts is a Facebook setting. Similarly, whether someone can tag you in a photo on Instagram is an Instagram setting. These will not change with your Meta Account. Learn more about managing your Meta Account settings here.

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For parents, Meta Account makes it easier to organize teens’ supervised accounts without having to switch between them. You can manage teens’ Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, and Meta Horizon settings from a single, simplified dashboard through Family Center, located within your Meta Account. We’ll continue improving our supervision tools to make life easier for busy parents.

Meta Account is here to make your digital life simpler and safer — and this is just the beginning. We’ll add more features over time. Learn more here.

Your Meta Account Questions, Answered

Here are answers to some of the most common things people want to know about their Meta Account.

Does Meta Account change anything for me?

Your day-to-day experiences with Meta technologies will stay the same. Once your Accounts Center updates to a Meta Account, you’ll have a simpler login experience for your apps and devices, enhanced security features, and the ability to manage more settings and preferences in one place. 

What apps and devices are included in Meta Account?

Meta Account supports Meta technologies including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, Meta AI, AI glasses, and Meta Quest headsets. WhatsApp can be added optionally and will not be in your Meta Account unless you previously added it to your Accounts Center, or choose to add it to your Meta Account later.

Do I have to add all of my apps and devices to one Meta Account?

No. You can choose to have different Meta Accounts for different apps or devices. For example, you can have a Meta Account for your Facebook and another Meta Account for your Instagram profile. You can choose to keep WhatsApp separate from your Meta Account and manage your WhatsApp as you do today.

Will my information be safe with a Meta Account?

Absolutely. Your Meta Account uses industry-leading security features like passkey login, proactive safeguards, and personalized Security Checkup to keep your information safe. You have full control over your privacy settings and account security. Learn more here.

I already have a Meta Account for my Meta Quest and AI glasses. Is this the same thing?

Yes, but your updated Meta Account builds on Accounts Center and now works across more apps and devices — making it easier to log in, control more settings centrally, and keep your information secure.

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In October, we announced we were building new ways to support parents as they help their teens navigate AI. This included providing parents with insights into the topics their teen has been discussing with Meta’s AI assistant. These insights are now available for parents supervising Teen Accounts in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and Brazil, and they’ll roll out to supervising parents globally in the coming weeks. 

Giving Parents More Insight Into Their Teens’ Conversations With AI

Parents using supervision on Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram will now see a new Insights tab within supervision, both in-app and on web. From there, parents will be able to see the topics their teen has been asking Meta AI about in that specific app over the past week. Topics can range from School, Entertainment, and Lifestyle to Travel, Writing, and Health and Wellbeing, among others. 

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Parents can tap on a topic to see the different categories that fall within each one. For example, categories within Lifestyle include fashion, food, and holidays, and categories within Health and Wellbeing include fitness, physical health, and mental health. 

This is just the starting point. As we roll out these insights to parents around the world, we’ll keep listening to feedback from both parents and experts, and explore ways to make them even more valuable. 

Complementing Existing AI Protections for Teen Accounts

These new insights complement the safety protections already built into AI experiences for Teen Accounts. For example, our AI experiences have been inspired by 13+ movie ratings criteria and parent feedback, meaning Meta AI should not give age-inappropriate responses that would feel out of place in a 13+ movie. This means Meta AI may not answer certain questions, and in some cases may direct teens to resources instead. We’ll still show parents the topic their teen was asking about, even if Meta AI didn’t respond to the question. 

While the insights are designed to give parents greater visibility into the general topics their teens are asking Meta AI about, for sensitive issues related to suicide and self-harm, we’re going further. We recently announced that we’re developing new alerts to let parents know if their teen tries to engage in conversations related to suicide or self-harm with Meta AI — and we’ll have more to share on those alerts soon. 

These new insights and proactive alerts are just some of the ways we’re working to make parental supervision even more valuable for parents. They build on the supervision features already available, which — among other things — allow parents to set time limits, schedule breaks, and see who their teen has been chatting to in the past seven days. We’re encouraged to see these tools are proving helpful to families, with the number of US teens enrolled in supervision more than doubling since last year. 

Helping Parents Approach Conversations About AI

We understand that AI is a new and evolving technology, and one that parents may not always feel confident talking about with their teens. That’s why we worked with the Cyberbullying Research Center to develop conversation starters: open-ended questions parents can ask their teens that are designed to help start non-judgmental conversations about their experiences with AI. Each question comes with guidance for parents, explaining what the specific question is designed to address, and how to approach it. These conversation starters are available on the Family Center website, and parents can also access them through a link in the new Insights tab.

Introducing Meta’s New AI Wellbeing Expert Council

Finally, we’re sharing more information about Meta’s new AI Wellbeing Expert Council, a group of experts who will provide ongoing input on our AI experiences for teens, to help make sure they continue to be safe and age-appropriate. We have a long history of working closely with experts to help inform our policies and products, including our existing AI experiences. Our Suicide and Self-Harm Advisors, Youth Advisors, and Body Image Experts also advise on specific issues, and we’re extremely grateful for their expertise.

Our AI Wellbeing Expert Council is made up of members of these three existing advisory groups, as well as new members with specific expertise in responsible and ethical AI, who are affiliated with the National Council for Suicide Prevention, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas, and the University of Southern California, among others. Meta teams will meet with the AI Wellbeing Expert Council regularly to share updates on the latest AI experiences we’re building for teens and gather feedback for our policy and product teams. This work has already started, with the AI Wellbeing Expert Council providing valuable input in the development of the new insights for parents that we’re announcing today.

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We’re introducing Live Chats on Threads, which lets you participate in public group chats during the biggest cultural events. It’s a new way to build community with others around shared interests like an album drop or a big game as it unfolds. Live Chats are an extension of what’s already happening on Threads — and a new way for creators and fans to connect over what matters to them in real time.

Live Chats are more dynamic than traditional group chats because they’re designed for real-time conversations around cultural moments as they’re happening. A profile ring signals when someone is live, and features like real-time polls, countdowns, and typing indicators keep the conversation lively. Live scores keep chats in sync with games, so the discussion never falls behind the action.

Live Chats will be launching in the NBAThreads Community during the Playoffs, with community champions and media personalities hosting Live Chats during live games: Malika Andrews, Rachel Nichols, Trysta Krick, David Rushing, and Lexis Mickens.

Discover and Join Public Group Chats

You can find and join a Live Chat at the top of the NBAThreads Community feed or one that’s linked in a shared post on your main Threads feed. Live Chats in other Community feeds will be rolling out in the coming months. You can also spot a Live Chat by the red live ring around a host’s profile photo.

Once you join a chat, you can send messages — including photos, videos, and links — back and forth, and tap on reaction emojis to show how you feel. If the chat is full, you can still watch the conversation, react to messages, and vote in polls. Live Chats are open and publicly discoverable even after they’ve ended.

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To start, Live Chats can be hosted by a select group of creators, including Community Champions who are actively engaged in a Threads community, spark conversations, and join others. Eligible hosts can schedule a Live Chat to start by tapping the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of their Community, and selecting Schedule a Live Chat. From there you can name your chat, choose a start and end time, and invite people to join. You can also share your Live Chat to your Threads feed and Instagram Story to spread the word.

What’s Next

We’re continuing to build on the Live Chats experience with new features coming soon, including co-hosting, play-by-play content with real-time updates, lock screen widgets to surface real-time Live Chats activity, and the ability to quote and share chat messages on your Threads feed.

We’re excited to bring people closer to the moments that matter. We’re starting with the NBAThreads Community as we build and refine Live Chats — rolling out gradually to more communities on Threads so we can learn from early feedback and refine the experience.

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One year ago today, we launched Edits, an app for editing and creating videos right on your phone. We worked with creators to build an app that supports their entire creative process. 

As we mark this first year of building Edits with and for creators, I wanted to share a look back and a preview of what we’re excited to build next. 

The Best Editing Tools, All in One Place

Since launching Edits, we’ve focused on building powerful tools creators need and bringing them into a video editor that feels simple and approachable. We started by removing real-world friction. Creators told us it was hard to read scripts from their notes while filming, so we built an in-app teleprompter. Whether you’re on camera or recording a voiceover, you can speak directly to your audience with confidence, and adjust your text size and speed as you go.

We’ll keep making our core tools better with upgrades coming for captions, including bilingual captions, advanced color adjustments, speed curves, and more. We’re also working to make most tools within the app customizable, so you can start with what’s there and tune it exactly how you like.

A Creative Home You Make Your Own

We built Edits to also support everything around video editing — from inspiration and ideas to feedback after you hit Share. Rather than having to jump from app to app to make a single video, Edits brings everything you need into one seamless workspace.

In the Ideas tab, your saved reels and audio from Instagram live alongside sticky notes for your next big idea. As you use Edits, it gets more personalized with an inspiration feed based on what you post, insights that summarize your comments, and weekly ideas generated just for you.

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You can expect even more ways to tailor Edits to how you work over the next year,  like pinning your favorite tools, getting more insights about your followers, and starting every project with your personalized setup ready to go.

Creating Together

With Edits, we believe creativity grows through community: through mentorship, encouragement, and education. That’s why we’ve worked with creators like Ethan Barber and Cole Bennett to bring their creative approaches into Edits for anyone to try. 

When you tap on an Edits template, you can open the project file to see how it was made, including whether it uses trending audio, and then easily make it into your own. Soon, you’ll be able to make more complex templates with overlays, keyframes, and video effects.

In the next year, you can expect more examples and techniques from creators at your disposal, and easier ways to trade creative building blocks with each other through the app.

What’s Next

We’re focused on making tools that bring your creativity to life — from your first burst of inspiration to the final result. Try Edits if you haven’t already and tag @creators to share what you’ve made. Keep the feedback coming on Instagram and Threads — it directly shapes what we build next.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma will be home to Meta’s newest AI data center — our first data center in the state, 28th in the US, and 32nd in our global fleet. Once operational, this data center will be optimized for our AI workloads, helping to bring our technologies and AI ambitions to life so  people around the world can connect, find their community, and grow their businesses. 

Investing in the Tulsa Community

Meta is committed to playing a positive role in the communities where it operates. Once completed, our Tulsa facility will represent an investment of more than $1 billion in the region. We anticipate over 1,000 construction workers will be onsite at the peak of construction, and once complete, the data center will support approximately 100 operational jobs. We’re also investing more than $25 million in local infrastructure improvements, including roads and water infrastructure.

Local partners are essential to our goal of improving the communities where we have data centers. That’s why we’re providing Eastside Rise with a grant to expand its neighborhood enhancement program across East Tulsa, supporting projects that range from community gardens and public art to home repairs for Tulsa residents. We’re also partnering with Tulsa Tech and Tulsa Community College to support a new, cross-institutional workforce development program and learning lab for digital infrastructure careers. We anticipate this partnership will create a pipeline of 200+ graduates annually in technical trades, including cooling simulation, fiber optics, and structured cabling, along with AI and data analytics programming.

 

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We strive to be good water stewards in communities where we have data centers, and design our data centers to minimize water use. We plan to use a water-efficient closed-loop, liquid-cooled system that recirculates the same water and will use zero water for a majority of the year at our new Tulsa data center. 

We also pay the full costs of water and wastewater service required to support our data centers so the costs aren’t passed on to consumers. We’re partnering with the Tulsa Community Foundation to establish a fund that will support Tulsa residents who are struggling to pay their water bills or are in need of water service line repair and replacement. 

We aim to be water positive in 2030, meaning we will restore more water to local watersheds than we consume. We’re partnering with Phytech on a water restoration project that will provide irrigation technology to Tulsa area farmers to help them minimize water withdrawal while optimizing yields, saving energy and reducing costs. This ten-year project will implement Phytech’s innovative plant-sensor technology across approximately 1,500 acres of vital commodity crops, including corn, soybeans, and winter wheat, to save over 50 million gallons of water per year.

Supporting the Grid

As with all of our data centers, we’ll pay the full costs of the data center’s energy use so they aren’t passed on to consumers. Through our utility bills, we’ll be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on grid infrastructure, like substations and transmission lines, that benefit all consumers and the data center’s electricity use will be matched with 100% clean energy. We have a long history of successfully supporting energy projects and are adding over 1,500 megawatts of clean energy to the grid in Oklahoma. 

We’ll also provide an annual contribution to the Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) Light a Life Program, an initiative made possible through PSO’s partnership with the Salvation Army. Our donation to Light a Life will provide financial assistance to help customers in Oklahoma who are struggling to pay their energy bills.

Designing, building, and maintaining facilities that are positive contributors to our communities matters to us. We look forward to collaborating with the Tulsa, Oklahoma community to bring this data center online. 

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