Meta Launching Paid Verified Accounts for Instagram and Facebook, Starting at $12 per Month

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, said it is considering launching a new Twitter-like social network. “We’re exploring a standalone, decentralized social network for sharing text updates. We believe there’s an opportunity for a separate space where creators and public figures can share timely updates about their interests,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement to Variety. The rep said the company had no additional info on the prospective social network to share. News site Moneycontrol first reported on the potential Meta service, which is code-named “P92.” The new Meta app would be based on — and interoperable with — the framework that powers Mastodon, a Twitter-like service that launched in 2016 and has seen a surge in popularity since Musk’s takeover of Twitter last October.

An uneasy moment. Peta Murgatroyd recalled being hesitant to celebrate her second pregnancy after a failed IVF attempt.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prominent Arab journalist Nakhle Elhage, who ran the Al Arabiya news network for 16 years, is launching a digital startup called Blinx to produce news and short form storytelling content targeting Gen Z and millennials in the Middle East and beyond. Headquartered in a high-tech Dubai Media City studio, Blinx is being dubbed as the first digital native storytelling hub in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It “will soon launch on multiple platforms,” according to a statement. The digital startup, which is financed by unspecified UAE-based investors, is offering a “more story, less noise approach,” the statement said, with content made by young people “delivering relatable content to a young audience in a way the MENA region has yet to see,” it added.

Matthew McConaughey's 14-year-old son Levi is a serious surfer. The 53-year-old Oscar winner took to Instagram on Thursday to post a shot of his eldest son's shirtless back, which is covered in bandages.«Surf souvenirs,» he captioned the photo of Levi in board shorts with a lime green surfboard under his arm.A post shared by Matthew McConaughey (@officiallymcconaughey)McConaughey has been spending lots of quality time with his family lately.

Matthew McConaughey‘s wife has shared a very rare photo of him and his two sons!

He is a man of many talents – including being a hairstylist to his young son. Matthew McConaughey was photographed cutting his son Livingston's hair in a new Instagram photo shared by his wife Camila Alves McConaughey. In the shot, McConaughey can be seen hard at work chopping the locks off his youngest child's head, using appropriate barber scissors while Livingston, 10, sits in a salon chair.

Matthew McConaughey can add barber to his long list of talents! Over the weekend, the celebrated actor's wife, Camila Alves, took to Instagram to post a photo, where McConaughey is seen giving his 10-year-old son, Livingston, a haircut as his 14-year-old son, Levi, watches.A post shared by Camila Alves McConaughey (@camilamcconaughey)«Then this happened…

My phone lights up. I am on holiday with my mum, enjoying a cocktail in a gay bar in central Barcelona. Imagine my sheer panic when I see an Instagram account has been created, seeming to use my name and my pictures, offering exclusive, paid-for, adult-only content.

Bringing the whole family together! Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy finally met Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy’s newborn son, Rome.

posted on Facebook. “This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services.”Meta Verified starts at $11.99/month on the web or $14.99/month on iOS.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is launching a paid verification service that will give their users a blue checkmark.

All the delights and debaucheries of old Hollywood are coming to people’s living rooms.

Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfenden has been defended by fans from the 'parent police' after sharing a snap of his son. The actor, who is known for playing David Metcalfe in the ITV soap, took to Instagram to share a picture of his youngest son, Ace, who appears to be in the potty training stage.

Poorna Jagannathan is teaming up with George Clooney and Brad Pitt in their latest Apple TV+ thriller “Wolves”.

The Resident creator Amy Holden Jones is turning to crime.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple Studios has launched its first-ever Apple Studios Directors Program, described as an inclusive, new initiative focused on expanding opportunities for mid-career directors across the U.S.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Nick Lieberman, a writer and director on the breakout Sundance comedy “Theater Camp,” has signed with Range Media Partners for representation. Sold out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival to Searchlight for $8 million and guaranteed a theatrical release, the feature earned an ensemble prize from the U.S. Dramatic jury. Equal parts scathing satire and heartwarming camp adventure for child performers, “Theater Camp” stars Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Noah Gavlin, Patti Harrison, Jimmy Tatro and Ayo Edebiri. Lieberman and Gordon directed from a script by Lieberman, Platt, Galvin and Gordon. Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbaum produced via Gloria Sanchez Productions along with Erik Feig’s Picturestart. The film will screen at the forthcoming South by Southwest film festival before hitting theaters later this year.

Radio X website, DAB Digital Radio, the Global Player app and via smart speakers, the sister station will air music from the likes of Queen, Guns N’ Roses, Blondie, Thin Lizzy, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and more.The news come as Radio X reports two million weekly listeners, according to a press release.“This is an actual dream come true,” Templeton said in a statement. To quote Joan Jett, I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll! So I can’t wait to blast out the biggest iconic rock anthems on Radio X Classic Rock every day.”Ashley Tabor-King OBE, founder and executive president of Global, said: “Radio X is going from strength to strength and we’re so pleased to launch its natural sister station.

Ines de Ramon looked joyful as she carried around a bouquet of pink flowers on Valentine’s Day. de Ramon, who’s been spotted repeatedly with Brad Pitt, was photographed leaving her office in Los Angeles. Brad Pitt and George Clooney spotted in all-black outfits on the set of ‘Wolves’ in NYCDiego Calva’s mom didn’t stop crying at ‘Babylon’ screeningThe photos show de Ramon walking around LA with a bouquet of pink flowers in a white vase.