Apple’s new iOS 14 policy will have a harmful impact on many small businesses that are struggling to stay afloat and on the free internet that we all rely on more than ever. We disagree with Apple’s approach and solution, yet we have no choice but to show Apple’s prompt. If we don’t, they will block Facebook from the App Store, which would only further harm the people and businesses that rely on our services.

We removed three separate networks for violating our policy against foreign or government interference which is coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB) on behalf of a foreign or government entity. These networks originated in France and Russia and targeted multiple countries in North Africa and the Middle East.  

In response to interference in the 2016 U.S. election, Instagram has instituted several changes to our ads policies to provide greater transparency for ads about social issues, elections and politics. Now, we’re sharing some tips for those who want to engage on social issues through Instagram ads, plus resources on the upcoming restriction period for ads about social issues, elections and politics.

WhatsApp Business app and WhatsApp Business API help businesses of all sizes manage their chats. We’ve listened to feedback on what’s worked and believe WhatsApp can help make messaging the best way for consumers and businesses to connect.

We are announcing a new way for businesses to store and manage their WhatsApp chats with customers using Facebook’s secure hosting infrastructure which will roll out early next year. This will make it easier to onboard to WhatsApp Business API, allow you to respond to WhatsApp messages faster, keep your inventory up to date, and sell products through chats.

We’ve launched several cloud-streamed games in the Facebook app and on browser — playable instantly, with no downloads required. Building on our HTML5 playable ads format, we’re also launching cloud playable ads on Android and iOS in the US. With this new format, we can now support interactive demos from a game’s native code, blurring the line between games and ads.

Advertisers and media planners have long understood that two critical factors — reach and frequency — impact performance. Media planners have long observed that frequency can be key to driving recall and encouraging action. Facebook IQ research has shown that while there’s no one-size-fits-all ideal frequency on Facebook, higher frequencies do tend to drive behavior changes. Our latest research explores how marketers boost the effectiveness and efficiency of their Facebook campaigns.

Compelling character treatment, appropriate text size, and proper sound design can help drive greater creative performance on in-stream placements. Facebook’s Creative Shop and Marketing Science teams are sharing a new set of creative recommendations that can help make your in-stream ads more engaging and impactful.

Though shopping might look different this holiday season, you can see it as a chance to start fresh, explore new product features and tools, and find creative ways to get in the holiday spirit. Get started by setting up your digital shop, then use Facebook Shops to help put your customers into a holiday mindset by creating seasonal collections, and curating and merchandising products into groups for holiday promotions and sales. Check out these and other holiday ideas for your shop to get inspired for the festive season.

We’re sharing an update on the enforcement actions we’ve taken since our last monthly report on coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB). This includes both our October CIB report and more details on the routine action we take against inauthentic behavior (IB) that doesn’t rise to the level of CIB, to paint a more complete picture of the broad range of adversarial behaviors, trends and tactics we see.

We are announcing updates to the Messenger API to support Instagram messaging, giving businesses new tools to manage their customer communications on Instagram at scale. The new API features, currrently in beta, enable businesses to integrate Instagram messaging with their preferred business applications and workflows, helping drive more meaningful conversations, increase customer satisfaction and grow sales.