Facebook’s return to a form of facial recognition also carries baggage. Meta shut down its broad facial-recognition system in 2021 and said it would delete more than one billion facial templates, citing regulatory uncertainty and societal concerns. It preserved narrower uses, including identity verification and fraud prevention.

Meta is trying to tackle scammers that are using generative AI by introducing a new kind of verification using user selfies.

A growing number of Facebook users are reporting that the social media platform is experiencing issues. Here's what's going on.

Facebook users posting in July 2026 discussed an alleged Meta initiative involving the company's use of their personal information, including photos.

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The social platform says it will test a video-first look for users when they open the app in select countries, potentially bringing it to the U.S. next year.

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Users said the technology mistakenly deleted their accounts. To resolve the issue, they still had to rely on A.I.