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Meta Confirms AI Dramatically Increases Time Spent on Instagram

August 1, 2026Carlos Mendoza1 мин

Even a modest 10% increase in time spent on an application used by three billion people each month translates to millions of additional hours absorbed daily by phone screens. Mark Zuckerberg readily admits this, highlighting how Meta's artificial intelligence is significantly enhancing user engagement on Instagram. This boost in screen time, while seemingly small per user, represents a massive collective increase in daily platform interaction.