
Meta now lets ads optimize for Instagram profile visits
A March 2026 Ads Manager update adds profile-visit and Page-visit optimization — a shift aimed at creators and DM-driven sellers rather than web stores.
Platform earnings, ad pricing, influencer budget shifts and agency margins, reported for people who plan spend rather than watch a share price.

A March 2026 Ads Manager update adds profile-visit and Page-visit optimization — a shift aimed at creators and DM-driven sellers rather than web stores.

An investigation published March 18, 2026 says Meta has kept failing to stop banned high-risk financial ads in the UK, despite earlier pledges.

A month after Meta began showing ads to all Threads users, inventory is available to all advertisers — early tests suggest cheaper reach, with limits.

Meta's fourth-quarter report shows ad impressions up 18 percent and average price per ad up 6 percent — a combination that keeps raising the cost of Instagram reach.

Ad sets still built on removed detailed targeting interests will stop running across Facebook and Instagram this week, and saved audiences need manual edits.