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Meta Will Use Fact Checkers Outside the US ‘For Now’
Meta, which said it will replace third-party fact checkers in the US with a community notes system, will see how the change plays out before deciding about a transition in other regions, Mendelsohn said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Francine Lacqua at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday.
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Meta to Cut Roughly Five Percent of Staff, Targeting Lowest Performers
Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting roughly five percent of its staff through performance-based terminations. Affected workers in the US are expected to be notified on February 10, while those based in other countries will be informed at a later date, according to the memo.
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As Meta Set To Drop Fact-Checks, Here's A Guide To Verify Info Online
Meta - which operates Facebook, Threads, and Instagram - has announced that it will discontinue its fact-checking program in the US and move to a crowdsourced model to allow "free expression".
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Meta Takes Down Its Own AI-Powered Profiles On Instagram, Facebook. Here's Why
The AI-generated profiles were first introduced by Meta in September 2023.
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Meta’s Irish Arm Fined $264 Million by Watchdog Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm following two inquiries into a personal data breach. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on time lines and groups of which the user was a member,
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Meta Fined $253 Million Over Facebook Hacks By Ireland
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked.
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What Australia Is Doing To Make Big Techs Pay Media Publishers For News
Australia is planning to come up with new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news.
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AI-Driven Algorithm Increases Screen Time Of Facebook, Instagram Users
The improvement to the tech giant's AI system has led to an 8% increase in the amount of time spent on Facebook and a 6% increase on Instagram.
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Meta To Face Lawsuits In Japan Over Fake Ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrities, local media reported.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Gamble Pays Off With $201 Billion Fortune
Buoyed by a record-high Meta Platforms Inc. share price, Zuckerberg’s net worth has climbed almost sixfold in less than two years to $201 billion (roughly Rs. 16,86,617 crore), the first time he’s exceeded the $200 billion mark (roughly Rs. 16,78,226 crore), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He’s moved to fourth place on the list...
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Meta Just Shut A Vital Online Tool. It's Bad News For Fight Against Misinformation
For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called CrowdTangle to track and fight the spread of viral falsehoods online.
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Meta Rolls Out 'Verified Subscription' Plans In India - Range: Rs 639 To Rs 21,000
Meta today introduced verified subscription plans for businesses on Facebook and Instagram in India.
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Meta Warns News Block On Facebook For Australia Over Licensing Fees
Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary hearing on Friday.
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In Mega Expansion, Meta Introduces Advanced AI Assistant To Indian Users
Meta AI will be available across major platforms- WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram. Meta AI will take on Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT, offering seamless experience in existing ecosystem
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Meta's Collaboration With UP Police Help Prevent 457 Suicides In 1.5 Years
A collaboration between Meta, which owns social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, and the Uttar Pradesh Police has prevented a total of 457 people from committing suicide during nearly 1.5 years, an official statement said.
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Meta Will Use Fact Checkers Outside the US ‘For Now’
Meta, which said it will replace third-party fact checkers in the US with a community notes system, will see how the change plays out before deciding about a transition in other regions, Mendelsohn said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Francine Lacqua at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday.
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Meta to Cut Roughly Five Percent of Staff, Targeting Lowest Performers
Meta Platforms Inc. is cutting roughly five percent of its staff through performance-based terminations. Affected workers in the US are expected to be notified on February 10, while those based in other countries will be informed at a later date, according to the memo.
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As Meta Set To Drop Fact-Checks, Here's A Guide To Verify Info Online
Meta - which operates Facebook, Threads, and Instagram - has announced that it will discontinue its fact-checking program in the US and move to a crowdsourced model to allow "free expression".
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Meta Takes Down Its Own AI-Powered Profiles On Instagram, Facebook. Here's Why
The AI-generated profiles were first introduced by Meta in September 2023.
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Meta’s Irish Arm Fined $264 Million by Watchdog Over Data Breach
Ireland’s data protection commission fined Meta Platforms Inc.’s Irish arm following two inquiries into a personal data breach. The breach was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited in September 2018. It impacted data including full names, email addresses, phone numbers, posts on time lines and groups of which the user was a member,
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Meta Fined $253 Million Over Facebook Hacks By Ireland
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Tuesday it had fined Facebook-owner Meta 251 million euros ($263 million) for a data protection failure that saw Facebook accounts hacked.
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What Australia Is Doing To Make Big Techs Pay Media Publishers For News
Australia is planning to come up with new rules to force big tech companies to pay local publishers for news.
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AI-Driven Algorithm Increases Screen Time Of Facebook, Instagram Users
The improvement to the tech giant's AI system has led to an 8% increase in the amount of time spent on Facebook and a 6% increase on Instagram.
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Meta To Face Lawsuits In Japan Over Fake Ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrities, local media reported.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Gamble Pays Off With $201 Billion Fortune
Buoyed by a record-high Meta Platforms Inc. share price, Zuckerberg’s net worth has climbed almost sixfold in less than two years to $201 billion (roughly Rs. 16,86,617 crore), the first time he’s exceeded the $200 billion mark (roughly Rs. 16,78,226 crore), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He’s moved to fourth place on the list...
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Meta Just Shut A Vital Online Tool. It's Bad News For Fight Against Misinformation
For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called CrowdTangle to track and fight the spread of viral falsehoods online.
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Meta Rolls Out 'Verified Subscription' Plans In India - Range: Rs 639 To Rs 21,000
Meta today introduced verified subscription plans for businesses on Facebook and Instagram in India.
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Meta Warns News Block On Facebook For Australia Over Licensing Fees
Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary hearing on Friday.
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In Mega Expansion, Meta Introduces Advanced AI Assistant To Indian Users
Meta AI will be available across major platforms- WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram. Meta AI will take on Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT, offering seamless experience in existing ecosystem
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Meta's Collaboration With UP Police Help Prevent 457 Suicides In 1.5 Years
A collaboration between Meta, which owns social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, and the Uttar Pradesh Police has prevented a total of 457 people from committing suicide during nearly 1.5 years, an official statement said.
