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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption from Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok believe Australia should not exempt YouTube from its decision to ban social media for minors. YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights...
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Videos Of Women Bathing At Maha Kumbh Up For Sale, Cops Seek Meta Help
The Uttar Pradesh Police Wednesday said it has registered cases against two social media accounts for allegedly posting and selling objectional videos of women pilgrims bathing at the Maha Kumbh.
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Meta Launches Undersea Cable Project 'Longer Than Earth's Circumference'
Subsea cable projects are the backbone of global digital infrastructure, accounting for more than 95 per cent of intercontinental traffic.
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Meta To Pay Trump $25 Million To Settle 2021 Account Ban Lawsuit: Report
Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, media reported Wednesday.
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Meta Clarifies On Forcing Users To Follow President Trump On Facebook, Instagram
After the POTUS account was switched from Joe Biden to Donald Trump, many of the users reacted surprisingly as one of the posts made it to their feed.
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WhatsApp Will Soon Let Users Share WhatsApp Status Automatically on Facebook and Instagram
WhatsApp will soon benefit from an optional integration with Meta Accounts Centre with the aim of delivering a more connected experience, the company announced on Tuesday. This move will enable users to share their WhatsApp statuses automatically on other Meta Platforms’ apps such as Facebook and Instagram.
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Meta Ex-COO Sheryl Sandberg Sanctioned For Deleting Emails
The judge said evidence showed Sheryl Sandberg used a personal account under a pseudonym and erased messages likely relevant to the shareholder lawsuit.
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Biden Officials Would 'Scream', 'Curse' At Meta Team To Take Down Content
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently shared a shocking account of Biden administration officials berating Facebook staff over content removal requests.
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Biden Officials Would 'Scream', 'Curse' At Meta Team To Take Down Content
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently shared a shocking account of Biden administration officials berating Facebook staff over content removal requests.
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Meta Reportedly Planning to Add ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of AI Users to Facebook, Instagram
Meta reportedly plans to flood its social media platforms with artificial intelligence (AI) bots that will act as regular accounts. As per the report, the tech giant is working on introducing AI-powered characters that can post, share, like, and perform other activities that human users can do. These AI bots are said to be added to both Facebook an...
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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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Instagram Will Let Users Reset Their Content Recommendations
Instagram will let some users reset the algorithm that determines what types of posts and videos they see in their feed. The change is designed to give people more control if they find the content in their Instagram feed no longer matches their interests.
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Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets. The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy.
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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TikTok Bans Russian State Media Outlets RT And Sputnik For Acts Of 'Covert Influence Operations'
TikTok has banned accounts belonging to Russian state-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing their engagement in "covert influence operations".
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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption from Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok believe Australia should not exempt YouTube from its decision to ban social media for minors. YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights...
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Videos Of Women Bathing At Maha Kumbh Up For Sale, Cops Seek Meta Help
The Uttar Pradesh Police Wednesday said it has registered cases against two social media accounts for allegedly posting and selling objectional videos of women pilgrims bathing at the Maha Kumbh.
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Meta Launches Undersea Cable Project 'Longer Than Earth's Circumference'
Subsea cable projects are the backbone of global digital infrastructure, accounting for more than 95 per cent of intercontinental traffic.
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Meta To Pay Trump $25 Million To Settle 2021 Account Ban Lawsuit: Report
Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, media reported Wednesday.
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Meta Clarifies On Forcing Users To Follow President Trump On Facebook, Instagram
After the POTUS account was switched from Joe Biden to Donald Trump, many of the users reacted surprisingly as one of the posts made it to their feed.
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WhatsApp Will Soon Let Users Share WhatsApp Status Automatically on Facebook and Instagram
WhatsApp will soon benefit from an optional integration with Meta Accounts Centre with the aim of delivering a more connected experience, the company announced on Tuesday. This move will enable users to share their WhatsApp statuses automatically on other Meta Platforms’ apps such as Facebook and Instagram.
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Meta Ex-COO Sheryl Sandberg Sanctioned For Deleting Emails
The judge said evidence showed Sheryl Sandberg used a personal account under a pseudonym and erased messages likely relevant to the shareholder lawsuit.
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Biden Officials Would 'Scream', 'Curse' At Meta Team To Take Down Content
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently shared a shocking account of Biden administration officials berating Facebook staff over content removal requests.
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Biden Officials Would 'Scream', 'Curse' At Meta Team To Take Down Content
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently shared a shocking account of Biden administration officials berating Facebook staff over content removal requests.
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Meta Reportedly Planning to Add ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of AI Users to Facebook, Instagram
Meta reportedly plans to flood its social media platforms with artificial intelligence (AI) bots that will act as regular accounts. As per the report, the tech giant is working on introducing AI-powered characters that can post, share, like, and perform other activities that human users can do. These AI bots are said to be added to both Facebook an...
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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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Instagram Will Let Users Reset Their Content Recommendations
Instagram will let some users reset the algorithm that determines what types of posts and videos they see in their feed. The change is designed to give people more control if they find the content in their Instagram feed no longer matches their interests.
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Meta Bans Accounts Tracking Private Jets for Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk
Meta has removed several accounts across Threads and Instagram that were used to track celebrities’ private jets. The accounts, which rely on publicly available information to track a jet’s location and CO2 emissions, among other details, were banned without warning this week after Meta updated its privacy policy.
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Meta Testing Facial Recognition to Spot Scam Ads That Use Celebrity Images, Faster Identity Verification
Meta announced testing facial recognition technology to detect scam ads and assist users in faster account recovery on Monday. The social media giant is specifically targeting “celeb-bait” ad scams, where scammers use images of celebrities and public figures to lure users into interacting with the ad and clicking malicious links.
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TikTok Bans Russian State Media Outlets RT And Sputnik For Acts Of 'Covert Influence Operations'
TikTok has banned accounts belonging to Russian state-owned media outlets RT and Sputnik, citing their engagement in "covert influence operations".
