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Meta Takes Down Influence Operations By China, Russia

Covert influence campaigns run by China and Russia targeted users in US, UK, EU, covering issues such as US mid…

2 years ago

Florida Seeks Supreme Court Ruling On Social Media Law

US state of Florida seeks Supreme Court ruling on its controversial social media law that stops platforms from banning political…

2 years ago

Meta To Shutter Facebook Gaming App

That didn't last long. Meta is to close its Facebook Gaming app later this year – two years after it…

2 years ago

Twitter, Meta Take Down ‘US-Based’ Propaganda Campaign

Twitter and Meta take down propaganda network furthering the interests of the US and its allies as researchers point to…

2 years ago

Meta Settles Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit

Meta Platforms agrees to settle a lawsuit in San Francisco over the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, but financial terms not…

2 years ago

Glitch Sees Facebook Feeds Flooded With Celebrity Spam

Meta spokesperson blames 'configuration issue' for strange glitch Wednesday morning that flooded user news feeds with messages to celebrities

2 years ago

Meta Settles Facebook Location Tracking Lawsuit

Meta reaches $37.5 million settlement of a Facebook location tracking lawsuit, after allegations it tracked user movements via people's smartphones

2 years ago

Meta Gathers AI Data As Chatbot Calls Zuckerberg ‘Creepy’

Facebook parent Meta gathers data from user interactions with latest chatbot as BlenderBot 3 criticises Mark Zuckerberg, repeats election misinformation

2 years ago

Facebook Tests Default End-to-End Encryption For Messenger

Privacy move. Platform tests secure storage of people's chats on Messenger, in a move sure to provoke pushback from law…

2 years ago

Meta Raises $10 Billion In Bond Offering

First ever bond offering sees Facebook parent Meta Platforms raise $10 billion, as it seeks to bolster finances, amid heavy…

2 years ago

Facebook At Centre Of US Teenager Home Abortion Case

Court documents show Facebook provided police in the US state of Nebraska with a teenager's private chats about her at…

2 years ago

WhatsApp Update To Allow Users To Leave Groups Silently

Privacy changes to WhatsApp. No more blanket notifications to a group if a user decides to exit the group chat,…

2 years ago

FTC Lawsuit To Block Meta Acquisition Of VR Developer Within

American regulator Federal Trade Commission moves to block Facebook parent Meta from acquiring virtual reality fitness app maker Within

2 years ago

Meta Posts First Ever Revenue Decline, Amid Intense Pressures

CEO Mark Zuckerberg warns the economic downturn has arrived, as Meta misses earnings forecast and predicts another decline

2 years ago

Meta Revamps Facebook Content Feed

Facebook 'Home' revamped to promote discovery of new content, whereas 'Feeds' tab will mostly feature posts from friends and family

2 years ago

CMA To Reconsider Order For Meta To Sell Giphy

UK competition regulator, the CMA, tells Silicon UK it has agreed to reconsider over next three months its ruling to…

2 years ago

Meta’s Ray-Ban Stories Can Now Make Calls Via WhatsApp

Calling you via...my smart glasses? WhatsApp calling and messaging now integrated into Meta's smart glasses (Ray-Ban Stories)

2 years ago

Meta Creates New Virtual Reality Login System

U-turn for Meta's Facebook? New system for users logging into Meta's virtual reality headsets will be deployed from next month

2 years ago

Facebook Demands Old FTC Documents In Antitrust Battle

Fresh development in Meta's battle against US regulator, seeking to force Facebook to divest itself of WhatsApp and Instragram

2 years ago

Meta Slashes Hiring As It Braces For Downturn – Report

CEO Mark Zuckerberg tells staff to brace for a deep economic downturn, as Meta cuts its hiring plans by at…

2 years ago

EU’s ‘Revised’ Disinformation Code Of Practice Backed By Tech Giants

EU's “strengthened” Code of Practice on Disinformation is signed by 34 tech firms, platforms and civil groups to beef up…

3 years ago

Meta Fails To Overturn UK Order To Sell Giphy

Meta has mostly failed in its appeal against the CMA order to sell Giphy, after judges dismissed all but one…

3 years ago

Smaller Firms Support US Tech Competition Bill As Giants Resist

Dozens of smaller tech companies and organisations sign letter supporting American Innovation and Choice Online Act as tech giants warn…

3 years ago

US Supreme Court Seeks Biden Input On WhatsApp’s NSO Lawsuit

Justices on US Supreme Court mull whether Meta's WhatsApp can pursue its lawsuit against NSO Group, and seek Biden administration…

3 years ago

Sheryl Sandberg To Leave Facebook After 14 Years

After fourteen years as chief operating officer at Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg confirms she will leave the firm in the Autumn

3 years ago

Tech Firms Urged By Ofcom To Do More To Protect Women Online

UK regulator says women are heavier users than men of most social media platforms, and urges tech firms to keep…

3 years ago

US Supreme Court Blocks Controversial Texas Social Media Law

Content moderation victory? Tech industry celebrates as US Supreme Court blocks controversial Texas social media law from taking effect

3 years ago

Amazon Shareholders Narrowly Approve Executive Pay

Amazon shareholders deliver rebuke in narrow approval for executive pay, as Facebook owner Meta and Google also face increasing investor…

3 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Sued By DC AG Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Four years later, and Washington DC Attorney General decides to sue Mark Zuckerberg personally over Cambridge Analytica scandal

3 years ago

WhatsApp Adds Customised Business Chats

Facebook parent Meta begins offering cloud-based WhatsApp chat integration for businesses, as it looks for new revenue opportunities

3 years ago