•Mark Zuckerberg and Meta logo Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a federal court heard yesterday in the trial of the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users. In what many experts have called social media’s “big tobacco moment,” a coalition of states is demanding Meta [...
•India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Meta logo An Indian parliamentary panel called today for Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to apologise for the temporary removal of a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India, the world’s most populous country, is Meta’s largest market by users, with hundreds of millions of people using Facebook, Instagram...
Meta must change Facebook’s and Instagram’s “addictive design” or face a heavy fine, the European Union warned today. Brussels accused the US tech giant of failing to limit the risks the platforms posed to users, especially children and vulnerable adults, because of features designed to keep them on Facebook and Instagram, reports AFP. Of part...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms over allegations of anti-competitive practices and the unlawful use of content belonging to Nigerian media organisations. The direct...
Tech giant Meta today attacked Australia’s “grossly unfair” bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently opposed to the draft laws. Traditional media companies around the world are in a battle for survival as readers increasingly consume their news on social media, reports AFP. Australia wants big tech companies to ...
Meta secured a partial victory today over the EU’s powers to regulate tech giants, as a top court ruled the bloc was wrong to slap tough rules on its Facebook Marketplace platform — but threw out an appeal over Messenger. The US giant filed a challenge with the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg over both […]
Meta yesterday launched paid subscription plans for its flagship apps, marking a major push by the tech giant to diversify beyond its long-time reliance on advertising revenue. Meta head of product Naomi Gleit announced the move in a video posted to Instagram, saying she was rolling out Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus and WhatsApp Plus globally,...
Meta Platforms has announced a new “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users designed to make conversations with its AI chatbot more private, as concerns continue to grow around how personal data is handled in generative AI systems. The company revealed in a blog post today that the feature allows users to engage in temporary, private chats [&hellip...
The EU said today Meta is failing to prevent children under 13 using Facebook and Instagram, potentially exposing them to inappropriate content — and putting the tech giant at risk of a massive fine. The European Union has in recent months stepped up efforts to protect children online, with several member countries considering social media [&h...
•EU flag The European Union has escalated its antitrust scrutiny of Meta Platforms, warning that it may impose interim measures over the company’s decision to block rival artificial intelligence (AI) services from operating on WhatsApp. The move marked one of the strongest regulatory signals that Brussels is prepared to act swiftly to curb pra...
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