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Meta spreads cheer on Wall Street as Facebook adds more users
Meta Platform shares rose by 17% with new users joining the platform and surprising Wall Street
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Meta shares surge after Facebook ekes out user growth
Facebook recovers after a drop in users earlier this year, with quarterly profits that sent shares by up by 20%
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Facebook-owner Meta to open first physical store in metaverse bet
Meta Platforms to open its first physical store in Burlingame campus, California, for VR headsets and other gadgets
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EU sets new online rules for Google, Meta to curb illegal content
The Digital Services Act backed by EU, will ensure tech giants like Alphabet do more to tackle illegal content.
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Meta to take nearly half of sales made by its metaverse creators as fees
Meta Platform will charge creators 47.5% on sales of digital assets and experiences made inside it's VR world, Horizon
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Meta to start testing money-making tools for its metaverse
Meta Platforms is going to start testing tools for digital assets and experiences within its VR platform, Horizon.
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How Meta fumbled propaganda moderation during Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Facebook and Instagram has been used to spread propaganda against Ukraine, claiming Russian attacks as fake news.
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Meta plans virtual currency, creator coins for its apps
Meta Platform is planning to introduce its own virtual tokens and cryptocurrency to reward creators and offer services
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Facebook owner Meta briefly blocks hashtags tied to Bucha killings
Meta Platforms briefly blocked hashtags related to civilian deaths after the attack in Northern Ukraine, Bucha.
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Facebook bug leads to increased views of harmful content
Facebook engineers identified a massive bug in its News Feed which failed to demote hate speech and misinformation
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Facebook advertisers can pursue class action over ad rates
US judges rules on Meta Platforms lawsuit accusing Facebook of deceiving advertising with its potential reach tool.
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US Chamber sides with Facebook in antitrust appeal
US Chamber urged DC appeals court to reject an appeal to revive an antitrust case filed against Meta Platforms.
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Instagram might allow users to reply with voice messages to Stories
Alessandro Paluzzi believes Instagram is working to add private voice message feature to Stories.
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Meta inks partnership for 3D ads in step toward the metaverse
Meta Platforms partners with new ecommerce tech firm to make 3D ads for both Instagram and Facebook.
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New EU rules regulating US tech giants likely to set global standard
EU rules for US Tech giants will set a global benchmark, compelling these companies to be more innovative.
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Russia finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity' but WhatsApp can stay
Moscow found Meta guilty of 'extremist activity' but the ruling excluded the ban on its messenger service, WhatsApp.
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Russia finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity' but WhatsApp can stay
Facebook last year had 7.5 million users in Russia and WhatsApp had 67 million
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Australia to make Big Tech hand over misinformation data
Australia will be able to force big tech companies to share data about how they handled misinformation under new law.
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Meta to test content tools for advertisers later this year
Meta is building new tools to prevent brands from appearing next to unsuitable content on their social platform.
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Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements
Australian watchdog filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms for failing to prevent scammers from promoting fake ads.
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Facebook removes more Russia posts claiming children's hospital bombing a hoax
Facebook removes official Russian posts that falsely claimed Russian bombing in a Children's hospital in Ukraine.
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Meta narrows guidance to prohibit calls for death of a head of state
Meta Platforms narrows Facebook's content moderation policy to prohibit calls for the death of a head of state.
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Facebook owner defends policy on calls for violence that angered Russia
Meta owner said that a temporary change in content policy was required for Ukraine alone to let users voice opposition
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Russia demands that US stop Meta's "extremist activities"
Russia's embassy demanded that the US stop the extremist activities against the country on Facebook.
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Facebook allows Ukraine posts urging violence against invading Russia
Facebook and Instagram will allow users to post content promoting violence against Russians and calls to invade Russia
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Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media
Russia blocks Facebook, after finding 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by the company.
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Ukraine to seek action against Russia from about 50 tech firms
Ukraine is going to urge 50 tech companies including gaming esports, etc. to take action against Russia.
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Meta restricts some Russian state media accounts at Ukraine request
Meta has restricted some accounts in Ukraine, especially those belonging to Russian state media organizations.
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Moscow battles big tech to control the narrative
While tech companies restrict content on Russian propaganda, Moscow fights to change the narrative of the war.
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Russia to restrict Facebook access for 'censoring' its media
Russia limits access to Facebook after accusing Meta of censoring content they posted on the platform.
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Facebook, Twitter highlight security steps for users in Ukraine
Meta platforms set up special operations centers to monitor the conflict in Ukraine, ensuring security for users.
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Zuckerberg unveils AI projects aimed at building metaverse future
Meta is working with AI research to improve voice assistants and language translations.
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Facebook launches Reels globally, betting on 'fastest growing' format
Facebook to soon launch short video feature Reels to more than 150 countries to expand content format.
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Users should be allowed to sue US tech giants under EU rules
According to civil groups, users should have the liberty to sue US tech giants for breaching EU rules and regulations.
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Religious leaders call on Zuckerberg to scrap Instagram Kids plans
Religious groups have appealed to Mark Zuckerberg to stop Meta's plans for Instagram's version for kids.
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Early Facebook investor Peter Thiel to step down from Meta board
Billionaire investor, Peter Thiel decided to retire, after being one of the early investors of the company.
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Meta adds tool to guard against harassment in metaverse
Meta is launching a tool to allow people to maintain personal space boundaries after concerns over harassment mounted.
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Facebook usage dips for first time. Will Instagram follow?
After Facebook's fall, estimates show that Instagram's growth in monthly users will fall 5.8% this year.
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Australian billionaire files lawsuit against Facebook over scam ads
Andrew Forrest will file a lawsuit against Facebook, on alleged breach of anti-money laundering laws and scams.
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India seeks tougher action from US tech giants on fake news
In a heated discussion, Indian officials argued why tech giants like Facebook didn't do enough to combat fake news.
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Meta shares sink 20% as Facebook loses daily users for the first time
Facebook posted a weaker-than-expected forecast, as shares dropped 20% and the company blamed increased competition.
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Big tech should reimburse victims of online scams - British lawmakers
Big tech companies will have to reimburse victims of advertisement scams showcased on their platforms.
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Facebook owner Meta to lift veil off its metaverse business
Meta is going to break out the results of its virtual-reality hardware unit, Reality Labs for the first time.
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Meta pauses new users from joining analytics tool CrowdTangle
Meta Platform has paused new users from joining CrowdTangle, its new social media tracking.
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Facebook's cryptocurrency venture to wind down and sell assets
Meta's digital currency venture, Diem Association is winding down and selling tech assets for $200 million.
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Meta says its new AI supercomputer will be world's fastest
Facebook's parent, Meta's research teams built a new AI supercomputer that can work the fastest in the world.
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EU Parliament agrees on proposal to take on US tech giants
The European Parliament signed off on a proposal for new rules against US tech giants to tackle illegal content.
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Facebook critics call for release of India human rights review
Facebook critics called on the site to release a human rights impact assessment to investigate hate speech.
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Facebook, Google CEOs aware of formal advertising market deal
An amended antitrust complaint shows that Facebook and Google knew of the deal to carve up online advertising market.
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5 biggest tech fails of 2021
Here is a list of the five greatest tech fails of 2021.