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Meta to restrict more content for teens as regulatory pressure mounts
Teens will be placed into the most restrictive content control settings on apps
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Meta to introduce watermarking feature for some AI products
Meta is also testing more than 20 new ways generative AI can improve experiences across its social media platforms
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Meta to start fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Messenger
End-to-end encryption feature will be available immediately but may take some time for all accounts to be updated
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TikTok joins Meta in appealing against EU gatekeeper status
TikTok does not meet law's threshold for revenues generated in European Economic Area of 7.5 billion euros per annum
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Meta's ad free Instagram, Facebook cost around $20 per month
Ad-free subscription plans are a response to new EU privacy regulations
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Meta and Snap must detail child protection measures by Dec. 1, EU says
Commission can open investigations into the companies if it is not satisfied with their responses
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Meta strikes deal with Tencent to sell VR headset in China
Preliminary deal will make Tencent the exclusive seller of Meta's headsets in China
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Meta, TikTok given a week by EU to detail measures against disinformation
Commission can open investigations into the companies if it is not satisfied with their responses
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Meta takes steps to remove Hamas-related disinformation
In three days after attack, Meta removed or marked as disturbing more than 795,000 pieces of content
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Meta starts rolling out generative AI tools for all advertisers
Businesses will soon be able to use AI for business messaging on Messenger and WhatsApp to engage with customers
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Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses
Meta's Quest is bestseller in nascent VR space and company's executives described it as the best value in the industry
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Canada to start planning how it will make internet giants pay for news
Meta has already ended news sharing on its platforms while Google also plans to block news from search results
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Meta to launch AI model for writing computer codes
Code Llama can write code based on human text prompts and can also be used for code completion and debuggin
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Meta rolls out web version of Threads
Threads' users will be able to access the microblogging platform by logging-in to its website from their computers
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Threads accounts can now be verified on Mastodon
Meta enables Threads profile link verification on Mastodon, with future ActivityPub integration for better engagement
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Meta to seek user consent for targeted ads in the EU
Meta said the change is to address a number of evolving regulatory requirements in the region
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Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers
Canadian government quickly denounced the move as irresponsible
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Mark Zuckerberg expects Threads as Meta's next 1bn user network
Says “tens of millions” of people are still using the app daily
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Meta to launch Twitter-like app Threads
Meta Platforms is set to launch Threads shortly after Twitter implemented restrictions on its platform
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Meta unveils Quest 3 mixed reality headset ahead of Apple's VR debut
Meta would lower prices of its existing Quest 2 headsets while adding performance upgrades to those devices
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Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill
The statement was Meta's first on the California bill specifically
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Meta releases AI model that can identify items within images
Segment Anything Model could identify objects even in cases where it had not encountered those items in its training
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Brazil looks to regulate monetized content on Internet
The Brazilian government is studying whether to regulate Internet platforms with content that earns revenue
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Meta to end news access for Canadians if Online News Act becomes law
Meta's move comes after Google last month started testing limited news censorship as a potential response to the bill
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Meta exploring plans for Twitter rival
Twitter-like app would allow Meta to take advantage of current chaos at Twitter, where cost-cutting has been rampant
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Meta prepares for another round of layoffs
Scale of layoffs not clear yet; to be announced next month
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Meta's Facebook, Instagram back up after brief outage
Facebook users reported more than 11,000 incidents and Instagram users reported about 7,000 cases
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Facebook reaches record two billion users
Facebook's active monthly user base was around 2.96 billion, close to 2.93 billion in the third quarter of the year
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Instagram rolls out new Notes feature
New feature introduced based on the demand for a quick, spontaneous way of chatting among the users
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Facebook Dating now requires age verification
Meta will ask for a photo ID and use a machine learning algorithm to verify the age
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UK ditches ban on 'legal but harmful' online content in favour of free speech
Laws to focus on protecting children and on ensuring companies removed content that was prohibited in terms of service
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Meta adds new tools to help content creators make money on Instagram
Users can soon support creators by buying their (NFTs) directly within Instagram
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Meta's social media apps back up after brief outage
More than 11,000 users across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger had reported issues with accessing the apps
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Tech rout widens as Meta sinks after results
Carnage in US technology stocks widens as Meta's shares sank 20% after metaverse bet, ad spending spooked investors
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Big Tech tumbles as results sound alarm bells
Shares of Google-parent and Microsoft fell about 6% in premarket trading whereas Meta Platforms was trading 4% lower
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Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls
Users can block all existing accounts of a person along with blocking of any new accounts that they may create
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Meta launches AI software tools to ease switching between Nvidia, AMD chips
Meta has launched free software tools for artificial intelligence application to easily switch between different chips
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Meta Platforms pauses hiring, warns of restructuring
Meta Platforms will freeze hiring and further restructure amid an uncertain macroeconomic situation
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Australia demands Apple, Meta, Microsoft share anti-abuse steps, threatens fines
An Australian regulator sent legal letters to social media firms demanding they share their plan against child abuse
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Meta posts first-ever revenue drop as inflation throttles ad sales
Meta issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue on Wednesday
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Meta's Facebook revamping main feed to attract younger users
Meta is revamping the main feed on its Facebook app to prioritize discovery of new content from accounts users follow
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Meta hit with trademark lawsuit by virtual-reality company MetaX
Meta was hit with a trademark lawsuit by MetaX LLC for allegedly stealing its name for its pivot to the metaverse
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Facebook to allow up to five profiles tied to one account
Facebook is introducing ways for users to maintain up to five profiles
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Facebook owner Meta announces new virtual reality login system
Meta Platforms Inc is modifying how users log onto its virtual reality headsets
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Instagram tests new tools for age verification
Instagram is testing new options to verify the age of users on the platform
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Meta agrees to stop algorithmic discrimination after settlement
Meta to rework its discriminatory housing advertising after reaching a settlement with the Justice department
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Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body, without Apple
Meta, Microsoft, and other tech giants collaborate to build a metaverse platform to foster the industry
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Russia fines Meta and TikTok owner over banned content
Russia fined Meta and TikTok for not deleting content the government deems illegal in the country.