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Trump says his campaign talking with Meta about possible return to Facebook
After a two-year ban, Trump's campaign engages in talks with Meta for a return of the former US President to Facebook
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Seattle public schools blame tech giants for social media harm in lawsuit
Seattle public school files lawsuit against big tech for worsening mental health crisis among students
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WhatsApp announces new proxy support feature to bypass internet shutdowns
A proxy server is an intermediary between users and web services and acts as a web filter
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Meta set to make decision on Trump’s return to Facebook
Meta prepares to announce decision if Donald Trump would be allowed back on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram
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Instagram launches new tool to recover hacked accounts
Instagram users can finally recover their hacked or forgotten accounts through the new tool online
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Meta releases open-source tool to scan for terrorist content
The HMA software detects website content for harmful and inappropriate propaganda using a wide shared database
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Meta launches Facebook Stars in Pakistan
Facebook Stars launches in Pakistan for content creators to engage with their audiences and monetize digital goods
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New Zealand plans law to require Facebook, Google to pay for news
New Zeland will require big online digital companies to pay local media companies for any news content posted online
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New WhatsApp feature makes it easy to message oneself
WhatsApp releases feature to message yourself and set reminders in pinned chats
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Meta to prevent suspicious adults from messaging teens
Meta to introduce default settings to protect teens online from suspicious adults and sharing of non-consensual images
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Facebook takes down AI that created fake academic papers
Meta takes down AI Galactica within three days of launch, after criticism from users reporting nonsense papers
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WhatsApp to let users combine related group chats under 'Communities'
Communities had been announced earlier this year, but will be rolling out in the coming months with various features
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WhatsApp to get Facebook-style Bitmoji avatars
The messenger app is expected to roll out support for customizable avatars in their upcoming Android update
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Facebook threatens to block news content over Canada's revenue-sharing bill
Facebook may block sharing of news in Canada after legislation compelling digital platforms to pay news publishers
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Meta to sell Giphy following UK competition watchdog orders
Company accepts decision and its stipulation that Giphy must be bought by an approved buyer, says Meta
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WhatsApp increases group chat participants limit to 1,024
New group chat limit will be available to all Android and iOS users
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Meta cracks down on ad-free Instagram client
Meta confirmed that it had taken 'enforcement actions' against the application when it launched
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U.S. appeals court rejects big tech's right regulate online speech
US court upholds Texas law that bars social media companies from censoring users’ personal opinion on the platform
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Instagram to begin testing new repost feature
Instagram is preparing to introduce new Repost feature allowing users to reshare posts on their Feed
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Facebook to shut down gaming app in October
Gaming app won't be available on Google Play Store or the Apple Store after shutdown
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Meta will let you post your NFTs on Instagram, Facebook
Meta to integrate NFT posts on its social platforms, while also aiming to introduce digital collectible sales
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TikTok feature lets creators share stories to Facebook, Instagram
TikTok will let creators cross-share their TikTok Stories to Facebook and Instagram Stories directly through the app
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Facebook to shut down live shopping feature
Facebook is shutting down its live shopping feature starting from October 1, as it moves to focus on Reels instead
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TikTok expected to overtake Facebook influencer marketing spend this year
TikTok is rapidly catching up to Instagram's influencer marketing spend and is expected surpass Facebook and YouTube
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Instagram reverting from TikTok-style videos after backlash
Instagram is deciding to draw back its video content feature which was similar to the style of TikTok, after backlash
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Facebook fails again to detect hate speech in ads
Meta and Facebook failed its test of controlling violent hate speech on the social media platform
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Meta probing Sheryl Sandberg's use of company resources
Lawyers investigate Meta Platforms former operating chief Sheryl Sandberg and her use of the company’s resources
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First Version of Meta’s AR glasses will be exclusively available for developers only
Meta Platforms first AR glasses will not be sold broadly but given to software developers for better experiences
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Meta unfriends FB ticker in final farewell to Facebook era
Meta Platform officially leaves its former name, Facebook, behind as it begins trading infer ‘META’
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US Senate likely to pass bill to bar tech firms
US Senate votes to pass legislation to prevent the four tech giants from favouring their business in search results
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Sandberg's exit may not be a big blow for Facebook-parent Meta
As Meta moves away from a social media to focusing on building the Metaverse, Sandberg's departure is timely
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Instagram adds 'Amber Alert' to notify users of missing children
Instagram intends on using the user's city, IP address and location to ensure the alerts are targeted correctly
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Who is Javier Olivan, Meta's next COO?
As Sheryl Sandberg steps down as COO of Meta Platform, Javier Olivan takes over already having worked for 15 years
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Facebook-owner Meta Platforms' Sheryl Sandberg to leave after 14 years
Meta Platforms COO, Sheryl Sandberg, plans to leave the company after 14 years of working with CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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Meta Platforms to trade under 'META' ticker from June 9
Meta's Class A stock will be traded under the ticker of META instead of its previous name, FB
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Meta rewrites privacy policy to make it 'comprehensible' to users
New policy is applicable on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and other Meta products, but will exclude WhatsApp
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Meta working on Instagram access issues reported by users
Meta Platforms is working on restoring access to Instagram after users reported issues with the mobile app
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Female Avatar sexually assaulted in Meta VR
A 21-year old researcher experienced sexual assault in Meta Platforms by two male avatars present in Horizon Worlds
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Facebook-owner Meta to share more political ad targeting data
Meta aims to share data on targeting choices made by advertisers running political and social issue ads
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WhatsApp to launch cloud-based tools, premium features for businesses
WhatsApp is introducing cloud-based API services to attract more businesses into using the app, Zuckerberg announced
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Facebook Pay is being renamed Meta Pay
Facebook is being renamed as users continue to use its services with digital assets and the Metaverse
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US lawmakers ask tech companies to archive evidence of potential Russian war crimes
US lawyers asked CEOs of tech companies to archive content that can be suspected of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
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Meta mulls reducing money it gives news organizations
Meta Platforms reevaluated partnerships with new organisations and considers reducing the money it gives to them
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Meta's Instagram will support NFTs
Meta is planning to add NFTs to Instagram, allowing users to showcase their cypto art and tag creators on the platform
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Meta gives preview of its first store, enterprise tools
Meta gave an early glimpse of its first physical store featuring a screen to show off games on VR headsets and more
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Mark Zuckerberg teases wearable tech with neural interface in Facebook post
Zuckerberg posted regarding a new smart glasses project, teasing a prototype of neural interface wristband
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Meta criticises Apple’s App Tracking Transparency
Meta claims it cost the company $10 billion this year
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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