A.I. Culture & Policy News Meta’s AI chatbots engaged in sexual conversations, even with minors: Report Meta is yet again facing scrutiny over how its platform continues to… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 28, 20253 minute read
Apps Internet News Meta brings Teen accounts to Facebook and Messenger Social media giant Meta is now expanding its “Teen Accounts” feature to… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 8, 20252 minute read
Apps Internet News Meta tightens financial ad rules to combat scams in Australia In its latest bid to combat scams, social media company Meta is… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 2, 20242 minute read
Business Global News Meta Q3 earnings beat estimates in revenue, Reality Labs continues to bleed Amid the ongoing quarterly earnings season, it is Facebook-parent Meta’s turn. For… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 1, 20243 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Meta admits to scraping Australian user data for training AI without an opt-out option Facebook-owned Meta and user privacy haven’t really synced up together, with Meta’s… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 11, 20243 minute read
Internet News Meta proposes slashing of monthly fees for Facebook and Instagram in Europe Social media company Meta has now offered to bring a substantial reduction… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 19, 20242 minute read
Apps News Meta-owned Facebook, Instagram, and Threads suffer global outage Meta’s family of apps were today hit with an outage, resulting in… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 6, 20242 minute read
Business Global News Meta surpasses Q4 2023 expectations, Reality Labs clocks major operating loss The “year of efficiency” has finally come to an end for social… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 3, 20243 minute read
A.I. Internet News Meta will include “Gen AI personas” in its chatbot launch for younger audience Since the introduction of ChatGPT, generative AI has been hailed as a… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 25, 20233 minute read
A.I. Global News Meta reportedly working on AI-powered chatbots with distinct personalities, possible roll-out in September After Threads, Meta now seems to be banking on the rising star… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 1, 20233 minute read
Business Global News Meta clocks 11% revenue growth in Q2 2023, Reality Labs continues to bleed Even as its Reality Labs unit continues to bleed, social media company… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 27, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta introduces new parental controls for Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger Meta is building on to its more recent child-safety measures across its… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 27, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Meta sued for $2Bn for not taking down hateful content on Ethiopian civil war from Facebook Facebook’s parent company Meta is now on the path to battle a… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 15, 20223 minute read
Global Internet News Meta introduces new privacy updates to further protect teen users on Facebook and Instagram While the internet remains an unsafe place for teen and underage users,… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 22, 20223 minute read
Business News With growth stalling, Meta now reportedly planning to lay off thousands this week Facebook parent Meta is the latest among US’ BigTech to reportedly look… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 7, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg says Meta will freeze hiring, slash budgets, bring further restructuring: Report After being on the rise for more than a decade or so,… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 30, 20223 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta taken to court for circumventing Apple’s privacy rules on iOS and tracking users on Facebook One of the biggest concerns for users online, is the ability of… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 23, 20223 minute read
Business News Meta makes its first-ever bond offering, looks to raise $10Bn At a time when it is experiencing tightening cash reserves and a… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 5, 20223 minute read
Apps Facebook Internet News Meta Q2’22 revenue drops by 1% to $28.82Bn, EPS dives down 32%, Facebook MAUs and DAUs up Already under pressure from investors, its users and regulators alike, Facebook parent… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 28, 20223 minute read
Apps Internet News Meta will now let creators make money from videos that have licensed music The rivalry that has ensued between social networking giant Meta (via Facebook,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 26, 20222 minute read
Crypto Internet News Meta starts testing integration of NFTs on Facebook with select users in the US Meta has been looking into NFTs, or non-fungible tokens for quite some… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 1, 20222 minute read
