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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…

Meta Oversight Board slams VIP cross-check system, says it gives preferential treatment to select users

In October 2021, Facebook-parent Meta had asked its Oversight Board to review…

Meta releases transparency report for H1 2022, notes 10.5% rise in global government requests for user data

Facebook-parent Meta – which was in recent news for drastically reducing its…

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,…

Meta confirms layoffs, set to reduce headcount by over 11,000 and extend hiring freeze throughout Q1 2023

Confirming earlier reports of Meta laying off in masses, the Facebook-parent has…

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…

Meta clocks second consecutive drop in quarterly revenue, Reality Labs continues to lose money in Q3

Investors are far from impressed with the performances of tech enterprises in…

[Now restored] WhatsApp down for several users, India and US most affected

Update (3:00 PM IST): WhatsApp now seems to be restored for most.…

Meta’s newest VR headset, the Quest Pro, set to hit the shelves from October 25 at $1499

Meta continues to double down on AR and VR technology, and the…

Zuckerberg says Meta will freeze hiring, slash budgets, bring further restructuring: Report

After being on the rise for more than a decade or so,…

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…

Creators on Facebook to get Creator Endorsements, ‘Rising Creator’ Labels, and more

With the popularity of the creator economy on the rise, social media…
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Instagram is testing an internal prototype of ‘Gifts’, a new monetization feature for creators

With creators and influencers proving to be a boon on social media…

Meta is testing end-to-end encrypted backups on Messenger

When one considers the fact that Meta has been testing end-to-end encryption…

Meta makes its first-ever bond offering, looks to raise $10Bn

At a time when it is experiencing tightening cash reserves and a…

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…

Instagram’s Mosseri addresses concerns around platform’s increasingly reel-focused algorithmic fed

The year is 2014. You’re still sometimes in awe of the impressive…

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,…

Within months of $1Mn pre-seed, Better Opinions now lands $2.5Mn from Metaplanet, others

‘Better Opinions’, a rather unique startup that lets users trade their opinions…

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…