Users encountered difficulties in accessing the Facebook website- experiencing issues with the platform's servers. X platform was used to raise and report the issue- of being unable to log in to the platform.
Meta, the company behind Instagram and Threads, will no longer push political content to users but will let them choose if they want to see it.
Threads has reached 130 million monthly active users, up 30 million from the last quarter, the company has announced. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that Threads is "growing steadily".
Meta expands 'Take It Down' program to help teenagers combat sextortion globally, offering support in multiple languages.
Meta plans to label AI-generated images on its platforms and collaborate with industry partners to develop standards for identifying such content.
Mark Zuckerberg posted a reel on Instagram, which included his old Facebook display picture stating, "Twenty years ago, I launched a thing. Along the way, lots of amazing people joined and we built some more awesome things. We're still at it and the best is yet to come."
Meta removed millions of pieces of content violating policies on Facebook and Instagram in India, based on user reports through the Indian grievance mechanism.
Meta will likely be a central focus of the hearing, as the California-based tech giant has been sued by dozens of states that say it knowingly and deliberately designed features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms and failed to protect them from online predators.
Meta introduces stricter messaging rules on Instagram and Facebook to enhance online safety for teenagers, limiting adult messages to teens who don't follow them and implementing default settings for teens under 16 to only receive messages from approved contacts.
The move aims to provide users in the EU, European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland with increased choices on how they utilize Meta's services and features, aligning with the DMA set to take effect in March.
a US judge has ruled that Mark Zuckerberg- Meta founder and CEO must participate in a deposition as part of an ongoing lawsuit in Texas concerning the company's face recognition technology.
In 2020, Meta settled a USD 650 million class action lawsuit in Illinois over similar violations to the state’s biometric privacy law. In late 2021, the tech giant ceased its use of the technology.
Meta is making Instagram and Facebook safer for teens by automatically applying stricter content controls and hiding sensitive search results, with added privacy features and notifications for recommended settings.
The rules, if implemented, could reshape how social media, e-commerce, and other platforms handle user data and may introduce more transparency regarding data breaches.
WhatsApp is developing a feature allowing users to share their status updates directly to Instagram. This feature, found in the latest Android beta version, suggests the shortcut to users right after posting a new status.
Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi informed to remain aware of any unusual activity since her Facebook account was hacked. She further informed that they are trying to fix it.
The report found out that teen girls were more fond of using YouTube than boys, who constantly use TikTok (22 per cent vs. 12 per cent) and Snapchat (17 per cent vs. 12 per cent).
Meta said that it will add invisible watermarking to the Imagine with Meta AI experience which will help in increasing transparency and traceability in the coming weeks (timeline not specified, by the time of writing). The invisible watermark will be applied with a deep learning model.
Meta has introduced end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls on Facebook Messenger, along with additional features. Here's everything you need to know.
Changes are coming in how Instagram and Facebook Messenger interact, with the end of cross-app communication. Users should be prepared for the shift in mid-December, where new conversations with Facebook accounts on Instagram won't be possible, and existing chats will become read-only.
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