The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a firm with ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon, had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million users of the platform.
Under the upgraded IT Rules 2021, major digital and social media platforms, with in excess of 5 million users, have to publish monthly compliance reports. The amendments impose a legal obligation on intermediaries to take reasonable efforts to prevent users from uploading such content.
WhatsApp started rolling a new feature which will enable users to search groups by entering a contact name on the Desktop version. The new feature will appear to some users after installing the latest WhatsApp Desktop update and users will get a list of all their recent groups.
Facebook has partnered with an age-verification company named Yoti to provide two options for the Facebook Dating users in the USA- where users can choose from ID Upload and Video Selfie for recognising the age and authentication.
Instagram, Facebook privacy update: Meta is also testing methods to prevent teenagers from messaging suspicious adults they are not connected to, and the platform won't display them in the People You May Know recommendations.
Sandhya Devanathan's appointment is a part of a major rejig in Meta globally amid facing legal trouble in several countries.
A number of users from several parts of the country have reported problems with Facebook, especially facing trouble with its 'Ads Manager'. As per the DownDetector, it was shown that most of the outage reports were from Mumbai and Delhi.
Facebook Down: After Meta layoffs, Twitterati start meme fest as a number of users faced problems for some time while accessing their accounts and feeds.
Meta Layoffs: In one of the worst lay-offs ever in the tech industry, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sacked more than 11,000 employees -- about 13 per cent of the global workforce - and extended hiring freeze through Q1 2023.
Meta has started the major job cut from today onwards and removed 11000 workforces to cut the costs of the company. Mark Zuckerberg said that the company will be paying 16 weeks of base salary along with two additional weeks of salary for each year of service provided to the organisation.
Facebook employees lay off: According to reports, the company is anticipated to let off thousands of employees from Wednesday. This will likely be the biggest layoff in the tech industry this year.
The "large-scale" job cuts, to begin from Wednesday, could affect "thousands" of workers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
The three-member Grievance Appellate Committee(s) will be set in three months, a gazette notification issued by MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) said.
Facebook has announced the addition of 15 participants from India for its Community Accelerator Programme. The programme will help the selected community leaders with training, funding and mentorship for an initiative that extends their community's impact.
Meta's disappointing results followed weak earnings reports from Google parent Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft this week.
WhatsApp has restored its services after witnessing the longest-ever outage. Both the app and web versions are now working and you can send and receive messages. The platform was unserviceable for almost two hours. Here is everything you need to know.
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg lost close to 119 million followers on Facebook. He was among a score of people who faced the same issue.
It was reported that young adults have been suffering from depression because of spending a lot of time on social media platforms. The participants were analysed by Patient Health Questionnaire and their personality was measured by using the Big Five Inventory.
CCI probe: This issue is connected with WhatsApp's new privacy policy. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma dismissed the petition remarking that there has to be some end for the "luxury to litigate".
Meta stated that they are testing new ways to help people switch between and create new accounts and profiles on Facebook and Instagram. With the new update, user will get notifications for both Facebook and Instagram profiles in one place if they choose to add them to the same Accounts Center.
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