Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, has announced the rollout of new monetisation features aimed at helping creators, businesses, and organisations expand their reach and generate income through the messaging platform’s Updates tab. In a statement released on Monday, the … Continue reading Meta introduces paid channels, promoted content on WhatsApp
AGS NEWS – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is personally leading an ambitious effort to build “superintelligence”—a form of artificial intelligence that could surpass human capabilities—according to a report by Bloomberg. Frustrated by what he sees as slow progress in Meta’s … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly recruiting a team to build a ‘superintelligence’
AGS NEWS – Brazil’s government has given Meta until Monday to explain recent changes to its fact-checking program, following the company’s decision to scrap its U.S. fact-checking initiative and ease restrictions on topics like immigration and gender identity. Solicitor General … Continue reading Brazil gives Meta 72 hours to explain changes to fact-checking program
AGS NEWS – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has alleged that the Biden administration pressured the company to remove content about Covid vaccine side effects. Speaking on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Zuckerberg said he is generally supportive of vaccines but criticized efforts … Continue reading Zuckerberg claims Biden administration pressured Meta to censor vaccine content
Facebook is working to attract younger users, shifting from its reputation as a platform for older generations, according to Meta’s head of Facebook, Tom Alison. He highlighted that while the platform originally connected family and friends, its future focus will … Continue reading Meta updates Facebook to woo Gen Zs, young adults
AGS NEWS – Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is simplifying its three monetization programs to make it easier for creators to earn on the platform. Previously, creators had to navigate separate programs for in-stream ads, Reels ads, and performance bonuses, each … Continue reading Meta to make Facebook creators earn money easily
AGS NEWS – Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, announced in its Q1 2024 Adversarial Threat Report that it has removed 63,000 accounts linked to the “Yahoo Boys” scam group. These accounts, used for financial … Continue reading Meta deletes 63,000 accounts in ‘Yahoo Boys’ crackdown
AGS NEWS – The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a N30 billion lawsuit alleging illegal advertisements, brought by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) against Meta Platforms Incorporated, the owners of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, along with … Continue reading Court dismisses FG’s N30 billion illegal ads lawsuit against Meta
AGS NEWS – The global outage of Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger on Tuesday, March 5, reportedly caused a significant financial setback for Meta, the parent company. According to Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, Mark Zuckerberg incurred an estimated … Continue reading Facebook and Instagram outage costs Mark Zuckerberg $100 million in revenue, share price dips
AGS NEWS – European consumer rights groups have accused Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, of engaging in an extensive and unlawful data collection operation involving millions of users across the region. The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), representing … Continue reading European consumer groups accuse Meta of ‘Massive, Illegal’ data processing
A tragic scene unfolded in a Bay Area home earlier this week as a man fatally shot his wife and twin sons before ending his own life in a devastating murder-suicide. The victims were identified as Anand Sujith Henry, 37, … Continue reading Former Meta engineer kills wife, 4 year old twin sons, then himself
Meta’s social media app Threads has finally made its debut in the European Union, five months after its global release, presenting itself as a competitor to Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter. The delayed launch in the EU was attributed to … Continue reading Meta’s Threads, rival to Elon Musk’s X, finally launches in the EU
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has unveiled subscription plans allowing users in the European Union, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, to opt out of targeted ads for a monthly fee. Priced at €9.99 ($10.60) … Continue reading Meta users in Europe gain Ad-free option through paid subscriptions
Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta, are set to launch subscription options in most European countries that will provide users with an ad-free experience. For a monthly fee of €9.99 (£8.72), individuals in the European Union (EU), European Economic … Continue reading Facebook and Instagram roll out Ad free subscription option for EU users
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has announced its plan to limit news access to Canadian users after the passage of a contentious online news bill by the country’s parliament. The bill mandates major platforms like Meta and Google to compensate … Continue reading Facebook and Instagram to limit news access in Canada following online news bill
Social media giant Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is confronting legal challenges in Kenya as content moderators employed by contracted company Sama have filed lawsuits against the tech behemoth. These moderators are responsible for reviewing and removing violent and hateful … Continue reading Content moderators in Kenya launch legal battle against Meta
Meta has sold its animated-gif search engine, Giphy, to Shutterstock for $53 million, a significant drop from the $400 million it paid for the platform just three years ago. The sale comes after the UK’s competition watchdog ordered Meta to … Continue reading Meta forced to sell Giphy at significant loss to Shutterstock
Netflix, faced with its first subscriber loss in over a decade, is feeling the pressure to boost its revenue. The streaming giant has traditionally turned a blind eye to password sharing but is now considering a crackdown to tackle the … Continue reading Netflix faces subscriber loss and contemplates crackdown on password sharing to boost revenue
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accused Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, of failing to implement adequate parental controls, and has proposed that the company be banned from making money off children’s data. The regulator’s investigation … Continue reading US regulator accuses Meta of putting child users at risk
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has been granted permission by a federal high court in Abuja to serve Meta Platforms, the owners of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, with a writ of summons. This is in relation to ARCON’s … Continue reading ARCON granted leave to summon Meta in N30bn lawsuit over advert law violations
A Kenyan court is currently hearing a bid by Meta, Facebook’s parent company, to halt a lawsuit filed against it by former content moderators who worked at Facebook’s moderation center in the country. The moderators have accused Meta of unlawful … Continue reading Kenya court hears case against Meta over dismissal of former employees
Meta has revealed plans to develop a new app that will compete with Twitter. The company, which owns several social media platforms, aims to create an app with similar features to Twitter that will provide a separate space for creators … Continue reading Meta is developing a Twitter-like app. Read full details!
On Wednesday, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that US social media giant Meta has been fined a total of €390 million ($413 million) for violating EU personal data laws on Facebook and Instagram. This marks the latest in … Continue reading Tech giant, Meta, fined over 300m euro based on data breach
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