Meta Removes Restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram Accounts
Meta said Friday it was lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending measures put…
Social Media Outage Leaves Millions Logged Out on Facebook, Instagram
In a widespread disruption on Tuesday around 3:30 pm, users across Facebook and Instagram found themselves abruptly logged out of…
Within hours of launch, Twitter rival, Threads crosses 10million users
More than 10 million people have signed up to Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of…
Meta Reaches $37.5 Million Settlement of Facebook Location Tracking Lawsuit
Meta Platforms Inc. reached a $37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the parent of Facebook of violating users’ privacy…
Russia fines facebook, twitter over banned content
Russia fined Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday for not deleting banned content, adding to a slew of penalties the government…
TikTok ramps up privacy protection for teens
TikTok became the latest tech company Thursday to announce tighter protections for teenagers as social media platforms come under…
TikTok tops Facebook as most downloaded App of 2020
TikTok was the world’s most downloaded app last year, overtaking Facebook and its messaging platforms, market tracker App Annie said Tuesday.…
WhatsApp to let users send messages without their phones
Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. In a…
$1bn to be spent boosting creators – Says Facebook
Facebook chief , Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday disclosed that the internet titan will invest $1 billion into programs for creators…
Facebook tests alerting users to extremist posts
A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns Friday among US conservatives who…