Meta Rolls Back Policy to Curb COVID-19 Misinformation on Facebook, Instagram

Meta Rolls Back Policy to Curb COVID-19 Misinformation on Facebook, Instagram

Meta Platforms said on Friday a policy that was put in place to curb the spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 on Facebook and Instagram would no longer be in effect globally. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the…

Meta to Test Limiting Viewing, Sharing News Content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada

Meta to Test Limiting Viewing, Sharing News Content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada

Meta Platforms on Thursday said it will begin tests on its social media websites Facebook and Instagram that will limit some users and publishers from viewing or sharing some news content in Canada. The testing period will run for several weeks, the social media giant said, adding that a minor…

Meta Offers to Limit Use of Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace to Address Competition Concerns: UK Regulator

Meta Offers to Limit Use of Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace to Address Competition Concerns: UK Regulator

Britain’s competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses’ advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator’s competition concerns. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was minded to accept the commitments, which include advertisers being…

Instagram Could Release Text-Based App to Rival Against Twitter by June 2023: Report

Instagram Could Release Text-Based App to Rival Against Twitter by June 2023: Report

Meta Platforms‘ Instagram is planning to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter and may debut as soon as June, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Facebook parent is testing the product with influencers and some creators, according to the report. The…

WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report

WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report

Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp’s parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an “extremist”…

Meta India’s Director and Head of Partnerships Manish Chopra Announces Resignation

Meta India’s Director and Head of Partnerships Manish Chopra Announces Resignation

Meta‘s Director and Head of Partnerships in India Manish Chopra has announced his resignation from the company in a LinkedIn post. Chopra joined Meta in 2019 and has been serving as its director and head of partnerships in India. The Director and Head of Partnerships posted a message of his…

Meta Hired Team Responsible for Building AI Networking Tech at Graphcore

Meta Hired Team Responsible for Building AI Networking Tech at Graphcore

Meta Platforms has hired an Oslo-based team that until late last year was building artificial-intelligence networking technology at British chip unicorn Graphcore. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the hirings in response to a request for comment, after Reuters identified 10 people whose LinkedIn profiles said they worked at Graphcore until December 2022…