1.2 Crore WhatsApp Users, 17 Lakh Facebook Users Targeted in India’s Massive Data Theft

1.2 Crore WhatsApp Users, 17 Lakh Facebook Users Targeted in India’s Massive Data Theft

A massive data breach that has implications for national security was unearthed by Cyberabad Police here, who arrested seven people of a gang allegedly involved in the theft and sale of sensitive data of the government and important organisations, including details of 2.55 lakh defence personnel as well as the…

Facebook Parent Meta Sued by Kenyan Content Moderators for Unlawful Redundancy

Facebook Parent Meta Sued by Kenyan Content Moderators for Unlawful Redundancy

Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. They…

Amazon to Lay Off 9,000 Employees in Another Round of Job Cuts; Twitch, E-Commerce, HR Sector to Get Affected

Amazon to Lay Off 9,000 Employees in Another Round of Job Cuts; Twitch, E-Commerce, HR Sector to Get Affected

Amazon.com on Monday said it would axe another 9,000 roles to make its operation lean and manage economic uncertainty, marking a new round of job cuts that pile onto the technology sector’s woes. In a remarkable turn for a company long touting its job creation, Amazon will have eliminated 27,000…

Meta Verified Service Now Rolls Out in the US at Monthly Charge of $11.99

Meta Verified Service Now Rolls Out in the US at Monthly Charge of $11.99

Meta Platforms on Friday launched its subscription service in the US, which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost…

Meta Says It Will End News Access for Canadians on Its Platforms if Online News Act Becomes Law

Meta Says It Will End News Access for Canadians on Its Platforms if Online News Act Becomes Law

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Saturday that it would end availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country’s Online News Act passes in its current form. The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced in April last year laid out rules to force…

Meta Exploring Decentralised Social Networking App With ActivityPub Support Like Mastodon

Meta Exploring Decentralised Social Networking App With ActivityPub Support Like Mastodon

Meta is exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates, a company spokesperson said on Friday, in what could be a direct competitor to billionaire Elon Musk’s Twitter. “We’re exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates. We believe there’s an opportunity for a separate space…

Meta Oversight Board Announces Review of Moderation Policy for Arabic Word ‘Shaheed’

Meta Oversight Board Announces Review of Moderation Policy for Arabic Word ‘Shaheed’

Meta Platforms’ oversight board said on Thursday it would review the moderation of the Arabic word “shaheed”, which means “martyr” in English, as it accounts for more content removals on its platforms than any other single word or phrase. Meta has asked the board for advice on whether it should…

Facebook Begins Testing Ability to View Messenger Chats Within the Main Application: Details

Facebook Begins Testing Ability to View Messenger Chats Within the Main Application: Details

Facebook parent Meta is testing the ability to access Messenger chats via the Facebook app again. The feature was previously available in the Facebook app, but the company moved chats to the standalone messenger app in 2014. It also removed the feature from the mobile website, in 2016 in order…