Technology Published 23 Dec, 2022 03:25pm Facebook agrees to pay $725 million to settle privacy suit Social network was accused of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users' private data
Technology Published 14 Dec, 2022 04:17pm Instagram introduces new Twitter-like feature The feature is called the Note
Technology Published 09 Nov, 2022 06:03pm Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff Tech industry is in a serious slump and several major firms have announced mass layoffs
Technology Published 31 Oct, 2022 10:07pm Instagram looking into outage as thousands of accounts ‘suspended’ Shares of Meta were trading nearly 5% lower
Technology Published 11 Oct, 2022 07:50pm Russia adds Meta to ‘terrorist and extremist’ groups list Facebook and Instagram have been inaccessible in Russia since March
Technology Published 07 Oct, 2022 05:21pm Meta warns of password stealing phone apps Meta has identified more than 400 "malicious"
Technology Published 06 Sep, 2022 12:53pm Irish watchdog fines Instagram 405m euros for breaching regulations on handling children’s data Probe centred on 'appropriateness' of profile, account settings
Technology Published 02 Sep, 2022 02:16pm Meta, Qualcomm strike agreement on custom virtual reality chips Financial terms not disclosed.
Technology Published 16 Jul, 2022 05:40pm Facebook owner Meta releases first human rights report Report includes summary of a controversial human rights impact assessment of India
Technology Published 23 Jun, 2022 11:54am Google agrees to pay for Wikipedia content Wikipedia, one of the world’s most visited websites, Google has agreed to pay Wikipedia for content
Technology Published 22 Jun, 2022 01:44pm Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body, without Apple Metaverse Standards Forum include many of the biggest companies working in the space
Technology Published 20 Jun, 2022 01:12pm New Instagram to look like TikTok? No news on how new algorithm will function
Technology Published 16 Jun, 2022 04:53pm Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better as EU gets tougher More than 30 signatories have committed to the updated Code of Practice on disinformation: European Commission
Technology Published 16 Jun, 2022 11:32am YouTube Shorts touts 1.5 bn users, taking on TikTok YouTube Shorts went live less than two years ago, adding videos of no longer than 60 seconds
Technology Published 14 Jun, 2022 03:44pm Instagram beefs up child protection measures Young people were finding it hard to tear themselves away from the app
Technology Published 11 Jun, 2022 01:09pm Meta’s Quest VR gear to let people ‘hang out’ in fake worlds The software update will open a door to Horizon World virtual reality platform that Facebook-parent Meta opened to the public
Technology Published 02 Jun, 2022 09:58am Key Facebook force Sheryl Sandberg steps down Sandberg joined Facebook in 2008 when it was still just a startup, playing a formative role in its development
Must Read Published 19 May, 2022 05:20pm Now you will be able to sneak out of WhatsApp groups Don't want to offend your family but don't want to stay on a group chat? Say no more, WhatsApp is on it
Technology Published 16 May, 2022 04:42pm Facebook: from Harvard dorm to global phenomenon Mark Zuckerberg sees Facebook as the future of the internet with 2.94 billion monthly users, as Facebook is the biggest social media platform and a habit of the masses
Science Published 15 Apr, 2022 11:16am Musk makes $43b offer for Twitter to build 'arena for free speech' Social media company says it is evaluating Musk's offer
Technology Published 22 Mar, 2022 11:28pm EU in final push for Big Tech crackdown EU lawmakers put the final touches on a new law that would impact Google, Meta, Apple and Amazon
Technology Published 21 Mar, 2022 06:29pm Russia's security service urges immediate Meta ban The court considers a request by prosecutors to designate Meta as an "extremist" organisation
Technology Published 11 Mar, 2022 09:12am Facebook eases rules to allow violent speech against 'Russian invaders' 'We still won't allow credible calls for violence against Russian civilians,' says Facebook's parent company Meta
Technology Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:58pm Google, Meta face penalties in Russia as deadline passes to open local offices Russian legislation obliges foreign social media companies to open local offices
Science Published 16 Feb, 2022 04:47pm Meta agrees $90m settlement in Facebook privacy suit Suit alleged social media giant violated privacy guidelines by tracking its users' visits to outside web pages
Science Published 11 Feb, 2022 11:40am Telework in metaverse precursors already a reality Weiser spends 25 to 35 hours each week working with Oculus VR gear on his head in his home in the city of Cincinnati