Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok have called on the Australian government to reconsider its decision to exempt YouTube from a new law banning social media use for children under 16. The law, passed in November, imposes strict regulations requiring platforms to block minors from logging in or face hefty fines of up to A$49.5 […]
Man jailed for hacking wife’s Facebook account to get her back
In Taiwan, a guy attempted to get his wife back by breaking into her Facebook account, but the attempt cost him three months in prison. According to Independent, the man going by the name simply Hou was found guilty of violating his wife’s online privacy. According to the Taipei Times, the woman fled the house […]
Meta delays setting team budgets as Facebook parent plans fresh round of layoffs, Financial Times reports
Feb 11 (Reuters) – Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) has delayed finalizing the budgets of multiple teams as it prepares a fresh round of job cuts, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. In recent weeks there had been a lack of clarity surrounding budgets and future head count, the FT reported, citing two Meta employees familiar with the […]
Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff
Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in “the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history”, boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday. He said the cuts represented 13 percent of the social media titan’s workforce and would affect its research lab focusing on the metaverse as well as its […]
Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls
Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls. Instagram will enhance features that help users block the accounts of abusers and trolls on the social media platform, the Meta Platforms-owned company said on Thursday. Users will now be able to block all existing accounts of a person, expanding a feature launched last year that only allowed […]
Meta to freeze hiring to tighten budget
Meta to freeze hiring to tighten budget. Facebook-parent Meta put out word to employees on Thursday that it will freeze hiring to cut costs as it endures tough economic times, The Walls Street Journal reported. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg revealed a planned pause in hiring during a weekly all-hands meeting, the Journal reported, saying the move came […]
Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook. “We were good with most of the people there. […]
Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe
A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said it identified and disabled the operation before it was able to gain […]
Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds
Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users. Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination, a report commissioned by the social media company has found. The report Thursday from independent consulting firm Business for Social […]
Italy’s watchdog asks Facebook for clarification on pre-election activities
Milan: Italy’s watchdog asks Facebook for clarification on pre-election activities. Italy’s Data Protection Agency has asked Facebook to clarify the activities the social media giant has engaged in ahead of Sunday’s national elections, it said on Thursday. Tech giant Meta (Meta.O), which owns social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, has launched an information […]