Instagram to reduce visibility of 'potentially harmful' content
Instagram is taking new steps to make "potentially harmful" content less visible in its app.
Jan 21, 2022, 22:30 PM IST
Good news for Instagram creators! Soon, you could earn money from paid subscriptions
Instagram has announced Instagram Subscriptions, a new business model that will let creators make money with the support of their communities.
Jan 21, 2022, 16:57 PM IST
Meta’s Zuckerberg, Google’s Pichai signed 'big deal' to carve up ad market: Report
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were allegedly involved in an ad collusion plot.
Jan 15, 2022, 11:25 AM IST
Facebook’s parent Meta opens Privacy Centre to educate users on data security
Meta has introduced a Privacy Centre across its family of apps to educate billions of users.
Jan 08, 2022, 13:59 PM IST
Meta Compliance Report: Facebook took action on 16.2 million content pieces in India in November
Meta said that more than 16.2 million content pieces were "actioned" on Facebook across 13 violation categories proactively in India during the month of November.
Dec 31, 2021, 18:00 PM IST
Russian court fines Google and Meta Platforms millions of dollars
The court is fining Google 7.2 billion roubles ($98 million) for what it said was a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal.
Dec 24, 2021, 23:29 PM IST
Facebook pays fines to Russia over banned content
Facebook has paid 17 million roubles in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal.
Dec 19, 2021, 15:53 PM IST
Facebook exposes mercenary spy firms that targeted 50,000 people
Meta`s report said it was suspending roughly 1,500, mostly fake accounts run by seven organizations across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Dec 18, 2021, 12:58 PM IST
Instagram could soon allow users to post 60-second videos on IG Stories
Instagram is reportedly now allowing a few users to post longer videos up to 60 seconds on Stories.
Dec 16, 2021, 16:01 PM IST
Meta, WhatsApp scout for chief compliance officer, nodal contact and grievance officer in India
Meta and WhatsApp are scouting for candidates for the roles of nodal contact and grievance officer.
Dec 11, 2021, 17:12 PM IST
Locked out of Facebook account? Meta could soon let you resolve issues with live chat support
Meta is testing live chat support for people, including creators, who have been locked out of their accounts.
Dec 11, 2021, 11:49 AM IST
Facebook’s parent firm Meta to skill 1 crore small businesses, 2.5 lakh creators in India
Meta has announced plans of skilling one crore small businesses and 2,50,000 creators in the country over the next three years.
Dec 08, 2021, 17:57 PM IST
Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150 billion over Myanmar violence
More than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar's Rakhine state in August 2017 after a military crackdown.
Dec 07, 2021, 23:21 PM IST
Meta launches StopNCII.Org, a platform to curb non-consensual intimate images, in India
Facebook's parent firm Meta has announced a slew of steps to protect woman users on its platform.
Dec 02, 2021, 23:27 PM IST
Meta to expand Facebook Protect program to India for journalists, government officials
Meta has said that it is expanding its Facebook Protect security program for users like journalists and government officials, who are likely to be highly targeted by malicious hackers.
Dec 02, 2021, 21:36 PM IST
Facebook took action against 18.8 million content pieces in India in October: Meta
Meta said that over 18.8 million content pieces were "actioned" on Facebook across 13 violation categories proactively in India during October.
Dec 01, 2021, 23:32 PM IST
FIR against Mark Zuckerberg for Facebook post on Akhilesh Yadav
The FIR names Mark Zuckerberg because his platform was used to post derogatory comments against Yadav.
Dec 01, 2021, 14:36 PM IST
Kangana Ranaut files FIR, alleges threats over posts on farmers' protests
Kangana Ranaut, who has been constantly critical against the farmers' movement, shared that she has been getting threats over her social media posts. The actress filed a FIR over the threats she received over her posts.
Nov 30, 2021, 20:07 PM IST
New Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labour, gives birth
The island nation of 5 million already has a reputation for down-to-earth politicians.
Nov 29, 2021, 12:30 PM IST
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri to testify in US Congress on harm to youth
The CEO of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, will appear before the US Senate, the upper chamber of the Congress, in the second week of December.
Nov 25, 2021, 23:26 PM IST