Meta to roll back some restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
Βy Sheila Dang WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Meta said on Friday it was rolling back some restrictions that had applied to former U.S. President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts. The social media company indefinitely suspended Trump's accounts following his praise of people
Meta’s Facebook says it is attracting most young adults in 3 years
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meta said on Friday its flagship app Facebook is attracting its highest number of young adults in three years, as it tries to shake the platform's reputation as the bastion of an older generation. More
Dutch privacy watchdog recommends government organisations stop using Facebook
By Bart Meijer and Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it was recommending that government organizations should stop using Facebook as long as it is unclear what happens with personal data of users of
Analysis-When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow
By Byron Kaye (Reuters) - Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has seen a surge in clicks for his Canada Proud Facebook page. "Our
Meta urged by US states to combat Facebook, Instagram account hijackings
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty U.S. states and Washington, D.C. called on Meta Platforms to crack down on scammers who hijack Facebook and Instagram accounts, to address a "dramatic" surge in account takeovers. In a letter to Meta's chief
20 years of Facebook, merits and many flaws of a colossus immune to crisis
20 years of Facebook have changed the world like few other digital revolutions. Mark Elliott Zuckerberg's intuition in creating a site in two weeks to facilitate meetings and acquaintance among Harvard students is an example of conduct outside the box in retrospect.
Facebook’s Meta fined for breaches of Italian gambling ads ban
By Keith Weir ROME (Reuters) - Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has become the latest tech company to be fined in Italy for breaches of a ban on the advertising of gambling. Meta has been fined 5.85 million euros ($6.45
Meta to start fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Messenger
By Akanksha Khushi and Baranjot Kaur (Reuters) - Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it has started to roll out end-to-end encryption for all personal chats and calls on Messenger and Facebook. The end-to-end encryption feature will be available for use immediately, the
India warns Facebook, YouTube to enforce rules to deter deepfakes
By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's government on Friday warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two