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.

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

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

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

By Katie Paul and Anna Tong MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including smart glasses that can answer questions and stream directly on Facebook, as well as

By Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada unveiled draft rules on Friday for a law to compel internet giants to pay news outlets, saying it was addressing the tech companies' concerns, but Facebook said it would stick to

By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) - Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union (EU) as a response to scrutiny from regulators, the New York Times reported on Friday. Those who

By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia may not go through with a plan to take legal action against Facebook parent Meta Platforms following "positive" engagement with the firm on tackling harmful content on the social media platform, communications minister

By Katie Paul and Yuvraj Malik Wall Street: (Reuters) - Meta Platforms on Wednesday reported a strong rise in advertising revenue, topping Wall Street financial targets for the second quarter and forecasting third-quarter revenue above market expectations. The results from Meta, Facebook's