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  Pakistan to take up resolution seeking ban social media including Facebook, TikTok and X I KNOW WHY

  World | March 03, 2024 10:54 IST

  A senator said that there were concerns about the use of social media platforms against the interests of the country “through negative and malicious propaganda against the armed forces of Pakistan.”

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  Meta takes down 22 million pieces of harmful content on FB and Instagram in India during January

  Technology | March 01, 2024 18:16 IST

  In January, Meta removed over 22 million harmful posts from Facebook and Instagram in India. This action was taken to uphold community standards and comply with regulations.

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  Facebook news section to be discontinued in the US and Australia - Here's why

  Technology | March 01, 2024 15:51 IST

  Facebook's parent company, Meta, has decided not to make new deals for traditional news content in Australia, France, and Germany. This means that they will not be pursuing any new agreements for news content in these countries.

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  Instagram creator marketplace expands to new markets, including India: How to use it?

  Technology | February 22, 2024 18:52 IST

  Meta has reportedly started testing new machine learning-based recommendations which use Instagram data for helping brands to discover creators who are the best fit for their campaigns.

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  Meta working on cross-posting feature from Facebook to Threads

  Technology | February 22, 2024 13:44 IST

  Mark Zuckerburg, Founder and CEO of Meta has announced that the company is testing a new "trending topics" feature on Threads that will allow users to see what kinds of conversations are trending on the platform.

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  Facebook Down: Users reporting blank screen after login, what is the trouble?

  Technology | February 14, 2024 18:40 IST

  Users encountered difficulties in accessing the Facebook website- experiencing issues with the platform's servers. X platform was used to raise and report the issue- of being unable to log in to the platform.

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  Meta's new policy: Political content no longer recommended on Instagram and Threads

  Technology | February 10, 2024 11:04 IST

  Meta, the company behind Instagram and Threads, will no longer push political content to users but will let them choose if they want to see it.

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  Threads tests Instagram-like save posts feature: Know-more

  Technology | February 08, 2024 19:24 IST

  Threads has reached 130 million monthly active users, up 30 million from the last quarter, the company has announced. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that Threads is "growing steadily".

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  Meta expands 'Take It Down' program globally: What it offers?

  Technology | February 07, 2024 12:47 IST

  Meta expands 'Take It Down' program to help teenagers combat sextortion globally, offering support in multiple languages.

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  Meta plans to tag AI-made posts on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads during the upcoming elections

  Technology | February 07, 2024 7:42 IST

  Meta plans to label AI-generated images on its platforms and collaborate with industry partners to develop standards for identifying such content.

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  Facebook turns 20: Mark Zuckerberg shares his journey on Instagram

  Technology | February 05, 2024 14:09 IST

  Mark Zuckerberg posted a reel on Instagram, which included his old Facebook display picture stating, "Twenty years ago, I launched a thing. Along the way, lots of amazing people joined and we built some more awesome things. We're still at it and the best is yet to come."

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  Meta removes 26 million pieces of problematic content from FB and Instagram - Here's why

  Technology | February 02, 2024 13:24 IST

  Meta removed millions of pieces of content violating policies on Facebook and Instagram in India, based on user reports through the Indian grievance mechanism.

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  Facebook, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online I Proceedings LIVE

  World | January 31, 2024 22:59 IST

  Meta will likely be a central focus of the hearing, as the California-based tech giant has been sued by dozens of states that say it knowingly and deliberately designed features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms and failed to protect them from online predators.

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  Facebook and Instagram safety upgrade: Meta introduces stricter messaging settings

  Technology | January 26, 2024 12:45 IST

  Meta introduces stricter messaging rules on Instagram and Facebook to enhance online safety for teenagers, limiting adult messages to teens who don't follow them and implementing default settings for teens under 16 to only receive messages from approved contacts.

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  Meta enables EU users to disconnect Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger Accounts

  Technology | January 23, 2024 8:16 IST

  The move aims to provide users in the EU, European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland with increased choices on how they utilize Meta's services and features, aligning with the DMA set to take effect in March.

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  Facebook and Instagram are the most 'data-hungry' applications | Know-more

  Technology | January 18, 2024 21:59 IST

  a US judge has ruled that Mark Zuckerberg- Meta founder and CEO must participate in a deposition as part of an ongoing lawsuit in Texas concerning the company's face recognition technology.

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  Mark Zuckerberg to give deposition in Texas lawsuit over facial recognition

  Technology | January 17, 2024 21:31 IST

  In 2020, Meta settled a USD 650 million class action lawsuit in Illinois over similar violations to the state’s biometric privacy law. In late 2021, the tech giant ceased its use of the technology.

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  Meta takes steps to shield teens from inappropriate content: What it means?

  Technology | January 10, 2024 16:04 IST

  Meta is making Instagram and Facebook safer for teens by automatically applying stricter content controls and hiding sensitive search results, with added privacy features and notifications for recommended settings.

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  Will FB, Instagram and other social media giants delete data of inactive users? Deets inside

  Technology | December 29, 2023 13:46 IST

  The rules, if implemented, could reshape how social media, e-commerce, and other platforms handle user data and may introduce more transparency regarding data breaches.

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  New WhatsApp feature allow direct sharing of status to Instagram: Check latest update

  Technology | December 20, 2023 8:36 IST

  WhatsApp is developing a feature allowing users to share their status updates directly to Instagram. This feature, found in the latest Android beta version, suggests the shortcut to users right after posting a new status.