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  Second wave of layoffs in Meta

  Technology | March 02, 2023 13:34 IST

  Meta plans to push certain executives into lower-level roles without direct reports. The managerial hierarchy between CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the company's interns will effectively be flattened as a result.

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  Artifact app, founded by the co-founders of Instagram is now available: How to download?

  Technology | February 23, 2023 13:04 IST

  Artifact will be able to read 10 articles, and users will be able to see statistics on what they read the most from their profiles. The app user could further add a phone number from their 'Profile' which will save their history and preferences too.

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  Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to charge for blue tick: Here are the pricing

  Technology | February 20, 2023 14:19 IST

  The Meta Verified service will go live in Australia and New Zealand this week. The subscription plan for Facebook and Instagram also includes additional security against impersonation.

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  After Twitter, Meta announces paid blue verification service on Facebook, Instagram

  Technology | February 20, 2023 6:33 IST

  The premium subscription service will start for $11.99 per month and $14.99 per month on iOS platform.

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  Facebook will now let users know why they see ads

  Technology | February 15, 2023 17:50 IST

  The company has further stated that the new tool will now show new examples and illustrations to the users, explaining how Facebook’s machine-learning models help in connecting various topics to showcase relevant ads to the users.

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  Donald Trump back on Instagram and Facebook, after two years of ban

  Technology | February 10, 2023 13:02 IST

  Meta reinstates former U.S. President Donald Trump's access to Facebook and Instagram after a two-year suspension following the Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021.

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  Donald Trump's Facebook account reinstated after 2-year ban

  World | January 26, 2023 9:16 IST

  The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding “new guardrails” to ensure there are no “repeat offenders” who violate its rules, even if they are political candidates or world leaders.

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  BJP MLA's Facebook post terms Netaji Bose 'aatankwadi'; later apologises saying 'translation error'

  India | January 23, 2023 23:31 IST

  The MLA, Yogesh R Patel (Bapji), said the wrong words were posted on social media due to an error while translating from English to Gujarati.

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  How social media platforms reward users for spreading misinformation

  Technology | January 18, 2023 18:14 IST

  According to the findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, just 15 per cent of the most habitual news sharers in the research were responsible for spreading about 30 per cent to 40 per cent of the fake news.

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  Facebook parent Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica case

  Technology | December 24, 2022 7:40 IST

  The case sprang from 2018 revelations that Cambridge Analytica, a firm with ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon, had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million users of the platform.

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  Why did WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh accounts from India in November?

  Technology | December 21, 2022 19:47 IST

  Under the upgraded IT Rules 2021, major digital and social media platforms, with in excess of 5 million users, have to publish monthly compliance reports. The amendments impose a legal obligation on intermediaries to take reasonable efforts to prevent users from uploading such content.

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  This WhatsApp feature will let you find groups via contact name: Know more

  Technology | December 14, 2022 6:15 IST

  WhatsApp started rolling a new feature which will enable users to search groups by entering a contact name on the Desktop version. The new feature will appear to some users after installing the latest WhatsApp Desktop update and users will get a list of all their recent groups.

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  Meta expands AI face-scanning to Facebook dating in the US market

  Technology | December 06, 2022 11:02 IST

  Facebook has partnered with an age-verification company named Yoti to provide two options for the Facebook Dating users in the USA- where users can choose from ID Upload and Video Selfie for recognising the age and authentication.

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  Instagram, Facebook now have new privacy updates for teens: Check latest upgrade by Meta

  November 22, 2022 17:57 IST

  Instagram, Facebook privacy update: Meta is also testing methods to prevent teenagers from messaging suspicious adults they are not connected to, and the platform won't display them in the People You May Know recommendations.

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  Sandhya Devanathan appointed as Meta's new India Head | All you need to know

  World | December 17, 2022 13:15 IST

  Sandhya Devanathan's appointment is a part of a major rejig in Meta globally amid facing legal trouble in several countries.

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  Facebook users report problems with 'Ads Manager' in India

  Technology | November 10, 2022 14:34 IST

  A number of users from several parts of the country have reported problems with Facebook, especially facing trouble with its 'Ads Manager'. As per the DownDetector, it was shown that most of the outage reports were from Mumbai and Delhi.

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  Facebook Down: After Meta layoffs, Twitterati start meme fest as they can't access posts & accounts

  Trending | November 10, 2022 10:33 IST

  Facebook Down: After Meta layoffs, Twitterati start meme fest as a number of users faced problems for some time while accessing their accounts and feeds.

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  Meta Layoffs: Facebook owner fires 11k employees, netizens call it worst tech sacking

  Trending | November 10, 2022 7:26 IST

  Meta Layoffs: In one of the worst lay-offs ever in the tech industry, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sacked more than 11,000 employees -- about 13 per cent of the global workforce - and extended hiring freeze through Q1 2023.

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  Meta fires more than 11,000 employees, to pay 16 weeks of base salary and more

  Technology | November 09, 2022 17:29 IST

  Meta has started the major job cut from today onwards and removed 11000 workforces to cut the costs of the company. Mark Zuckerberg said that the company will be paying 16 weeks of base salary along with two additional weeks of salary for each year of service provided to the organisation.

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  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirms laying off thousands of employees today: Reports

  World | November 09, 2022 10:28 IST

  Facebook employees lay off: According to reports, the company is anticipated to let off thousands of employees from Wednesday. This will likely be the biggest layoff in the tech industry this year.