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Meta bans Russian media from running ads, monetising on platforms
New Delhi: Hit by partial restrictions, Meta (formerly Facebook) on Saturday said it is prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetising on its platform anywhere in the world. The additional…
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Meta’s social VR platform Horizon hits 3 lakh users
New Delhi: Meta’s social virtual reality (VR) platform Horizon has reached 300,000 monthly users, a growth of 10 times since its roll-out in early December. According to a report in The Verge,…
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Meta agrees to $90 mn settlement in privacy lawsuit
San Francisco: Facebook’s parent Meta has reportedly agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old class action lawsuit over a practice that allowed the social network to track users’ activity across…
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WhatsApp starts rolling out new calling interface for select Android users
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp has started rolling out a new interface for voice calls for select beta testers on Android. According to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android beta 2.22.5.4 has…
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Meta activates Elections Operations Centre in India amid Assembly polls
New Delhi: With India entering the crucial Assembly polls season, Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday said it has activated its Elections Operations Centre so that it can watch out for potential abuses…
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WhatsApp tweaks built-in camera, working on redesigned caption view
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on some new features, including tweaking the built-in camera and a redesigned caption view, for iOS users. With the latest betas, the app is tweaking…
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Meta not ‘threatening’ to pull FB, Insta from Europe over data transfer
New Delhi: After reports surfaced that Meta, formerly Facebook, is ‘likely’ to pull Facebook and Instagram apps from Europe if prevented from transferring data from the EU to the US, the company…
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1 in 4 people to spend at least 1 hour daily in metaverse by 2026
New Delhi: One in 4 people is expected to spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education, social and/or entertainment by 2026, a Gartner report forecast…
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UK watchdog fines Meta $2 mn over Giphy acquisition
London: The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined Meta (formerly Facebook) $2 million for failing to disclose key changes regarding its $315 million acquisition of online database and search engine…
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Meta adds personal boundary to VR avatars to stop sexual harassment
New Delhi: Metaverse may also see sexual harassment from people via their virtual avatars and the social network has now unveiled ‘personal boundary’ that prevents avatars from coming within a set distance…
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TikTok is future of social media, agree Meta, Snapchat
New Delhi: As more and more people, especially the millennials and Generation Z, watch videos on social media, both Meta (now formerly Facebook) and Snapchat have indicated that the future of social…
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Facebook owner posts biggest ever stock market value crash by a US company
New Delhi: Facebook’s owner Meta Platforms saw its stock market value slump by more than $230 billion, in a record daily loss for a US firm, the BBC reported. Its shares fell…
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WhatsApp banned over 2 mn Indian accounts in Dec 2021
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it has banned 2,079,000 accounts in India in the month of December in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that…
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Meta winding down its low-cost ‘Express WiFi’ programme
San Francisco: Meta is reportedly ending its Express Wi-Fi programme designed to provide low-cost internet in developing countries through partnerships with local communities, mobile operators, and businesses. Launched in 2016, it was…
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Meta rolls out updated 3D Avatars to FB, Instagram
San Francisco: In a bid to offer people more ways to express themselves as their avatars, Meta has announced that it is rolling out updated 3D Avatars to Facebook and Messenger, and…
