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Facebook FB 1.83% says it’s helping millions of the world’s poorest people get online through apps and services that allow them to use internet data free. Internal company documents show that many of these people end up being charged in amounts that collectively add up to an estimated millions of dollars a month. To attract […]
Fetch Rewards Inc., a SoftBank-backed consumer rewards company, has named David Sommer as its first chief customer officer, the company said. Mr. Sommer was previously head of industry at Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., overseeing the accounts of the company’s largest retail and consumer packaged goods clients, such as Walmart Inc. and Procter & Gamble […]
Text size Pfizer says its Omicron-targeting vaccine should be ready by March. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Pfizer said it should be able to launch a redesigned Covid-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant of the virus by March, while Facebook parent Meta Platforms delayed its U.S. office reopening plans and mandated booster shots […]
The day after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen went public in October, the company’s team in Washington started working the phones. To lawmakers and advocacy groups on the right, according to people familiar with the conversations, their message was that Ms. Haugen was trying to help Democrats. Within hours, several conservative news outlets […]
When you watch a magician wave his right hand in a flourish, keep an eye on his left, because that’s usually where the real action is. This lesson is certainly true of Facebook’s own recent “magical” flourishes. First, Facebook unveiled a new name — Meta Platforms FB, -1.12% — as part of its project to […]
WASHINGTON — There was extra potential fallout Friday for Meta, the corporate previously referred to as Fb. SEE ALSO | Fb adjustments firm title to Meta Attorneys basic throughout quite a lot of states have began probing whether or not the social media large pushed their app Instagram onto teenagers. The probe comes after a […]
Textual content measurement AMD mentioned Fb guardian Meta Platforms picked AMD EPYC central processing models to make use of in its knowledge facilities. AMD CEO Lisa Su added upbeat commentary. Courtesy AMD Superior Micro Units mentioned Fb guardian Meta Platforms picked AMD EPYC central processing models to make use of in its knowledge facilities. AMD […]
Do traders in Meta Platforms inventory know one thing that the remainder of Wall Avenue doesn’t? For the reason that firm modified its identify from Fb FB, +1.28% in late October, the inventory is up 8%. But there’s been no corresponding improve within the consensus estimate of the corporate’s future earnings. Quite the opposite, the […]
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What Role Should Mark Zuckerberg Play in U.S. Elections?
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January 6, 2022
Jan. 6, 2022 4:40 pm ET Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Nick Wass/Associated Press In “No Facebook Funding for Elections” (op-ed, Dec. 31), Tarren Bragdon and Joe Horvath endorse a ban on private funding for public election administration. The problem they target—partisan spending by public officials—may be real, but their proposed ban is a significant […]