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Meta Platforms Inc. has become the latest social media giant to tinker with the idea of selling premium features as part of its service, according to a report in The Verge. Having been free for years, it wants to see if any of us will pay for new widgets in Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp. That’s going to […]
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp could soon have specialized features available only to users willing to pay for them. Meta is forming a new division called New Monetization Experiences that will be solely focused on paid features for the company’s app, according to a memo The Verge. Wile Facebook and Instagram already have a number of […]
Meta (FB), Facebook’s parent company, reported revenue of $28.8 billion for the three months ending in June, a 1% drop from the prior-year quarter and its first year-over-year revenue decline since going public in 2012. The company’s profit fell far more sharply. Net income during the quarter declined 36% year-over-year to nearly $6.7 billion, a […]
What’s happening Meta, Facebook’s parent company, shared data for the first time about the number of times it’s applied its newsworthiness allowance. The company will sometimes leave up posts that could violate its rules, if it determines the posts are newsworthy. Why it matters How Facebook balances newsworthiness with public safety has been an important […]
Zuckerberg will no longer be a named defendant in the suit, according to a joint court filing by Meta and the FTC dated Tuesday. As part of the agreement, Zuckerberg will not attempt to purchase Within in his personal capacity, the filing said. Within is the maker of a popular virtual fitness program known as […]
Technology Meta reaches $37.5 mln settlement of Facebook location tracking lawsuit A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed on Monday. 24 August,2022 09:02 am (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) reached a $37.5 million settlement of a lawsuit accusing the parent of Facebook of violating users’ privacy by tracking their movements through […]
Inside one of Facebook’s Seattle engineering offices. (GeekWire File Photo / Nat Levy) Facebook parent company Meta and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson agree on this: the state’s campaign advertising disclosure law is exceptional. But is that good or bad — and more importantly, is the law constitutional? That’s a matter of significant disagreement as […]
Issued on: 18/08/2022 – 23:20 San Francisco (AFP) – Facebook-owner Meta said Thursday it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. The Children’s Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights. […]
Back in March, Meta announced plans of building an $800-million data center in Temple, which is expected to bring a number of jobs to the area. TEMPLE, Texas — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is donating over $57,000 to the City of Temple to purchase a composter, according to an announcement made Monday. The […]
Social media platforms have had some bad press in recent times, largely prompted by the vast extent of their data collection. Now Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has upped the ante. Not content with following every move you make on its apps, Meta has reportedly devised a way to also know everything […]