(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Thursday that businesses purchasing a “boost” for their posts on the iOS versions of its social media apps Facebook and Instagram would need to pay …
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Meta’s Threads could lure ads from Twitter but it’s early days, analysts say
by Reutersby ReutersBy Akash Sriram, Samrhitha A and Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Threads, Meta Platform’s broadside to Twitter, is seen by some advertisers as less contentious and more predictable than Elon Musk’s …
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(Reuters) – Roblox Corp’s eponymous online game will soon be available on Meta Platforms’ Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets, according to a blog post by Meta on Wednesday. The game …
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Suspended Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s jet moves to rival Meta’s Threads
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Jack Sweeney, the creator of an account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet in real time, has moved to Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter-rival Threads after being suspended from Twitter last …
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Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Meta’s New App, Alleges Intellectual Property Violation
Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Meta’s New App, Alleges Intellectual Property Violation Jason Cohen on July 6, 2023 Hours after tech giant Meta introduced the Threads social media app Wednesday, …
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Meta’s Oversight Board Demands More COVID-19 Censorship
Meta’s Oversight Board Demands More COVID-19 Censorship Jason Cohen on April 20, 2023 Meta’s Oversight Board, an independent body that reviews the social media platform’s content moderation efforts, published a …
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By Andre Romani SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Tuesday began rolling out its payments tool to small and medium-sized firms through its WhatsApp messaging platform in Brazil, part …
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Groq adapts Meta’s chatbot for its own chips in race against Nvidia
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jane Lanhee Lee and Stephen Nellis OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Groq, a Silicon Valley chip startup founded by a former Alphabet Inc engineer, said on Thursday it has adapted …
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Meta’s oversight board to review moderation of Arabic word ‘shaheed’
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ oversight board said on Thursday it would review the moderation of the Arabic word “shaheed”, which means “martyr” in English, as it accounts for more content …
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(Reuters) -Meta Platform’s Instagram was back up for most users after a global outage, the photo-sharing platform said on Thursday, adding that an hours-long technical issue has been resolved. “Earlier …
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U.S. formally ends fight against Meta’s purchase of VR content maker
by Reutersby ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Friday it was formally ending its effort to stop Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc from buying virtual reality (VR) content maker Within Unlimited. …
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Judge Thwarts Biden Admin’s Effort To Block Meta’s Acquisition Of VR Startup
Judge Thwarts Biden Admin’s Effort To Block Meta’s Acquisition Of VR Startup John Hugh DeMastri on February 1, 2023 The Biden administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lost a court challenge …
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‘Hate, Racism And Misogyny:’ Dems, Liberal Activists Melt Down Over Meta’s Decision To Allow Trump Back On Facebook
‘Hate, Racism And Misogyny:’ Dems, Liberal Activists Melt Down Over Meta’s Decision To Allow Trump Back On Facebook Bronson Winslow on January 26, 2023 Democratic lawmakers and left-wing advocacy groups …
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Meta’s oversight board calls for more inclusive adult nudity policy
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ oversight board on Tuesday overturned the company’s decision to remove two Instagram posts depicting transgender and non-binary people with bare chests, saying that Meta needed to …
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Meta’s Oversight Board tells company to allow ‘death to Khamenei’ posts
by Reutersby ReutersBy Katie Paul (Reuters) – Meta’s Oversight Board on Monday overturned the company’s decision to remove a Facebook post that used the slogan “death to Khamenei” to criticize the Iranian …
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Meta’s Oversight Board restores Nigeria church attack video on Instagram
by Reutersby ReutersBy MacDonald Dzirutwe ABUJA (Reuters) – Meta’s Oversight Board on Wednesday overturned a decision to remove a video that was shared on Instagram showing the gruesome aftermath of an attack …
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Meta’s ‘Unequal’ Moderation Policy Protects Elites On Facebook And Instagram: REPORT
Meta’s ‘Unequal’ Moderation Policy Protects Elites On Facebook And Instagram: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on December 6, 2022 Meta’s Oversight Board criticized the social media giant for unfairly favoring certain …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -WhatsApp’s India head Abhijit Bose and Meta Platforms Inc’s public policy director in India Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned, a Meta spokesperson said on Tuesday. The departures follow …
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Meta’s oversight board open to discussing content moderation with Twitter
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc’s independent oversight board said on Friday it would “welcome the opportunity” to discuss Twitter’s plans on content moderation in more detail with the company. “Independent …
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Package that exploded in Boston had note critical of Meta’s Zuckerberg, CNN reports
by Reutersby Reuters(Refiles to correct typographical error in “Zuckerberg” in headline) (Reuters) -A package that exploded after delivery to Boston’s Northeastern University this week contained a note criticizing Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive …
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(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Thursday it was revamping the main feed on its Facebook app to prioritize “discovery” of new content, instead of posts from accounts users follow, a …
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By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) – Meta Platforms veteran Javier Olivan is taking over as the company’s chief operating officer after playing a crucial but largely behind-the-scenes role …
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WASHINGTON -The Texas attorney general’s office sued Meta’s Facebook on Monday, alleging that the social media giant violated state privacy protections with facial-recognition technology that collected the biometric data of …