Mark Zuckerberg, head of Meta (the parent company of Facebook), had dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Florida resort on Wednesday night, a meeting that might show they’re trying to get along better after years of not liking each other.The dinner comes after Trump had often criticized Zuckerberg and his social media platforms. In…
Sandhya Devanathan has spent almost two years in India as head of American social media giant Meta. The period has seen the company expand its business while growing consumer engagement across all its platforms – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. But amidst this fast-paced growth, the company has also faced severe regulatory challenges. The latest being…
Facebook-parent Meta has taken down over two million accounts connected to scam centres across Southeast Asia and the Middle East this year. These accounts were linked to criminal organisations that employ tactics like “pig butchering” to deceive people globally through various platforms, including messaging apps, dating sites, social media, and crypto apps. Meta is actively…
WhatsApp-parent Meta said that it disagrees with the Competition Commission (CCI) decision of imposing Rs 213 crore penalty. The CCI, on Monday, imposed a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on the social media giant for unfair business ways with respect to WhatsApp privacy policy update done in 2021. As per a PTI report, a Meta…
WhatsApp users in India will soon see significant changes to their app interface following the Competition Commission of India’s order requiring Meta to implement new privacy controls and data-sharing options.The messaging platform, with over 500 million users in India, must add prominent in-app notifications allowing users to opt out of data sharing with Meta’s other…
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a ₹213.14 crore ($25.6 million) penalty on Meta Platforms and ordered WhatsApp to implement specific behavioural remedies within a defined timeline, including a five-year ban on sharing user data with other Meta companies for advertising purposes.The antitrust watchdog ruled that WhatsApp’s mandatory data-sharing policy constituted an abuse of…
The European Commission on Thursday fined Meta nearly €800 million for breaching antitrust rules by giving Facebook users automatic access to Facebook Marketplace, benefiting the platform through “abusive practices”.The €797.72 million ($840.24 million) penalty follows a prolonged investigation, which concluded that Meta had abused its dominant market position and engaged in anti-competitive conduct.What the European…
Instagram messages are reportedly down. As per thousands of complaints, the Meta-owned platform’s direct Message feature is experiencing problems, affecting users across the globe, including India. Instagram users took to X (formerly Twitter) to report the ongoing outage. Downdetector, the crowd-sourced outage tracking platform, also shows reports from users in India, the US and the…
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg recently threw a party for his wife Priscilla Chan. Sharing photos from what appears to be a 70s theme-based party, the Meta CEO captioned the post “Disco queen wanted a party 🪩”. The photo shows the couple – dressed in shimmery clothes, smiling, kissing and enjoying the party. The post is…
Tensions are escalating in the U.K. as banks and payment companies grapple with social media firms over who should bear the cost of compensating victims of online fraud. Starting October 7, banks will be required to reimburse up to £85,000 to victims of authorized push payment (APP) fraud, a scam where criminals trick people into…
