Meta’s social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, experienced significant outages on Wednesday night, affecting thousands of users globally.
With how addictive social media is, the thought of putting your device down seems like a nightmare. Why get any work done when you can scroll and watch eye-catching reels instead?
Germany's Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has ruled that Facebook users whose data was illegally accessed in 2018 and 2019 are eligible for compensation.
Facebook has recently announced to shift its focus to "views" as the primary metric for measuring content performance, aligning its approach with Instagram’s existing system.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that his government will introduce legislation to prevent users under 16 from accessing social media platforms, citing the risks of online harm.
Facebook and Nvidia are asking the US Supreme Court to dismiss securities fraud lawsuits filed by investors, in cases that could make it harder to hold companies accountable in court. Both tech giants are challenging rulings by a lower court that allowed these lawsuits to move forward, saying the cases don’t meet legal standards.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, recently announced it will keep its ban on new political ads even after the US Election Day, aiming to reduce misinformation during the post-election period.
Improvements in AI-driven feeds and video recommendations have led to an 8% rise in time spent on Facebook and a 6% increase on Instagram this year, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the company's latest quarterly earnings report.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is facing lawsuits brought by US states accusing it of harming teens' mental health by making its platforms addictive.
Here's a quick guide on how you can clear your Facebook search history.
Meta has now brought Facebook Reels to everyone in Bangladesh, enabling users to make short-form videos.
Here's the message that Zuckerberg shared with the Meta employees:
Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday.
According to a report by TechCrunch, Ajit Mohan, the head of Facebook parent Meta in India, has left the company and decided to join rival Snap. Mohan will lead Snap's APAC division as its president, according to TechCrunch.
The stock price of Facebook’s parent company Meta took a nosedive after the social media giant announced a mixed third-quarterly earnings report yesterday. The highlight of the report includes eyebrow-raising $3.7 bn dollar losses in its futuristic Metaverse division.
YouTube is launching a new feature to allow users to set their own handles for their YouTube channels.
Hours after discovering that their (and their pages') follower counts drastically reduced to half or less, Facebook users have witnessed their follower numbers returning to normal on the platform.
People in the country are waking up this morning to find their (and their pages', for many) follower counts mysteriously slashed to half or less. Even Mark Zuckerberg's own follower count has dropped from nearly 100 million to a mere 9,993 overnight. Many are suspecting a bug in the platform.
Meta, formerly known as the Facebook company, for the first time has expanded its annual marketing summit to Bangladesh, and the digital event was aired today.