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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta rolling out AI subscriptions

    Meta rolling out AI subscriptions Meta Platforms is selling consumer subscriptions to its Meta AI chatbot for the first time, a key step toward building a business that would help offset hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence investments by the company. The new...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Expert worried about future of end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp

    Expert worried about future of end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp Social media giant Meta Platforms has announced it will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs) on its Instagram app, and a university professor said he is worried WhatsApp is next. From 8 May 2026, Instagram...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta Platforms ignoring illegal gambling ads — UK watchdog

    Meta Platforms ignoring illegal gambling ads — UK watchdog Meta Platforms is turning a blind eye to illegal gambling sites that advertise on Facebook and Instagram, according to the UK’s Gambling Commission. The regulator has been checking Meta’s searchable ad library for operators that don’t...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Vorastra

    Meta’s Israel Policy Chief Tried to Suppress Pro-Palestinian Instagram Posts

    https://theintercept.com/2024/10/21/instagram-israel-palestine-censorship-sjp/
    • Vorastra
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    • censorship facebook instagram israel jordana cutler mark zuckerberg meta students for justice in palestine (sjp)
    • Replies: 50
    • Forum: News and Current Affairs
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Facebook and WhatsApp account takeovers surge in SA

    Facebook and WhatsApp accounts takeovers surge in SA During the past 24 months, many South Africans have found their Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp accounts taken over by cybercriminals. While these attacks have targeted some prominent individuals like radio personalities, many people who...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    No more social media for kids under 14 in Florida

    No more social media for kids under 14 in Florida Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting minors under 14 from having social media accounts, following similar efforts in other states that have been challenged in court. The Florida law also requires parental permission for 14-...
  8. Jan

    WSJ reports Threads web app could launch early this week

    Threads web app could launch this week — report Meta Platforms plans to launch a web version of its Threads early this week, Wall Street Journal reports. A web-based version of Instagram's Twitter/X rival has been a much-requested feature among users, who have also lamented the lack of other...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta starts blocking news in Canada

    Meta starts blocking news in Canada Meta Platforms Inc. started its process of ending news availability in Canada over a law requiring digital platforms to pay local news outlets. The California-based company has followed through with its threat to block news on Facebook and Instagram...
  10. Jan

    Norway threatens to fine Meta Platforms a million kronor per day

    Facebook and Instagram facing daily R1.8 million fine in Norway Norway's data regulator is unhappy with Meta Platforms' data tracking practices on Instagram and Facebook, and the company could be fined almost R1.8 million daily from 4 August to 3 November 2023. The regulator — Datatilsynet —...
  11. Jan

    Instagram and Messenger video calls getting support for Meta avatars

    Facebook adding live avatar video calling to Instagram and Messenger Meta Platforms is rolling out a feature allowing Messenger and Instagram users to make video calls using their Meta avatars. The company says the feature is designed for moments when you're "not quite camera-ready", and the...
  12. Jan

    Over 100 million Threads accounts created in four days

    Threads hits 100 million users in four days Meta Platforms' Twitter rival Threads has amassed 100 million sign-ups in less than a week, Engadget reports. The publication has kept tabs on Quiver Quantitative's Threads data tracking, which showed the Instagram sibling hitting the milestone of...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Twitter threatens legal action against Meta Platforms over Threads

    Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over Threads, alleging the new app is a "copycat" built by former Twitter employees using the company's intellectual property. Semafor obtained a legal letter from Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro to Meta CEO Mark...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta launching Threads on Thursday to take on Twitter

    Meta launching Threads on Thursday to take on Twitter Instagram’s highly anticipated Twitter rival is expected to launch Thursday, according to a listing on Apple Inc.’s App Store. The app, called Threads, will function similarly to Twitter, with text-based posts that can be liked, commented...
  15. Jan

    South African Social Media Landscape 2023 report released - TikTok gains on Facebook

    TikTok challenging Facebook in South Africa The “Big Five” social media platforms in South Africa have been shaken up as TikTok leaps past Instagram into second place and challenges the dominant social network, Facebook, in several segments. This is one of the key findings of the South African...
    • Jan
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    • arthur goldstuck facebook instagram linkedin oresti patricios ornico tiktok twitter world wide worx
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    Instagram Twitter rival screenshots leaked

    Screenshots of Meta's Twitter rival leaked The first screenshots of Meta Platforms' potential Twitter rival have been leaked by The Verge. Meta — which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — held a companywide meeting on Thursday, 8 June 2023.
  17. Vorastra

    Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/instagram-vast-pedophile-network-4ab7189 Archive link for those who can't read the article. https://archive.ph/aEm0P
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta testing views-based payouts for Reels content creators

    Meta testing views-based payouts for Reels content creators Meta Platforms Inc. is giving Facebook and Instagram creators a way to make money based on how many people view their videos, in a bid to boost the appeal of its content and lure users from rival TikTok. The company said Tuesday in a...
  19. Jan

    South African prices and features of social media subscriptions compared

    Social media apps are getting paid plans — South African prices and features compared An increasing number of social media apps are reducing their reliance on advertising as their primary source of revenue and offering paid-for memberships. These subscription plans add features to the main...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta Platforms up against tough privacy review

    Meta Platforms up against tough privacy review Meta Platforms Inc. was accused by the Federal Trade Commission of repeatedly violating privacy promises it made to US regulators and now faces a possible government ban on launching new social-media products without an independent review. Meta...
  21. Jan

    South Africa and Facebook's response to online child trafficking concerns

    Children are being sold online in South Africa South Africa's police minister and the minister of social development say that children in the country are being sold online through social media platforms such as Facebook. In its latest transparency report, Meta revealed that it took action on...
    • Jan
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    • bheki cele facebook instagram lindiwe sisulu meta platforms
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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