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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Russian state-controlled media's Facebook and TikTok accounts restricted

    Russian state-controlled media's Facebook and TikTok accounts restricted Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are restricting state-owned Russian media channels ahead of a likely European Union ban, aiming to curtail propaganda during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The EU announced a ban Sunday...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta falls out of top 10 most valuable companies

    Meta falls out of top 10 most valuable companies Meta Platforms Inc. has tumbled out of the world’s 10 largest companies by market value, hammered by its worst monthly stock decline ever. Once the world’s sixth largest company with a valuation in excess of $1 trillion, the Facebook parent...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Social media must be liable for harm to children — New law

    Social media must be liable for harm to children — New law Social media companies would be liable for harm to minors under a new bipartisan proposal introduced Wednesday in the Senate. Content-targeting, unlimited screen time, and engagement-driving features like auto-play also would be...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Facebook's Diem cryptocurrency project being sold — Report

    Facebook's Diem cryptocurrency project being sold — Report The controversial cryptocurrency project that Mark Zuckerberg once defended in front of Congress is unraveling after regulatory pressure. The Diem Association, a cryptocurrency initiative once known as Libra backed by Meta Platforms...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Apple engineers got up to R2.84-million bonuses to stop them moving to Meta

    Apple engineers got up to R2.84-million bonuses to stop them moving to Meta Apple Inc. has issued unusual and significant stock bonuses to some engineers in an effort to retain talent, looking to stave off defections to tech rivals such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. Last week, the...
  7. Jan

    Google joins GM, Intel as latest to pull out of CES

    Google pulls out of CES on Omicron fears Google and General Motors Co. joined Intel Corp., the world’s largest chipmaker, and Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit, Waymo, in pulling out of in-person presentations at the CES technology conference scheduled for next month. GM said Thursday it...
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  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Instagram boss bumps heads with US lawmakers over app's real world safety issues

    Instagram boss bumps heads with US lawmakers over app's real world safety issues The executive who runs Instagram and U.S. senators in a hearing on Wednesday presented radically different views about how the platform functions in society and impacts young users. Members of the Senate Commerce...
  9. Jan

    Default disappearing messages launched on WhatsApp

    WhatsApp message privacy update WhatsApp will let users choose whether their messages automatically disappear after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days.
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Facebook's cryptocurrency co-creator quits

    Facebook's cryptocurrency co-creator quits David Marcus, one of the top executives at Meta Platforms Inc. and the co-creator of the yet-to-be-launched Diem digital currency, is leaving the company after seven years to pursue other projects. Marcus, who joined the Facebook parent company in...
  11. Jan

    UK competition regulator orders Facebook to sell Giphy

    Facebook ordered to sell animated GIF service The U.K.’s antitrust watchdog said that Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. must sell Giphy to address competition concerns, the first time the regulator has forced a Big Tech firm to unwind an already completed deal. The Competition and Markets...
  12. Jan

    Not all WhatsApps are created equal

    WhatsApp Android vs WhatsApp iOS — exclusive features compared Many users of the world's most popular messaging service, the Meta-owned WhatsApp, might not be aware that there are differences in the feature sets of its Android and iOS mobile apps. Firstly, the two apps have distinct designs...
  13. Jan

    New features in development for WhatsApp

    Voice note update coming to WhatsApp WhatsApp is working on a number of new features for its mobile and desktop apps.
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Instagram investigated over impact on young people

    Instagram investigated over impact on young people A group of U.S. state attorneys general are investigating Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram photo-sharing app over its efforts to engage children and young adults, taking aim at the risks the social network may pose to their mental health and...
  15. Jan

    Small custom PC outfit trademarked "Meta" before Facebook

    Facebook faces trademark challenge over Meta The company formerly known as Facebook is facing a possible trademark challenge to its big rebranding plans. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the renaming of its parent company to Meta during the company's Connect 2021 conference last week.
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