Now playing Next Tech News Meta's Threads is finally available to users in the EU The EU's Digital Markets Act is reportedly the reason why it took five months longer for the platform to launch in Europe. 14/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta rolls out end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg first promised to bring encryption to all the company's platforms in 2019 after a string of high profile scandals. 08/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Disinformation scholar accuses Harvard of being influenced by Meta One of the world's leading experts on social media disinformation has filed a whistleblower disclosure to investigate Meta's influence at Harvard. 05/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta's ad-free subscription service targeted by EU consumer groups Consumer groups say Meta's ad-free service, starting at €9.99 per month, is "an unfair choice for users". 30/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Russia adds the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta to a wanted list The move - which means spokesman Andy Stone now faces charges - comes weeks after Russia classified Meta as a "terrorist and extremist" organisation. 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Business Amazon and Meta settle UK antitrust investigations Amazon and Meta have settled separate UK antitrust investigations by agreeing to stop practices that give them an unfair advantage over merchants and customers using their platforms. 03/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News European officials extend ban on Meta's behavioural advertising Privacy officials said they were concerned about the illegal processing of personal data by Meta. 02/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Israel-Hamas war threatens to derail Meta’s ad revenue turnaround Meta is enjoying a profit turnaround. But the Israel-Hamas war could dampen that as it experiments in augmented and virtual reality. 26/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Social media platforms are being sued for harmful effect on children Lawyers claim social media uses addictive algorithms to hook young people on potentially harmful content, putting profits before mental health. 25/10/2023
Now playing Next world news EU demands Meta, Tiktok detail efforts to curb disinformation The European Commission asked Meta and TikTok to explain the measures they have taken to reduce the risk of spreading and amplifying terrorist and violent content, hate speech and disinformation. 19/10/2023
Now playing Next world news ‘It scars you’: Facebook workers claim brutal videos caused trauma More than 20% of the staff Meta hired to check the violent content of Facebook and Instagram are on sick leave due to psychological trauma. 19/10/2023
Now playing Next Euronews Tech Talks I'm not a teenager, so what does the metaverse have to do with me? There are over 400 million users in metaverses according to recent figures. However, 80% of them are under the age of 16 and primarily engage in video games. 18/10/2023
Now playing Next Business Meta to dismiss employees in metaverse silicon unit Reuters reports that Meta is planning to lay off employees on Wednesday, in a move that could affect the company's plans to build augmented and virtual reality products. 04/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook and Instagram could charge users in EU for ad-free services Meta plans to give European Facebook and Instagram users the option of paying for ad-free versions as a way to comply with new EU data privacy rules. 03/10/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta unveils next generation VR and AI products CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off Meta's two-day Connect conference by introducing new products, including a new AI personal assistant people can interact with using any of Meta’s messaging, the next generation of Ray-Ban smart glasses and its newest virtual reality headset, the Quest 3. 28/09/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta conference kicks off with focus on AI and virtual reality The company's Connect conference is a two-day event focussed on Meta's artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) future. 28/09/2023
Now playing Next Tech News 5 things Europeans will notice when they sign into their social media The EU Digital Services Act officially came into force on Friday. Europeans will notice five changes when they log into their social media accounts. 25/08/2023
Now playing Next world news Wagner still recruiting fighters on Facebook, despite Meta’s rules In late May, Meta said it had labelled Wagner as a "dangerous organisation," saying that content promoting the group will be removed from its platforms. A recent study found it's still there. 19/08/2023
Now playing Next Health news ‘No evidence’ linking Facebook use to psychological harm, says study In a study conducted across 72 countries, Oxford scientists found no evidence linking Facebook adoption and negative well-being. 09/08/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta begins blocking news content in Canada over new law Meta has begun blocking news content in Canada over a new law forcing the company to pay publishers. 03/08/2023