Now playing Next Tech News Trump says TikTok ban would help 'enemy of the people' Facebook Last week, US president Joe Biden said he would sign legislation that gives China's ByteDance around six months to divest TikTok. 11/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Instagram is getting new features. Here’s how its changing You can now edit your messages and remove the read receipts thanks to Instagram's new features. 07/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook and Instagram users lose access in apparent global outage More than half a million reports were noted by tracking website Downdetector in what was a global outage on Meta's platforms. Access has now returned. 05/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook to close its news tabs in the US and Australia Meta said the move is due to falling user interest and that it will focus on short-form video. 01/03/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Meta second to set up EU election centre to fight disinformation The online platform will add fact-checking organisations in Bulgaria, France, and Slovakia to its network ahead of the EU elections. 26/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News AI romantic apps can steal your data as well as your heart - report This Valentine’s Day “AI soulmates” are giving the ick as they sell or share your personal data to third parties such as Facebook. 14/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Meta files legal complaint about platform supervisory fee under DSA Meta has filed a legal complaint for having to pay a supervisory fee under the DSA. 08/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Platform rules to apply this month as member states lag on oversight personnel The Digital Services Act, Europe’s platform rules, will apply to all companies later this month, but the majority of EU countries still haven't appointed national regulators or transposed the rules into domestic law. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Meta's manipulated media policy is 'incoherent', oversight board says A board set up to provide judgments on online freedom of expression for Meta urged the company to alter its policy on manipulated media. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Facebook at 20: Is the social media platform really dying? Once a way to keep in touch with college friends, the Franken-platform now has very little resemblance to the Facebook of yesteryear. Can it still claim to be culturally-relevant? 05/02/2024
Now playing Next Business Tech earnings in focus: Who led the charge – Meta, Amazon, or Apple? Three tech giants reported results after the market closed. Meta to pay dividend after jump in profits. 02/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Social media CEOs testify in heated US Senate hearing on child safety Social media CEOs testified this week in a heated US Senate hearing on child exploitation. 01/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Meta’s Sheryl Sandberg steps down from the company’s board With a heart filled with gratitude and a mind filled with memories, I let the Meta board know that I will not stand for reelection this May,” Sandberg wrote in a Facebook post. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Meta to hide some posts from teen social media accounts Meta plans to hide posts about suicide and eating disorders from teens' Instagram and Facebook feeds. 10/01/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Social media companies make billions in ad revenue from US minors Social media companies generate billions of dollars in ad revenue from US minors, a new study shows. In Europe, a new law bans targeted advertising towards youth. 29/12/2023
Now playing Next Business Italy's €870 million tax case against Meta heads to EU scrutiny An audit by Italy's financial police claims that Meta user registrations could be seen as a taxable transaction since they imply the non-monetary exchange of a membership account for the user's personal data. 22/12/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta is systematically silencing pro-Palestine voices Human Rights Watch found evidence that Meta's Instagram and Facebook have muted pro-Palestine voices on its social media platforms since the beginning of Israel's war against Hamas. 21/12/2023
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
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