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. Consumer organisations file GDPR complaints against Meta The claims come after privacy organisations and data protection authorities voiced similar concerns in recent months. 29/02/2024
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 Big Tech companies sign accord to fight AI-generated election trickery Meta, OpenAI, TikTok, Microsoft, and Amazon were among the agreement's signatories at the Munich Security Conference. Elon Musk's X also signed up. 17/02/2024
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 Meta gets tougher on AI-generated misinformation Meta is getting tougher on misinformation as countries across the world hold elections this year. 06/02/2024
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 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 lays out its ‘future roadmap’ for human-like AI At the heart of the project is Llama 3, a large language model (LLM) which is the technology that can comprehend and generate human language text. 19/01/2024
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 Court documents highlight Meta's 'reluctance' to protect children Court documents highlighted Meta's "historical reluctance" to protect children on Instagram. 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 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 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