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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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Meta offers ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe

The move is to comply with EU online privacy rules that require an advertising-free version of platforms.

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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.

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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.

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‘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.

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.

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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.