Now playing Next Culture news Twitter erupts as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg talk up cage fight Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, two of the richest men in the world are doing battle on social media about the prospect of a cage fight. Yes, you read that right. 22/06/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta follows Twitter in charging users for their blue tick Following in the footsteps of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram users in the UK have become the first in Europe to pay for verification status. 17/05/2023
Now playing Next Tech News A new paid subscription service is coming to Facebook and Instagram Meta Verified for Facebook and Instagram will require users to submit a government ID to get a blue verification badge. 20/02/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Meta under fire for VIP treatment of Facebook users like Trump The former US president was on a list of users that had special treatment, alongside Mark Zuckerberg and Brazilian football star Neymar. 06/12/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook parent company Meta to lay off more than 11,000 employees “Today I’m sharing some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to staff. 09/11/2022
Now playing Next Tech News The four new features coming to WhatsApp you need to know about Users will be able to leave chats silently, choose who can see them when they’re online, and prevent screenshots of "view once" messages being taken. 10/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta’s new AI chatbot is not a fan of Mark Zuckerberg or Facebook Meta has released its latest AI chatbot to the world. And of course, people immediately started asking what it thinks about Mark Zuckerberg. 08/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Sheryl Sandberg to leave Facebook parent Meta after 14 years Her departure marks the end of an era for the social media giant. Javier Olivan will take over as chief operating officer. 02/06/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta’s first quarter profits exceed expectations despite slow growth Facebook parent Meta posted better than expected first quarter financial results following a bumpy year for the tech giant. 28/04/2022
Now playing Next Money Meta to move into finance with 'Zuck bucks' and 'creator coins' Meta is reportedly working on Facebook NFTs and 'reputation tokens' but likely won't move into crypto. 07/04/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta watchdog urges crackdown on disinformation around Ukraine war Tech giants and policymakers must do more to fight online disinformation raging around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Meta’s Oversight Board tells Euronews Next. 01/03/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta warns it may shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe The drama continues for Mark Zuckerberg whose company last week reported it lost daily active users for the first time in its history. 07/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News #DeleteFacebook: Why are users being called on to ditch it? “Horrible company and the name change to #Meta makes it even more of a horrid company,” one Twitter user said under the #DeleteFacebook hashtag. 04/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Australian billionaire launches criminal case against Facebook He said he he was taking the action to stop people losing money to clickbait advertising scams. 03/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever. Here's why Newly-renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic metaverse project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income. 03/02/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta faces €2.7bn civil lawsuit for exploiting UK users’ data A multi-billion euro case is set to be launched against Meta in the United Kingdom, which could see up to 44 million UK Facebook users compensated a shared €2.7bn in damages. 14/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News How safe will your data be in Meta’s hyperrealistic metaverse? Meta has reportedly had hundreds of new patents for hyperrealistic tech approved for its metaverse but none of them mention privacy or safety. 12/01/2022
Now playing Next Tech News How the metaverse conquered Christmas This Christmas Meta’s Oculus Virtual Reality app was the most downloaded application on Apple’s App Store. 28/12/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Avatar ‘groped’ in first sexual assault incident in Meta’s metaverse “Sexual harassment is no joke on the regular internet, but being in VR adds another layer that makes the event more intense,” the Meta tester said. 17/12/2021
Now playing Next Tech News What does Meta’s Horizon Worlds metaverse look like? It is the first attempt at releasing a product since its rebrand from Facebook and is in line with CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of the “metaverse”. 10/12/2021
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