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
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook ordered to sell GIF making service Giphy The social media giant bought the GIF sharing service last year, but UK competition authorities said it would distort Britain's digital advertising market. 30/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Peter Jackson sells special effects studio as the Metaverse takes over The Lord of the Rings director has sold Weta Digital, his special effects studio, for €1.38 billion to a software company that wants to develop the metaverse. 10/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News ‘Staggering scale’ of climate misinformation on Facebook revealed Activists say Facebook is failing to act on climate misinformation on its platform - and is even benefiting financially from placing climate misinformation on its paid advertising platform. 05/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Mark Zuckerberg should resign as CEO, says Facebook whistleblower Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen said the company - now known as Meta - would never change while the founder remained in charge. 02/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Tech this week: Tesla and Hertz’ $4bn deal and Facebook under pressure Tesla and Hertz have made a deal that ranks at the top of the list of electric vehicle orders by a single company while Facebook was put in the hotseat by the UK government. 31/10/2021
Now playing Next USA Facebook is rebranding as Meta, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg It's part of an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future - something Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.” 28/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News What Facebook's name change to Meta means Facebook's new name cements the social media giant's pivot towards Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the "metaverse," a merger of the virtual and real world. 28/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Key takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen Frances Haugen testified to the UK parliament's Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill. 25/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Is Facebook about to change its name? Amid heavy scrutiny, Facebook has reportedly decided it’s time for a new name that aligns with it’s ambitions to build the ‘metaverse’. 20/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook bets big on the metaverse - but what is it? 'Metaverse' refers to the merging of physical, augmented, and virtual reality in a shared online space. Facebook thinks it's the future of the internet. 18/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Four key takeaways from the Facebook whistleblower's Senate hearing Frances Haugen spent hours giving evidence to a US Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, prompting pushback from Facebook and a memo from Mark Zuckerberg. 06/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Here's how Facebook disappeared from the Internet The sheer scale of Facebook meant its downtime had ripple effects hitting businesses, advertisers and even locking the company's employees out of their offices. 05/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook promotes hate to make money, whistleblower claims The social media giant knows hate speech is a problem. It also knows it's profitable, a former employee claimed on Sunday. 04/10/2021
Now playing Next Work Is Facebook’s virtual reality app the future of work meetings? Facebook is testing a new VR app that allows you to join meetings remotely as an avatar. 19/08/2021
Now playing Next Australia Facebook will lift Australia news ban after striking payment deal On February 18, 2021, Facebook hit back at publishers and the government with a sudden decision to block news on its platform across the entire country. 23/02/2021
Now playing Next The Cube Facebook Oversight Board announces first six cases for review All cases involve a decision where Facebook originally decided to remove user content. 01/12/2020
Now playing Next world news Zuckerberg tells Europe: regulate social media or China will set rules Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg wants Europe to regulate social media on political advertising and privacy — or risk losing ground to “authoritarian” rules from China. 15/02/2020
Now playing Next USA Facebook stands firm on political advert policies Good news for spin doctors? 09/01/2020