Tech News Meta offers EU Commission online teen protection proposal The call comes as several of the incoming Commissioners have named child safety online a top priority. 26/11/2024
Tech News News is shared on social media without being read, study finds Seventy-five per cent of news-related social media posts were shared without being read, a new study has found. 20/11/2024
Tech News Consumer report finds Big Tech don't comply with digital market rules European consumer association BEUC considered that Meta, Apple and Google still have to improve the interoperability of their platform to third party businesses to comply with the Digital Market Act. 14/11/2024
Europe News EU slaps Meta with €797 million fine The European Commission slapped a €797, 72 million fine on Facebook’s owner Meta for abusing its dominant position in the market for personal social networks on Thursday, for preferencing its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace. 14/11/2024
Tech News TikTok, X, Meta exposed to terrorist content: Irish regulator The online platforms now have three months to report back about the measures they took to take down illegal content. 14/11/2024
Tech News Facebook and Instagram to have ‘less personalised’ ad option in EU Meta made changes to its “pay or consent” model amid demands from EU regulators. 12/11/2024
Tech News 'A decisive victory’: Tech leaders react to Trump’s US election win Big Tech leaders came out on social media to congratulate or to accept president-elect Donald Trump’s election win. 07/11/2024
Tech News South Korea fines Meta €14 million for illegally collecting data South Korea said Meta put the privacy of Facebook users at risk by failing to implement basic security measures. 05/11/2024
Tech News Meta bans political ads past US election day Meta is extending a ban on new political ads on their platforms to “later this week,” according to an update from the social media giant. 05/11/2024
Tech News Why Meta’s ‘open source’ AI isn’t all it seems The Open Source Initiative has just set a new international definition for AI that could throw a spanner in the works for tech companies. 28/10/2024
Tech News Meta's watchdog takes on two anti-immigration content moderation cases Cases in Poland and Germany have raised alarm for Meta’s Oversight Board. 17/10/2024
Tech News Meta licenzia dipendenti in tutti i team, compresi WhatsApp e Instagra Meta laid off 11,000 employees in 2022, following over-optimism about the company’s growth. 17/10/2024
Tech News Deactivating Facebook makes you happier. But there's a catch People who deactivated their Facebook accounts scored slightly higher when asked about their well-being but knew less about politics. 16/10/2024
Tech News Which billionaires are on track to be the world's first trillionaires? The tech industry is home to eight of the world’s ten wealthiest individuals, but who among them will be the first to reach trillionaire status? 13/10/2024
Tech News Why OpenAI’s Voice Mode, Meta, and Apple’s AI aren’t in Europe yet Experts say it comes down to EU regulation but could also be a tactic to slow down the rules, 08/10/2024
Tech News Meta cannot use public data on sexual orientation for ads: ECJ Meta is not allowed to use personal data obtained at a public event for users’ targeted advertising, the EU Court of Justice said in a case involving Max Schrems and Facebook. 04/10/2024
Business Meta’s anti-scam initiative ‘simply isn’t good enough’, Revolut says The social media giant should monitor fake ads and reimburse victims, fintech company Revolut has said, citing figures showing Facebook and WhatsApp remain the biggest source of fraud. 03/10/2024
Tech News Meta hit with €91 million fine for lax password safety Big tech company Meta is ordered to pay a €91m data protection fine for not having enough user password protection in place, the Irish data watchdog said. 27/09/2024
Tech News How to protect your data instead of sharing this viral Instagram hoax A viral Instagram hoax, shared by thousands, including celebrities, falsely claims that reposting will prevent Meta from using personal data for AI training. 26/09/2024
Tech News All the new tech you need to know about from Meta’s Connect event From the ‘most advanced glasses the world has ever seen’ to actors voicing its AI. Here’s what happened at the Meta event. 26/09/2024