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Facebook, the social network that was supposed to stay free “always,” and its stablemate Instagram launched on Sunday a paid subscription service, as the advertising-based business model that has long dominated the internet falters. Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook-parent Meta, announced on Sunday the launch of Meta Verified, a service starting at $11.99 (roughly Rs. … Read more
Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature that enables users to comment on posts with animated images, or GIFs. Users can search for GIFs and pull them from GIPHY to post them as a reply in the comments section.Media reports suggest that the feature is rolled out to only a handful of users. Some have … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent Meta, has launched ‘Channels’ – a new broadcast chat feature. The feature will let creators share messages with their followers and engage with them.Zuckerberg announced the feature by creating a channel and named it “Meta Channel”. Instagram is starting to test channels with select creators in the US today. … Read more
Twitter on Wednesday became the first social media platform to allow cannabis companies to market their brands and products in the United States. The company had earlier only allowed advertising for hemp-derived CBD topical products, while other social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok follow a “no cannabis advertising policy” as pot remains illegal … Read more
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board announced on Tuesday that it will review more types of content moderation cases and expedite some decisions, as it aims to expand its work. The Oversight Board was created in late 2020 to review Facebook and Instagram‘s decisions on taking down or leaving up certain content and make rulings on whether … Read more
Meta Platforms said on Monday Chief Business Officer Marne Levine was leaving the owner of Facebook after a 13-year stint. Fifty-two-year-old Levine, appointed as the company’s first chief business officer in 2021, has served in various other executive positions at the social media company, including chief operating officer of Instagram. The company said it expanded … Read more
Technology companies like Google, Meta-owned Facebook and YouTube, should be made to share advertising revenue, which they earn from posting news reports, with media organisations who are the original content publishers, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said in Rajya Sabha. He said that newspapers and TV channels have been losing on advertising revenue … Read more
Meta Platforms has restored former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook page following a two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021. Meta announced last month that it would reinstate Trump‘s Facebook and Instagram accounts. His Instagram page was not immediately accessible on Thursday. Donald Trump announced in November he will make another … Read more
US President Joe Biden has announced his support for tougher rules aimed at regulating Big Tech companies. He called on Congress to pass new rules to protect user data privacy and boost competition in the tech industry.“Pass bipartisan legislation to strengthen antitrust enforcement and prevent big online platforms from giving their own products an unfair … Read more
A judge on Friday released a ruling denying the Federal Trade Commission’s request to stop Meta Platforms from buying virtual reality content maker Within Unlimited, rejecting the regulator’s concerns the deal would reduce competition in a new market. A December trial to decide if Meta could go forward with the relatively small deal was seen … Read more