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WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will let users report any suspicious status update on PC or laptops using the Desktop app. The Meta-owned messaging service is testing the new feature for a future update of its Desktop app. WhatsApp currently provides the ability to report suspicious messages or spam messages to … Read more
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has agreed to settle the Cambridge Analytica lawsuit, which accuses the social network platform of allowing third parties, including the British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to access user data for $725 million.The lawsuit began in 2018 when Facebook was accused of sharing the personal data of over 87 million … Read more
Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million (roughly Rs. (Rs. 5,990 crore) to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the company of sharing users’ personal data with the political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica, American technology publication The Verge reported. “The proposed Settlement of $725 million is the largest recovery ever achieved … Read more
Elon Musk announced earlier this week that Twitter’s View Count feature will show all users how many times a tweet has been seen. The CEO said the feature will show how much more alive Twitter is than it may seem. However, a former employee has claimed that the social media company tested the feature way … Read more
Meta has announced that it took action against a total of 23 million pieces of harmful content created by Indians across its social media apps Facebook and Instagram in November. As per the company’s India Monthly Report, it removed about 19.52 million pieces of content on Facebook and over 3.39 million pieces of content on … Read more
A parliamentary panel on Thursday recommended the government enact a digital competition act to regulate anti-competitive business practices by Big Tech companies on its platforms. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has had strained relations with many large technology companies, and New Delhi has been tightening the regulation of firms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Alphabet … Read more
Social media giant Meta took action against more than 2.29 crore pieces of content created by Indian users on Facebook and Instagram in November, according to India Monthly Report released by the company on Thursday. The company took action on over 1.95 crore pieces of content on Facebook and 33.9 lakh pieces of content on … Read more
Facebook-parent company Meta is not giving up on metaverse despite losing billions on the project and facing charges by competition regulators. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint to block the company from acquiring virtual reality studio Within. As a result, the company has now delayed the acquisition amid VR antitrust claims.As per … Read more
WhatsApp has released its ‘User Safety Report‘ for the month of November wherein the company has claimed that the instant messaging app banned 37,16,000 WhatsApp accounts in India. The Meta-owned company says that out of these 37 lakh accounts, 990,000 were proactively banned, before any reports from users.The latest report mentions that the data published … Read more
WhatsApp appears to be working on a new feature called undo delete message. WABetaInfo has reported that the instant messaging platform has reportedly started rolling out a new beta update on Android that brings a new undo-delete message feature on the platform. According to the report, the new feature is currently available to a select … Read more