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Why Is Shaheed An Issue For Facebook, Instagram? Meta Urged To Lift Ban

March 28, 2024 admin

The oversight board, monitoring content on Meta’s platforms, is calling on the company to relax its restrictions on the Arabic word “shaheed” meaning “martyr” in English. After serious review, the board concluded that Meta’s blanket ban on this word was overly broad and led to the unnecessary suppression of speech among millions of users of certain communities and regions. The…

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Donald Trump Warns Of TikTok Risks, But Fears Ban Makes Facebook Stronger

March 12, 2024 admin

Donald Trump’s perspective on TikTok differs from that of Joe Biden. In a recent statement, former President Donald Trump voiced his concerns on Monday, acknowledging his belief that the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok poses a national security threat. However, Trump asserted that a ban on TikTok could inadvertently strengthen the position of Facebook, a…

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Meta Angers Australia With Plan To Stop Paying For News Content

March 1, 2024 admin

The decision pits Meta against the Australian government and its 2021 law. (Representational) Sydney: Meta Platforms said it will stop paying Australian news publishers for content that appears on Facebook, setting up a fresh battle with Canberra which had led the world with a law that forces internet giants to strike licencing deals. News publishers…

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Meta To Stop Paying Australian News Media

March 1, 2024 admin

Facebook News in Australia and would not renew deals with news publishers. (File) Sydney: Facebook parent Meta announced Friday it would no longer pay Australian media companies for news, prompting a government warning that the firm was in “dereliction” of past promises. Extending a global retreat from news content, Meta said it would scrap the…

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U.S. States sue Meta for harming young people’s mental health, collecting data on children

October 24, 2023 admin

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris on June 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A group of 33 States including California and New York are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people’s mental health and contributing the youth mental health crisis by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook…

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Facebook Introduces Measures To Limit “Unwanted” Comments

October 19, 2023 admin

The Israel-Hamas war started on October 7. Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday rolled out a temporary feature to limit “harmful and potentially harmful” content on the Israel-Hamas war. The change is part of the company’s efforts to protect people “in the region” from such “unwanted” comments, Meta said in an updated statement on Wednesday (October…

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INDIA Writes To Facebook, Google Chiefs, Demands Neutrality During Polls

October 12, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The Opposition INDIA bloc has written to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai over their social media platforms’ alleged role in “aiding communal hatred” in the country and demanded that the platforms maintain neutrality in the upcoming elections. The letters came after the Washington Post newspaper flagged alleged bias of…

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Meta Plans To Charge Europeans For Ad Free Facebook, Instagram: Report

October 3, 2023 admin

According to reports, Europe could pay $10.50 a month for a desktop version of Instagram or Facebook. Washington: Meta is proposing to offer European users a subscription-based version of Instagram and Facebook if they would rather not be tracked for ads, a source said on Tuesday. The idea, first reported by the Wall Street Journal,…

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