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Meta Angers Australia With Plan To Stop Paying For News Content

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Meta Angers Australia With Plan To Stop Paying For News Content

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

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

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

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Facebook Introduces Measures To Limit “Unwanted” Comments

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

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

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

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

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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