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Ex-US Prez Donald Trump is reinstated to Facebook after 2-year ban

Facebook parent Meta is reinstating former President Donald Trump's personal account after two-year suspension following the Jan. 6 insurrection. The company said in a blog post Wednesday it is adding new guardrails to ensure there are no repeat offenders who violate its rules. In the event that Mr. Trump posts further violating content, the content will be removed and he will be suspended for between one month and two years, depending on the severity of the violation, Meta, which is based in Menlo Park, California, said. Trump's spokesperson did no immediately respond to a request for comment on the decision. He was suspended on Jan. 7, a day after the deadly 2021 insurrection. Other social media companies also kicked him off their platforms, though he was recently reinstated on Twitter after Elon Musk took over the company. He has not tweeted. Banned from mainstream social media, Trump has been relying on his own, much smaller site, Truth Social, which he launched after being

Meta introduces more features to end-to-end encrypted Messenger app

With the introduction of Group profile photos, users will be able to choose profile photos for different chats with friends or work colleagues

Meta rolling out centralised account settings for Instagram, Facebook

Meta has announced that it is rolling out a new Accounts Center that will allow users to manage their Meta accounts, like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, from a centralised hub

Facebook co-founder's investment fund closes third series at $2.1 bn

Firm will invest in financial services, healthcare tech, enterprise software space

Donald Trump asked Meta to restore his Facebook account, says report

Former US President Donald Trump is reportedly looking to regain control of his powerful social media accounts in order to make a comeback for the White House

Revise your convoluted, impractical nudity policy, Oversight Board to Meta

Meta's Oversight Board has overturned the social networking giant's original decisions to remove two Instagram posts depicting "transgender and non-binary people with bare chests"

Meta, Microsoft vacate office buildings in US over WFH and layoffs

A soft market is a phase in the economic cycle characterised by more sellers than buyers and low prices

US Supreme Court ruling can make the net less safe, says Google

The justices could break 'a central building block of modern internet' if they choose to narrow Section 230, it says

Meta partners with FADA to upskill auto dealers to build social presence

The program will incorporate knowledge from global teams and provide dealers with easy and low-cost access to best-in-class global digital expertise

Meta updates policies to limit ads targeting teens on Facebook, Instagram

Meta has announced that it is bringing further updates to its ad system, including removing gender as an option for advertisers to reach users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram

Meta now 'rescinds' full-time employment offers amid recession fears

In October this year, recruiters made it clear to candidates worried about their Meta offers that these are safe, according to Orosz

Meta to stop releasing new software updates for Quest 1 VR headset

Meta is planning to stop supporting the original Quest VR headset with new software updates, and users using this older hardware will soon lose access to some social features

Meta appoints former Tata CliQ CEO as global business head in India

Vikas Purohit will lead the company's business vertical teams, agency teams, and business solutions teams

Meta hires former Tata CLiQ CEO to head global business group in India

Social media platform Meta has appointed Vikas Purohit as Director of Global Business Group in India to lead the strategy and delivery of the charter that is focused on the country's leading advertisers and agency partners, the company said on Monday. Purohit will report to Arun Srinivas, Director and Head of Ads Business for Meta in India, Meta said in a statement. "I am thrilled to welcome Vikas as he joins our team to shape the role that Meta platforms can play in enabling businesses, supporting India's economic growth, and building the digital advertising ecosystem of the country," Srinivas said. Purohit will head Meta's work with India's largest businesses and the agency ecosystem. As a part of his role, Purohit will spearhead the company's strategic relationship with the country's leading brands and agencies to drive Meta's revenue growth across key channels in India, as well as partner with the media and creative ecosystems for accelerating adoption of digital tools by the ..

EU's privacy watchdog fines Meta $414 mn for ads based on online activity

EU's privacy watchdog tells firm it can't use its contracts with users to justify sending them such ads

Irish regulators fine Meta $414 million for online privacy violations

Irish regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for online privacy violations and banned the company from forcing European users to agree to personalised ads based on their online activity. Ireland's Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totalling 390 million euros (USD 414 million) in its decision in two cases that could shake up Meta's business model targeting users with ads based on what they do online. The watchdog fined Meta 210 million euros for violations of the European Union's strict data privacy rules involving Facebook and an additional 180 million euros for breaches involving Instagram. It's the commission's latest punishment for Meta for data privacy infringements, following four other fines for the company since 2021 that total more than 900 million euros. The decision stems from complaints filed in May 2018 when the 27-nation EU's privacy rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, took ...

Meta to announce decision on Trump's return to Facebook, Instagram: Report

Meta is reportedly preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Donald Trump to return to Facebook and Instagram

Meta acquires 3D smart glass maker Luxexcel for an undisclosed sum

Meta (formerly Facebook) has acquired the Netherlands-based 3D smart glass maker Luxexcel, as it doubles down on its metaverse dream in 2023

Meta to pay $725 mn damages for sharing user data with Cambridge Analytica

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit that claimed Facebook illegally shared user data with the research firm Cambridge Analytica

Meta removes 23 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Nov

Meta said it took down over 19.52 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3.39 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in the month of November in India