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Zuckerberg loses over 119 mn followers on Facebook, less than 10k left now

Several users of Meta's Facebook are complaining losing majority of their followers on the social media platform due to unknown reasons. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has lost over 119 million followers which has brought down his follower count to below 10,000. "Facebook created a tsunami that wiped away my almost 900,000 followers and left only 9000 something on the shore. I kind of like Facebook's comedy," exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen tweeted. When contacted, a Meta spokesperson said, We're aware that some people are seeing inconsistent follower count on their Facebook profiles. We're working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Microsoft, Meta announce partnership to deliver immersive experiences in VR

Microsoft and Meta have partnered to deliver immersive experiences in VR. This collaboration will bring Teams and Microsoft's other productive tools to VR headset

Meta launches metaverse-ready VR headset Quest Pro at $1500: What's new

Meta partnered with Microsoft to bring work and productivity tools for Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2 from next year, including apps for Microsoft Windows 365 and Microsoft Teams

Meta wants you to work in virtual reality - here's what that's like

Meta Platforms Inc has made it clear that it wants to infiltrate the business world with virtual reality technology

Indian start-up market worth betting on, says Facebook co-founder Saverin

Saverin believes that much of the growth in India will come from enterprise tech companies. These are tech companies providing services to businesses.

Facebook reveals login credentials of 1 mn users stolen by malicious apps

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has warned its users about hundreds of apps on Apple and Google's app stores that were specifically designed to steal login credentials to the social network app

Zuckerberg sets for 'Meta Connect' amid quality issues with VR project

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to announce the company's progress towards building the $10 billion metaverse, as internal reports claim there are still several quality issues

Facebook is warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords

Social media giant has identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target internet users

12k Facebook employees may lose jobs amid 'quiet layoffs', says report

Meta is reportedly conducting 'quiet layoffs' at Facebook that may lead to thousands of job cuts -- at least 12,000 or about 15 per cent of its workforce

Meta rolls out 'show more' and 'show less' feature for Facebook's News Feed

You can choose to Show more or Show less on posts by tapping into the three-dot menu in the upper right-hand corner

Nigeria regulator seeks $70-million penalty in lawsuit against Meta

A Nigerian advertising regulator has sued Meta, accusing the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp of publishing unauthorized ads and seeking a 30 billion naira ($70 million) fine. The lawsuit filed in a local court by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, or ARCON, is the regulator's latest action that analysts say could hurt businesses highly dependent on digital ads for their growth. Nigerian advertising laws require the regulator to approve ads based on certain criteria with the involvement of an advertising practitioner in Africa's largest economy. Before you put out anything, it should be vetted and approved by ARCON first before exposure," the agency said Tuesday. Anything that has not been vetted and approved by ARCON is a violation of our law. A Meta spokesperson said the company doesn't comment on ongoing legal claims. The regulator published some details from the court filings, including a request for a declaration that the continued publication and exposure of variou

Meta settles lawsuits with two firms using its platforms for data scraping

Meta (formerly Facebook) has settled a lawsuit for "significant sum" against two companies that were engaged in data scraping operations on its platforms

Massive growth in reels in past two years, says Meta's Ajit Mohan

Reels make up more than 20 per cent of the time people spend on Instagram, globally.

We will be hosting five creator days this year in India: Meta's Ajit Mohan

For Meta ramping up short-video is important because of the competition from players like Google's YouTube Shorts, and home grown video platforms like Moj, ShareChat and Josh.

Meta to cut headcount for first time, slash budgets across teams

Meta will likely be smaller in 2023 than it was this year, he said.

There has to be some end to luxury litigation, says Delhi HC to Facebook

While dismissing the plea, Justice Yashwant Varma of Delhi High Court remarked that "there has to be some end to luxury litigation"

Facebook takes down political influence operations from China and Russia

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on Tuesday took down two separate covert influence networks operating from China and Russia

Meta disables sprawling Russian propaganda network targeting Europe

A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points about the invasion of Ukraine, Meta revealed Tuesday. The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, said it identified and disabled the operation before it was able to gain a large audience. Nonetheless, Facebook said it was the largest and most complex Russian propaganda effort that it has found since the invasion began. The operation involved more than 60 websites created to mimic legitimate news sites including The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom and Germany's Der Spiegel. Instead of the actual news reported by those outlets, however, the fake sites contained links to Russian propaganda and disinformation about Ukraine. More than 1,600 fake Facebook accounts were used to spread the propaganda to audiences in Germany, Italy, France, the U.K. and Ukraine. The findings highlighted both the promis

Meta to make it easier to switch between FB, Instagram accounts globally

Users will now also be able to create an account with their existing Facebook or Instagram login and use it to sign up for additional accounts and profiles

Influencers, messaging, videos, AR key to wooing 2022 Diwali shopper: Meta

The report highlights that 93% of Diwali shoppers are likely to try a new brand in the holiday season, 80% now discover new brands or products online