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Meta targets finance with 'Zuck Bucks', creator coins: Report

Meta's crypto-currencies, internally dubbed 'Zuck Bucks', are intended for the metaverse and may not be based on blockchain, the FT report said, citing sources

FIFS, Meta compile user manual for fantasy sports platforms in India

The guide gives an insight into what exactly a fantasy sport is--game of skill that's distinct from various similar formats and is not related to betting, gambling or wagering

Russian invasion driving more disinformation online, says Meta

Hackers aligned with Russia broke into social media accounts of Ukrainian military officers and were uploading videos of surrendering Ukrainian soldiers when plot was disrupted, says a Meta report

Meta decides to drop flagship Facebook F8 developer conference this year

Meta has announced not to hold its flagship Facebook F8 developer conference this year, as it gears up for new initiatives towards metaverse.

Russia-Ukraine war: Facebook, Instagram unblock hashtags to Bucha killings

The Bucha killings have drawn pledges of further sanctions against Moscow from the West. However, Russia denied to the killings and said that it was Ukrainian propaganda.

Meta takes down 23.6 mn pieces of bad content in India on FB, Instagram

Meta actioned a huge 15.4 million spam content, 2.4 million violent and graphic content and 1.4 million content related to adult nudity and sexual activity, among others

Instagram gets Facebook Messenger like messaging features: Details here

Instagram has announced that it is connecting the Facebook Messenger and Instagram experience to bring some of the best Messenger features to the photo-sharing platform

Facebook hires Republican strategy firm to campaign against TikTok: Report

Eleven years ago, Facebook was caught red-handed after it hired a prominent public relations firm to try to plant stories harshly criticising Google's privacy practices in leading news outlets.

LTTS forays into Meta world, to carve out business unit for Metaverse

Amit Chadha, who completes a year at the helm of the company, last year had called out six big bets and changed the narrative of the company's focus

Meta to launch several Slack-like functionalities on Messenger

Meta is adding a new "@everyone" functionality that will notify all participants in a chat about a new message.

Instagram tests new feature to support social movements through hashtags

The company said it is testing a new feature to help people discover social movements happening in the world and on Instagram, as well as ways to take action.

WhatsApp to increase maximum file transfer size to 2 GB: Report

Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to share bigger-sized files and media with others over their platform.

Elon Musk giving 'serious thought' to build a new social media platform

Musk, a prolific user of Twitter himself, has been critical of the social media platform and its policies of late

New rules for US tech giants to come into force in October: EU's Vestager

Tough new rules targeting US tech giants agreed late on Thursday are expected to come into force in October, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said

Meta inks partnership with VNTANA for 3D ads in step towards the metaverse

Meta previously partnered with augmented reality (AR) companies Modiface and PerfectCorp to help beauty and cosmetic brands more easily run 3D and AR advertising

EU reaches agreement on rules to rein in Google, Meta, other tech giants

EU countries and lawmakers have reached an agreement on an unprecedented law to curb the market dominance of the biggest tech companies such as Alphabet's Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple

3D ads come to Facebook, Instagram in step toward the metaverse

In the meantime, brands in the beauty, fashion and furniture industries are working to transition from 2D to 3D representations of their products

Meta appoints Saugato Bhowmik as new India head for auto, D2C vertical

Meta on Thursday announced the appointment of Saugato Bhowmik as the Director of CPG, Auto and D2C industry vertical in India to lead the strategy and solutioning

Meta-owned WhatsApp starts rolling out multi-device support to all users

Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp has started rolling out the much-awaited multi-device support for all users.

Instagram users can now control their feed with Favourites, Following

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Wednesday said it is introducing two new ways -- Favourites and Following -- to choose what users see in their feed