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Meta-owned WhatsApp fined by Russia for not removing banned content: Report

WhatsApp's parent company Meta Inc was banned in Russia in 2022 after it was termed as an 'extremist' organisation

Here's how Instagram algorithm works for stories, feed, reels, explore

Instagram explained that each tool, including feed, stories, reels, search and others, has its own algorithm on the app that is tailored based on how people use it

Meta purges over 33 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in April in India

These include pre-established channels to report content for specific violations, self-remediation flows where they can download their data, avenues to address account hacked issues etc, said Meta

Meta threatens to block news on FB, Instagram if California bill passes

Meta has threatened to pull news from Facebook and Instagram if California's Journalism Preservation Act passes through

Customers in UK fall victim to FB, Insta shopping scams every 7 min: Report

According to the study, clothes, trainers, gaming consoles, and mobile phones were among the most commonly falsely advertised items

Meta offers to limit use of ad data to address UK competition concerns

The CMA said it was minded to accept the commitments, which include advertisers being able to opt out of allowing their data

Fame, fortune: How to win fans, influence people as digital content creator

The profession requires engaging storytelling, creativity and knowledge of how various social media platforms work

Meta begins final round of layoffs, 6,000 employees to be impacted

After a period of extensive recruitment that resulted in the doubling of its workforce since 2020, Meta's current number of employees has declined to a level, which is similar to that of mid-2021

Meta fined 1.2 bn euros for breaching European Union's privacy laws

The tech giant has also been ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States of America

Instagram up after a brief outage, company says 'technical issue'

Meta-owned Instagram came back to life after being down for over an hour early on Monday as users witnessed errors saying the app couldnt refresh, and the website went blank for some users

Instagram likely to launch Twitter-like micro-blogging app by June end

"Create with text and attach links, photos and videos. Engage with likes and replies to deepen connections with friends, fans and other creators. Bring your fans with you"

Meta India executive Manish Chopra resigns, 4th major exit in 6 months

Meta's director and head of partnerships in India Manish Chopra has quit the company. He joined the social media giant in January 2019. Chopra took to LinkedIn to announce his departure. However, he will help in the transition over the next few weeks. "The recent months have been trying times for everyone in so many ways. I know this team has shown so much care and has helped each other selflessly...I am now looking forward to a new phase in my professional life. I will share more in due course," he wrote. Chopra's departure comes at a time when Meta is seeking significant churn in India. In November last year, Meta's India head Ajit Mohan quit the company to join rival Snap. Chopra served as the company's interim head till Sandhya Devanathan took over as Meta's India head on January 1 this year. Within days of Mohan's exit, Abhijit Bose, who was Head of India, WhatsApp, also stepped down after a stint of nearly four years. And so did Rajiv Aggarwal, who was Meta India's Director

Instagram rolls out feature to let users comment with animated GIFs

Meta (formerly Facebook) is rolling out the ability to comment on Instagram posts with animated GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format)

Meta tests views-based creator payments to compete with rival TikTok

Meta forecasts it can close that monetization gap by the end of this year or early next year

Social media giant Meta aims to raise $7 bn through corporate bond sale

The social-media behemoth, which reported earnings last week, is looking to raise $7 billion in a five-part deal, according to a person familiar with the matter

Instagram will soon let users add songs in photo carousel: Details here

The new tool will make it more fun to browse through multiple pictures while the music plays in the background

Mark Zuckerberg learns sewing; Starts designing, 3D printing dresses

Tech tycoon Eva Chen commented on Mark's post, "Met Gala ready!!!" Some of the followers wanted to know what kind of printer Mark is using to make such print

Facebook, Instagram to soon mandate checkout experience on Shops

Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced that it will be phasing out the onboarding of new Shops without checkout on Facebook and Instagram enabled

Time spent on Instagram up 24% thanks to AI-driven Reels: Zuckerberg

The AI is also improving monetisation and Reels monetisation efficiency is up over 30% on Instagram and over 40% on Facebook quarter-over-quarter, he announced

Instagram adds feature to allow users to add up to 5 links to profile bios

With the new feature, users can now add links by editing their profile in the mobile app, where they can give them titles and reorder how they'll appear