Meta to pay $1.4B to settle photo-tagging lawsuit, says Texas

Agence France Presse 07/31/2024

Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating a Texas state privacy law with a feature for “tagging” friends in Facebook photos, according to a deal finalized Tuesday. Meta agreed…

Here’s how you can now send HD photos on Messenger

Hans Carbonilla 04/14/2024

Asking for photos on Messenger can be a hassle because the quality drops when you send them. This often leads people to use other apps or email instead. But in a new update on April 10, Messenger…

Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion

04/12/2024

LONDON (AP) — Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages. The social media platform said in a blog post…

Tiktok, Meta, Snapchat sued by 4 Canadian school boards

Associated Press 03/29/2024

TORONTO — Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario said Thursday they launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim platforms…

Facebook, Messenger naguba: Mga Netizen naratol

Immae Lachica 03/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines– Sos! Unsaon na lang gyud atong kinabuhi og mahack or maguba atong mga social media accounts? Sa uban nga grabe na ka dependent sa paggamit sa mga social media platforms dakong kaguol kini! Gabii,…

Zuckerberg meets LG, Samsung chiefs in Seoul as Meta ramps up AI plan

02/29/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed cooperation on extended reality devices with LG Electronics executives on Wednesday as part of his visit to South Korea that highlights Meta’s ambitions in artificial intelligence. South Korea…

Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses

09/29/2023

MENLO PARK, California—Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including bots that create photo-realistic images and smart glasses that answer questions, as well as an updated virtual-reality headset. Zuckerberg described…

Meta explores AI in smart glasses as it tries to move past smartphones

Agence France Presse 09/28/2023

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the tech giant is putting artificial intelligence into digital assistants and smart glasses as it seeks to gain lost ground in the AI race. Zuckerberg made his announcements at the…

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads launches web version

Agence France Presse 08/25/2023

SAN FRANCISCO, United States  — Threads, Meta’s challenger to depose Twitter as the go-to platform for celebrities, companies and governments, is now available on the web as it seeks to revive its underwhelming launch. A web version…

Canada demands Meta lift ‘reckless’ ban on news to allow fires info to be shared

Associated Press 08/19/2023

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is demanding that Meta lift a “reckless” ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. Meta started blocking news…

Palace to work with Google, Meta, Tiktok, X in fight vs fake news

Julie Aurelio 08/13/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Media and information literacy (MIL) may soon be included in school subjects, while social media websites may soon work with the government to fight fake news, especially among the youth. These are among the…

Musk says fight with Zuckerberg will be live-streamed on X

Reuters 08/06/2023

Elon Musk said in a social media post that his proposed cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The social media moguls have been egging…

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