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Meta to Offer Paid Versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe to Avoid Ads: Report

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[ad_1] Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union (EU) as a response to scrutiny from regulators, the New York Times reported on Friday. Those who pay for the subscriptions would not see ads while Meta would also continue to offer free versions … Read more

Meta Starts Rolling Out Web Version of Threads to Gain an Edge Over Rival X

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[ad_1] Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it was launching the web version of its new text-first social media platform Threads, in a bid to retain professional users and gain an edge over rival X, formerly Twitter.  Threads’ users will be able to access the microblogging platform by logging-in to its website from their computers, the … Read more

Meta Starts Blocking News in Canada on Facebook, Instagram Over Law on Paying Publishers

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[ad_1] Meta Platforms has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada, it said on Tuesday, in response to a law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers. The Canadian government quickly denounced the move as “irresponsible,” and said the world is watching the process play … Read more

Meta to Launch AI-Powered Chatbots With Different Personalities by September: Report

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[ad_1] Meta Platforms is preparing to launch a range of artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbots that exhibit different personalities as soon as September, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Meta has been designing prototypes for chatbots that can have humanlike discussions with its users, as the company attempts to boost its engagement with its social … Read more

Facebook Asked to Evaluate Political Violence Promotion on Platform by Parent Meta’s Oversight Board

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[ad_1] Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board has asked the social media firm to evaluate efforts to prevent promotion of political violence on its platforms, after it allowed a video calling for violence post the 2022 Brazilian election to stay online. The board said on Thursday that Meta’s original decision to leave up the Facebook video, which … Read more

Meta Restores Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp After Outage Reports From Several Users

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[ad_1] Meta Platforms said on Friday that services on its social media apps Facebook and Instagram were restored, more than two hours after an outage that affected thousands of users. At one point, nearly 20,000 users in total said they were having trouble accessing Facebook and Instagram and Meta’s messaging service WhatsApp, according to outage-tracking … Read more

Meta Sells Giphy to Shutterstock for $53 Million to Comply With UK Regulator Order

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[ad_1] Shutterstock said on Tuesday it would buy animated-images platform Giphy from Meta Platforms for $53 million (roughly Rs. 438 crore) in cash, months after the Facebook owner had agreed to divest the company on competition concerns. Britain’s competition regulator last year ordered Meta to sell Giphy over fears that it could deny or limit … Read more