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Meta is launching a pilot program in the EU to offer app downloads directly through Facebook ads.

Find out how social media giants Facebook and Instagram employ AI systems to curate content tailored to individuals' preferences and choices.

Despite the newly minted Bill C-18, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is moving forward with its decision to permanently remove Canadian news from its platforms. The Head of Public Policy at Meta in Canada, Rachel Curran, confirmed that no negotiations with the federal government are in progress. "We are proceeding towards ending...

Meta announced on Thursday that it would cease to provide news on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, for all users in Canada. This decision comes in the wake of the federal government's approval of the Online News Act, legislation aimed at obliging Internet tech giants to pay news publishers for their content. The 'Online News...

Starting in September, Meta will require employees assigned to an office to return for three days a week as part of a new hybrid work schedule.

In anticipation of the passage of Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act, Meta is preparing to limit news content availability on Facebook and Instagram in Canada. The company announced yesterday that it will begin testing changes to its platforms, which would restrict some users and publishers from viewing or sharing certain news...

In response to the record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.75 billion CAD) fine imposed by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), overseen by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), Meta Platforms has announced its intention to challenge the decision in court. The penalty, related to Meta's data transfer practices between the EU and the US, was branded...

Meta’s Facebook Messenger app is set to leave Apple Watch at the end of the month, marking another developer ditching watchOS it seems. Earlier this week, Messenger users saw a message in their iOS app that said, “Changes to Messenger on Apple Watch”. The announcement said, “After May 31 Messenger won’t be available as an...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes to its 2020 privacy order with Facebook, alleging that the social media giant failed to comply with the order and misled parents regarding the control they had over their children's Messenger Kids app communication. The FTC also accused Facebook of misrepresenting the access it provided to certain...

Facebook has today introduced new ways to discover short-form videos that are more relevant to users, as well as new personalization controls for Reels.

Summary: A judge dismissed the privacy watchdog's claim against Facebook in the Cambridge Analytica case. The watchdog failed to prove Facebook did not obtain valid consent or adequately protect users' information. The scandal involved the "This is Your Digital Life" app and was jointly investigated by the federal privacy commissioner and his B.C. counterpart. A...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced that Meta Verified on Instagram and Facebook subscription service is now available to users in the U.S.