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WhatsApp launches new feature 'Channels' for broadcast messages

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday launched a new feature called -- "Channels" within the app for broadcast messaging, i.e., a simple, reliable and private way to receive important updates from people and organisations.

Jun 8, 2023

Get verified badge for Facebook and Instagram for Rs 699; Meta Verified launched in India [details]

Meta on Wednesday brought its verified subscription bundle on Instagram and Facebook to India that includes a verified badge that authenticates accounts with government ID, proactive account protection and access to account support.

Jun 7, 2023

Over 33 mn content pieces on FB, Instagram removed in April in India: Meta

Between April 1-30, Facebook received 8,470 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 2,225 cases.

Jun 1, 2023

UP man jumps into river after going live on Facebook

A 30-year-old man went live on Facebook and then jumped into the Gomti river.

Apr 3, 2023

Meta now lets users bundle Insta, FB account settings

Meta has announced that it is rolling out a new Accounts Center that will allow users to manage their preferences across all their Meta accounts, like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, from a centralised hub

Jan 20, 2023

Sachin Pilot's video on 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' a hit on social media [Watch]

Rajasthan Congress is all set to welcome Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo yatra' into the state at Jhalawar on Sunday. In view of this, former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Saturday released a video on his social media platforms, which soon started trending on Facebook and Twitter.

Dec 3, 2022

Meta denies reports of Mark Zuckerberg resigning next year

Meta (formerly Facebook) has denied reports that its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is resigning next year amid slow growth and massive layoffs at the social network.

Nov 23, 2022

Twitter's global market share grows by 55% amid Musk's takeover

Twitter's market share has surged by 55.8 per cent in 2022 amid Elon Musk's takeover, while Facebook's share plunged by 11.86 per cent till November across desktop and mobile devices worldwide, a new report has revealed.

Nov 10, 2022

WhatsApp services restored after almost two-hours; longest outage of 2022 [see details]

WhatsApp is back after an almost two-hour-long disruption, the longest outage of the year 2022. The service went down for users across several parts of the world.

Oct 25, 2022

Amid row, 'The Wire' retracts report on Meta, Facebook citing discrepancies

The screenshots of two emails from a Meta employee used in the story are "fake".

Oct 24, 2022

Facebook's parent firm Meta added to the list of terrorist groups by Russia [details]

A human rights attorney has warned that the current criminal code of Russia will bring strict legal consequences even for showing the logos of Facebook and Instagram

Oct 12, 2022

Instagram rewards Jaipur student with Rs 38 lakh for finding a bug

Instagram rewards Jaipur student for finding a bug, gives Rs 38 lakh

Sharma apprised Instagram and Facebook about this mistake and after finding it authentic, he was rewarded with Rs 38 lakh for this work.

Sep 19, 2022

Facebook alert in time saves life of NEET aspirant

As per the agreement, any person who submits social media posts on intention to end life, the site concerned will issue an alert to the police control room and help will be rendered immediately.

Sep 9, 2022

US Department of Justice likely to probe Apple over anti-market practices

After taking on Meta (Facebook) and Google with antitrust lawsuits, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly drafting an antitrust case against Apple, alleging that the company "abused its market power to stifle smaller tech companies, including app developers and competing hardware makers".

Aug 27, 2022

Delhi High Court dismisses appeals against CCI probe into WhatsApp privacy policy

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed the appeals filed by WhatsApp and Facebook (now Meta) challenging the single judge bench's order, which had refused to stay the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) last year's order.

Aug 25, 2022

Instagram can track user's web activity including confidential information, via in-app browser: Report

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is capable of tracking its users' actions, text choices and even text input, such as passwords and confidential credit card information, if they visit a link inside the app, says a new report.

Aug 11, 2022

Facebook to shut live shopping feature from Oct 1; shifts focus to Reels [details]

Facebook has announced to shut its live shopping feature from October 1 and focus on the short-form video platform Reels on its main app and Instagram.

Aug 4, 2022

Technology: Sheryl Sandberg officially steps down as Meta COO

Meta chief operating officer (COO) Sheryl Sandberg has finally moved on from the position after spending 14 years as the second most-important executive at the social network.

Aug 2, 2022

Music: Short-video leader TikTok now plans own music streaming service

After dominating the short-video format market and giving jitters to Meta (formerly Facebook), TikTok parent company ByteDance is now eyeing the music streaming market with launching 'TikTok Music' and threatening the global players like Spotify, Apple Must and the rest.

Jul 30, 2022

Meta Quest headsets to no longer require FB account [details]

Tech giant Meta has announced that users can now log in to virtual reality (VR) headsets without using their Facebook credentials.

Jul 8, 2022

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