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Google, Meta must find and remove online child porn, say EU draft rules

Companies that fail to comply with the rules face fines up to 6% of their annual income or global turnover.

EU to enforce new Digital Markets Act to tame Big Tech in spring 2023

The Commission will act against any violations made by "gatekeepers", Meta, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, as soon as the law comes into force

Google, Facebook face tough tech rules from UK's new digital watchdog

Digital watchdog will protect small businesses and consumers; can impose fines on tech firms

Meta to pay creators up to $4,000 for original content on Facebook Reels

Facebook's 'Challenges' is a new way to go through a series of bonuses to reach a maximum payout

Facebook founder Zuckerberg discusses 'collaboration' with Italy PM Draghi

"We are pleased to have been able to discuss the cultural, social and economic opportunities that the metaverse will bring to Italy, and we look forward continuing our collaboration, " Zuckerberg said

Google picks ex-civil servant Archana Gulati as India policy head: Report

Gulati worked until March 2021 as a joint secretary for digital communications at Niti Aayog, the government's policy think tank.

Facebook pulls the plug on podcast business after a year: Report

Podcasts won't be available on Facebook after June 3; company will also end short-form audio feature, shut audio hub

Facebook shuts down its podcast platform less than a year after its launch

Social media giant Facebook has planned to shut down its podcast platform less than a year after its launch.According to The Verge, the audio podcast platform's closure is confirmed and it is speculated that the closure will altogether close on June 3.The move is part of a broader re-evaluation of Facebook's audio products. The company is also shuttering the site's Soundbites and Audio hubs, and integrating its live-streaming Live Audio Rooms feature (essentially a clone of once-buzzy audio app Clubhouse) into its broader Facebook Live suite, reports The Verge.Facebook spokesperson Adelaide Coronado believes that the changes would 'simplify' the company's audio offerings."After a year of learning and iterating on audio-first experiences, we've decided to simplify our suite of audio tools on Facebook. We're constantly evaluating the features we offer so we can focus on the most meaningful experiences," said Coronado.Facing competition from established audio podcast platforms like ...

Meta-owned Facebook to pull the plug on its podcast platform next month

Facebook is shutting down its podcast platform next month, within less than a year of its launch as the company "re-evaluates" its audio offerings in a fast-changing world of technology.

Meta took down over 27 million pieces of bad content in India in March

Meta actioned a huge 14.9 million spam content, 2.5 million violent and graphic content and 2.1 million content related to adult nudity and sexual activity, among others

Meta is planning to launch four high-end VR headsets by 2024

According to The Information, the aggressive timeline reflects Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's desire to advance his metaverse dream by getting more people to use VR devices.

US stocks are likely to be hit by a wave of redemptions, warns Chris Wood

This process, according to Wood, is already well underway with Netflix now down 69 per cent year-to-date (YTD)

Parliamentary panel summons tech giants to discuss competitive conduct

With a number of global tech giants facing a CCI probe for alleged anti-competitive practices, a key Parliamentary panel decided to summon representatives of Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter

Meta Platforms stock jumps 19% as Facebook returns to user growth

The company reports slowest rise in revenue in a decade

Meta Platforms say experiencing good ad impression growth in India

David Wehner, Chief Financial Officer of Meta, said during the earnings call that the Asia-Pacific region benefited from strong demand in products like Click-to-Messaging ads

Facebook has no idea how to manage personal user data, say reports

According to the tech website Engadget, privacy engineers on Facebook's Ad and Business Product team wrote a report last year, intending it to be read by the company's leadership

Instagram launches Enhanced Tags on Reels to boost creator recognition

Enhanced tags allow a creator's self-designated profile on his professional accounts to be displayed in People Tag, so that people can share and view his specific contribution to a photo or video post

Govt blocks 16 YouTube channels for spreading disinformation; six from Pak

The blocked YouTube channels and the Facebook account had a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore

Meta calls UK tech watchdog's Giphy decision 'irrational', 'inconsistent'

The tech giant is attempting to overturn the CMA's order to unwind the $315-million deal. Nobody apart from Meta was prepared to pay an acceptable price for Giphy, the lawyers said in court documents

At 33.2 cr users, Snapchat growing faster than Facebook, Twitter

Social media platform Snapchat is growing faster than Facebook and Twitter and in its latest quarterly report, the platform said it grew its daily active users (DAUs) 18 per cent to 332 crores.