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Facebook-parent Meta planning more layoffs, to impact thousands: Report

Last year, the social media giant said it will let go of 13% of its workforce, or more than 11,000 employees, as it grappled with soaring costs and a weak advertising market

76% see rise in pesky calls after interaction with WhatsApp biz accounts

Around 76 per cent of respondents have claimed that they have noticed a rise in pesky calls or SMS based on their conversations with WhatsApp business accounts and their activity on Facebook or Instagram, online survey firm LocalCircles said on Wednesday. According to the survey conducted between February 1-20, 95 per cent of WhatsApp users surveyed by LocalCircles in India indicate that they get one or more pesky messages each day out of which 41 per cent claim to get four or more such messages daily. When contacted, a Meta spokesperson said that Whatsapp has built systems that make it faster for WhatsApp to suspend a business from sending messages when people provide feedback they have had a low-quality experience. "If a business receives excessive negative feedback we may limit or remove a business' access to WhatsApp," Meta spokesperson said. LocalCircles said that to understand if users were having such an experience based on the privacy policy changes and to quantify the ...

What are deepfakes, and why is the world finding it hard to detect them?

Deepfakes' realism is their strength, but it is what makes it a headache for tech companies and the world in general

A family's tragedy leads to US Supreme Court social media showdown

Arguments in Supreme Court scheduled for today. The case puts online giant's $168 billion in ad revenue at risk

Musk says 'inevitable' as Meta unveils paid verification on FB, Insta

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday reacted to Meta's announcement of the new paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, and stated it as "inevitable."

Meta to test monthly subscription service 'Meta Verified' priced at $11.99

Meta's foray into subscription services follows Twitter, which announced last month that Twitter Blue will be priced at $11 per month

Meta accounts for 82% of fines under EU privacy laws, shows data

The fines seek to rectify wrongs committed, and caution firms that privacy breaches will not be taken lightly and non-compliance would incur the authorities' ire

Meta introduces new broadcast channels on Instagram only for creators

Meta has introduced new broadcast channels on Instagram, which is a one-to-many messaging tool that will allow creators to engage directly with their followers at scale.

Google layoffs reach Indian shores; company fires 453 employees in India

Last month, Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, announced that as a measure to cut costs, 12,000 employees, or 6 per cent of its total headcount, would be sacked

2,767 complaints against influencers processed, most violations on Insta

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Thursday said it has processed 2,767 complaints since coming up with influencer guidelines in May 2021. More than half of the violations have been found on Meta-owned Instagram platform, while Alphabet's Youtube contributed a third of them, the self-regulatory organisation for the advertising industry said. The body said in over 90 per cent of the cases, there were modifications required. "...the Central Consumer Protection Authorities also now require disclosure of material connection between brands and influencers. Hence, non-disclosures are potential violations of the law," the body's chief executive and secretary general Manisha Kapoor said. In FY22, the total number of violations stood at 1,592, with virtual digital assets like bitcoins topping with nearly 24 per cent, and followed closely by personal care category which accounted for 23 per cent. In the first nine months of FY23 (April-December 2022), there were 1,175 ...

Meta boosts spending on Zuckerberg's security despite 'Year of Efficiency'

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is increasing its pretax spending on Zuckerberg's personal security to $14 million in 2023

Meta introduces new comment moderation tools for creators on Facebook

Creators can now search comments by keywords including emojis, commenter names and date on their posts

Meta wins court battle against USFTC to acquire VR company 'Within'

Meta recently acquired the Netherlands-based 3D smart glass maker Luxexcel, as it doubles down on its metaverse dream in 2023

Meta beats Street, announces $40-bn buyback; to sack some mid-level staff

'Year of efficiency', says Zuckerberg; shares surge over 20%. The stock has added $237 bn in market value since its November low

Three-fold rise in complaints against personal care ads since 2019: Asci

The biggest reason for violations was non-disclosures by the influencers, especially on digital platforms

Meta purges 34 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Dec

Meta has said that it took down over 22.54 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 12.03 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in December 2022 in India

Quint Digital Media Q3 revenue from operations at Rs 18.47 crore

Quint Digital Media Limited Records INR 18.47 Crore Revenue for Q3 FY23

After layoffs, Meta CEO Zuckerberg wants 2023 to be 'year of efficiency'

After laying off 11,000 employees, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg now wants 2023 to be the "year of efficiency"

Meta surprises analysts with good results, $40 billion stock buyback

The company reported a revenue of $32.17 billion for the fourth quarter (down four per cent Y-o-Y) and $116.61 billion for the full year

Meta announces to shut down social to-do list app 'Move' in March

Meta has announced that it will shut down its social to-do list application 'Move', which allows users to earn points for completing tasks on either their personal or group to-do lists, in March