Gabon in talks with Meta and TikTok over social media ban
Libreville – The government in Gabon, where social media platforms have been suspended for more than a week, is... Read more
27 Feb
Meta, AMD agree to major AI chips deal
Washington – American tech giant Meta has reached an agreement to purchase millions of powerful AI chips from processor... Read more
25 Feb
US trial lawyer says Meta, YouTube ‘engineered addiction’ in children
Los Angeles – Meta and Google-owned YouTube “engineered addiction” in children, a lawyer for the plaintiff said on Monday... Read more
10 Feb
Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun leaving for startup
New York – Meta’s chief artificial intelligence researcher Yann LeCun on Wednesday confirmed he is departing the tech giant... Read more
20 Nov, 2025
Gambling ads target Indonesian Meta users despite ban
Jakarta – Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the company’s... Read more
17 Nov, 2025
Meta shares sink as $16 bn US tax charge tanks profit
San Francisco – Meta shares dove more than eight percent in after-hours trading Wednesday after the tech giant reported... Read more
30 Oct, 2025
Afghan mobile access to Facebook, Instagram intentionally restricted: watchdog
Kabul – Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been “intentionally restricted” in Afghanistan,... Read more
10 Oct, 2025
Deepfake political scam ads surge on Meta platforms, watchdog says
Washington – Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta’s platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians... Read more
2 Oct, 2025
Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free UK subscriptions
London – Meta announced Friday that Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will be able to buy ad-free... Read more
29 Sep, 2025
Meta makes huge cloud computing deal with Google: source
San Francisco – Meta has made a cloud computing deal with Google worth more than $10 billion over the... Read more
22 Aug, 2025
