World Australian media hits back as Facebook scraps news deals Sydney – The head of one of Australia’s largest media groups said on Monday that the country should stand up... Read more 4 Mar
World European consumers challenge Meta paid service as privacy ‘smokescreen’ Brussels – Consumer groups from eight EU countries lodged complaints on Thursday against Meta, accusing the US company of... Read more 29 Feb
Technology Zuckerberg discusses AI risks with Japan PM during Asia tour Tokyo — Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg met Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a visit to Japan, discussing the risks... Read more 28 Feb
Technology Meta, Amazon beat expectations with stellar results San Francisco — Meta and Amazon on Thursday blew through expectations in their latest quarterly results as Big Tech... Read more 2 Feb
Countries ‘Don’t post kids’ pictures online,’ parents warned amid kidnapping fears Cape Town — With the new school year starting this week, parents have been urged to not share any... Read more 15 Jan
Technology Meta encrypting Messenger and Facebook chats San Francisco — Tech giant Meta on Thursday was rolling out long-promised end-to-end encryption of chats and calls at... Read more 8 Dec, 2023
Technology Meta says China-based influence efforts ramp up San Francisco — Meta on Thursday warned that deceptive online campaigns based in China were taking aim at 2024... Read more 1 Dec, 2023
Technology EU squeezes Meta on personal data use for targeting ads Brussels — The European Data Protection Board said on Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will ban... Read more 2 Nov, 2023
Technology Dozens of US states sue Meta over harm to children San Francisco — Dozens of US states on Tuesday accused Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting “from children’s... Read more 25 Oct, 2023
Technology EU opens disinformation probes into Meta, TikTok Brussels — The EU announced probes Thursday into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on the measures... Read more 20 Oct, 2023