Meta Bans Russian State Media Outlets Over Foreign ‘Interference’ | Technology News

New York: Social media giant Meta announced that it has banned Russian state media broadcaster RT and other Kremlin-controlled networks over the alleged “foreign interference activity.”   Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has alleged that the outlets were involved in deceptive influence operations and tried to avoid detection. Announcing the move in a statement on […]

Meta Expands AI Chatbot Capabilities With Support For 7 New Languages, Including Hindi; Unveils Llama 3.1 Model | Technology News

New Delhi: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has introduced a major upgrade for the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Meta AI, across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads. This AI chatbot is now available in seven new languages, including Hindi and Hindi-Romanized Script (or Hinglish). Users can also interact with Meta AI in new languages, including French, […]

Meta’s ‘Pay Or Consent’ Advertising Model Fails To Comply With DMA; EU Informs | Technology News

New Delhi: The European Union on Monday informed Meta (formerly Facebook) of its preliminary findings that its “pay or consent” advertising model fails to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In the European Commission’s preliminary view, “this binary choice forces users to consent to the combination of their personal data and fails to provide […]

Facebook, Instagram Face EU Probe Over Child Safety | Technology News

Brussels: The European Commission on Thursday launched formal proceedings against Facebook and Instagram owned by American tech giant Meta over concerns about child safety. “The Commission is concerned that the systems of both Facebook and Instagram, including their algorithms, may stimulate behavioral addictions in children,” said the European Commission in a statement. The investigation will […]

Meta Gets 27K Reports Via Indian Grievance Mechanism In March, Fake FB, Insta Profiles Key Concern | Technology News

New Delhi: As synthetic content, especially deepfakes, continues to rise, Meta received more than 27,000 reports on Facebook and Instagram via the Indian grievance mechanism in the month of March, and the fake profiles that pretended to be genuine users dominated those reports. Between March 1-March 31, the social media giant received 15,226 reports on […]