Meta ramps up AI efforts by building chip arsenal, consolidating teams
The social media giant was building out its infrastructure to accommodate the push
Court documents underscore Meta's 'historical reluctance' to protect children on Instagram
New Mexico’s Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Facebook and Instagram owner Meta in December
Meta, TikTok report jump in Malaysia govt requests to remove content in 2023
The government denies allegations of stifling dissent online
Meta to start fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Messenger
The end-to-end encryption feature will be available for use immediately
TikTok, Meta, X CEOs to testify at US Senate hearing in January
It will be the first appearance by TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew before U.S. lawmakers since March
Meta says it will appeal US judge's ruling in privacy fight with FTC
Meta in a court filing on Tuesday said it would appeal Kelly's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals
US federal judge rules against Meta in privacy fight with FTC
Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion
Apple files legal challenge to EU's Digital Markets Act
The tough new legislation targets 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six tech companies
More TikTok users turning to the app for news, Pew study shows
News organizations are competing with TikTok and other social media platforms
TikTok joins Meta in appealing against EU gatekeeper status
Meta on Wednesday challenged the "gatekeeper" designations for its Messenger and Marketplace
Top apps of 2022: TikTok leads with 672ml downloads
Instagram stood second and Facebook clinched third position
Social media companies must face youth addiction lawsuits, US judge rules
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, ruled against Alphabet
Meta and Snap must detail child protection measures by Dec. 1, EU says
The Commission can open investigations into the companies if it is not satisfied with their response
Former Meta employee tells Senate company failed to protect teens' safety
The employee, Arturo Bejar, worked on well-being for Instagram from 2019 to 2021
Meta bars political advertisers from using generative AI ads tools
Meta publicly disclosed the decision in updates posted to its help center
European privacy officials widen ban on Meta's behavioral advertising to most of Europe
The decision by the European Data Protection Board represents a sharp escalation of a tussle
Facebook-parent Meta beats revenue estimates on digital ad strength
Shares of Meta, which have risen nearly 150% so far this year, flip-flopped in after-hours trading
Strong showing by Alphabet, Meta signal ad market rebound underway
The three companies surpassed quarterly revenue expectations this week
EU asks Meta, TikTok clarity on steps against disinformation, illegal content
The commission asked the companies to clarify
Meta to roll out broadcast channels to Facebook, Messenger
Social media firms are bringing in more features to shore up engagement across apps
U.S. lawmaker seeks answers from Meta, X, Google, TikTok over Israel-Hamas false content
Deceptive content has ricocheted across social media sites since the conflict began
Meta takes steps to remove Hamas-related disinformation
Content with blurred images of victims is still allowed
Should new tech rules apply to Microsoft's Bing, Apple's iMessage, EU asks
The European Commission in September opened investigations
Meta starts rolling out generative AI tools for all advertisers
The company started testing these tools in May
Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit on Wednesday
Employees were informed of the layoffs in a post on Meta's internal discussion forum
Meta floats $14 a month ad-free plan for Instagram, Facebook in EU
Under the plan, Meta would charge roughly 10 euros ($10.46) a month on a desktop
Meta technology chief defends tech titan's AI strategy
Meta unveiled AI-infused chatbots with personalities at the gathering
Meta's new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts
Meta also did not use private chats on its messaging services as training data
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI, virtual reality
The Meta unveiled the next version of its virtual reality headset
Meta relinquishes one London building lease, British Land reports
The property firm said the lease surrender would lead to an earnings per share dilution
