Facebook changes the one thing it doesn't need to, is now called 'Meta'
Amid a firestorm of controversy, Facebook has officially changed its company name to Meta, though its social media platforms will retain their previous monikers.
Amid a firestorm of controversy, Facebook has officially changed its company name to Meta, though its social media platforms will retain their previous monikers.
In the wake of the Facebook papers revelations, staff have been told to retain documents and messages ranging back to 2016 as the US government and other authorities begin investigating the company's operations.
Google reports that its earnings have been only modestly affected by Apple's App Tracking Transparency since iOS 14, so far.
Facebook on Monday reported hefty third quarter profits despite dire warnings that the bottom of its advertising business would fall out due to newly implemented iOS privacy features.
Google worked with Facebook to work around Apple's privacy tools in Safari to continue tracking end users, an update to an antitrust lawsuit claims, with the search company also doing what it could to slow down other regulatory initiatives surrounding privacy.
Another Facebook whistleblower has come forward to allege that the company prioritizes revenue over combating misinformation and hate speech, echoing statements by another former employee.
Stock prices of Facebook, Twitter and other companies reliant on digital ad revenue fell on word that Snap's revenue was negatively impacted by new iOS privacy features.
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has launched a probe into the consumer data and financial practices of digital payment systems including Apple Pay, Google, PayPal, and others.
Amid intense regulatory scrutiny and growing public distrust over its social media network and associated business practices, Facebook is reportedly planning to change its name as part of a pivot into the "metaverse."
Messaging service WhatsApp is adding end-to-end encryption to users' backups of their data stored on iCloud, or Google Drive.
The fight between the U.S. government and big tech companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google could take years to progress, with efforts to curtail the activities of the multinational organizations expected to progress at a glacial pace.
Instagram will be introducing measures to "nudge" teenage users away from potentially harmful content, Facebook's vice president of global affairs said on Sunday, as well as hinting for younger users to "take a break" from the app for their own wellbeing.
A data scientist who formerly worked for Facebook testified before Congress on Tuesday, telling lawmakers that the social media platform is harmful to children and fuels political polarization.
Facebook late Monday apologized for a six-hour outage that impacted the company's flagship social network, as well as ancillary services, blaming the downtime on a "faulty configuration change."
Following a major outage that brought down Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for nearly six hours on Monday, the social media giant's flagship services are lurching back to life.
Apple and Google should play more of a role in protecting children online, according to Facebook's former head of security, with the two platform controllers ideally placed to limit access to online services by the user's age.
Facebook and its various services — including Instagram and WhatsApp — are currently experiencing a widespread outage that is seemingly being caused by DNS problems.
A whistleblower who leaked a selection of internal documents from Facebook has revealed her identity at the same time as criticizing the social network's track record, claiming "Facebook over and over again, has shown it chooses profit over safety."
Facebook, due to testify before the Senate, has published two of its research documents into how teenagers are affected by using Instagram — but four more reports have been leaked.
Facebook is putting a temporary hold on its work to create "Instagram Kids," with the social network pausing its development in favor of building parental supervision tools and convincing policymakers that it should exist.
{{ summary }}