The Indian government has confirmed that it has no plans yet to make tech giants Facebook and Google pay local publishers for news content. The response from the Indian government comes after the matter was brought up during the ongoing winter session of the Parliament. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for…
Facebook tracks users, no surprises there. But how exactly? This is a million-dollar question. There are several instances reported across various websites where users have shared how they feel Facebook is tracking them by secretly recording or listening to their conversation. Many a time it may happen that you plan to…
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is on a mission to bring people to the metaverse – a virtual space that brings people together to do real-time activities, such as watching movies, showing a presentation, or gaming, in their 3D avatars. But that would require a colossal infrastructure, including advanced…
Facebook has been accused by a defunct photo app for allegedly copying its feature for Instagram. The Instagram rival has filed an antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for cloning its feature and killing the competition. This isn’t the first antitrust case against Facebook. The social media…
Facebook said on Monday it will start breaking out the financials for its virtual and augmented reality unit, an announcement that comes as its main advertising businesses face “significant uncertainty.”Facebook warned that Apple Inc’s new privacy rules would weigh on its digital business in the…
In February 2019, Facebook Inc. set up a test account in India to determine how its own algorithms affect what people see in one of its fastest growing and most important overseas markets. The results stunned the company’s own staff. Within three weeks, the new user’s feed turned into a maelstrom of…
Zuckerverse. Timesuck. Faceplant. They’re just a few of the suggestions being bandied around online following reports that Facebook plans to rebrand itself with a new group name. The company refused to comment on rumour or speculation, of course, but the Twitterati had no problem. The debate careered from…
Facebook – the social media company that owns Instagram and WhatsApp – seems done with its household name. According to a new report, Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook is planning to change its name to something that will show the company’s commitment towards building a sort of metaverse of services. Simply…
More than 380 million people play games and 200 million watch others play video games each month on Facebook. If you combine those numbers, that’s more users than the population of the European Union. This is exactly the reason why Facebook is keen to turn its social media app into a live game streaming platform, a…
Facebook’s chief spokesman said the company is willing to subject itself to greater oversight to ensure its algorithms are performing as intended and aren’t harming users. Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president for global affairs, defended the company’s business practices against accusations from a…