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Last month, Meta announced a subscription plan that enables users to have an ad-free experience on Facebook and Instagram. The subscription option is only for users residing in the European Union, European Economic Area and Switzerland. But it may have run into a problem. According to a report by news agency Reuters, advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority saying that the subscription model amounts to paying a fee to ensure privacy.“EU law requires that consent is the genuine…

Almost two months after Meta said that it will end the availability of news on Facebook and Instagram opposing Canada's Online News Act, the government has announced that it will suspend advertising on the company's platform."We have decided to take the necessary step of suspending all Government of Canada advertising to Facebook. We cannot continue paying advertising dollars to Meta while they refuse to pay their fair share to Canadian news organisations," Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez said in a tweet.…

Meta, the parent organisation of Facebook and Instagram, said in a report that it took down over 33 million pieces of content across 125 policies on its social media platforms in April in India.In its monthly report in compliance with the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the company said that it purged 27.7 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 5.4 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram between April 1-30. Big digital and social media…

The European Union told Elon Musk to hire more human moderators and fact-checkers to review posts on Twitter, the Financial Times reported , citing four people familiar with talks between Musk, Twitter executives and regulators in Brussels. The demand complicates Musk's efforts to reorganize the loss-making business he acquired for $44 billion in October. He has slashed more than half of Twitter's 7,500 staff, including the entire trust and safety teams in some offices, while seeking cheaper methods to monitor tweets, the…

Facebook owner Meta Inc is preparing to announce whether it will allow former U.S. President Donald Trump back on to Facebook and Instagram, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The social media giant had previously said it will decide by Jan 7 whether to allow the former president to return. However, that decision is now expected to be announced later in the month, the newspaper said, citing a person familiar with the matter. Meta has set up a working group to focus on the matter, according to people with knowledge of…

Social media giant Meta Inc said on Thursday that it removed 22.9 million posts, including photos, videos and comments, in India across both its platforms Facebook and Instagram for falling short of community standards. Meta published these numbers as part of new guidelines under the IT Rules, 2021, which mandate digital and social media platforms with more than 5 million users to publish monthly compliance reports. Meta said it took action against more than 19.52 million such content across 13 policies for Facebook, and…

You can browse and share content on both platforms, whether you're using the app or a desktop browser. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you change your language settings in order to better express yourself on Facebook and Instagram. You can browse and share content on both platforms, whether you're using the app or a desktop browser. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you change your language settings in order to better express yourself on Facebook and Instagram. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article…