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Image Source : FILE Representational Image Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced that it won't be making any new deals with traditional news outlets in Australia, France, and Germany. Additionally, they won't be introducing any new features specifically for news publishers on Facebook in the future. Discontinuation of Facebook news Facebook…

Meta is trying to distance itself from news media-related regulations and payment complexities as it is planning to remove the news tab on Facebook in the U.S. and Australia. The company said today that it will sunset the product in April 2024. Last year, Meta discontinued Facebook News in the UK, Germany, and France saying that it wanted to allocate resources “to our products and services people value the most.” The tone of the latest announcement is similar. The social media company said that…

Image Source : FILE Facebook turns 20 Facebook turned 20 after Mark Zuckerberg launched the site back in 2004, and over the period, it became the most mused and appreciated social networking platform in the following years. On Instagram, Zuckerberg further shared some snippets of his early days at Facebook. Zuckerberg posted a reel on Instagram, which included…

Ottawa will keep pushing Meta to comply with a new law requiring large internet companies to pay Canadian news publishers for their content, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, but the Facebook parent stood by its decision to block news sharing rather than pay. The government on Friday published final regulations for the Online News Act before enforcement starts Dec. 19. The law requires technology companies with 20 million unique monthly users and annual revenues of C$1 billion ($748 million) or more to…

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Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it will discontinue the "Facebook News" feature on its social media app in the UK, France and Germany, later this year.Users will still be able to view links to news articles and European news publishers will continue to have access to their Facebook accounts and pages after the change is implemented in December, Meta said.However, Facebook will not form new commercial deals for news content on "Facebook News", nor offer product innovations for news publishers in these countries."Facebook…

Instagram CEO, Adam Mosseri, has surprised everyone with his recent statemenet about the new Threads app He has indicated that Threads is not meant for news and politics. During a conversation with The Verge, Mosseri expressed that politics and hard news bring about too much scrutiny, negativity, and risks to the app's integrity.According to Mosseri, Threads will not actively promote or encourage politics and hard news. He believes that there are already plenty of vibrant communities on Instagram, such as those focused…

Image Source : AP/ REPRESENTATIONAL (FILE). Fake verified Facebook pages luring users into clicking malicious links. Tech news: Hacked verified accounts on Facebook are now impersonating Meta, purchasing ads on the social network and allegedly luring users into clicking suspicious download links. A handful of verified Facebook pages were hacked recently and spotted…

Image Source : FREEPIK Meta layoff: Most staffers who combat misinformation lost their job Meta has almost wiped out its team dedicated to combating misinformation, as part of the latest round of mass layoffs which began earlier this week. As per the 'Command Line' by The Verge's Alex Heath, the majority of the team which was responsible for combating the fake news…

An Australian law giving the government power to make internet giants Facebook and Google negotiate content supply deals with media outlets has largely worked, a report said. An Australian law giving the government power to make internet giants Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Alphabet Inc's Google negotiate content supply deals with media outlets has largely worked, a government report said. But the law, which took effect in March 2021 after talks with the big tech firms led to a brief shutdown of Facebook news…