Meta plans to develop content tools for advertisers
Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) announced on Thursday that it will develop new tools to help advertisers avoid their advertisements appearing next to inappropriate content...
Meta fined 17 million euros for data breach by Irish watchdog
Following an investigation into 12 data breach notifications received by the regulator in 2018, Ireland's data authority announced on Tuesday that Facebook parent Meta...
YouTube globally blocks Russia’s state-funded media channels
YouTube announced on Friday that it is instantly limiting access to channels linked to Russian state-funded media around the world, citing a guideline prohibiting...
Twitter plans to grow ecommerce, starts testing ‘Shops’ feature
In a bid to get a piece of the $45 billion U.S. industry for so-called social commerce, Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said on Wednesday that...
Russia imposes fine on Google, Meta as deadline passes to open local offices
Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) are among the internet corporations facing possible sanctions in Russia for failing to build local...
Twitter to label, limit visibility of Russian state media-linked tweets
Twitter (TWTR.N) announced on Monday that it is adding labels and lowering the visibility of tweets containing content from Russian state-affiliated media outlets such...
UK asks tech giants to filter out ‘unverified’ accounts
The UK government has proposed that social media platforms allow users to hide posts and communications from accounts that do not have a verified...
Launch day: Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ tops download list on Apple App Store
Truth Social, Donald Trump's new social media business, debuted late Sunday in Apple's App Store, possibly signalling the former president's return to social media...
UK, US, AUS raise alert on ransomware attacks
'Devastating consequences' might result from a 'rising wave of increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks,' according to a joint cybersecurity alert from experts in the United...