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Meta Introduces 'Nighttime Nudge' Feature To Reduce Screen Time

Expanding last year's Parental Supervision tools, Meta now offers parents worldwide insights into their teens' Messenger app use.

Jan 19, 2024, 13:32 PM IST

FB, Instagram Collect All The Data They Can: Report

Although X (formerly Twitter) gathered less user data, it was the least reluctant to share it with outside parties.

Jan 18, 2024, 20:35 PM IST

Meta To Perform This Action On Teens' Instagram And Facebook Accounts

Meta vows to hide content related to self-harm, eating disorders, and suicide from teens' accounts, emphasizing its commitment to providing safe and age-appropriate experiences.

 

Jan 10, 2024, 14:35 PM IST

Trolling a Marketing Strategy: A Closer Look with Trolls Official's Yash Vashishtha

In the realm of social media platforms such as Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram, you may have come across pages devoid of followers, whose primary activity revolves around trolling individuals. But is this intentional?

Dec 21, 2023, 00:25 AM IST

Meta Rolls Out End-To-End Encryption On Messenger And Facebook

Messenger previously had the option to turn on end-to-end encryption, allowing a message to be read only by the sender and its recipients, but with this change messages would be encrypted by default, Meta said. 

Dec 07, 2023, 16:17 PM IST

Mark Zuckerberg Sells Nearly $190 Mn In Meta’s Shares

Meta’s AR-VR division has lost close to $25 billion since the start of last year.

Dec 05, 2023, 09:50 AM IST

Do You Know What Mark Zuckerberg Checks While Taking Phone First Time In Morning?

Zuckerberg's routine kicks off with the typical morning phone check, where he browses Facebook to catch up on what's happening in the world.

Nov 28, 2023, 18:35 PM IST

Meta To Sell Cheaper VR Headset In China: Report

The news comes amid weakening demand for VR hardware. Meta registered $34 billion in revenue in its third quarter, up 23 per cent from the same quarter last year.

Nov 11, 2023, 12:22 PM IST

Meta To Let Users Shop Products From Amazon On FB, Instagram

This development was first shared by a Meta and Google Ads partner, and co-CEO of Disruptive Digital, Maurice Rahmey in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.

Nov 10, 2023, 13:39 PM IST

WhatsApp Likely To Launch Ads In Status And Channels

The company's decision to include ads in WhatsApp comes after persistent rumors about Meta's plans to monetize the platform.

Nov 08, 2023, 16:22 PM IST

Gwalior SHO Honey Trapped, Filmed Secretly By Facebook Friend, Blackmailed

Timesh Chari, the SHO of Hazira Police Station in Gwalior, forged an online friendship with a woman through the popular social media platform Facebook. 

Nov 07, 2023, 12:23 PM IST

Meta Now Lets Creators Publish Instant Games Directly On Facebook

Meanwhile, Meta has introduced a new "Facebook Stories API" (Application Programming Interface), which will allow developers, creators, and brands to create and share a Facebook Story directly from a third-party desktop or web app.

Nov 04, 2023, 19:36 PM IST

Mark Zuckerberg Undergoes Knee Surgery; Shares Pics On Instagram

In his Instagram post, Zuckerberg posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed, his knee wrapped up and in a brace, with a caption detailing his ACL tear and subsequent surgery to replace it.

Nov 04, 2023, 08:12 AM IST

Big Update For Reels Creator! Now Creators Can Do THIS With Reels On Facebook

In addition, Meta is exploring the use of generative AI to assist users in creating various caption and thumbnail options in the future. 

Nov 03, 2023, 11:26 AM IST

After Wikipedia, Elon Musk Offers $1 Billion To Mark Zuckeberg If He Changes Facebook's Name To…

Earlier, Elon Musk said that he would give Wikipedia $1 billion if they change the name for a year. 

Nov 01, 2023, 19:50 PM IST

Are You Irritated By Ads While Using Insta, Facebook? Meta Has A Solution For You

This pricing difference is due to the policies of Apple and Google's app stores, which impose fees for in-app purchases.

Nov 01, 2023, 15:00 PM IST

Meta Purged Over 19 Mn Bad Pieces Of Content On FB, Insta In India In August

"Of the other 22,348 reports where specialized review was needed, we reviewed content as per our policies and took action on 5,045 reports in total.

Oct 03, 2023, 18:47 PM IST

Want To Use Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook? Meta May Charge Users Rs...

Meta is reportedly pitching the pricing to EU regulators who want Mark Zuckerberg to stop using personal data to target ads at European citizens without their consent.

Oct 03, 2023, 18:35 PM IST

FB, X & YouTube Pages Most Delisted From Google Search: Report

Over the last eight years, people requested Google to delist over 5.6 million webpages -- making them undiscoverable in Google searches.

Sep 30, 2023, 16:33 PM IST