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Read More »WhatsApp gets new chief as Meta taps India’s CRED founder Kunal Shah, and invests $900M in startup
Meta is betting on India for WhatsApp’s next chapter, naming entrepreneur Kunal Shah to lead the messaging app and succeed Will Cathcart, who is stepping down after nearly seven years at the helm to take on a new product-building role at the company. The move comes alongside a Meta-led $900 …
Read More »Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a California jury found the social media giant and video streamer were designed to hook young users without concern for their well-being. The decision, delivered Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, could influence the outcome of thousands of …
Read More »Canada in talks with Meta on return of news to Facebook as CUSMA review nears
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The federal government says its willingness to speak with Meta about the possibility of seeing online …
Read More »Hamilton woman says cooking business erased ‘from existence’ after Instagram account shut down by Meta
A Hamilton entrepreneur was scrambling to get her five social media accounts back after Meta suddenly disabled them over three weeks ago for no apparent reason, putting her home cooking business on hold. “I was bawling, I’m beside myself,” said Najwa Cagnin. “It erases you from existence.” For the past five years, Cagnin, 51, has been …
Read More »Ontario man frustrated Meta wouldn’t pull video appearing to show drunk man fooling car ignition lock
Aaron Hagen of Bruce County, Ont., says he’s frustrated a social media video of a man appearing to trick an alcohol ignition interlock, allowing him to drive drunk, wasn’t taken down after Hagen contacted Meta with concerns it encouraged impaired driving. Hagen said he first saw the video last week while scrolling Facebook, …
Read More »Is Meta boosting Trump and Vance on Facebook and Instagram?
Meta is pushing back on claims from social media users who say they’ve been forced to follow Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to U.S. President Donald Trump, his wife Melania Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance. The allegations gained steam on Tuesday, a day after Trump took office, with some users saying that …
Read More »Meta accused of pro-Trump bias after #Democrat hashtag blocked on Instagram
Meta is facing accusations of political bias after Democrat-related hashtags were hidden on its Instagram app following Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration Monday. Social media users noticed searches for #Democrat, #DNC and other related terms like #TheLeft were not returning any results for at least several hours, while searches for terms …
Read More »Meta is ending fact-checking in the U.S. Could that affect the vote in Canada?
Social media giant Meta’s decision to move away from fact-checking and ease content restrictions on its platforms like Facebook and Instagram could make it easier to interfere in Canada’s next federal election and the Liberal leadership race to succeed Justin Trudeau, say experts. While Meta says replacing third-party fact-checking with “community …
Read More »Meta to end fact-checking program on Facebook, Instagram in U.S.
Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a system similar to the “Community Notes” on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Tuesday. The new model will allow users on Meta’s social media sites Facebook, Instagram and Threads to call out posts that …
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