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Meta was ‘pressured’ by White House to censor Covid-related content in 2021: Mark Zuckerberg

California/IBNS: The chairman and CEO of the California-based social media company Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, on Monday (August 26) said in a letter to the House Judiciary committee that his teams were “pressured” by the Biden administration to censor some content around the Covid-19 pandemic.

US states sue Facebook owner Meta for causing harm to children's mental health

Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of causing harm to a youths' mental health through the addictive nature of their social media platforms.

Canada suspends its advertising on Facebook, Instagram over Online News Act disagreement

Toronto/IBNS: Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has said that following Meta’s decision to pull Canadian news from its platforms in response to the Online News Act, the federal government would suspend all its advertising on Facebook and Instagram.

Meta's threads app excludes European Union launch over regulatory concerns

Washington/IBNS: Meta's new Threads app, designed to rival Twitter, will not be launched in the European Union (EU) due to regulatory concerns, according to a source close to the company.  

Meta (formerly Facebook) slapped with record €1.2 Billion fine for breaching EU user data transfer rules

Dublin/Ireland: The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a record-breaking fine of €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) on Meta (formally Facebook) for unlawfully transferring user data from the European Union (EU) to the United States.  

'You're such a little blessing': Mark Zuckerberg welcomes third child with wife Priscilla Chan

Facebook Co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Friday welcomed his third child with his wife Dr Priscilla Chan.

Meta fined for violating privacy laws in South Korea - Reports

Seoul: South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has fined US tech conglomerate Meta 6.6 million won ($5,240) for violating privacy laws, South Korean media reported on Wednesday.

Russia adds Meta to list of terrorist organizations

Moscow: Russia has added the Tech company Meta to the list of terrorist and extremist organizations.

Mother sues Meta, Snap over daughter’s suicide

Washington/UNI: A woman has filed lawsuit against Instagram's parent company Meta and Snap Inc as an addiction to their social media platforms caused the suicide of her 11-year old daughter.