Instagram announced late Monday that it is shutting down its NFT feature. The decision, which came as shock to many in the non-fungible tokens community, means that creators will no longer be able to release and sell NFTs to the
Shelly Palmer, a Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University, argues that TikTok poses no more of a threat than Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, or other apps. ByteDance’s ubiquitous short video-sharing platform is facing continuous restrictions in the western
Facebook parent company, Meta Platforms Inc said it is exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates, similar to a Twitter alternative or a Mastodon competitor. The platform, code-named P92, will be overseen by Instagram head Adam Mosser.
Meta’s recent decision to slash the cost of its flagship VR headsets, Quest 2 and Quest Pro, has many wondering whether its ambitious metaverse vision is doomed to failure. Particularly in light of how much money the company has already
As parents and lawmakers become increasingly worried about how children and teenagers use online services, social media and streaming platforms are grappling with the challenge of determining the most effective methods for verifying a user’s age, reports AXIOS. The minimum
Meta Platforms Inc. (META), owners of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Horizon Worlds, Mapillary, and Workplace has reduced the cost of its Quest Virtual Reality (VR) headset to attract more customers in the growing VR sector. Meta has consistently been named among the
Two U.S. Democratic Senators have called on Facebook (now Meta) founder Mark Zuckerberg to stop plans to open his metaverse platforms to teenagers, citing concerns about the company’s past handling of youth data and privacy. The call comes as Apple
The European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager warned Thursday that her team is on guard to curb potential competition abuses in the metaverse and in AI. “It’s already time for us to start asking what healthy competition would look like
Metaverse Token GMM is the native asset of Gamium, a project that tags itself as the centre of the Metaverse (the next iteration of the internet where people can learn, collaborate, socialize, and play through augmented and virtual reality). The cryptocurrency
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), a non-profit organization in the United States, has launched a new tool that allows young people to remove explicit images of themselves from the internet, reports AP. The online service, named
European Union Commissioner Yvo Volman says any future regulation of the metaverse must prioritize user safety, data privacy and non-discrimination. He spoke as new research suggested privacy in the metaverse might be a hard thing to achieve. The European Commission,
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced the launch of a new AI-based large-language model focused on research community use. The move puts the company in competition with others racing to develop AI technology. Also Read: Meta Copies Twitter,
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