Eight European countries have signed a letter urging big tech giants to tackle disinformation that undermines peace and stability throughout the continent. The signatories of the letter, which calls for action against “foreign information manipulation and interference, including disinformation campaigns,”
Despite mainstream media claims that Meta and Mark Zuckerberg intend to pivot from the metaverse, it is clear that the immersive web remains a big part of the company’s future plans. Perennial skeptics are nevertheless attempting to use Meta’s most
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced that it will slash its workforce by a further 10,000 jobs, having laid off 11,000 employees in November of last year. The news of the layoffs came directly from
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
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.
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
Three UK police forces from a total of 45 have recorded instances of child abuse in the metaverse, though case numbers remain low for now. The revelations come as part of a UK-wide investigation by the National Society for the
A new report by immersive media company Everyrealm has shined a spotlight on young people’s use of technology. The “Immersive Media Market Report” suggests members of Gen Alpha (born after 2010) and Gen Z (born in the mid-to-late 90s) prefer
Meta Verified, a subscription service that lets users add a blue checkmark to their Facebook and Instagram accounts, has been launched by Meta. Following social media rival Twitter, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared a monthly subscription will be available to
Meta has said it will restore the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former U.S. President Donald Trump “in the coming weeks,” ending a two-year suspension. Trump, who has 34 million followers on Facebook and 23 million on Instagram, was banned
Metaverse trademark filings increased by 205% in 2022, data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) showed. The total new metaverse trademark applications throughout 2022 were 5,850 and this was three times that of 2021’s 1,914. While this
Irish data protection watchdog – Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €390M ($413M) over use of data targeted for advertisements in latest crackdown on privacy. Also read: GPTZero Claims to Detect Chatbot Content This follows conclusion of two enquiries
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