Threads platform unveils enhanced transparency and feature upgrades
Friday, May 9, 2025, 6:20 am more...
Meta rolls out significant updates on its Threads platform as the social network debuts both a new dashboard to clarify account restrictions with added transparency and fresh feature enhancements, including video ad integration. These changes aim to improve user understanding of enforcement measures while strengthening Threads’ competitive edge in the evolving digital arena.
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Meta Tests Video Ads on Threads Platform
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 3:20 pm more...
Meta has set its sights on monetizing Threads by testing video ad integrations, making the app mirror more mainstream competitors in a not-so-subtle bid for extra ad revenue. The experiment is stirring buzz among users and creators as they brace for a new wave of digital interruptions.
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Instagram Testifies on Threads Integration in Meta Antitrust Trial
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 2:20 pm more...
In a dramatic turn during Meta’s antitrust trial, an Instagram executive revealed that the popular Threads app was initially conceived as an integrated feature within Instagram. This courtroom testimony highlights Meta’s complex strategy amid mounting scrutiny over its market practices and reinforces the heated debate around tech monopolies.
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Meta pivots toward facial recognition in smart glasses
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 4:20 pm more...
In a surprising twist, Meta is revisiting facial recognition technology for its new AI smart glasses, a feature it had previously set aside. The tech giant’s renewed interest in the controversial feature raises eyebrow-raising questions about privacy and future user experience innovations.
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Meta scores over spyware, NSO pays big time
Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 5:20 pm more...
In a high-stakes legal showdown, Meta has been awarded over $167 million in damages after a prolonged battle against NSO Group for its spyware campaign targeting WhatsApp. The ruling delivers a sharp rebuke to espionage tactics in the tech world, leaving NSO Group scrambling.
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Meta’s AI App Under Fire for Privacy and Social Feed Flaws
Monday, May 5, 2025, 11:20 am more...
Meta’s newly launched AI app is drawing ire for its handling of user data and a cluttered social feed. With concerns that the app memorizes conversations to feed personalization (and perhaps a bit too much nosiness), critics wonder if this digital assistant is more prying than helpful.
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Judicial Storm Over Meta’s AI Copyright Dispute
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 6:20 pm more...
In a high-stakes legal showdown, a judge warned that AI could obliterate the market for original works in Meta’s contentious copyright case. The courtroom drama, drawing parallels to pop culture phenomena, has intensified scrutiny over how the digital age is reshaping creative rights.
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Meta Q1 Earnings Reveal Resilient Growth Amid Advertising Challenges
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 9:20 am more...
Meta’s Q1 fiscal results painted a compelling picture of resilience as the company not only recorded impressive net income figures but also reported booming ad revenues driven by strong growth in the Asia-Pacific market. Despite economic jitters elsewhere, Meta’s performance has left investors with mixed feelings of cautious optimism and raised eyebrows.
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Meta Q1 Earnings: Revenue Surges Amid Reality Labs Losses
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 4:20 pm more...
Meta’s quarterly results revealed an intriguing blend of impressive revenue growth alongside a significant setback in its Reality Labs division. While soaring sales figures—including a blockbuster $42 billion in sales—drew cheers, the staggering $4.2 billion loss from Reality Labs added an ironic twist to an otherwise promising performance, leaving investors both impressed and amused.
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Meta, Spotify and Match Challenge Age Verification Responsibility
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 11:22 am more...
In a bold lobbying move, Meta, Spotify and Match Group are pressuring Apple and Google to shoulder the responsibility of user age verification. The coalition contends that shifting the regulatory burden will ease scrutiny, sparking debate over accountability in the mobile ecosystem.
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