Meta to support youth’s digital citizenship ISLAMABAD: Simon Milner, Meta’s Vice President of Public Policy for the Asia Pacific region, joined Talha Ahad ... Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am
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World Meta welcomes Turkiye lifting access ban on Instagram, spokesperson says ISTANBUL: Instagram parent Meta said on Tuesday that the company welcomed Turkiye’s reopening of access to the... Published 13 Aug, 2024 05:15pm
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Technology Kaspersky study: ‘47pc users including Pakistanis believe covering webcam will maintain privacy’ ISLAMABAD: A global cyber security company found that 47 percent users including Pakistanis believed that covering... Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am
World Malaysia PM outraged over removal of Facebook post on Haniyeh assassination KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday accused Meta Platforms of cowardice after his... Published 01 Aug, 2024 11:55am
Technology Nigeria fines Meta $220mn for ‘violations’ LAGOS: Nigeria has issued a $220 million fine against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, for... Published 20 Jul, 2024 05:30pm
Pakistan Meta holds workshop on digital transformation for govt partners in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Meta organised a workshop on Digital Transformation for government partners in Pakistan at the Ministry ... Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:48am
Pakistan Pakistani Facebook community: Meta drives conversations on responsible content creation KARACHI: Meta has collaborated with Ali Gul Pir - Pakistani content creator and comedian - to host a four-episode... Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:30am
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Technology Meta identifies networks pushing deceptive content likely generated by AI NEW YORK: Meta said on Wednesday it had found “likely AI-generated” content used deceptively on its Facebook and... Published 29 May, 2024 11:29pm
World India’s influencers still struggle years after TikTok ban ROHTAK: Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant... Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:31am
Technology Meta team calls on IT minister ISLAMABAD: A two-member delegation of Meta called on Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Technology Meta releases beefed-up AI models SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Thursday introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open source Llama... Published 19 Apr, 2024 12:15pm
World Meta ‘temporarily’ closes Threads network in Turkiye ISTANBUL: Facebook owner Meta said Monday it would “temporarily” shut down its Threads short-messaging service in... Published 15 Apr, 2024 07:38pm
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World ‘Grave step backwards’: Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year WASHINGTON: A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by... Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am
Technology Tech lobby slams EU ‘rush’ to probe Apple, Google and Meta BRUSSELS: The EU probes launched Monday into Apple, Google and Meta send a “worrying signal”, one of the main tech... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:16pm
Technology Meta says it will no longer pay for news in Australia, Germany and France SYDNEY: Meta said on Friday it will not enter into new commercial deals for traditional news content in Australia,... Published 01 Mar, 2024 11:11am
Life & Style Mark Zuckerberg to attend Ambani wedding during Asia tour TOKYO: Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly all set to attend the lavish pre-wedding celebrations for Indian... Updated 26 Feb, 2024 03:30pm
Technology Meta’s Zuckerberg to meet Samsung chief, discuss AI in South Korea SEOUL: Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning to visit South Korea to meet Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee... Published 21 Feb, 2024 10:08am
World Meta removes Instagram, Facebook accounts of Khamenei SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran’s supreme leader... Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am
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World Sri Lanka passes tough social media law COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Wednesday passed legislation imposing hefty jail sentences on social media users for posts the... Published 24 Jan, 2024 06:00pm
World EU Commission examines Italy’s tax case against Meta MILAN: An Italian tax claim against Facebook parent Meta has been escalated to the EU Commission’s VAT committee for... Published 22 Dec, 2023 11:30am
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Technology Meta to start fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Messenger Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it has started to roll out end-to-end encryption for all personal chats and calls... Published 07 Dec, 2023 11:07am
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