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Instagram users in Russia are told service will cease from midnight

Instagram users in Russia have been notified that the service will cease from midnight on Sunday after its owner Meta Platforms said last week it would allow social media users in Ukraine to post messages such as "Death to the Russian invaders".

Reuters

Latest Ukraine updates: UN stresses ‘urgent’ need for talks

Ukraine-Russia news from March 11: UN says it is not aware of Ukraine biological weapons programme.

Al Jazeera

Facebook temporarily allows posts on Ukraine war calling for violence against invading Russians or Putin's death

Meta Platforms will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to internal emails seen by Reuters on Thursday, in a temporary change to its hate speech policy.

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Twitter, Facebook remove Russian embassy tweet on Mariupol hospital bombing

Twitter Inc and Meta Platform's Facebook have removed posts from the Russian Embassy in the United Kingdom about the bombing of a children's hospital in Mariupol for breaking its rules against denying violent events, the companies said on Thursday.

Reuters

‘Instagram for kids’ project head leaves company amid public backlash

Pavni Diwanji's most high-profile project has been put on indefinite hiatus.

Input

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Meta Platforms

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Meta Platforms. Looking at options history for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) we detected 45 strange trades.

Benzinga

VR needs to address the huge motion sick elephant in the room

My severe motion sickness prevents me from playing tons of games, I don’t want to be left out of mainstream VR, too, especially if the metaverse pans out.

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Twitter Introduces New Version To Secure User Activity, Information From Russian Surveillance: Bloomberg

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) launched a version of its social media service for the Tor internet browser, Bloomberg reports. The Onion Router version looks to keep user activity and information secure from potential Russian surveillance. Users can access websites on Tor via a Tor browser, which hides a user’s location and activity. Related…

Benzinga

Meta Axes Google Veteran Heading Insta For Kids; Project Remains Halted

Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) VP of youth Pavni Diwanji departed as part of a restructuring, the Wall Street Journal reports. Diwanji supervised Instagram's development of a controversial product for children. Diwanji previously served as a VP at Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, where she led YouTube kids and other family-oriented projects. Adam Mosseri, head…

Benzinga

Facebook's new Group admin tools won't stop the misinformation flood

Meta is introducing new moderation tools for Groups, but tools are only as effective as the admins using them.

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This CEO Has Been Buying More Than $1B Of His Own Stock Over The Last Year

Dustin Moskovitz co-founded Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) with Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard in 2004.

Benzinga

Why Facebook (Meta Platforms), Twitter And Snap Shares Are Rising Today

Shares of social media companies, including Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Snap Inc (NYSE: SNA

Benzinga

Canada eyes Australia's media code to pay for news but wants more 'transparency'

Google and Meta have reportedly paid more than A$200 million to Australian news outlets since the Morrison government introduced the groundbreaking News Media Bargaining Code a year ago. Yet Canada boasts that its own version of the code will do better.

The Conversation

Twitter Looks To Solidify E-Commerce Push With Latest Tool

Twitter Inc's (NYSE:TWTR) Twitter Shops tool will help businesses promote up to 50 products in a digital catalog attached to their profile, Bloomberg reports. The beta test for Twitter Shops will be available for select businesses in the U.S. and visible to people using the Twitter iPhone app, Reuters reports. In recent months,…

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Hot job alert: metaverse architect

More and more people, including traditionally trained architects, are creating buildings for the booming virtual real estate market.

Benzinga

US Lawmakers Urge DOJ To Probe Amazon: WSJ

A U.S. congressional committee urged the Justice Department to investigate Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) for potential criminal obstruction of Congress, the Wall Street Journal reports. The committee alleged Amazon's refusal to disclose information as part of its investigation into Amazon's competitive practices. Amazon allegedly attempted to cover up a lie that Amazon told lawmakers…

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The 9 best apps to get started working in VR

Whether you’re ready or not, virtual workspaces are coming to replace our work-from-home world.

Benzinga

Lawsuit Accuses Facebook Parent Meta Of Misguiding Investors Regarding Apple's Privacy Policy

A proposed class-action lawsuit alleged Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) misguided investors into believing that the impacts of privacy tweaks to Apple Inc's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS software for iPhones "were manageable," Bloomberg reports. The lawsuit corroborated that Meta made the statement before disclosing its expectation to lose $10 billion in ad revenue in 2022 due to the changes. The…

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China's state media buys Meta ads pushing Russia's line on war

State media outlets are finding ways around social media platforms' efforts to limit them.

Benzinga

Twitter Appoints This Silicon Valley Prodigy To Compete With TikTok

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) appointed Michael Sayman to help court younger users as it looks to compete against ByteDance Ltd's TikTok, the Washington Post reports. Sayman is known as Silicon Valley's product-building prodigy for youth. At Twitter, Sayman will be working on "0-1," a new group focused on building experimental features within the company.…

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Piper Sandler Slashes Facebook Parent Meta's Price Target By 20%; Reiterates Overweight

Piper Sandler cut its price target on the Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), noting that its advertising headwinds are likely to continue for several months. Analyst Thomas Champion lowered his price target to $240 from $301, implying a 28% upside.

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There’s no VR internet in our future — at least not one we’d want

HTC’s pitch for the metaverse, called Viverse, is a collection of buzzwords –– AI, 5G, NFTs! — a clone of Meta’s promises without the scam-covering sheen.

Benzinga

Why Amazon, Meta Platforms And Microsoft Shares Are Falling Today

Shares of several companies in the broader technology sector, including Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:

The Conversation

The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here's how they're sanctioning Russia

The world’s five leading tech companies – Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft – have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia, in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

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From ‘The Lawnmower Man’ to Meta: VR’s most important moments

Thirty years ago an adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Lawnmower Man’ hyper-fixated on the dangers of “virtual reality." Here’s a short timeline of how VR has become a mainstream buzzword.

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