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Why Instagram Has Suspended Kanye West's Account

Why Instagram Has Suspended Kanye West's Account

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has suspended the Instagram account of rapper Kanye West for a day after he allegedly violated the platform’s policies on hate speech, bullying and harassment, Variety

Molly Russell’s father slams Facebook’s ‘shameful’ evidence ‘dump’ after inquest delay

Molly Russell’s father slams Facebook’s ‘shameful’ evidence ‘dump’ after inquest delay

Teenager’s inquest had been due to take place in April but has been pushed until September at earliest

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Kanye West Suspended From Instagram for 24 Hours on Policy Violation

Kanye West has been suspended from social media network Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper infringed the platform's policy regarding harassment, a spokesperson for its parent firm Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) said. The platform deleted content sent from the 44-year-old rapper's account that was in violation of its policies…

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Facebook Removes More Russia Posts Claiming Children’s Hospital Bombing a Hoax

Facebook on Wednesday removed official Russian posts that falsely claimed reports of Russia bombing a children's hospital in Ukraine were a hoax, a company spokesperson said, even as similar messages appeared on other social media platforms. The misinformation, on Russian Embassy Twitter, Facebook and Telegram accounts, circulated even after Twitter…

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Meta Rolls Out Parental Locks On Virtual Reality Apps, Instagram To Keep A Tab on Teens

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is rolling out parental supervision on its Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets.

What helps India’s BJP get lower Facebook rates? Divisive content

BJP’s large following, proxies & polarising content help it game Facebook’s algorithm to get cheap rates.

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Meta rolls out parental supervision tools for Instagram

Meta rolls out parental supervision tools for Instagram

Parents can set time limits and see who’s following their kids. Quest VR parental supervision is coming soon, too.

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $13,288 (4 ETH) In The SandBox

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $13,288 (4 ETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $13,288, which is 1.68x the current floor price of 2.979 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Virtual Land Just Sold For 4 ETH In The SandBox

Virtual Land Just Sold For 4 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $13,307, which is 1.68x the current floor price of 2.979 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $20,984 (7 ETH) In The SandBox

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $20,984 (7 ETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $20,984, which is 2.65x the current floor price of 2.979 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Meta Rolls Out Parental Supervision Tools on Instagram

Meta Rolls Out Parental Supervision Tools on Instagram

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc will allow parents to track how much time their children are spending on Instagram and will soon roll out parental supervision features on Quest virtual reality headsets, the company said on Wednesday. The new parental controls are part of Meta's promise to protect children using…

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Molly Russell inquest: family frustrated by wait for Instagram data

Molly Russell inquest: family frustrated by wait for Instagram data

Start of inquest delayed as family of 14-year-old who killed herself in 2017 await material from Meta

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Why Facebook, Pinterest And Roblox Shares Are Rising Today

Why Facebook, Pinterest And Roblox Shares Are Rising Today

Shares of several gaming, streaming and social media companies, including Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) and Roblox Corp (NYSE:

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Facebook Joins TikTok: What Does The Move Mean For Meta's Growth?

Facebook, the social media platform owned by Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB), has signed up for a TikTok account.

The Independent UK

New social media data dump means wait goes on for Molly Russell’s family

The 14-year-old viewed material linked to anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide before ending her life in November 2017.

Ex-Meta Workers Raise $200M For Crypto Startup From Coinbase, a16z After Departing From Failed Diem Project

Mo Shaikh and Avery Ching, former members of Meta Platforms Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) Diem cryptocurrency project, have raised $200 million for their new crypto start-up Aptos.

Facebook charged BJP less for India election ads than others

The cheaper rates allow the BJP, Facebook’s largest political client in India, to reach more voters for less money.

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Mark Zuckerberg Confirms NFTs Are Coming Soon To Instagram

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that the company is working on bringing non fungible tokens (NFTs) to its social media platform, Instagram.

The Independent UK

Facebook parent company Meta joins UK anti-scams initiative

The tech giant has joined Stop Scams UK, a body of businesses working to stop scammers.

The Independent UK

Facebook angers Silicon Valley staff by axing free laundry service

Soon after social media giant recorded first ever drop in users, parent company Meta began ‘adjusting’ employee perks

Irish Data Watchdog, South African Competition Commission Penalize Facebook Parent Meta

Privacy watchdog Irish Data Protection Commission penalized Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) €17 million ($19 million) for failing to prevent a series of data breaches on its Facebook platform in 2018, Bloomberg reports. The breach affected up to 50 million accounts. "This fine is about record-keeping practices from 2018 that we have since updated,…

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Irish Watchdog Fines Meta 17 Mln Euros for Data Breach

Ireland's data regulator on Tuesday said it was imposing a 17 million euro ($18.7 million) fine on Facebook parent Meta Platforms after an inquiry into 12 data breach notifications the regulator received in 2018. The country's Data Protection Commissioner said it had found that "Meta Platforms failed to have in…

Meta To Hire 2K Employees Over The Next 5 Years In Spain

Facebook owner Meta Platform Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is looking to hire 2,000 people over the next five years in Spain, Reuters reports. The 2,000 employees will mainly staff the company's first 'lab,' a flexible base for its remote workers, in Madrid. Facebook will establish a Metaverse Innovation Hub with local telecoms firm Telefonica SA (NYSE:TEF). Spain…

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Facebook parent company hit by 17 million euro fine by Irish regulator

In a statement on Tuesday, the DPC said that it had found that Meta had breached EU data protection rules.

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