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Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

Turkey blocks access to Instagram

The BTK communications authority said in a post on its website that "instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024", without adding further details.

Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

Meta to pull posts targeting 'Zionists'

The latest update to Meta's policy regarding use of the word "Zionist" comes as the tech titan behind Facebook and Instagram strives to balance free speech with hateful attacks on Jews.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

New Zealand to make tech platforms pay for news

The bill is being introduced as New Zealand media companies struggle against technology firms for advertising dollars, leading them to find new ways to provide news programming.

Science & Tech 1 year ago

Former Meta engineer sues company saying he was fired over handling of Gaza content

Ferras Hamad, a Palestinian-American engineer who had been on Meta's machine learning team since 2021, sued the social media giant in a California state court for discrimination, wrongful termination and other wrongdoing over his February dismissal.

Entertainment 1 year ago

Aaron Sorkin working on new Facebook movie tied to Capitol Hill riots

Sorkin, who depicted the creation and early years of Facebook in 2010's "The Social Network," said the tech giant has since then played a major role in the United States' sharp political polarization.

Companies 1 year ago

Meta profits soar but costs of AI cause worry

The company founded by Mark Zuckerberg said that net profit in the January to March period rose to $12.4 billion with total revenue, mainly from selling ads, up an impressive 27 percent, at $36.5 billion.

Americas 1 year ago

When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow

"Our numbers are growing and we're reaching more and more people every day," said Ballingall, who publishes up to 10 posts a day and has some 540,000 followers.

Science & Tech 1 year ago

Meta shuts monitoring tool CrowdTangle in election year

The tech giant says CrowdTangle will be unavailable after August 14, less than three months before the US election. The Palo Alto company plans to replace it with a new tool that researchers say lacks the same functionality, and which news organizations will largely not have access to.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Myanmar army behind Facebook pages spewing hate speech: UN probe

Facebook has long been accused of helping spread vast amounts of hate speech against the Rohingya before hundreds of thousands of them were driven into neighbouring Bangladesh in a crackdown now subject to a UN genocide investigation.