In a move that might irk a broad section of the user base, Meta is experimenting with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate interactions between friends by helping them write comments on Instagram. According to a report in TechCrunch, users having access to the…
Ex-Facebook COO Told Assistant To “Come To Bed” On Private Jet, Claims Book
Former Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg spent $13,000 (Rs 11.3 lakh) on lingerie for herself and her 26-year-old female assistant on a trip to Europe, a new memoir has claimed. Ms Sandberg also invited the assistant to “come to bed” on a private jet on the way…
Meta Increases Executive Bonuses By Up To 200% After Mass Layoffs
Days after laying off 3,600 employees, tech giant Meta is set to offer bigger bonuses to its executives this year. According to a corporate filing, the social media giant has raised executive bonuses to 200 per cent of their base pay, more than double the previous…
Why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Was Almost Sentenced To Death In Pakistan
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, recently shared a harrowing experience during an interview with Joe Rogan, revealing that he was once at risk of being sentenced to death in Pakistan due to content posted on Facebook. This startling admission came amid ongoing legal battles between…
How Meta Is Wooing TikTokers in US
San Francisco, US: With the shadow of a tumultuous ban still looming over TikTok in the United States, billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is offering to pay a large sum of money to popular content creators on the “third party” social media app who join Facebook and…
Meta Clarifies On Forcing Users To Follow President Trump On Facebook, Instagram
Meta has issued a statement, denying claims circulating on social media that Facebook and Instagram users were forced to follow President Donald Trump’s official accounts. The company said the changes noticed by the users were standard practices, often followed when there is a transition from the…
Fact Checkers Fight Los Angeles Wildfire Myths As Their Jobs Face Extinction
New Delhi: As wildfires raged through Los Angeles, so did the conspiracy theories and misinformation about the natural disaster on social media. This happened even as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to end its US-based fact-checking programme. From false claims of looting to AI-generated images…
Biden Officials Would ‘Scream’, ‘Curse’ At Meta Team To Take Down Content
Washington: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently shared an account of Biden administration officials berating Facebook staff over content removal requests. On “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Zuckerberg recounted, “Basically, these people from the Biden administration would call up our team and, like, scream at them…
Biden Officials Would ‘Scream’, ‘Curse’ At Meta Team To Take Down Content
Washington: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently shared an account of Biden administration officials berating Facebook staff over content removal requests. On “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Zuckerberg recounted, “Basically, these people from the Biden administration would call up our team and, like, scream at them…
How Meta’s Fact-Checking Programme Works
Paris: Internet giant Meta’s fact-checking programme aims to counter false information on its social platforms — Facebook, Instagram and Threads — with the help of media organisations, including AFP. Here is a guide to how it works, following Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on January 6…