Meta has launched a safety campaign called ‘Scam se Bacho’ in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to educate people on how to avoid online scams and promote safer digital practices. In line with the government’s goal … Read more
Facebook’s parent business presented its plans for developing a full augmented reality (AR) experience and growing in the mixed reality (MR) field at its Meta Connect event on September 25. The Orion AR glasses, a prototype that produces a virtual realm without obscuring vision, were introduced by the business during the event. Along with additional … Read more
Social media giant Meta Platforms will inform Brazilians how it intends to use their personal data to train generative artificial intelligence (AI), it said on Tuesday, following a demand from the country’s data protection watchdog. Meta’s users in Brazil will receive the warnings starting on Tuesday by email and notifications on Facebook and Instagram and … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Joe Biden’s US government “repeatedly pressured” Meta to restrict certain information on its platforms in a letter to the US Congress. “With the benefit of hindsight and new information,” Mr. Zuckerberg stated in a letter to the US House of Representatives that the platform needed to make certain improvements … Read more
In the wake of the recent Hamas attack on Israel, the European Union (EU) has issued a stern warning to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take immediate action to remove disinformation from his platforms. European Commissioner Thierry Breton penned a letter to Mr. Zuckerberg, informing Meta that they have a mere 24 hours … Read more
An initiative called “Education to Entrepreneurship: Empowering a Generation of Students, Educators, and Entrepreneurs” will be launched by the Ministries of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, and Meta in New Delhi over the course of three years. Meta and NIESBUD, AICTE, and CBSE all exchanged three letters of intent (LoI). Smt. Annpurna Devi, Minister of … Read more
Meta’s WhatsApp has unveiled an exciting new feature to elevate its video-calling experience, placing it in direct competition with established video conferencing platforms like Microsoft Meet, Google Meet, Zoom, and Apple’s FaceTime. In a recent announcement made by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg via a Facebook post and Instagram, WhatsApp has introduced screen sharing as a … Read more
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Meta have announced the beginning of the ‘Creators of Metaverse’ program, a ground-breaking effort aimed at educating India’s youth for a future of immersive technology. The ceremony was held at the AICTE offices in New Delhi. The ‘Creators of Metaverse’ program will be overseen by One … Read more
Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has taken a bold step to permanently end news availability on its platforms in Canada. This decision comes in response to the Canadian government’s passage of the Online News Act, Bill C-18, which requires tech giants like Meta and Google to compensate media outlets for the use of … Read more
New Delhi: Social media platform Meta has appointed Vikas Purohit as Director of Global Business Group in India to lead the strategy and delivery of the charter that is focused on the country’s leading advertisers and agency partners, the company said on Monday. Mr Purohit will report to Arun Srinivas, Director and Head of Ads … Read more
Facebook owner Meta is preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Donald Trump back on to Facebook and Instagram, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The social media giant had previously said it will decide by January 7 whether to allow the former president to return. However, that decision is now expected … Read more