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A multinational technology company that owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta has agreed to pay the President of the United States (US), Donald Trump the sum of $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit…
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Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp has announced that it has removed 63,000 accounts connected to Nigerian cybercriminals involved in financial sextortion scams targeting users in the United States (US).…
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The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of social media giants, Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord will on Wednesday face tough questions on efforts to combat online child sexual exploitation at a United States (US) Senate…
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Spotify users in Europe from March will be able to buy audiobooks and subscription plans from within the music-streaming app as a result of the region’s new competition law for Big Tech, the Swedish company…
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Sri Lanka on Wednesday passed legislation imposing hefty jail sentences on social media users for posts the authorities deem false or a threat to national security. The main opposition said the law was aimed at…
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Turkey’s competition authority said on Wednesday that it has decided to fine Facebook’s parent company, Meta Inc the sum of 4.8 million lira ($160,000) a day for failing to provide sufficient documentation as part of…
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Fines imposed on Google, YouTube, Meta, TikTok and Telegram by the Russian court appear to have been settled as the companies are no longer registered as debtors in the state bailiffs’ database. However, the country’s…
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The Wedbush analysts on Wednesday raised their price target for Meta Platforms to $420 from $350 per share, maintaining an outperform rating on the stock. In a note covering the internet sector, the firm said…
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A Russian court has fined Google with the sum of 4.6 billion roubles ($50.84 million) for failing to delete so-called “fake” information about the conflict in Ukraine and other topics. Russia has been at loggerheads…
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A group of bipartisan lawmakers has written to the President of the United States of America Joe Biden, warning that European technology regulation could threaten U.S. interests. Under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA),…
