Economy Facebook owner Meta blocked from firing content moderators Friday June 02 2023 A gavel and logo of Facebook owner Meta. The giant social media firm has been blocked from firing content moderators based in Kenya. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK Facebook owner Meta has been blocked from firing more than 180 content moderators until a … Read more
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Meta is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content on Facebook and Instagram as part of a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June, the tech giant said Thursday. The block — which follows a similar step taken by Google earlier this year — … Read more
London – Meta was fined the equivalent of a record $1.3 billion by the European Union on Monday for its transfer of users’ personal data from Europe to the United States. Andrea Jelinek, chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), said Meta’s infringement was “very serious since it concerns transfers that are systematic, repetitive … Read more
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has hit Meta with a record-breaking privacy fine of €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) over the tech giant’s illegal transfers of European users’ personal data to the United States—and perhaps more importantly, has ordered the company to stop sending any more of that information across the Atlantic. The ban, which Meta has previously … Read more
Elmore says the goal is to force reform. “We can’t bring the victims of this lawsuit back, but we can make sure that no other families have to file this kind of lawsuit,” he says. No families deserve to be members of this unenviable club, Elmore says. The lawsuit essentially takes aim at the full … Read more
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Meta and Google in Buffalo supermarket massacre – CBS News Watch CBS News A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against multiple technology giants, including Meta and Google, by families of several victims of the 2022 Buffalo supermarket shooting which left 10 Black people dead. The gunman was a white … Read more
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Anyone in the U.S. who used Facebook in the last 16 years can now collect a piece of a $725 million settlement by parent company Meta tied to privacy violations — as long as they fill out a claim on a website set up to pay out money to the social network’s users. The settlement … Read more
Companies Court dismisses Meta plea over unfair sacking Friday April 21 2023 The Employment Court has dismissed an application by Meta seeking to strike out a petition filed by 260 content moderators. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK The Employment Court, on Thursday, dismissed an application by Facebook parent company Meta seeking to strike out a petition … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram that the platform would now let users add up to five links in their bio. “Probably one of the most requested features we have had,” he wrote in a post on his Instagram channel on Tuesday. The feature has been a top request among creators on Instagram, which … Read more