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18 Jan
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11 Dec
Social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp are currently down for users worldwide. Reports of outages are flooding in, with users unable to refresh feeds or send messages. Meta has yet to comment. "Over 42,000 users of Meta's Instagram and the company's other social media apps are reporting outages right now," DownDetector stated.…
17 Sep
Meta on Tuesday announced the creation of "Teen Accounts," designed to better protect underage users from the dangers associated with Instagram. The hugely popular photo-sharing app is accused by many experts and authorities of damaging the mental health of its youngest users. "'Teen Accounts' is a significant update, designed to give parents peace of mind,"…
4 Aug 2024
Instagram users in Turkey woke up Sunday to find the social media network blocked for the third consecutive day, following censorship accusations against the US company from a high-ranking Turkish official. The BTK communications authority announced on its website on Friday that the Meta-owned platform had been frozen, without giving any reason. An official then…
3 Aug 2024
Bangladesh has imposed a ban on social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and YouTube. The move was announced on Friday, August 2, and has effectively restricted access to these social networks across Bangladesh. Global Eyes News had earlier reported the ban through its official X account, confirming that from Friday onward, access to these…
25 Jul 2024
Meta on Wednesday said it has removed 63,000 Instagram accounts linked to sextortion scams from Nigeria, days after authorities in the West African country slapped a $220 million fine on the company. The deleted accounts included a network of 2,500 profiles traced to a group of 20 people. Some 1,300 Facebook accounts, 200 Facebook Pages…
14 Jun 2024
Indication emerged yesterday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, will reduce
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5 Apr 2024
Facebook and Instagram giant Meta on Friday said it will begin labeling AI-generated media beginning in May, as it tries to reassure users and governments over the risks of deepfakes.
20 Mar 2024
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