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"If I Dont Get Killed": Scottish Man's Eerie Facebook Post Before Deadly Rome Blast
A Scottish tourist, Grant Paterson, sustained severe burns after a gas explosion destroyed his accommodation in Rome.
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Meta AI Finally Rolling Out in Europe, to Offer Limited Features at First
Meta AI is finally rolling out in European countries. The company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will be available to users in the European Union (EU) nearly 1.5 years after it was first launched. This comes nearly eight months after the Menlo Park-based tech giant stated that the rollout of its AI services in the region will be delayed d...
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Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown
Apple's footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight, judges at Germany’s top civil court have said. The setback for Apple comes amid a clamor by Big Tech against European efforts to rein in their market dominance.
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How Trump's Tariffs Have Triggered A "Boycott USA" Crusade Around The World
In the past seven days, "Boycott USA" has spiked on Google with European countries and Canada topping the list. Moreover, multiple countries also have dedicated Facebook groups for boycotting US products.
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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.
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Meta Prepares for Layoffs on Monday, Circulates Internal Memo
Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs next week. Employees in Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands will be exempt from the cuts "due to local regulations," while those in more than a dozen other countries across Europe, Asia and Africa will receive their notifications between February 11 and February 18.
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Explained: How Meta's Fact-Checking Programme Works
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.
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Woman Searching For Her Birth Parents Discovers Father In Facebook Friends List
Tamuna Museridze had been looking for her birth parents since 2016 but only made the breakthrough earlier this year.
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Meta Fined $840 Million For "Abusive" Facebook Ad Practices
The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.
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Meta to Offer Less Personalised Ads in Europe to Appease Regulators
Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive "less personalised ads". These ads will also target users based on age, gender, and location, with some being unskippable for a few seconds.
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire.
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EU Launches Probe Into Facebook, Instagram Over Child Safety Risks
The EU today opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram on suspicion the platforms owned by Meta are causing addictive behaviour in children.
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Meta Allows EU Users to Access Instagram, Facebook, Messenger Separately to Comply With Regulations
Meta will allow users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to unlink their Facebook and Instagram accounts to prevent information from being shared across the company's apps. Meanwhile, Meta has also said it will allow users to create a Messenger account that is not linked to their Facebook account, at the cost ...
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Facebook-Owned Meta Spokesperson Added To Russia's Wanted List: Report
A spokesperson for US tech conglomerate Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been added to Russia's wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country's interior ministry, Voice of America has reported.
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"If I Dont Get Killed": Scottish Man's Eerie Facebook Post Before Deadly Rome Blast
A Scottish tourist, Grant Paterson, sustained severe burns after a gas explosion destroyed his accommodation in Rome.
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Meta AI Finally Rolling Out in Europe, to Offer Limited Features at First
Meta AI is finally rolling out in European countries. The company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will be available to users in the European Union (EU) nearly 1.5 years after it was first launched. This comes nearly eight months after the Menlo Park-based tech giant stated that the rollout of its AI services in the region will be delayed d...
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Apple Loses Top Court Fight Against German Antitrust Crackdown
Apple's footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight, judges at Germany’s top civil court have said. The setback for Apple comes amid a clamor by Big Tech against European efforts to rein in their market dominance.
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How Trump's Tariffs Have Triggered A "Boycott USA" Crusade Around The World
In the past seven days, "Boycott USA" has spiked on Google with European countries and Canada topping the list. Moreover, multiple countries also have dedicated Facebook groups for boycotting US products.
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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.
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Meta Prepares for Layoffs on Monday, Circulates Internal Memo
Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs next week. Employees in Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands will be exempt from the cuts "due to local regulations," while those in more than a dozen other countries across Europe, Asia and Africa will receive their notifications between February 11 and February 18.
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Explained: How Meta's Fact-Checking Programme Works
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.
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Woman Searching For Her Birth Parents Discovers Father In Facebook Friends List
Tamuna Museridze had been looking for her birth parents since 2016 but only made the breakthrough earlier this year.
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Meta Fined $840 Million For "Abusive" Facebook Ad Practices
The EU fined online giant Meta almost 800 million euros on Thursday for breaching antitrust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service Facebook Marketplace.
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Meta to Offer Less Personalised Ads in Europe to Appease Regulators
Meta Platforms plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive "less personalised ads". These ads will also target users based on age, gender, and location, with some being unskippable for a few seconds.
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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Meta Charged by EU for Breaching Tech Rules With Its Pay or Consent Advertising Model
Meta Platforms was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Monday for failing to comply with landmark tech rules as they took aim at the US company's newly introduced pay or consent advertising model, already the target of privacy regulators and activists' ire.
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EU Launches Probe Into Facebook, Instagram Over Child Safety Risks
The EU today opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram on suspicion the platforms owned by Meta are causing addictive behaviour in children.
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Meta Allows EU Users to Access Instagram, Facebook, Messenger Separately to Comply With Regulations
Meta will allow users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to unlink their Facebook and Instagram accounts to prevent information from being shared across the company's apps. Meanwhile, Meta has also said it will allow users to create a Messenger account that is not linked to their Facebook account, at the cost ...
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Facebook-Owned Meta Spokesperson Added To Russia's Wanted List: Report
A spokesperson for US tech conglomerate Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has been added to Russia's wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country's interior ministry, Voice of America has reported.
