Is Meta opening WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots just to avoid tougher EU action? Here's what happenedMeta has offered rival AI chatbots limited free access to WhatsApp in Europe, with charges to be implemented after a usage threshold is met...
21 May, 2026, 05.43 AM IST
Meta offers AI rival chatbots limited free WhatsApp access, sources sayMeta Platforms has offered European AI chatbots free access to its WhatsApp messaging service, with charges to be implemented after a usage...
20 May, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
Mutual funds cut technology sector exposure to 8-year low in April. Is AI disruption reshaping sentiment?Mutual funds have significantly reduced their technology sector exposure to an eight-year low, driven by concerns over AI disruption, slowi...
18 May, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
EU plans new rules targeting addictive design on TikTok, Meta, to protect childrenThe European Union is creating new regulations to safeguard children from addictive social media platform designs. These rules will target ...
12 May, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
US AI infra company Alpha Compute expands service to IndiaUS-listed Alpha Compute is expanding its confidential GPU-as-a-service offering in India, partnering with local data centers. Driven by dem...
12 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
In wake of US social media verdicts, look at what limits other countries have imposed for kidsOn Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...
27 Mar, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Meta Platforms to use social media posts from Europe to train AIMeta Platforms plans to incorporate social media content from Europe to train its generative AI models using Llama large language models. N...
10 Jun, 2024, 09.36 PM IST
Meta may allow Instagram, Facebook users in Europe to pay and avoid adsThis may help Meta fend off privacy concerns and other scrutiny from EU regulators by giving users an alternative to the company’s ad-based...
01 Sep, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Meta to face record EU privacy fine over Facebook data transfer to USThe penalty will be higher than the previous record €746 million ($821.20 million) fine for Amazon.com Inc, according to the sources.
18 May, 2023, 11.59 AM IST
Irish regulator has month to make order on EU-US Facebook data transfersEU regulators, led by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) Helen Dixon, have been finalising a ban on the legal tool used by Facebo...
14 Apr, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
India's restrictions on data processing, storage worrying: Meta Platforms tells SEC"Some countries, such as India, are considering or have passed legislation implementing data protection requirements or requiring local sto...
09 Feb, 2022, 10.19 AM IST
Meta renews EU exit threat for FB, Insta over data rulesEuropean Union regulators have for months been stuck in negotiations with the U.S. to replace a transatlantic data transfer pact that thous...
07 Feb, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
Facebook launches dating service in EuropeFacebook Dating, a dedicated, opt-in space within the Facebook app, was launched in the United States in September last year. It is current...
22 Oct, 2020, 05.12 PM IST
ET View: India needs its own GDPRFacebook, like any Big Business, is neither devil nor angel if ‘sins’ are not clearly defined and punishments for transgressing specified.
19 Apr, 2018, 04.17 PM IST
Microsoft, FB laying trans-Atlantic Internet lineA new, sub-sea "MAREA" cable is expected to be completed by late 2017, with the aim of meeting growing demand by the tech companies.
28 May, 2016, 01.21 PM IST
Facebook launches Instant Articles for Android users in IndiaAndroid smartphone users in India will be able to browse feature-rich content from five local publishers through the Instant Articles featu...
16 Nov, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
#SocialMediaFail: After an hour-long outage, Facebook & Instagram are back againAfter suffering an hour-long widespread outage, Facebook and Instagram services have been resumed.
27 Jan, 2015, 01.46 PM IST