CCPA slaps Rs 15 lakh penalty on two coaching institutes for misleading ads on JEE, NEET resultsConsumer protection regulator CCPA has fined Motion Education and Career Line Coaching for misleading ads. These institutes published ads a...
15 May, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
AI, connected TV, programmatic buying reshape India’s digital ad marketIndia's digital advertising is transforming as artificial intelligence, programmatic buying, connected TV, and retail media are merging. Ma...
10 May, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
Irish regulator to probe Facebook, Instagram over alleged user profilingIreland's media regulator on Tuesday said it has opened a probe into Meta over its recommender system that promotes content on its social m...
06 May, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
Meta stock price, earnings and capital spending forecast: Meta revenue, layoffs, workforce changes, China deal setback, future outlook and investor concernsMeta stock price, earnings and capital spending forecast stayed in focus after Meta raised its capital spending outlook and reported strong...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.53 AM IST
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Harvard research finds social media companies made $11 bn in US ad revenue from minorsThe findings underscore the need for government regulation, as the study suggests that companies have failed to self-regulate adequately.
29 Dec, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
Social media companies earn $11B in ad revenue from minors. Lawmakers, experts want government regulationsExperts and lawmakers of certain US States want government regulation of social media since the companies make money from children, but the...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.31 PM IST
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertisingThe ban on such advertising, which targets users by harvesting their data, is a setback for U.S. tech giant Meta Platforms, the owner of th...
01 Nov, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
Facebook owner Meta faces EU ban on targeted advertisingThe European data regulator has extended a ban on "behavioural advertising" on Facebook and Instagram to all 30 countries in the European U...
01 Nov, 2023, 10.56 PM IST
EU regulator bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertisingThe regulator said it took the decision following a request from Norway's data regulator, which earlier this year imposed a ban on sending ...
01 Nov, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
Meta introduces paid subscriptions for ad-free Facebook and Instagram in Europe | DetailsMeta, the parent company overseeing Facebook and Instagram, has introduced a subscription service without ads, granting European users the ...
30 Oct, 2023, 10.24 PM IST
Norway asks EU regulator to fine Facebook owner Meta over privacy breachThe owner of Facebook and Instagram has been fined one million crowns ($93,000) per day since Aug. 14, for three months, for breaching user...
28 Sep, 2023, 04.50 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
Canada's government will stop advertising on Facebook and InstagramCanada's move is the latest episode in a spat that started after Trudeau's administration proposed a bill that would require technology com...
06 Jul, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
EU regulatory action likely on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter for misleading crypto adsUS regulators suing crypto platforms Coinbase and Binance, along with last year's collapse of FTX, have sparked concerns over consumer prot...
08 Jun, 2023, 01.29 PM IST
Meta explores ban on political ads in EuropeEU lawmakers in February agreed to tougher rules on targeted political advertising aimed at countering misinformation during elections. The...
30 Mar, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
Irish privacy regulator fines Meta more than $400 millionIreland's data privacy regulator fined Meta 390 million euros ($414 million) on Wednesday for breaches at its Facebook and Instagram servic...
04 Jan, 2023, 09.29 PM IST