UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
Under global spotlight, Australia plays hardball on social media banThe global spotlight on the first such ban on people under 16 using popular apps appears to have encouraged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
03 Apr, 2026, 08.55 AM IST
Meta to launch new AI glasses aimed at prescription wearersWhile the company’s glasses — sold in tandem with EssilorLuxottica SA — have long supported prescription lenses, this will mark the first t...
29 Mar, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Meta’s AI smart glasses under scrutiny after investigation reveals sensitive contentContract workers reviewing videos for data annotation reportedly encountered highly sensitive material, including bank information, nudity,...
05 Mar, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Meta reboots smartwatch plan, aims debut in 2026: ReportThe company has revived its "Malibu 2" smartwatch project, the report said, adding that the device, set for release later this year, will ...
19 Feb, 2026, 08.28 AM IST
Meta mulls doubling output of Ray-Ban glasses by year end: ReportMeta and EssilorLuxottica are considering doubling the production capacity of their artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to 20 mil...
13 Jan, 2026, 11.45 PM IST
Meta teases smart glasses collaboration with Oakley; launch set for June 20Meta is expanding its smart glasses lineup through a new collaboration with Oakley, teasing a launch on June 20. Building on its Ray-Ban pa...
17 Jun, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
Meta news ban intensifying Canadians' legacy media breakFor more than a year, social media giant Meta has cut access to news websites on its sites, rebuffing Canada's government over a law called...
15 Apr, 2025, 07.48 AM IST
Facebook owner Meta bans Russian State media outlets. Here's whyMeta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, decided to ban all kinds of Russian Media Outlets from its famous platform citing grave ...
18 Sep, 2024, 12.45 AM IST
Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over "foreign interference"The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, said late Monday that it will roll out the ban over the next few days in an escal...
17 Sep, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
Meta faces backlash over Canada news block as wildfires rageShe described to AFP how "insanely difficult" it has been for herself and other evacuees to find verifiable information about the fires bla...
26 Aug, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Canada PM Justin Trudeau blasts Meta for blocking news during wildfiresTrudeau's comments represent the latest government attack on Meta, which this month started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram pla...
21 Aug, 2023, 09.17 PM IST
Canada wildfire evacuees can't get news media on Facebook and Instagram. Some find workaroundsThat's because Canadian news outlets - including the only one she trusts - have been blocked on Facebook and Instagram as a result of a dis...
19 Aug, 2023, 03.04 PM IST
Canada demands Meta lift ban on news to allow fires info to be sharedMeta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada earlier this month in response to a law requirin...
18 Aug, 2023, 10.32 PM IST
Meta begins blocking news in CanadaCanada passed the Online News Act in June, joining a push by numerous governments to force big social media companies to compensate news or...
03 Aug, 2023, 01.19 PM IST
Russian court bans Facebook, Instagram after Meta found 'extremist': ReportRussia has already banned Facebook for restricting access to Russian media while Instagram was blocked after Meta said it would allow socia...
21 Mar, 2022, 08.15 PM IST
Meta asks Russian court to dismiss proceedings in 'extremism' caseThe TASS news agency reported from the courtroom that Meta had asked for more time to prepare its position and had also questioned the cour...
21 Mar, 2022, 02.57 PM IST