Meta lashes Australia's bid to make tech giants pay for newsTech giant Meta on Thursday attacked Australia's "grossly unfair" bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently ...
04 Jun, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Court rules EU must drop strict curbs on Facebook MarketplaceThe appeal before the EU's General Court in Luxembourg regarded the platforms' designation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), one of seve...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Malaysia Bans Under-16s From Social Media: New Age Verification Rules EnforcedMalaysia has begun enforcing new rules. Children under 16 are now banned from social media accounts. Platforms must implement age verificat...
01 Jun, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Social media companies pay $27 million to settle Kentucky school district's lawsuit over social media harms, records showMeta settled the case brought by Breathitt County School District on May 21, a few weeks before a planned June trial, following earlier set...
30 May, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Youtube says will flag AI-generated contentYoutube will now automatically identify AI-generated videos. This new policy will inform viewers if content is created using artificial int...
27 May, 2026, 09.20 PM IST
US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC NewsUS government is close to a $400 million deal with TikTok. This settlement addresses claims of child privacy breaches. The funds are report...
09 May, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
Snap flags ad revenue hit from Middle East conflict, slower North America growthSnap experienced a decline in advertising revenues during the first quarter, largely impacted by ongoing tensions in the Middle East and a ...
07 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Walmart breaks its no-frills mold with in-store beauty experts and personalised adviceWalmart is bringing beauty experts to its stores. These trained staff will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This move aims to...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Walmart’s beauty push gets personal with in-store consultationsWalmart is bringing trained beauty experts to its stores. These specialists will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This initia...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Meta lifts capital expenditure forecast, doubling down on AI pushMeta Platforms is significantly increasing its capital expenditure forecast to between $125 billion and $145 billion by 2026, doubling down...
30 Apr, 2026, 01.49 AM IST
Are you affected? Millions could lose social media access under new rules this summerMillions of Americans could soon face social media bans. California is moving to prohibit children under 16 from using platforms like TikTo...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.21 PM 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
Social media platforms need to stop never-ending scrolling, UK's Starmer saysSocial media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok need to take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly scrolling never-ending...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
Meta pulls ads aimed at recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuitsAt the end of March, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable for a young woman's depression and suicidal thoughts afte...
10 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in FinlandTikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storag...
08 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Ahead of Greek social media ban, parents desperate to separate children from phonesAs Greece prepares to impose a ban on social media use for those under 15, the initiative aims to shield youth from potential addiction and...
02 Apr, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Meta shares slip after US jury verdicts raise concerns of new legal exposureMeta shares fell 6% to a 10-month low on Thursday after rulings this week found the Facebook parent failed to adequately warn or protect yo...
26 Mar, 2026, 10.10 PM IST