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Meta AI Chatbot Is Finally Rolling Out to India, Will Be Powered By Llama 3 AI Model
Meta AI, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot by the company, has started rolling out to India. The chatbot will be available across all the Meta-owned platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, as well as the meta.ai website. The chatbot is powered by the company’s in-house Llama 3 large language model (LLM) which was la...
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Meta Took Down Over 17 Million Objectionable Content In India In April
Meta said that it took down over 11.6 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and more than 5.4 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in April.
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Facebook Acted on Only 27 Percent of User Complaints in May in India as Grievances Surged to 16,995
Meta's Facebook took action against only around 27 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram against less than half of the total grievances raised by users in May 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report. Individual grievances on Facebook more than doubled to 16,995 and jumped over 68 percent on Instagram in May...
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Google, Meta Using 'Bullying Tactics' Against Canada's Proposed Online News Act, Says PM Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms of using "bullying tactics" against the country's proposed Online New Act, aimed at ensuring financial support for news publishers.
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Facebook Acted on Over 27 Million Pieces of Content in India for Guideline Violations in April
Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against 41 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram acted against over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report.
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Facebook Parent Meta Starts Final Round of Layoffs as Part of Plan to Cut 10,000 Roles
Meta Platforms started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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Meta Lays Off Engineers, Adjacent Tech Teams as Employees Express Frustration With Job Cuts
Meta on Wednesday cut more jobs as the Facebook parent firm laid off engineers and adjacent tech teams. The layoffs prompted expressions of frustration from Meta employees, who said the cuts had "shattered the morale and confidence in leadership of many high performers who work with intensity."
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Amazon to Lay Off 9,000 Employees in Another Round of Job Cuts; Twitch, E-Commerce, HR Sector to Get Affected
Amazon.com on Monday said it would axe another 9,000 roles to make its operation lean and manage economic uncertainty, marking a new round of job cuts that pile onto the technology sector's woes. In a remarkable turn for a company long touting its job creation, Amazon will have eliminated 27,000 positions in recent months, or 9 percent of its roug...
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WhatsApp Directed to Publicise Its Undertaking Regarding Data Protection Given to the Centre in 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 stand its users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked WhatsApp to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking giv...
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Donald Trump Eyes 2024 White House Return, Doubles Down On Vote Conspiracy
Kicked off Twitter and Facebook after his supporters overran the US Capitol, Donald Trump eventually set up his own platform Truth Social, declaring in April 2022 after a stumbling launch: "I'm Back! #COVFEFE."
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Facebook Threatens to Block News Content in Canada Over Upcoming Compulsory Revenue-Sharing Bill
Facebook on Friday warned that the company could block news sharing on the platform over the upcoming Online News Act, legislation that will force platforms like Meta's Facebook and Alphabet's Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content. A similar law was passed in Australia last year, and the bill is currently un...
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Government Issued 105 Blocking Orders to Social Media Firms Under New IT Rules
Government has issued 105 directions to social media platforms under the new IT rules, MoS for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in his written reply to Rajya Sabha. Chandrasekhar said that the government's policies are aimed at ensuring open, safe and trusted and accountable internet for its users.
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Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Urged to Fight Russian Disinformation in a Better Way
Facebook, Twitter and Telegram have been urged to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The social media companies received letter from a bipartisan group of three US senators requesting stricter actions.
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Facebook Saw 82 Percent Rise in Hate Speech, Instagram Registers 86 Percent Jump in Violent Content
Facebook and Instagram saw a rise in hate-related content on the social media platform. While Facebook noted around 82 percent increase in hate speech, there has been a 86 percent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram, according to a monthly report released by Meta.
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Meta AI Chatbot Is Finally Rolling Out to India, Will Be Powered By Llama 3 AI Model
Meta AI, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot by the company, has started rolling out to India. The chatbot will be available across all the Meta-owned platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, as well as the meta.ai website. The chatbot is powered by the company’s in-house Llama 3 large language model (LLM) which was la...
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Meta Took Down Over 17 Million Objectionable Content In India In April
Meta said that it took down over 11.6 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and more than 5.4 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in April.
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Facebook Acted on Only 27 Percent of User Complaints in May in India as Grievances Surged to 16,995
Meta's Facebook took action against only around 27 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram against less than half of the total grievances raised by users in May 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report. Individual grievances on Facebook more than doubled to 16,995 and jumped over 68 percent on Instagram in May...
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Google, Meta Using 'Bullying Tactics' Against Canada's Proposed Online News Act, Says PM Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms of using "bullying tactics" against the country's proposed Online New Act, aimed at ensuring financial support for news publishers.
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Facebook Acted on Over 27 Million Pieces of Content in India for Guideline Violations in April
Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against 41 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram acted against over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report.
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Facebook Parent Meta Starts Final Round of Layoffs as Part of Plan to Cut 10,000 Roles
Meta Platforms started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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Meta Lays Off Engineers, Adjacent Tech Teams as Employees Express Frustration With Job Cuts
Meta on Wednesday cut more jobs as the Facebook parent firm laid off engineers and adjacent tech teams. The layoffs prompted expressions of frustration from Meta employees, who said the cuts had "shattered the morale and confidence in leadership of many high performers who work with intensity."
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Amazon to Lay Off 9,000 Employees in Another Round of Job Cuts; Twitch, E-Commerce, HR Sector to Get Affected
Amazon.com on Monday said it would axe another 9,000 roles to make its operation lean and manage economic uncertainty, marking a new round of job cuts that pile onto the technology sector's woes. In a remarkable turn for a company long touting its job creation, Amazon will have eliminated 27,000 positions in recent months, or 9 percent of its roug...
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WhatsApp Directed to Publicise Its Undertaking Regarding Data Protection Given to the Centre in 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 stand its users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked WhatsApp to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking giv...
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Donald Trump Eyes 2024 White House Return, Doubles Down On Vote Conspiracy
Kicked off Twitter and Facebook after his supporters overran the US Capitol, Donald Trump eventually set up his own platform Truth Social, declaring in April 2022 after a stumbling launch: "I'm Back! #COVFEFE."
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Facebook Threatens to Block News Content in Canada Over Upcoming Compulsory Revenue-Sharing Bill
Facebook on Friday warned that the company could block news sharing on the platform over the upcoming Online News Act, legislation that will force platforms like Meta's Facebook and Alphabet's Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news publishers for their content. A similar law was passed in Australia last year, and the bill is currently un...
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Government Issued 105 Blocking Orders to Social Media Firms Under New IT Rules
Government has issued 105 directions to social media platforms under the new IT rules, MoS for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in his written reply to Rajya Sabha. Chandrasekhar said that the government's policies are aimed at ensuring open, safe and trusted and accountable internet for its users.
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Facebook, Twitter, Telegram Urged to Fight Russian Disinformation in a Better Way
Facebook, Twitter and Telegram have been urged to do a better job of stopping Russian efforts to spread Spanish-language disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine. The social media companies received letter from a bipartisan group of three US senators requesting stricter actions.
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Facebook Saw 82 Percent Rise in Hate Speech, Instagram Registers 86 Percent Jump in Violent Content
Facebook and Instagram saw a rise in hate-related content on the social media platform. While Facebook noted around 82 percent increase in hate speech, there has been a 86 percent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram, according to a monthly report released by Meta.
