News Indonesia enacts regulation requiring digital platforms to pay news publishers for content Google and Meta's Facebook are the two platforms likely to be impacted most by this regulation as they feature news content in various forms. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 27, 2024
News Facebook, Instagram to pass on Apple service fees for boosted posts to users Additionally, users will have to add prepaid funds to their account to boost posts from the iOS apps rather than being charged after their... Sarvesh MathiFebruary 20, 2024
News Why the Delhi HC Dismissed A Plea Seeking Action Against Anti-Rohingya Speech on Facebook, Including Pre-Censorship " ... prior censorship of any publication of Rohingyas on Facebook is an example of ‘a treatment that is worse than the disease’," the... Aarathi GanesanFebruary 9, 2024
News Meta to label AI-generated content on Facebook, Instagram, Threads Meta's ongoing development of advanced technologies like classifiers and Stable Signature watermarking to detect and protect AI-generated content. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 7, 2024
News Oversight Board asks Meta to update its manipulated media policy to cover non-AI-altered content The Board has advised Meta to update its policy so that it covers both video and audio which covers manipulation of content that shows... Sarvesh MathiFebruary 6, 2024
News Meta to allow EU users to unlink their Facebook, Instagram, Messenger accounts Unlinking will allow EU users to use different Meta services without their information being shared between these services. Sarvesh MathiJanuary 25, 2024
News Meta to restrict sensitive content for teens on Instagram, Facebook Meta's announcement included its decision to hide sensitive content around topics such as suicide, self-harm and eating disorders from the feeds and stories of... Sarvesh MathiJanuary 10, 2024
News Meta’s Link History Feature to Track Users’ Website Visits And “Improve Ads” Although it is being marketed as a feature that can help users keep track of all the sites they visit, the link history feature... Sarasvati NTJanuary 4, 2024
News November Sees Significant Drop in Hate Speech on Twitter Twitter recorded a notable decrease in hate speech reports in November, down to 556 incidents from October's 1,424 incidents. Vallari SanzgiriJanuary 2, 2024
News Allahabad HC Declines Man’s Request to Quash Criminal Proceedings for Facebook Posts Against Indian PM, Army In its November 24 order, the High Court noted that Facebook posts by the accused "appear to be publication and circulation of statements made... Aarathi GanesanDecember 11, 2023