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Meta to Appeal €797M Fine by EU Commission for Favoring Facebook Marketplace
Not only has Apple been fined by the European Commission for its dominant position, but Meta has also suffered the same fate, receiving a fine of €797.72 million. The company has been penalized for alleged abusive practices favoring its Facebook Marketplace. In response to the fine, Meta plans to appeal…
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Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 Million Bunker Sounds Like It’s Right Out of a Game
Mark Zuckerberg the 6th richest man in the world CEO of Meta worth over $100 billion which makes him one of the very few people able to role-play Fallout 4 in real life and make himself a full luxurious doomsday bunker the size of two mansions. It’s kind of ironic…
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Malaysia Taking Legal Action Against Meta Over Harmful Facebook Content
The Malaysian government will be taking legal action against Facebook’s parent company Meta over harmful content on the social media platform. Malaysia Sues Meta as reported by apnews.com, the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has claimed that Facebook has been recently plagued by “a significant volume of undesirable content”…
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Meta Fined Record $1.3 Billion Over EU Data Privacy Concerns
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been slapped with a record-breaking $1.3 billion fine by EU data regulators over the transfer of EU data to the US. Meta Hit With $1.3 Billion Fine As reported by The Verge, The EU data regulators have ordered Meta to stop transferring the…
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Facebook Stalkers Saved After Meta Fixes Bug That Sent Automatic Friend Requests
Recently an issue arose for Facebook stalkers where the social media app would send a friend request to someone when you clicked on their profile, an immediate cause for concern for those stalking their Son’s new girlfriend. Meta Fixes Friend Request Bug In a statement to thedailybeast Facebook’s parent company…
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Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is Back On June 1st With Over 40 Minutes of Content
Meta has announced that they are back with the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase on June 1st. Meta Quest Gaming Showcase The Meta Quest gaming showcase is the third annual event which celebrates the depth and breadth of content across the Meta Quest Platform. The event features over 40 minutes of…
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Meta Introduces Its Own AI Chat Bot LLaMA
With multiple companies joining in on the AI Chatbot boom with ChatGPT, Google Bard and Bing AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed Meta’s attempt to join in on the tech. In a Facebook Post Zuckerberg announced the release of an AI language model called LLaMA. (Large Language Model Meta…
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Facebook and Instagram Expected to (Somewhat) Rescind its Boobie Ban!
Social media has always had a bit of a complicated relationship when it has come to the human body. Of course, images which are outright pornographic are often, if not banned, then certainly discouraged on pretty much every mainstream platform. There has, however, always been a bit of grey area…
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Facebook (Meta) is Ending Support for the Original Oculus Quest VR
The Oculus Quest 2 is a hugely popular VR device with it currently holding a circa 47% market share according to the latest Steam Hardware Survey. On the other hand, however, the original first-generation model didn’t prove to be that popular with consumers. – Although predominantly due to its cost,…
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Meta (Facebook) Deny Fresh Rumours that Mark Zuckerberg is to Step Down in 2023
For several years now there have been consistent reports and rumours suggesting that Mark Zuckerberg, by choice or compulsion, would step down as CEO of Meta (or Facebook as everyone else still prefers to call them). – Over the last few weeks, however, such allegations have, once again, been cropping…
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Giphy (Bizarrely?) Calls GIF Images ‘Cringe’ and ‘Out of Fashion’
I have to admit that when someone mentions GIF images/animations, my initial thoughts do generally tend to go back to the days of the internet in the mid to late 90s. – At a time when dial-up connections could barely handle a 5MB download, let alone a 500MB video, GIFs…
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HTC Launch Major Sale on its Vive VR Headsets
Last month META (aka Facebook) confirmed that it would be increasing the cost of its highly popular Oculus Quest 2 VR headsets. – Although you can learn more about it here, the short version is that the most inexpensive base option saw its MSRP increase from $299.99 to $399.99 which…
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Survey Finds 1 in 4 Now Plan to Have a Career as a ‘Social Media Influencer’
I am exceptionally grateful that I did not grow up in a world of social media. And in regards to ‘social media influencers’, quite honestly, I find the concept more than a little bizarre. – I mean, correct me if I’m wrong, but for those lucky few who seem to…
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Meta is Building an AI to Fact-Check Wikipedia (And You Thought YOUR Job Stank)
Wikipedia, by and large, is a perfectly fine website when it comes to quickly looking up information for a fast answer. In terms of accuracy though, well, given that the website itself makes the clear distinction that it should never be used for any kind of academic purposes… Well, that…
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Oculus Quest 2 Update Removes Incredibly Unpopular Facebook Login Requirement!
The Oculus Quest 2 has undoubtedly represented one of the most popular VR headset releases to date. The fact that it was, comparatively speaking, significantly less costly than its alternatives did, of course, play a major role in this. – In October 2020, however, many owners were left more than…
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