Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has become a standout performer on Wall Street since early 2023, when CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised investors a "year of efficiency." The company's stock nearly tripled in value last year, second only to Nvidia among S&P 500 constituents, and has continued its upward trajectory with a 40% increase in 2024.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, expressed reservations on Monday about the proposed ban of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok in the United States. He suggested that such a ban would only strengthen Meta.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to establish a dedicated team aimed at addressing deceptive artificial intelligence (AI) content ahead of the upcoming EU elections scheduled for June.
Given recent criticisms of Meta's involvement in societal issues, investors should anticipate Meta Platforms outpacing Amazon in capturing the majority of Generative AI's profit potential
Oklahoma has initiated a legal action against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. According to the lawsuit filed in Osage County, Meta is accused of using psychologically harmful features to entice children into prolonged engagement with its platforms. These features encompass functionalities like "infinite scrolling," the ability to compare and "like" content from other users, and algorithms designed to elicit intermittent feelings of pleasure.
The EU has issued a warning to TikTok regarding the dissemination of "disinformation" on its platform in the aftermath of Hamas' attack on Israel. In a letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, the EU has called on the company to intensify its efforts and clarify how it is adhering to European law within the next 24 hours. Social media platforms have witnessed a surge in misleading information related to the conflict, encompassing manipulated images and incorrectly labeled videos.
Meta is considering introducing a monthly fee of $14 for ad-free subscriptions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe. If European users choose not to pay this fee, they will need to give consent for the platform to track their digital activity for targeted advertising, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal.
Facebook's parent company Meta has filed a $700 million lawsuit to settle a long-running class action lawsuit, alleging it gives Cambridge Analytica and other third parties access to users' personal information and misleads users about its privacy practices. agreed to pay $25 million.
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Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been fined €265m (£228m) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC).
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