Blogs All eyes on Facebook as Meta AI launches in Europe Jason Walsh hopes EU regulators are up to the job of dealing with Meta's delayed AI offering 21 Mar
Radio Another day, another Meta whistleblower A new book goes deep inside the offices of the social network 14 Mar
Blogs Big Tech is investing in infrastructure so you don’t have to Meta’s subsea cable plans are fascinating in the context of increasing rent-seeking by the tech sector, says Jason Walsh 21 Feb
Life Meta’s Project Waterworth: connecting five continents with advanced undersea cable Project aims to stimulate economic growth, digital inclusion and technological advancement in key regions such as the US, India, Brazil and South... 19 Feb
Life Meta takes step toward humanoid robots Company plans to develop robot hardware as well as general AI 17 Feb
Trade Meta lays off more than 3,000 people to raise performance expectations Affected employees will receive an e-mail with details and information about the severance package 10 Feb
Life DPC forced to reinvestigate GDPR complaints by European court Ruling marks latest twist in set of three actions dating back to 2018 29 Jan
Life Meta unveils smart glasses for athletes Zuckerberg expects users will warm to feature-rich glasses, despite price point 27 Jan
Life Chinese start-up DeepSeek challenges US’ leading position in artificial intelligence ChatGPT competitor delivers big performance on a small budget 27 Jan
Life Meta offers thousands to lure TikTokkers and YouTubers Eligible creators can receive up to $5,000 depending on their social media reach 24 Jan
Blogs Social media landscape in chaos with more than a ‘vibe shift’ underway Internet billionaires are expecting to profit handsomely as they fall in line with Trump, but social media faces choppy waters ahead, says Jason Walsh 17 Jan
Radio Dell Technologies’ Ivor Buckley on data governance in the era of agentic AI Big Tech bends the knee to Trump and developing trust in data 17 Jan
Life Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ policy breaks the Digital Markets Act, says Brussels 'Pay or consent' model asks users to enable the processing of their personal data or pay a monthly fee 15 Jan
Life Meta to replace fact-checkers with ‘community notes’ system similar to X Over the next months, Meta will phase in a community notes system and simplify its policies on fact-checking 10 Jan
Life Meta fined €251m by Data Protection Commission over Facebook data breach Sanction relates to leak reported in 2018 18 Dec
Life Coimisiún na Meán determines Facebook ‘exposed to terrorist content’ Decision follows the notification of two or more final removal orders from EU competent authorities in the last 12 months 16 Dec
Blogs It’s time to make data classified information The EU is making times tough for data-gobbling Internet companies. It’s about time, says Jason Walsh 15 Nov
Life Meta lowers prices of ad-free subscriptions Facebook parent company yields to EU pressure 13 Nov
Trade Meta makes targeted layoffs in various departments WhatsApp, Instagram and Reality Labs take another hit 18 Oct
Radio Apple’s surprise iPad mini Cupertino lets something slip and the world of Dark Data explained 18 Oct
Life Judge in California allows lawsuits against Meta in US over mental health of teens Lawsuits contend that social media sites designed to be addictive 17 Oct
Trade Mark Zuckerberg rises to fourth richest person in the world Meta's strong share performance creates spike in founder's fortune 30 Sep
Life DPC fines Meta €91m over unencrypted passwords Fine issued after material found to be stored in plaintext 27 Sep
Life Meta closes deal for geothermal energy with Sage Geosystems Green solution could take pressure off electricity grids as sole power providers 28 Aug
Life Meta and Spotify warn of EU’s ‘complex’ AI legislation Meta, Spotify unify in effort to defang regulators 26 Aug
Life Meta scraps plans for premium mixed-reality headset Reality Labs division to drop Vision Pro competitor 26 Aug
Life EU demands answers from Meta over closure of CrowdTangle Closure of monitoring tool a concern for researchers, journalists, policy makers 19 Aug
Life European fine for Meta for abusing Facebook Marketplace Facebook parent company could be on the hook for billions of euros 25 Jul
Life Meta halts AI features in EU due to privacy rules The tech giant pauses AI development in Europe over regulatory concerns 19 Jul
Life Threads has more than 175m monthly active users Originally limited to mobile apps, Threads now boasts a desktop version and a Windows app 17 Jul
Life Meta puts AI plans in Europe on hold GDPR concerns over training data access stall rollout 3 Jul
Trade Europe takes action against Meta over Facebook subscription model Brussels not happy with 'pay or ok' pricing 2 Jul
Blogs Meta’s Clegg tries to shame EU into dismantling consumer protections Blather about Europe ‘falling behind’ in AI is only an attempt to convince politicians to let US capital rip on our personal data, says Jason... 28 Jun
Life Meta, LinkedIn under renewed scrutiny in Europe GDPR, DSA invoked to bring social media giants into line 10 Jun
Life European Commission opens formal investigation into Meta Digital Services Act violations could lead to fines of 6% of global turnover 17 May
Life European privacy regulator blasts Meta’s ‘pay-or-okay’ Facebook parent company citicised for making privacy-friendly paid tiers too expensive 10 May
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