Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026
France, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Greece are also jointly testing a template for an age verification app
Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on Dec 4
META said Thursday that Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on Dec 4, as Canberra prepares to enforce sweeping laws banning teens from social media.
Instagram reels, ‘passports’ and neon signs: Nanyang Poly students help heartland merchants attract younger consumers
In the annual Heartland Innovation Challenge, 14 merchants team up with students to co-create business solutions
High Court orders Instagram seller to pay Louis Vuitton S$200,000 in damages over counterfeit goods
[SINGAPORE] An Instagram seller who sold fake Louis Vuitton items as authentic and ghosted the High Court during court proceedings has been ordered to pay S$200,000 in damages to the French luxury fas...
Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case
FACEBOOK parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed t...
Meta’s Instagram says services back up after outages
META-OWNED Instagram said its services were back online after thousands of users experienced technical issues accessing its platform on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com...
Meta will face antitrust trial over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions
FACEBOOK owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush emerging competition in soc...
Australia moves to ban children under 16 from social media
AUSTRALIA will move to pass new laws banning children under 16 from social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, vowing to crack down on tech giants failing to protect vulnerable us...
Meta lays off employees at WhatsApp and Instagram, the Verge reports
META is laying off employees across units including Instagram, WhatsApp and Reality Labs, the Verge reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Instagram to let users create custom chatbots for their profiles
INSTAGRAM parent Meta Platforms will let users create their own artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbots and add them to their profiles, an effort to court creators and further integrate the comp...
