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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

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, alleges that Meta failed to implement basic cybersecurity measures, including adequate data handling and breach detection capabilities.

Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures

A FORMER top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit on Monday alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporti...

The Meta Platforms-owned communications service said it had patched the security vulnerability that allowed hackers to take advantage of a second vulnerability on Apple devices and hijack the machines

WhatsApp finds new hacking campaign targeting fewer than 200 people

[WASHINGTON] WhatsApp said Friday (Aug 29) it discovered an advanced cyberespionage effort that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to hack them.

Meta’s investors can rest easy knowing the company has yet another platform to capitalise on as CEO Mark Zuckerberg spends heavily on AI.

WhatsApp’s ‘no ads’ promise meets Meta’s reality

After a decade, Mark Zuckerberg gets a new revenue stream while a founding pledge of the chat app crumbles

FTC alleges that Meta has created an illegal social networking monopoly thanks to its purchases of WhatsApp and Instagram more than a decade ago.

WhatsApp had no plans to vie with Facebook, co-founder says

Meta has disputed the allegations and argued that it faces vast competition from several rivals, including TikTok and Apple, that the FTC is overlooking

The US Federal Trade Commission has sought to show that Meta, then known as Facebook, illegally dominated the market for social media platforms used to share updates with friends and family through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

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...

India’s National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Thursday (Jan 23) ordered a suspension of the data sharing ban while it continues to hear Meta’s challenge to the antitrust ruling.

Meta, WhatsApp win relief as India tribunal suspends data sharing ban

AN INDIAN tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the US giant which had warned its advertising business will be affec...

Meta, then known as Facebook, overpaid for Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate nascent threats instead of competing on its own in the mobile ecosystem, the FTC claims.

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...

Meta has slashed around 21,000 jobs since November 2022 to keep costs low with CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling 2023 the “Year of Efficiency”.

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.

Meta has been ramping up efforts to earn money off WhatsApp, its biggest app in terms of daily users.

Meta’s WhatsApp launches new AI tools for businesses

META launched its first artificial intelligence (AI) driven ad targeting programme for businesses on WhatsApp, as it tries to wring revenue out of the popular chat service, the company announced on Th...