FACEBOOK PRIVACY

Anushka Kulkarni expresses disappointment over X's decision to hide the "Likes" tab, which she and others used to subtly vet potential romantic interests. She laments the loss of authenticity and charm in likes, questioning whether likes are now bei...

This shift indicates that YouTube now considers deepfakes primarily a privacy issue rather than just a content moderation challenge. One can now submit a request to YouTube to take down deepfakes through the privacy request process. In India, discus...

Some longtime users have attempted to erase their previous contributions or transform them into nonsense, but their efforts have not yielded significant results. A few governments, such as Brazil's privacy regulator on Tuesday, have also attempted t...

Meta introduced a no-ads subscription service for Facebook and Instagram in Europe last November. The company stated that users who agree to tracking receive a free service supported by advertising revenue, while those who opt out can choose to pay ...

Meta is considering blocking news content in Australia over licensing fees. The company awaits government decisions on fee regulations for tech giants, following similar actions in Canada. Agreements with Australian media may not be renewed, potenti...

Meta Platforms postpones Meta AI launch in Europe due to Irish privacy regulator's request on user data from Facebook and Instagram.

Meta Platforms plans to incorporate social media content from Europe to train its generative AI models using Llama large language models. NYOB challenges the move in Europe due to insufficient notifications about data usage.

Meta announced the expansion of its AI services globally, using public information to train its AI starting June 26, sparking privacy concerns in Europe. Users in the U.S. were already subject to this practice. The program's future expansion remains...

Meta Platforms offers to limit data use on Facebook Marketplace as per CMA. Competitors can opt out of data use. CMA accepts changes on provisional basis, seeks feedback till June 14.

It is the latest round of scrutiny for parent company Meta Platforms under the 27-nation EU's Digital Services Act, a sweeping set of regulations that took effect last year with the goal of cleaning up online platforms and protecting internet users.

After the messaging platform said that forcing it to break message encryption may lead to its exit from India, the Delhi HC has said the right to privacy can’t be absolute. Here’s a look at why the company is arguing that its end-to-end encryption c...

Last week, WhatsApp told the Delhi High Court that it would have to stop operations in India if it’s forced to break encryption for compliance with India’s Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021.

WhatsApp's encryption debate in the Delhi High Court has sparked a discussion on the balance between privacy and security. The court is considering a rule that requires social media companies to disclose message senders, raising concerns about priva...

WhatsApp said that the contents of the exchanges shared on its platform cannot be traced by any party other than the sender and the receiver as it's end-to-end encrypted in order to protect the privacy of the parties. People use the messaging platfo...

"People that visit a government's page need to be able to trust that their personal and sensitive data is in safe hands," AP chairman Aleid Wolfsen said in a statement.

Meta disclosed the bugs in July 2019, the Facebook-parent said in a filing on Thursday, adding it had spent $5.5 billion on its privacy program and related privacy initiatives.

The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in its order found that Meta had not shown its challenge was likely to be successful. The court said Meta has "not met its heavy burden of showing entitlement to an injunction pen...

In a letter to Meta's chief lawyer, states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James said fraudsters are "winning the war and running rampant on Meta," after the company in November 2022 announced thousands of job cuts focused on security and p...

Privacy enforcers should oppose Meta Platforms' no-ads subscription service in Europe, according to a joint letter by 28 organizations. The service requires users to pay a fee for privacy, but users who consent to be tracked get a free service funde...