Worldwide Meta outage: Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp down

Facebook Headquarters at 1 Hacker Way,
Facebook Headquarters at 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025. Photo: Pexels.

On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, experienced a major global outage. Reports from users across the world indicated [Read More…]

EU fines Meta nearly €798 million for Facebook ad antitrust infringement

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission since 2019.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission since 2019. Photo: Jim Mattis.

The European Commission fines Meta nearly EUR 798 million for non-compliance with antitrust rules. Brussels penalizes Meta for tying its ad service to Facebook and imposing unfair conditions on other providers.

Meta’s ‘Take It Down’ Debuts in Thailand for Teen Safety

Take It Down, a service to help remove sexually explicit photos and videos taken before you were 18.
Take It Down, a service to help remove sexually explicit photos and videos taken before you were 18. Photo: takeitdown.ncmec.org.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Meta has launched the “Take It Down” program in Thailand, expanding its effort to help teenagers control their intimate images online. Developed [Read More…]

Meta, owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, will lay off 11,000 workers, 13% of its workforce

Mark Zuckerberg F8 2019 Keynote
Mark Zuckerberg F8 2019 Keynote. Photo: Anthony Quintano. CC BY 2.0.

The U.S. tech company Meta, owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, plans to lay off about 11,000 workers, 13 percent of its workforce, according to [Read More…]