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In a court appearance in Oakland, California on Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with his legal team, argued against being personally liable in a series of lawsuits alleging that social media platforms under his leadership, including Facebook and Instagram, have...

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again taken a swipe at Walt Disney Co.'s (NYSE:DIS) advertising expenditure on Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), despite the Facebook parent's child exploitation-related controversies. What Happened: On Friday, Musk took to X, formerly...

A $3.8 billion (£3 billion) lawsuit has been filed against Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) in the U.K., potentially impacting 45 million people. What Happened: Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen initiated the lawsuit, accusing Facebook of demanding extensive data access on non-Facebook...

Renowned reality TV star Kim Kardashian has been spotted with a Tesla Inc. Cybertruck, marking her latest addition to a string of luxury vehicles. What Happened: Kardashian showcased the electric pickup truck on her Instagram story with the caption “Cool Carpool Mom.” This is the...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk expressed surprise after venture capitalist Marc Andreessen reposted a statistic showing American teens are increasingly becoming lonelier and reducing socializing with their friends. What Happened: Andreessen was responding to a statistic that revealed that American...

New York City has taken legal action against major social media platforms TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube for allegedly causing mental health issues among young users. What Happened: On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city has filed a lawsuit against...

With 2024 being one of the biggest election years in history, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has announced plans to introduce labels for AI-generated images across its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads. What Happened: Meta will apply “Imagined with AI” labels to...

Social media and technology company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) reported fourth-quarter financial results Thursday after market close. Analysts are sizing up the results, which included earnings per share and revenue coming in ahead of Street estimates and the company announcing its first...

On Wednesday, during a Senate hearing on the involvement of tech companies in online child sexual exploitation, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, faced heckling from parents of children who passed or been exploited.  Later in the day, X, formerly Twitter, CEO Linda...

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) apologized on Wednesday to the families of children who were victims of abuse on social media platforms after being told by a senator “you have blood on your hands.” The bosses of several social media groups, also...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is developing a new feature called "Flipside" to enhance the privacy of its photo-sharing service, Instagram. This development follows Meta’s recent announcement of updates aimed at making Facebook and Instagram safer for teens. What Happened: Social media...

Responding to concerns about its services being used by "predators," Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has unveiled stricter messaging settings for teenagers on its social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook. What Happened: As per a post on Meta’s official blog on Thursday, the tech giant...

Yemeni influencer Rashid Al Haddad, also known as the “hot Houthi pirate,” has been banned from TikTok due to community guidelines violations. This comes amidst escalating tensions in the Red Sea region. What Happened: Al Haddad's video showing him on the Bahamian-flagged, Japan-...

A week after eliminating the role of technical program manager (TPM) at Instagram, impacting nearly 60 employees, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is now reportedly looking to expand it to other organizations. What Happened: Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta is said to be considering either axing the TPM...

A lawsuit filed against Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, centers on whether the social media giant is doing enough to protect the safety of children. What Happened: Unredacted documents from a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Department of...