CALIFORNIA, June 18 — All new videos uploaded on Facebook will soon be classified as Reels, simplifying how users publish visual content, social media giant Meta Platforms said yesterday.

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 — The European Commission on Wednesday scrapped draft rules regulating technology patents, artificial intelligence (AI), and consumer privacy on messaging apps, saying it did not expect them to receive the green light from European Union (EU) lawmakers and countries.

SAN JOSE, California, Jan 26 — According to media reports, Elon Musk is unsatisfied with the business of his online platform X (formerly Twitter).

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — Meta’s move to remove independent fact-checking on its platforms will have repercussions, but it will not be affecting Malaysia’s social media community anytime soon, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

CALIFORNIA, Jan 8 — Social media company Meta Platforms yesterday scrapped its US fact-checking programme and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity, bowing to criticism from conservatives as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 1 — Four major Internet messaging and social media service providers have taken significant steps towards regulatory compliance by applying for licences to operate in Malaysia, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

BRUSSELS — Apple has hit out at Meta Platforms, saying its numerous requests to access the iPhone maker's software tools for its devices could impact users' privacy and security, underscoring the intense rivalry between the two tech giants.

NEW YORK, Dec 7 — TikTok advertisers were in no rush to shift their marketing budgets after a United States (US) appeals court upheld a law on Friday requiring a divestment or ban of the popular Chinese-owned short video app, citing TikTok's continued survival despite years of threats.

SYDNEY, Nov 26 — Google and Meta Platforms today urged the Australian government to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16, saying more time is needed to assess its potential impact.

KARLSRUHE, Nov 19 — A German court has ruled that Facebook users affected by extensive data theft at the platform a few years ago should face only minimal hurdles for obtaining financial compensation, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

NEW DELHI, Nov 19 — India has imposed a penalty of 2,131 million rupees (US$25.4 million or RM113.5 million) on Facebook parent company Meta for unfair business practices and told it not to share user data it collects via WhatsApp on other platforms within the group.

SINGAPORE, Nov 5 — Singapore’s Home Ministry (MHA) has instructed Meta Platforms Inc to be issued with Targeted Correction Directions (TCDs) following the reposting of false statements on its platforms regarding the scheduling of executions and the prosecution of drug trafficking charges in the country.

CALIFORNIA, Nov 5 — Meta Platforms will extend its ban on new political advertisements after the US election, maintaining the suspension until later this week, the Facebook parent said in a blog post yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The Madani government will continue to ensure that social media platforms take a firm stance against online crime to create a safer Internet for everyone, especially children and families, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

TORONTO, Oct 26 — Meta Platforms said yesterday its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will use Reuters content to answer user questions in real time about news and current events, the latest AI tie-up between a big technology company and a news publisher.

CALIFORNIA, Aug 27 — Meta Platforms chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to “censor” Covid-19 content during the pandemic, apparently referring to White House requests to take down misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has accepted an apology from Meta Platforms Inc.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Media and Strategic Communications Division of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) summoned Meta Platforms Inc.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) has assured the government that the live broadcast of the Himpunan Pembebasan Palestin (Palestine Liberation Rally) to be held at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil tomorrow will not be taken down, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — The decision to remove Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s social media posts relating to the assassination of Hamas' Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was probably done by those at the higher levels of Meta Platforms Inc.