BRUSSELS, March 26 — Apple, Alphabet's Google, and Meta Platforms will be investigated for potential breaches of the European Union's (EU) new Digital Markets Act, said European antitrust regulators yesterday, which could potentially lead to hefty fines for the companies.

BRUSSELS, March 5 — Alphabet's Google outlined changes to search results and new tools for app developers to promote their products on third-party apps and rival app stores as part of efforts to comply with landmark European Union (EU) tech rules seeking to curb Big Tech's power.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 — Meta announced that it is including security measures to the accounts of teen users to protect them from content that is age-inappropriate in search results as well as in the explore pages on Facebook and Instagram.

ANKARA, Jan 11 — The Turkish CompetitionAuthority has decided to impose daily fines of over US$160,000 on Meta over failure to comply with an obligation to exchange data in relation to WhatsApp users, Sputnik stated quoting a report by Turkish broadcaster TRT Haber on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — The Malaysian Media Council Bill scheduled to be drafted next year will address, among others, issues related to advertising revenue for media organisations.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 —Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he will hold a meeting with platform provider Meta next week regarding the issue of scammers taking over WhatsApp accounts.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil today met representatives of social media platform provider TikTok and Meta company to discuss issues involving regulation of content.

NEW YORK Vov 7— Facebook owner Meta is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using its new generative AI advertising products, a company spokesperson said on Monday, denying access to tools that lawmakers have warned could turbo-charge the spread of election misinformation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Malaysia's communications regulator will issue a warning to social media firms Tiktok and Meta for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content on their platforms, its communications minister said on Thursday.

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NAIROBI, Oct 16 – Settlement talks have collapsed between Facebook's parent company Meta and Kenyan content moderators over a lawsuit alleging unfair dismissal, a tech rights group working with the moderators said on Monday.

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 — US-based technology company Meta plans to charge users in Europe for ad-free subscription plans for Instagram and Facebook, German news agency (dpa) quoted the Wall Street Journal report on Tuesday.

KUCHING, Sept 14 — The Communications and Digital Ministry is examining the need to license large platform providers such as Google, Meta, and TikTok that generate revenue through content from local media organisations.

SYDNEY, July 26 — An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling A$20 million (RM61.58 million) for collecting user data through a smartphone application advertised as a way to protect privacy without disclosing its actions.

WASHINGTON, July 7 — Elon Musk’s Twitter has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in anticipation of a lawsuit over the launch of Instagram’s new Threads app.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Bursa Malaysia Bhd expressed its support to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to take action against Meta for failing to remove undesirable content relating to, amongst others, scam advertisements on its platform.

PUTRAJAYA, June 23 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said today it has no option but to take definitive steps or legal action against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, following poor cooperation from Meta to remove undesirable content from its platform.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is strengthening its cooperation with Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) to curb Facebook activities that violate Malaysian laws, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

WASHINGTON, May 19 – US-based tech company Meta will begin another round of layoffs next week, following previous job cuts in recent months and general uncertainty about the company’s future, Sputnik quoted Vox report on Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Meta, formerly known as Facebook Inc, has launched The Meta Creator Academy in Malaysia, which is endorsed by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (Mdec) to provide free training and support for aspiring and emerging content creators.