Category: meta

Twitter Threatens Legal Action Against Meta Over Rival Threads App

Lawyers for Elon Musk have threatened to take legal action against Meta Platforms after the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company this week unveiled a microblogging platform rivaling Twitter called Threads. In a July 5 letter (pdf) addressed to Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Musk’s attorney Alex Spiro wrote that Twitter has “serious concerns” that Meta has engaged in “systematic, willful, and…


Pulling Ads From Facebook Could Force Its Hand on News Deals—If Support Grows

Pulling ads from Facebook could prod Meta toward inking deals with news outlets, though more momentum would be needed to push it over the edge, experts say. The tactic adopted by several governments and companies in Canada this week might force the social media giant’s hand if other countries and corporations follow suit in larger…


Pulling Ads From Facebook Could Force Meta’s Hand on News Deals—If Support Grows

Pulling ads from Facebook could prod Meta toward inking deals with news outlets, though more momentum would be needed to push it over the edge, experts say. The tactic adopted by several governments and companies in Canada this week might force the social media giant’s hand if other countries and corporations follow suit in larger…


Meta Launches ‘Threads’: App Won’t Let You Delete Account Unless You Also Delete Instagram

Meta’s newly launched Twitter rival, “Threads,” is facing criticism from users due to the app’s restrictions on deleting accounts. “You may deactivate your Threads profile at any time, but your Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting your Instagram account,” says the app’s supplemental privacy policy. To create a Threads account, users have to…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (July 6): Meta Releases New App Threads to Rival Twitter; Biden Admin. Appeals Injunction in Censorship Case

Facebook parent company Meta releases a new app. The micro-blogging app called ‘Threads’ is strikingly similar to Twitter. But will it be able to compete with it? The Biden administration has appealed a Federal Judge’s ruling on an injunction in a social media censorship case. Hear the response from the White house. Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin back in Russia?…


NTD Good Morning (July 6): Meta Releases New App Threads to Rival Twitter; Biden Admin. Appeals Injunction in Censorship Case

Facebook parent company Meta releases a new app. The micro-blogging app called ‘Threads’ is strikingly similar to Twitter. But will it be able to compete with it? The Biden administration has appealed a Federal Judge’s ruling on an injunction in a social media censorship case. Hear the response from the White house. Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin back in Russia?…


Trudeau Says Conflict With Social Media Companies a ‘Dispute Over Democracy’

A few hours after his government announced it was suspending advertising with social media company Meta, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the move was made to defend democracy. “This is not just a dispute over advertising, it’s also a dispute over democracy,” Mr. Trudeau told reporters in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, on July 5. The prime minister…


Quebec Joins Feds in Suspending Ads on Facebook, Instagram as Meta Vows to Block News

Quebec Premier François Legault says the province is suspending advertising on Facebook and Instagram until Meta resumes talks about the implementation of the federal Online News Act. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez also announced earlier today that the federal government will pull ads off the platforms. The decision from both governments comes after Meta promised to…


Ottawa Suspending Its Advertising on Facebook, Instagram as Meta Moves to Block Canadian News

The federal government is suspending all of its advertising on both Facebook and Instagram in response to their parent company, Meta, saying it will block all Canadian news from the platforms later this year once Ottawa’s new Online News Act comes into effect. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez made the announcement while speaking to reporters in…


Cambodia Imposes Entry Ban on Meta’s Oversight Board Members

Cambodia has barred Meta’s Oversight Board members from entering the country after the board called for the suspension of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook account for inciting violence in a speech video. Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation designated 22 people as “persona non grata” and ordered them to leave the country within…