Meta to centralize user settings across all apps
The Accounts Center will hold all relative user settings across all Meta platforms.
This week Facebook parent Meta announced that it’s centralizing various user settings across its apps, including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. Various account settings will be moved to Meta’s 'Accounts C... Read more
Regulator fines WhatsApp €5.5 million for GDPR violation
Ireland's data protection authority slapped WhatsApp with a €5.5 million fine. The Meta subsidiary is accused of illegally processing personal data.
Earlier this month, Meta was fined €390 million for years of GDPR violations. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) ruled that Meta used a... Read more
Facebook data-scraping breach attracts GDPR lawsuit
Facebook parent Meta is facing a legal challenge from digital rights group Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) over a significant data-scraping breach that resulted in a €265 million penalty for Facebook under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) last year.
DRI is challengin... Read more
Meta fined €390 million for data processing in personalized ads
Ireland's data protection authority fined Meta €390 million for illegal data processing in personalized ads on Instagram and Facebook. The verdict puts the tech giant's ad revenue at risk.
Meta's European headquarters are located in Ireland. The Irish data protection authority oversees the org... Read more
‘Tech layoffs surged more in 2022 than at the height of the pandemic’
More tech jobs were lost last year than at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal reports that technology companies across industries have been laying off workers at a rapid pace, outstripping even the layoffs suffered during the initial peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic in 20... Read more
Meta acquires Belgian-Dutch 3D printing firm Luxexcel
Meta has acquired Luxexcel, a Belgian-Dutch firm that specializes in 3D printing lenses for glasses. The tech giant may use the acquisition to expand its virtual reality (VR) technology.
Belgian newspaper De Tijd reports that the financial details weren't disclosed. The Belgian-Dutch firm is eng... Read more
Meta terminates €320 million Denmark datacenter expansion contract
Meta has announced that it will no longer pursue its $342 million Denmark datacenter expansion contract.
The company acquired the contract to build and manage an additional $342 million (roughly €320 million) worth of datacenter infrastructure in the region. In a recent statement, Meta said it... Read more
European Commission accuses Meta of abuse of power
The European Commission alleges that Meta is abusing Facebook's popularity to gain customers for Facebook Marketplace. The regulator warns that possible fines could amount to billions of euros.
The European Union enforces strict market rules. Large companies like Meta and Microsoft face restrict... Read more
‘EU to ban Meta from ads based on personal user data without consent’
According to a confidential EU privacy watchdog ruling, Meta will only be allowed to run user advertisements based on user data with user consent, a person familiar with the subject told Reuters.
The source said the decision was made by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), a bod... Read more
Meta threatens to remove news from its platforms
Meta threatened to stop publishing news on its social media platforms in the face of a controversial media bill in the United States. According to the tech giant, the bill thwarts the traffic and subscriptions of local media.
The US House of Representatives will soon vote on the Journalism Comp... Read more