Meta News

• Facebook, Instagram back online after Meta sees global outage

  Thousands of social media users in Canada and across the globe could not access their Facebook and Instagram accounts amid a massive outage of the platforms owned by Meta. 

  Tech

  Mar 5
  
• Meta to launch web version of Threads as race with X for users heats up

  The widely anticipated web version will make Threads more useful for power users like brands, company accounts, advertisers and journalists.

  U.S. News

  Aug 21, 2023
  
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• Meta begins process to end news access to Facebook, Instagram users in Canada

  Meta has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for users in Canada in response to a legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2023
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• Meta preparing AI-powered chatbots in effort to retain users: report

  Meta has been designing prototypes for chatbots that can have humanlike discussions with its users, as the company attempts to boost its engagement with its social media platforms.

  World

  Aug 1, 2023
• Amid C-18 row, media group urges advertisers to pledge 25% of budgets to local news

  The call to support local media sources comes amid years of declining advertising for Canadian news as ad dollars migrate to tech giants.

  Money

  Jul 13, 2023
• Meta ‘out of touch’ to say news lacks economic value: Trudeau

  Google and Meta have warned they would withdraw access to news articles on their platforms in Canada if Bill C-18 is passed into law without amendments.

  Canada

  May 9, 2023
• Meta set to block news on Facebook, Instagram from Canadian users

  Appearing before the House of Commons heritage committee Monday, Rachel Curran says the company will remove news in a way that is careful, responsible and transparent.

  Canada

  May 8, 2023
• Facebook parent Meta tops 1st-quarter profit estimates, shares rise

  The strong results come as Meta's tech rivals appeared to be climbing out from an industry-wide slump that has prompted more than 150,000 layoffs across the sector.

  Money

  Apr 26, 2023
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• Meta to lay off 10K employees in 2nd round of job cuts

  The tech industry has laid off more than 280,000 workers since the start of 2022, with about 40 per cent of them coming this year, according to layoffs tracking site layoffs.

  Tech

  Mar 14, 2023