In July, Meta said it removed over 15.8 million pieces of content from Facebook across 13 policies and over 5.9 million pieces of content from Instagram across 12 policies in India. Between July 1 and July 31, Facebook received 3,200 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism and stated that it provid...
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Apple, MS challenge EU digital rules on service popularity ground
Apple Inc. and Microsoft have raised objections to the EU's Digital Market Act, arguing that some of their services should not be categorized as "gatekeepers" due to their perceived lack of popularity. The Digital Market Act is a ...
YouTube’s Shorts may impact long-form videos
YouTube’s TikTok competitor Shorts may cannibalise the core, long-form video business of the Google-owned video streaming platform, the media reported. According to a report in IANS, citing veteran YouTube staff, the short-video platform Shorts “risks cannibalising its core business”. Google recently ...
New subscribers to get Apple Music free for 6 months
Apple is now offering six months of free listening to Apple Music for new subscribers who purchase new iPhones or eligible AirPods, HomePod or Beats. They will get to listen to over 100 million songs, ad-free, online or offline across their devices, with Spatial Audio, featuring Dolby Atmos. ...
Meta mulls paid, ad-free FB, Insta services in EU
Meta Platforms is considering paid versions of Facebook and Instagram with no advertisements for users residing in the European Union (EU) as a response to scrutiny from regulators. Those who pay for the subscriptions would not see ads while Meta would also continue to offer free versions of the...
WhatsApp launches its native macOS app
According to WhatsApp, a new native app for Mac has just been released. Users of the app will be able to hold audio and video calls with up to 32 people and up to eight participants respectively. On his Facebook page, Mark Zuckerberg published a message announcing the app's release. The app can be downloaded by users from the WhatsApp website...