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Feds investigating Meta for possible role in illegal drug sales on Facebook, Instagram

Federal authorities are pursuing Facebook for possible drug trafficking. U.S. prosecutors in Virginia are investigating Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for its role in facilitating the sale of illegal drugs online. The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. They issued subpoenas and began questioning whether Meta’s social media platforms were enabling […]

Was the Super Tuesday Facebook blackout a trial run?

It’s no coincidence that two of the world’s largest and most influential social media platforms went down on Super Tuesday, when presidential primaries were held in a third of the United States. Facebook and Instagram motivate and sway voters. Combined with Meta’s recent ban on “political posts,” it’s hard to believe that last week’s hours-long […]

TikTok Ban Would Empower ‘Enemy of the People’ Facebook

Former President Donald Trump told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Monday that a ban on TikTok would benefit Facebook, the “enemy of the people.” Co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin said, “It looks like you’ve reversed your views on banning TikTok. Why?” President Trump said, “So I did it. And Congress said, ‘They never fail, they usually fail […]

NYC bachelor buys Facebook Marketplace ads to score dates

He’s really on the market. A single 33-year-old software engineer living in New York City tries to get dates through paid ads on Facebook Marketplace. “This is a personal dating ad! How embarrassing for me! But intrigued (I hope)?” One listing features a man named Michael posing in a blazer and rimless glasses. There is […]

Trump raises concerns about TikTok ban as Facebook will ‘double their business’

Presidential candidate Donald Trump worries about banning TikTok ahead of next week’s House vote to give TikTok owner ByteDance about six months to sell the popular short video app. expressed. The former Republican president, who is seeking a return to the White House, wrote late Thursday on social media site Truth Social, “If you eliminate […]

Chinese shopping app Temu spent $2B on Facebook, Instagram ads

Temu, the Chinese fast fashion brand that has taken the U.S. e-commerce retail industry by storm in recent months, was Metaplatforms’ biggest ad spender on social media sites Facebook and Instagram, according to a report. That’s what it means. Temu’s parent company PDD Holdings spent about $2 billion on advertising with Meta last year alone. […]

40 State AGs Raise Alarm over Instagram and Facebook Account Hijacking

A coalition of 40 state attorneys general has issued a stern warning to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, over an alarming spike in consumer complaints about account takeovers and lockouts. uttered. the hill report In a letter sent in March, 40 state attorneys general said there had been a dramatic […]