Joni Ernst Demands Answers over Meta Censoring Military Recruitment
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday demanding answers about major tech platforms' censorship of military recruiting content. “Our freedom is only possible because of the long tradition of Americans, like myself, voluntarily serving and defending our country,” Ernst said in a written statement. . “I'm concerned that […]
Top Republican demands answers from Zuckerberg, accusing Meta of ‘shadow banning’ military content
Exclusive: Leading Republican senators will on Tuesday accuse Facebook's parent company Meta of “shadowbanning” and deleting social media posts in a letter demanding answers from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the Small Business Committee, plans to cite, in part, the 2022 outlook. washington post Reports on the “de-amplification” of […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta sides with rival Elon Musk in fight to stop OpenAI from becoming for-profit
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg wants to push back against Sam Altman's push to strip OpenAI of its non-profit status, a move that would leave the tech giant with a long-time rival. That puts me in the same position as a certain Elon Musk. Facebook and Instagram's parent companies will have a “seismic impact on Silicon […]
Amazon to donate $1 million to Trump inauguration, matching Meta
E-commerce giant Amazon will donate $1 million to President-elect Trump's inauguration fund, matching the amount Meta has already donated to the president-elect's inauguration. In addition to donating $1 million to President Trump's inauguration, Amazon will also make a $1 million in-kind donation to stream the official entrance ceremony on Prime Video. multiple outlet It was […]
Australia to slap Google, Meta with fees if they don’t pay news companies for content
Australia is set to pass new rules forcing major tech conglomerates to continue paying media companies to use their content on social media platforms, government officials announced Thursday. . The News Bargaining Incentive is pressuring big tech companies such as Meta and Google to renew paid partnerships with Australian media companies or face fines. The […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1M To Trump’s Inaugural Fund
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the MetaConnect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on September 27, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP) OAN Staff Sophia Flores6:00 PM – Thursday, December 12, 2024 Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Donald Trump’s 2024 Inaugural Fund
In a surprising move, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Inc. has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 inaugural fund, marking a major shift in the relationship between the hyper-woke tech giant and the incoming administration. . of wall street journal report Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1 million […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta donates $1M to Trump’s inaugural fund
Meta has donated $1 million to Donald Trump's inaugural fund as CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks to win support for the president-elect more than a month before he takes office. The $1.6 trillion owner of Facebook and Instagram acknowledged donating to the Post following an incident. The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday. This marks a […]
Meta, TikTok and Google to be forced to pay for Australian news | Australian politics
Digital platforms will be forced to pay for Australian news regardless of whether they strike new deals with publishers, and companies like Meta will not be able to circumvent news media bargaining provisions. On Thursday, the Albanon government announced the “News Bargaining Incentive.” This is a fee that applies to digital platforms and is effectively […]
Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp are down in major Meta outage
As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 150,000 users had reported outages across Meta's WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram apps. DownDetector.com. According to a Reuters report, Instagram announced late Wednesday that its service was back online, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The number of reports had dropped to more than 1,000 on both apps as of […]