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Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook

SYDNEY – Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as Canberra prepares...

DICT lauds Meta action on poll disinformation

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Monday praised Meta—parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—for accelerating the takedown of election-related disinformation...

Social media, ChatGPT outage hits users

Meta's social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger, experienced widespread disruptions on Thursday, impacting users globally. Outage reports surfaced around 2:00 a.m.,...

Threads hits 175 mn users on first anniversary

Threads, Meta's alternative to X (formerly Twitter), has hit 175 million monthly users a year after its out-of-the-blue launch. "What a year," Meta CEO and...

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads now on the web

SAN FRANCISCO, United States —Threads, Meta’s challenger to depose Twitter as the go-to platform for celebrities, companies and governments, is now available on the...

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads launches web version

Threads, Meta's challenger to depose Twitter as the go-to platform for celebrities, companies and governments, is now available on the web as it seeks...

TikTok bares new text format to rival Musk’s Twitter app

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—TikTok, the social platform known for its addictive video content, announced Monday that it will offer text-only posts, becoming the latest...