An oversight panel said on Tuesday Facebook and Instagram put business over human rights when giving special treatment to rule-breaking posts by politicians, celebrities and other high-profile users.

The New Zealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google and Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) to pay New Zealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their feeds.

According to Facebook-parent Meta, the government sent 659 requests for the data to Facebook over the 6-month period.

If you have ever wanted to try out your personal 3D avatar, here is how you make one for both Facebook and Instagram.

Here's a quick guide on how you can clear your Facebook search history. 

Meta has now brought Facebook Reels to everyone in Bangladesh, enabling users to make short-form videos.

Here's the message that Zuckerberg shared with the Meta employees:

Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday.

According to a report by TechCrunch, Ajit Mohan, the head of Facebook parent Meta in India, has left the company and decided to join rival Snap. Mohan will lead Snap's APAC division as its president, according to TechCrunch.

The stock price of Facebook’s parent company Meta took a nosedive after the social media giant announced a mixed third-quarterly earnings report yesterday. The highlight of the report includes eyebrow-raising $3.7 bn dollar losses in its futuristic Metaverse division.

YouTube is launching a new feature to allow users to set their own handles for their YouTube channels.

Hours after discovering that their (and their pages') follower counts drastically reduced to half or less, Facebook users have witnessed their follower numbers returning to normal on the platform.

People in the country are waking up this morning to find their (and their pages', for many) follower counts mysteriously slashed to half or less. Even Mark Zuckerberg's own follower count has dropped from nearly 100 million to a mere 9,993 overnight. Many are suspecting a bug in the platform.

Meta, formerly known as the Facebook company, for the first time has expanded its annual marketing summit to Bangladesh, and the digital event was aired today.

With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook.

Wondering how to delete, or maybe restore a deleted, Facebook post? Here's how.

The High Court today (August 30, 2022) ordered the authorities concerned to remove Facebook posts and YouTube videos containing "fake and concocted news that incite violence and public disorder" in Bangladesh.

If you are facing or coming across endless posts from celebrity accounts on your Facebook newsfeed, you are not alone! Facebook is currently experiencing a bizarre bug which has been causing the newsfeed muddle. Multiple sources who attempted to use the social media network this morning, experienced the same problem. Their main newsfeed is flooded with minor posts sent to pages for artists like Gordon Ramsey, Rihanna, and Lewis Hamilton.

Facebook has recently shared an update on its plans to switch on end-to-end encryption by default in its Messenger chat platform. The social media giants mentioned that it began testing the feature for chats “between some people” recently.

Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter (TWTR.N), sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.