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Meta fined 1.2 bn euros for breaching European Union's privacy laws

The tech giant has also been ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States of America

Instagram up after a brief outage, company says 'technical issue'

Meta-owned Instagram came back to life after being down for over an hour early on Monday as users witnessed errors saying the app couldnt refresh, and the website went blank for some users

Instagram likely to launch Twitter-like micro-blogging app by June end

"Create with text and attach links, photos and videos. Engage with likes and replies to deepen connections with friends, fans and other creators. Bring your fans with you"

Meta India executive Manish Chopra resigns, 4th major exit in 6 months

Meta's director and head of partnerships in India Manish Chopra has quit the company. He joined the social media giant in January 2019. Chopra took to LinkedIn to announce his departure. However, he will help in the transition over the next few weeks. "The recent months have been trying times for everyone in so many ways. I know this team has shown so much care and has helped each other selflessly...I am now looking forward to a new phase in my professional life. I will share more in due course," he wrote. Chopra's departure comes at a time when Meta is seeking significant churn in India. In November last year, Meta's India head Ajit Mohan quit the company to join rival Snap. Chopra served as the company's interim head till Sandhya Devanathan took over as Meta's India head on January 1 this year. Within days of Mohan's exit, Abhijit Bose, who was Head of India, WhatsApp, also stepped down after a stint of nearly four years. And so did Rajiv Aggarwal, who was Meta India's Director

Instagram rolls out feature to let users comment with animated GIFs

Meta (formerly Facebook) is rolling out the ability to comment on Instagram posts with animated GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format)

Meta tests views-based creator payments to compete with rival TikTok

Meta forecasts it can close that monetization gap by the end of this year or early next year

Social media giant Meta aims to raise $7 bn through corporate bond sale

The social-media behemoth, which reported earnings last week, is looking to raise $7 billion in a five-part deal, according to a person familiar with the matter

Instagram will soon let users add songs in photo carousel: Details here

The new tool will make it more fun to browse through multiple pictures while the music plays in the background

Mark Zuckerberg learns sewing; Starts designing, 3D printing dresses

Tech tycoon Eva Chen commented on Mark's post, "Met Gala ready!!!" Some of the followers wanted to know what kind of printer Mark is using to make such print

Facebook, Instagram to soon mandate checkout experience on Shops

Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced that it will be phasing out the onboarding of new Shops without checkout on Facebook and Instagram enabled

Time spent on Instagram up 24% thanks to AI-driven Reels: Zuckerberg

The AI is also improving monetisation and Reels monetisation efficiency is up over 30% on Instagram and over 40% on Facebook quarter-over-quarter, he announced

Instagram adds feature to allow users to add up to 5 links to profile bios

With the new feature, users can now add links by editing their profile in the mobile app, where they can give them titles and reorder how they'll appear

Instagram now lets you add up to 5 'links in bio'. Here's how to do it

The social media platform has long restricted users from adding external links to their accounts

Meta prepares more layoffs across its platforms for 'greater efficiency'

Meta already cut about 13% of its workforce, or about 11,000 jobs, in November. It also extended a hiring freeze through the first quarter

Instagram Reels adds dedicated 'trends' section to empower creators

Meta-owned Instagram has announced new features on its short-video making app to empower creators

Meta-owned Instagram introduces new features to its creator marketplace

Instagram launched its creator marketplace last year as a new destination for brands and creators to connect and form branded content partnerships

Instagram will now put ads in user search results to reach people

Meta-owned Instagram has announced it will put ads into the platform's search results to reach people actively searching for businesses, products and content

Meta rolling out its paid verification in US for Instagram, Facebook users

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is rolling out its paid subscription plan for Facebook and Instagram to users based in the US

Instagram's new feature to let users access recently shared Reels

Meta-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature that will let users quickly access their recently shared Reels, making it easier for them to reshare them later to other friends

Meta 'winding down' support for NFTs on Facebook, Instagram: Official

Meta will focus on areas where it can make an impact at scale, like messaging and "monetisation opps" for Reels"