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Social media firms gain $11 bn in ads from under-18 users in 2022: Report

Social media giants like Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and Snapchat collectively gained nearly USD 11 billion in advertising revenue in 2022 from users younger than 18 years, according to a new US-based study. Researchers said that approximately 30-40 per cent of the advertising revenue generated by Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube was attributable to young people. They found that while among users aged 12 and under, YouTube derived the greatest ad revenue of about USD 1 billion in 2022, among those aged 13-17 years, Instagram generated the highest revenue of about USD 4 billion. The team led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, also found that from users aged 13-17 years, TikTok derived USD 2 billion and YouTube USD 1.2 billion in 2022, suggesting that these platforms have "overwhelming financial incentives" in continuing to delay meaningful steps to protect children against the harms of using social media. The researchers said that while these socia

Parle-G replaces iconic girl's image with this Instagram influencer's face

Parle, the popular biscuit manufacturer, surprised fans by featuring an influencer on its biscuit packet instead of the iconic Parle-G girl

Man swallowed by 'crocodile' comes out of its jaw alive; all details inside

A viral video online shows a man being gulped alive by a crocodile. But, upon looking at the scene more closely, people found that the actual story was quite different and unexpected

Delhi Police tracks down 4 suspects in deepfake case of Rashmika Mandanna

Four suspects involved in uploading a deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandana online have been tracked and the hunt is on to nab the main conspirator, police said on Wednesday

Now you can post videos with text captions on Instagram Notes: How it works

Meta has also introduced additional ways to reply to Instagram Notes. Reply to a note can now include photos, videos, audio messages, stickers and GIFs

Meta bets on new AI features across social media apps to boost appeal

Meta's core social platforms are advertising behemoths, but users on Facebook and Instagram have largely plateaued at 2 billion and 3 billion people per month, respectively

Meta to discontinue cross-app chats between Instagram and Facebook: Details

Meta had announced Messenger support for Instagram in 2020 that allowed cross-platform messaging support between Facebook and Instagram accounts

India is a trend-setter, says Instagram's 'Trend Talk' insight 2024

As compared to other countries, Gen Z in India also believe starting your own business is the best way to achieve wealth!

Meta asked to clarify measures against child sexual abuse by Dec 22

The request for information was done under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), new tech rules requiring Big Tech to do more to police illegal and harmful content on their platforms

Meta Platforms' paid ad-free service targeted in Austrian privacy complaint

The ad-free service cost 9.99 euros ($10.90) monthly for Web users and 12.99 euros for iOS and Android users

Judge denies Meta's bid to push US FTC into court on privacy settlement

US District Judge Timothy Kelly in Washington ruled Monday that the federal court didn't have jurisdiction over the FTC settlement with the parent company of Facebook and Instagram

Meta knowingly designed platforms to hook kids, claims US court document

Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew but never disclosed that it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint described in reports from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. The complaint, originally made public in redacted form, was the opening salvo in a lawsuit filed in late October by the attorneys general of 33 states. According to the reports, Meta said in a statement that the complaint misrepresents its work over the past decade to make the online experience safe for teens and said it doesn't design its products to be addictive to younger users. Meta didn't immediately provide a comment on the unredacted complaint following a request from The Associated Press. Company documents cited in the complaint described several Meta officials acknowledging that the company designed its products t

Russia puts Facebook owner Meta's spokesman Andy Stone on a wanted list

Russia has added the spokesman of US technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to an online database maintained by the country's interior ministry. Russian state agency Tass and independent news outlet Mediazona first reported that Meta communications director Andy Stone was included on the list Sunday, weeks after Russian authorities in October classified Meta as a "terrorist and extremist" organisation, opening the way for possible criminal proceedings against Russian residents using its platforms. The interior ministry's database doesn't give details of the case against Stone, stating only that he is wanted on criminal charges. Meta didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. According to Mediazona, an independent news website that covers Russia's opposition and prison system, Stone was put on the wanted list in February 2022, but authorities made no related statements at the time and no news media reported on the matter unti

At Meta, millions of underage users were an 'open secret,' say states

the social media giant "routinely continued to collect" children's personal information, like their locations and email addresses, without parental permission

Sara Tendulkar shares a post on Instagram about her deepfake photos on X

The daughter of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar shared a message on Instagram about her deepfake images on X. Sara clarified that she is not on X

Meta lets users download Reels from public accounts on Instagram; check how

This feature was made available in the US earlier this year, but has started to roll out globally starting November 23

I-T department discovers Rs 10,000 crore tax evasion by online retailers

Several companies have received I-T notices for either not paying their taxes properly or for underreporting their revenue

White House opens accounts for Prez Biden, VP Harris on Meta's Threads

A White House spokeswoman, Robyn Patterson, said the reason for the move is because "we are committed to meeting people where they are."

Instagram reels influence beauty purchases in India, study reveals

A survey reveals that Instagram reels dominate beauty purchases in India. Meta report revealed that 47 per cent of consumers get to know about the products through Instagram reels

Instagram allows sharing posts and Reels with 'close friends': Details

Initially available for Instagram Stories, 'Close Friends' feature expands to feed posts and Reels.