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Giving People More Control on Instagram and Facebook

Now everyone on Instagram and Facebook will have the option to hide their public like counts, so they can decide what works for them.

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We’ve launched a new way for admins to recognize knowledgeable members in their group by designating them as group experts. Admins now have the ability to select specific members in their communities who stand out, empowering them to play a more meaningful role.

After accepting this role, group experts will receive a badge next to their names in the group, making it easier for group members to spot informative posts and comments from designated experts.

New Ways to Elevate Experts in Facebook Groups | Meta

We’re announcing new ways to spotlight subject matter experts in Facebook Groups.

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Taking Action Against the Surveillance-For-Hire Industry | Meta

We disabled seven surveillance-for-hire entities who targeted people across the internet in over 100 countries.

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Meta Platforms' weak forecast sparks meltdown of social media stocks

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc's quarterly earnings miss and poor forecast on Wednesday ignited a meltdown in social media stocks and threatened to smother a recent recovery from a Wall Street tech selloff.

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Meta wants to bring web3, metaverse virtually into all its future products | Business Insider India

Meta has filed for eight trademarks with the USPTO, of which six are about cryptocurrencies and the metaverse. The company is also working on bringing NFTs to Instagram and Facebook. Meta is also designing advertising for the metaverse and working on e-wallets. According to filings with the US...

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Meta Platforms' Sheryl Sandberg to leave after 14 years

Meta Platforms Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, whose close partnership with Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg powered the growth of the world's biggest social network, is leaving the company after 14 years, she said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

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• Meta has been locked in a legal fight with a walkie-talkie app company called Voxer since 2020.
• Voxer accused Meta of infringing its patents with Facebook Live and Instagram Live.
• A jury ruled in favor of Voxer Wednesday and ordered Meta to pay $174.5 million in damages.

Meta has to pay walkie-talkie app $174 million for infringing on its patents, jury says

Walkie-talkie app Voxer accused Meta in 2020 of infringing its patents of communications tech, and a jury ruled in Voxer's favor on Wednesday.

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Russia's financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added US tech giant Meta Platforms Inc. to its list of "terrorists and extremists", the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.

Russia adds Meta to list of ‘terrorist and extremist’ organisations

Russia's financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring took action against U.S.-based Meta Platforms Inc.

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