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2024.12.29

18:18

Yoon Seok-yeol posted on his Facebook that he expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the plane crash.

2024.12.20

16:03

Malaysia names 8 platforms including Facebook, WeChat, TikTok to get operating licenses within year

The Malaysian government has named eight social media and online messaging platforms that are required to obtain operating licenses under the country's Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 by the end of the year, Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in an interview this week.

2024.12.17

22:00

Meta fined €251 million by Irish regulator over data breach

The Irish Data Protection Commission announced the results of its investigation and final decision on Meta Ireland on December 17. The agency said that Meta's previous data leak affected about 29 million Facebook accounts worldwide, of which about 3 million accounts were located in the EU/EEA. The leaked information included user names, emails, phone numbers, etc. The Irish Data Protection Commission therefore decided to impose an administrative fine of 251 million euros on Meta.

2024.12.12

06:29

WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are experiencing massive outages

02:14

A user reported multiple glitches on Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram

A user reported that Facebook and Instagram, part of Zuckerberg's "metaverse company" Meta Platforms, were experiencing numerous glitches.

02:11

According to DownDetector, a network status monitoring website, users reported problems with Facebook and Instagram.

2024.11.05

03:32

Meta fined $15.65mn in S. Korea for allegedly illegal collection of personal information

Asia Tech Wire (Nov 5) -- South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) decided at a meeting on Monday to impose an administrative fine of 21.6 billion won ($15.65 million) on U.S. Internet company Meta Platforms Inc. for violating the country's Personal Information Protection Act.

2022.04.21

04:29

Vietnam plans new rule for "illegal" social media content to be removed within 24 hours

Asian Tech Press (Apr. 21) -- Vietnam is planning new rules that will require social media companies to remove what it deems "illegal" content within 24 hours.

2022.04.07

10:02

Meta removes over 400 Facebook accounts, pages groups ahead of Philippine elections

Asian Tech Press (Apr. 7) -- Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms announced Wednesday it removed a network of over 400 accounts, Pages, and Groups in the Philippines ahead of the Asian country's 2022 general election.

2022.04.01

09:57

Facebook-TikTok War: Money and Fame

Asian Tech Press (Apr. 1) -- Facebook owner Meta Platforms is reportedly paying one of the biggest GOP consulting firms to smear its rival TikTok, waging a war of money and fame in the U.S.

2022.02.24

16:00

Facebook owner Meta launches TikTok-like Reels globally

Asian Tech Press (Feb 24) -- Meta Platforms has launched Reels, a TikTok-like short video feature, to all Facebook users worldwide on Tuesday.

2022.01.14

06:54

Zuckerberg's Meta faces $3.2 billion UK class action for alleged market dominance

Asian Tech Press (Jan 14) -- Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms is reportedly facing a £2.3 billion ($3.2 billion) class action lawsuit in the UK over its market dominance.

2022.01.06

08:37

Google and Facebook face huge privacy-related fines in France

Asian Tech Press (Jan 06) -- French data regulator CNIL will fine Google and Facebook 150 million euros ($170 million) and 60 million euros ($68 million), respectively, for violating EU privacy rules.

2021.11.02

08:44

Zuckerberg says a new skin-like material could support the 'metaverse'

Asian Tech Press (Nov 2) -- Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, now CEO of Meta Platforms, said Monday that a high-res touch sensor and a plastic material could work together and potentially support the development of the "metauniverse", CNBC reported.

2021.10.29

09:38

Facebook partners with BMW to test smart glasses in cars

Asian Tech Press (Oct 29) -- Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, Inc., has reportedly announced a partnership with German automaker BMW to test its smart glasses in cars.

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