Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc has cut plans to hire engineers by at least 30 per cent this year, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced, as he warned to brace for a deep economic downturn.

Meta plans to slash hiring by 30%, tech giant to hire 3000 less workers

Facebook parent Meta slashes hiring plans for new engineers by 30 per cent

After an investigation by UK-based media outlet BBC News, Meta has said that it has removed a large number of groups and accounts which were apparently sharing upskirting content.

Facebook: Meta removes a large number of groups and accounts for sharing upskirting images

Meta employees were interviewed by lawyers as Meta's outgoing COO Sheryl Sandberg comes under the scanner for use of the company's resources. Sandberg is leaving Meta after 14 years.

Meta's outgoing COO Sheryl Sandberg under scanner for use of company's resources

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that lawyers are looking into Meta Platforms Inc's departed operations head Sheryl Sandberg's use of company resources over a period of years, with an emphasis on the extent to which personnel worked on her personal projects.

Meta investigates Sheryl Sandberg's use of company resources: Report

facAt this point, we all know that buying guns in the United States is easy. But how easy is buying weapons online or on social media sites like Facebook? The answer is very easy.

Even as mass shootings 'shoot up', Facebook gives 10 chances to those who sell-purchase guns on platform

Elon Musk’s Tesla company reportedly hired a PR consultancy firm to monitor their employees’ activities on social media, especially Facebook, when some workers sought to form a union at the company’s factory in Fermont, California, between 2017 and 2018.

Elon Musk’s Tesla hired PR firm to monitor employees on Facebook: Report

Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Meta is stepping down from her post after a 14-year stint. She made her decision public in a Facebook post on Wednesday (June 1).

Sheryl Sandberg steps down as Meta COO after 14 years

Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Meta is stepping down from her post after a 14-year stint. Sandberg's close partnershio with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has powered growth of Facebook, world's biggest social network.

Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg to step down after 14-year stint

Just 15 minutes before the Texas gunman entered the classroom where the shooting happened, he had posted a plan of what he would do once he enters the school.

Texas Elementary School Shooting: Texas teen shared shooting plan on Facebook

Metaverse was launched with much fanfare and optimism by Mark Zuckerberg for connecting people online that encompasses augmented and virtual reality. However, as is the case with social media platforms where bullying and cybercrime are rampant, Metaverse, too, has its own share of vices.

21-year-old woman virtually raped, harassed in metaverse: Report

Last week was historic in the space of social media. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, announced that he would purchase Twitter, the micro-blogging site that he has used for years to promote his interests and construct his public image.

Twitter and Musk: Freedom of speech and beyond

Facebook's parent company gives an early glimpse of its first physical store which is set to open on May 9 and will give people an opportunity to buy oculus virtual reality headset and further promote its idea of metaverse.

Facebook-owner Meta gives an early glimpse of physical store

In pics: Facebook owner Meta's new retail store featuring latest VR gadgets

Security researchers have warned that a new phishing campaign is targeting administrators of Facebook company pages. According to ZDNet, Abnormal Security discovered emails sent to Facebook users suggesting that if an issue is not resolved immediately, the account will be permanently terminated.

Beware Facebook users, don't fall for this devious phishing scam

Facebook's parent company Meta has made a cautious recovery on Wednesday as its shares rose nearly 13% IN after hours trading. Meta has also reported a quarterly profit of 7.5 billion dollars in the first quarter this came after Facebook reported a rise in active users surpassing the initial Wall Street estimates.

Meta reports quarterly profit of $7.5 bn, shares surge after increase in Facebook users

Trouble is mounting for Facebook-owned Meta as investors say board members lack independence. Watch this report to know more.

What's wrong with Meta? Trouble mounts for Facebook-owned Meta

Institutional investors in Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, have highlighted how the board members lack independence. They have shed light on why is it essential to eliminate the dual-class structure and separate the functions of the chief executive officer and chairman.

Institutional investors in Meta highlight how board members lack independence

Facebook owner Meta Platforms briefly restricted hashtags related to civilian deaths in northern Ukraine, where bodies of people shot at close range were found in a town seized back from Russian forces, a company spokesman confirmed on Monday.

Facebook owner Meta briefly blocks hashtags tied to Bucha killings

A recent report published on March 31 by tech site The Verge highlighted that content that was identified as misleading, harmful or problematic was mistakenly prioritised in users' Facebook feeds.

Software bug promoted problematic content on Facebook for over six months: Report

According to a report released by Global Witness, Facebook’s algorithm amplifies climate doubters rather than nudging people towards reliable information.

Reports say Facebook pushing sceptics towards climate misinformation

Apple Inc and Meta provided their customer data to hackers who pretended to be enforcement officials, according to three people with knowledge of this matter, reported news agency AFP on Wednesday (March 30) citing a company source.

Apple and Meta give user data to hackers who pretended to be enforcement officials: Report

Facebook's parent company Meta has been hit with security concerns yet again after the social media giant gave user information to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials.

Facebook's parent company Meta gave user data to hackers

Russia has banned Instagram and Facebook in its latest crackdown on social media amid war in Ukraine. Russia also called Meta an 'extremist organisation'.

Russia bans Instagram & Facebook as it widens crackdown on social media

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