Investors will eye meta shares later on Monday after the stock rose 20% on Friday to close at an all-time high of $474.99 per share. The surge marked the biggest single-day surge in U.S. Stock market history. CEO mark Zuckerburg is now the world's fourth richest, with a $28 billion gain. Meta's $197 billion gains exceeded the $190 billion jump recorded by apple and amazon in 2022. Watch to know more!

Meta's $197 billion surge is biggest in stock-market history

Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook, now Meta, on Sunday (Feb 4th) celebrated 20 years of the social media platform. Posting a throwback video on Meta-owned social media platform Instagram, Zuckerberg wrote: "20 years ago, I launched a thing.

‘The best is yet to come’: Mark Zuckerberg celebrates 20 years of Facebook

In a historic turn of events on Friday, Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, experienced an unprecedented surge, adding a staggering $196 billion in stock market value.

Meta Platforms shatters records with a $196 bn surge in stock market value

February 4, 2024 is the day when Facebook becomes exactly a two-decade-old company. It was 20 years back when Mark Zuckerberg created the social media giant, a watershed moment for the digital space.

Explained | From TheFacebook to Meta, 20-year-long controversial journey of social media giant

Meta platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has issued its first-ever dividend. The tech giant's stock witnessed a 14% surge after hours, propelling its market valuation by over $140 billion. Watch to know more!

Meta issues first dividend on Facebook's 20th anniversary

Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media giant Facebook, has made a significant move just days ahead of Facebook's 20th anniversary. According to Reuters, the tech behemoth issued its first-ever dividend and reported impressive financials, surpassing revenue and profit expectations driven by robust holiday ad sales.

Meta Platforms report first dividend while shares soar

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg along with the bosses of TikTok, X, Snap and Discord was grilled by the U.S. Senate. The social media bosses face allegations of not taking appropriate actions against child sex abuse and exploitation on their platforms.

Gravitas | Meta CEO grilled: The sorry state of Mark Zuckerberg

CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord face tough questions on combating online child exploitation at Senate hearing.

Meta, Instagram, TikTok CEOs face tough questions on child safety online

US: Social Media CEOs testify at hearing, heated Senate hearing on child safety

The United States' lawmakers grilled the tech Chiefs over the dangers the children actually face on social media platforms. This happened during the US Senate child safety hearing and Mark Zuckerberg was pressured to physically stand up and face the families of being affected by online abuse on his platforms. So what did he do next?Well he issued an apology. Watch to know more.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families of exploited children

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced the implementation of new direct messaging restrictions aimed at enhancing the safety of teenage users on its platforms.

Meta limits messages for teen safety on Instagram, Facebook

The US state of New Mexico has said that children using Instagram and Facebook have been frequent targets of sexual harassment. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Wednesday (Jan 17), an internal Meta Platforms presentation in 2021 estimated that 100,000 minors each day received photos of adult genitalia or other sexually abusive content.

US state says children on Instagram, Facebook are often targets of sexual harassment: Report

To comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union (EU), Meta announced on Monday that users will be able to unlink their Instagram and Facebook accounts, as well as other services.

Meta to let EU users unlink their Instagram, FB and Messenger accounts

Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico's lawsuit against Meta underscore the the company's "historical reluctance" to keep children safe on its platforms, the complaint says. New Mexico's Attorney General Raul Torrez sued Meta in December, saying the company failed to protect young users from exposure to child sexual abuse material and allowed adults to solicit explicit imagery from them.

Meta dragged to court for ignoring child safety on its platforms

Sheryl Sandberg, Meta’s Chief Operating Officer, announces her departure from the company's board after a 12-year tenure. In a Facebook post, Sandberg expressed confidence in Meta's future, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg welcomes a 'new chapter.'

Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg exits board after 12 years

Sheryl Sandberg, the former Chief Operating Officer of Meta Platforms, revealed her intention to step down from the company's board of directors after 12 years of service, as announced in her Facebook post on Wednesday.

Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta Platforms, announces exit from board after 12 years

Facebook has emerged featuring Deep fake images of the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Research by communications company Fenimore Hopper uncovered some 143 fake ads on the social network the deceptive advertisements held the potential reach of over 400,000 people.

Deceptive Facebook ads with deep fake UK PM Rishi Sunak

Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it would hide more content from teens on its social media platforms: Instagram and Facebook. This comes, as regulators around the globe urged the social media giant to protect children from harmful content on its apps.

Meta to provide more ‘age appropriate’ content to teens, limit harmful items

Facebook has introduced a link history setting on its mobile application that will keep track of all the websites you visit. So how does this feature work well the new link history feature creates a special repository of all the links you click on on the Facebook mobile app.

Facebook introduces 'link history' setting on mobile app

Facebook parent Meta's Oversight Board has criticised the social media platform for removing two videos depicting hostages and injured people in the Israel-Gaza war.

Oversight Board criticises Meta for removing two Israel-Hamas war videos

The latest Pew Research Center survey of US teens revealed that they continued to use social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc, despite rising concerns about social media's impact on youth.

US teens actively using several social media platforms despite concerns, finds survey

Meta Platforms used thousands of pirated books to train its AI models, alleges a new copyright lawsuit filed on Monday (Dec 11) night. The tech giant reportedly did this despite warnings from their lawyers about the legal peril of doing so.

Meta flouted copyrights to train its AI 'Llama' despite warning from lawyers, claims lawsuit by authors

Social media giant Meta's decision to start fully encrypting messages on Facebook and Messenger has been criticised by US prosecutors and child safety groups, a report by The Guardian said late Friday (Dec 8).

Meta's decision to encrypt messages on Facebook, Messenger criticised. Here's why

Meta and IBM launched the new group with more than 50 other organizations to foster an open community that helps accelerate the development of responsible systems.

IBM, Meta form AI Alliance to promote open AI

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