Mark Zuckerberg buys Waterford Castle
Tech giant Mark Zuckerberg has purchased Strancally Castle in Waterford. The Meta boss and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have bought the property from Michael Alen-Buckley, co-founder of London-headquartered private investment firm RAB Capital, and Giancarla Alen-Buckley. The purchase was made several weeks ago, as Zuckerberg had already had his eye on the land for some […]
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Meta ordered to pay half a billion dollars for harming children
A judge in US has fined Facebook and Instagram owner Meta for creating a “public nuisance” and harming children. Meta has been ordered to pay $375 million (€324.9 million) in damages, after the company was sued by the state of New Mexico. In March, a jury found the company liable for endangering children by making […]
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Meta child safety ruling lands €492m fine and teen limits
Why the Meta child safety ruling matters A US court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million (€492 million) into a teen mental health fund and overhaul how Facebook and Instagram work for young users. A Meta child safety ruling that could ripple out to the Dublin-headquartered giant’s wider operations. Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa […]
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Facebook is set to launch a new app to rival Twitter
Look out, Elon. Meta, who own Facebook, is about to launch its new app to rival Twitter this Thursday. The new app, called Threads, is described as a “text-based conversation app… where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow”. It is currently available to […]
3 years ago
Facebook’s company name is being changed to “Meta”
The name of the Facebook app will remain the same, however. Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that Facebook’s company name is being changed to “Meta”. The CEO announced the rebranding on Thursday (28 October) during the company’s Connect event, with the name being chosen to reflect the company’s ambition in regards to the “metaverse”. For those […]
5 years ago
Facebook ‘unquestionably making hate worse’ says whistleblower
Frances Haugen has said that the social media giant is designed to fuel episodes of violent unrest around the world. Frances Haugen, former Facebook employee and subsequent company whistleblower, has said that the social media platform is “unquestionably” making hatred worse throughout society. Speaking before a parliamentary select committee in Westminster on Monday, Haugen argued […]
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