Access to several popular online platforms, including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and WhatsApp, has been restricted across multiple networks in Turkey, internet monitors reported on Monday. The restrictions began late Sunday night, with users facing difficulties accessing these platforms as internet speeds were deliberately throttled. The sudden disruption came at a politically tense moment […]
Social media use in Pakistan hits 51.6 million, Facebook leads
The number of social media users in Pakistan has now exceeded 51.6 million. This surge highlights the country’s growing digital shift. Social media platforms are rapidly becoming the primary source for communication, news, and entertainment. According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Facebook remains the most popular platform. It leads with 101.6 million users, far […]
Facebook cracks down on content theft
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced a major crackdown on users who post stolen or copied content on the platform. This new policy aims to stop such users from earning money through Facebook’s monetization programs. The changes were first revealed in April 2025 and are now being actively enforced to reduce spam and […]
Facebook fights back: Meta targets spam in major feed update
Facebook users often complain about too much spam in their feeds, and now Meta confirms this is a real problem. The company recently announced significant changes to clean up the platform. Meta is taking action to make Facebook more appealing, especially to young people, by reducing the amount of irrelevant and low-quality content that users […]
Tech giants challenge youtube’s exemption in Australia’s child protection law
Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok have called on the Australian government to reconsider its decision to exempt YouTube from a new law banning social media use for children under 16. The law, passed in November, imposes strict regulations requiring platforms to block minors from logging in or face hefty fines of up to A$49.5 […]
Man jailed for hacking wife’s Facebook account to get her back
In Taiwan, a guy attempted to get his wife back by breaking into her Facebook account, but the attempt cost him three months in prison. According to Independent, the man going by the name simply Hou was found guilty of violating his wife’s online privacy. According to the Taipei Times, the woman fled the house […]
Meta delays setting team budgets as Facebook parent plans fresh round of layoffs, Financial Times reports
Feb 11 (Reuters) – Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) has delayed finalizing the budgets of multiple teams as it prepares a fresh round of job cuts, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. In recent weeks there had been a lack of clarity surrounding budgets and future head count, the FT reported, citing two Meta employees familiar with the […]
Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff
Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in “the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history”, boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday. He said the cuts represented 13 percent of the social media titan’s workforce and would affect its research lab focusing on the metaverse as well as its […]
Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls
Instagram to make it easier to avoid trolls. Instagram will enhance features that help users block the accounts of abusers and trolls on the social media platform, the Meta Platforms-owned company said on Thursday. Users will now be able to block all existing accounts of a person, expanding a feature launched last year that only allowed […]
Meta to freeze hiring to tighten budget
Meta to freeze hiring to tighten budget. Facebook-parent Meta put out word to employees on Thursday that it will freeze hiring to cut costs as it endures tough economic times, The Walls Street Journal reported. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg revealed a planned pause in hiring during a weekly all-hands meeting, the Journal reported, saying the move came […]