Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has long been vehemently opposed to the idea of traditional advertising. His anti-advertising stance has saved the company billions of dollars and for much of the last decade, it has been viewed as a masterstroke by many. Rather than paying for advertising, Tesla relies on the cult following of Musk, his supporters, and Tesla owners to promote their vehicles to their social circles. However, there are indications of a shift in this approach. The company returned...
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Meta is failing to enforce its own rules against anti-trans hate speech on its platform, a new report from GLAAD warns. The LGBTQ advocacy group found that “extreme anti-trans hate content remains widespread across Instagram, Facebook, and Threads.” The report documents dozens of examples of hate speech from Meta’s apps, which GLAAD says were reported to the company between June 2023 and March 2024. But though the posts appeared to be clear violations of the company’s policies, “Meta either...
Meta should be legally forced to host news on Facebook and Instagram, a
Meta may soon cut subscription fees by half to comply to the DMA's rules.
For the past two weeks, unexpected outages have affected Meta's Facebook and Instagram. This week, another downtime has affected users in some parts of the world.
Meta could cut down its ad-free subscription fee in the EU by 40%. The social media giant has offered to reduce its subscription price amid rising criticism from consumer groups and regulators.
Meta Platforms has offered to almost halve its monthly subscription fee for Facebook and Instagram to 5.99 euros from 9.99 euros following discussions with privacy regulators, a senior Meta executive said on Tuesday.The move came amid mounting criticism from users about Meta's no-ads subscription service launched in Europe in November which critics say requires users to pay a fee to ensure their privacy.Meta launched the service to comply with the Digital Markets Act which curbs its ability to...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth companies took advantage of Facebook and Instagram by running ads for prescription drugs, which maybe have contributed to the abuse of controlled substances
A hotel and a 300-unit multi-family project are just some of the developments on the drawing board near the planned Southside Stadium, master planner Jim Irwin said Monday. Mr. Irwin told