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April 23, (THEWILL) – The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined €700 million (nearly $800 million) for breaching the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), risking the ire of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Apple was hit...

January 30, (THEWILL) – Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit filed to challenge the suspension of his accounts. Trump in 2021 sued Meta...

November 14, (THEWILL) - The European Union (EU) has fined Meta Platforms €798 million ($840 million) over what it called abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace. “The European Commission has fined Meta … for breaching EU antitrust rules by tying its...

September 27, (THEWILL) – The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta, the parent company of Facebook, €91 million ($102 million) for breaches related to password security. The DPC is responsible for enforcing European Union data privacy laws...

August 27, (THEWILL) – Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has admitted that the Joe Biden administration repeatedly put pressure on its social media platforms to “censor” some content about COVID-19 at the height of the pandemic. Speaking on Monday in a...

May 04, (THEWILL) – The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has dragged Meta Platforms Incorporated, the parent company of popular social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, before a Federal High Court in Abuja, for violation of...

December 14, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has commended social media giant, Meta on its initiative to combat fake news and hate speech on its platform ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Meta had at a recent...

December 08, (THEWILL) - Meta, the parent company for WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to combat fake news and hate speech, ahead of the 2023 general elections. The company's Head of Public Policy for Anglophone West Africa, Adaora...

November 09, (THEWILL) - Facebook Parent company, Meta, on Wednesday, said that it would cut more than 11,000 employees or 13% of its workforce. "I want to take accountability for these decisions and for how we got here. I know...

October 4, (THEWILL) – The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has dragged Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms), and its agent, AT3 Resources Limited, before the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division. According to ARCON,...