The malfunction affects all Meta apps. Threads and Messenger are also down. Users kicked out of sessions without warning and unable to return. From 17,20 pm the services started working again. "Technical problem" the company says
According to the charges, Meta, Snap, ByteDance and Google knowingly built and marketed their social platforms to “attract, capture and addict young people”
On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook at Harvard, the first and longest-running social network, still used today by more than 3 billion people. Over the years the platform has faced criticism for invasion of privacy, political use…
According to 83 Spanish newspapers, Meta would have "massively" and "systematically" violated EU rules on the protection of personal data, taking advantage of it to attract advertising
A new paid version of Facebook and Instagram is arriving across Europe. But how much will the subscription cost and why has Meta changed its strategy? Here's everything you need to know
The European Antitrust has sanctioned the company of Mark Zuckerberg. The accusation is of having transferred data from the EU to America without guarantees of privacy. 5 months to stop sending data. Meta doesn't fit and appeals
Thanks to a transitional agreement, music protected by Siae will be restored on Meta's social platforms until 6 October
The Authority has decided to adopt precautionary measures "for an alleged abuse of economic dependence by Mark Zuckerberg's group which will now have to restore content on Facebook and Instagram. In the event of no agreement between the parties, he will be appointed…
Open investigation against Meta for taking advantage of its market power to impose "unfair contractual conditions". Meta's reply: "Ready to collaborate"
No more music on the two popular social networks. For SIAE it is a "unilateral and incomprehensible choice" but willing to negotiate
After cutting 11 jobs last November, Mark Zuckerberg's company announces new cuts and the closure of another 5.000 open positions for which no recruitments have yet been made. And the title runs…
The giant that controls Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has not presented the declaration to the tax authorities relating to the added value obtained with the personal data of users on the various social platforms. Meta: We strongly disagree
The decline in advertising and the Metaverse disaster forced Meta to run for cover. The new feature will start in Australia and New Zealand, followed by other countries
In 2022, around 150 talents in the technology industry lost their jobs: from Meta to Twitter to Amazon. However, many of them have already found work and others create start-ups. Here's what happened
The European Commission has also issued an ultimatum to Meta: bring its practices into line with EU standards within 3 months. The company: "Disappointed by the decision"
The social media giant was accused of giving third parties access to the data of 87 million users without their consent
The micro-ads platform, Facebook Marketplace, is under accusation. According to the Commission, Meta would also impose unfair trading conditions on competitors
Stock markets stalled awaiting the outcome of the US vote and inflation data. Wall Street futures in pale red. Zuckerberg: 'I got it wrong'
After years of earnings and rallies on the stock market, big techs are facing severe difficulties affecting their workforce. From Facebook to Snap, here's who announced layoffs
After a negative morning, European stock exchanges reverse course and Milan closes up 0,9% with Saipem's boom and utility purchases - Wall Street comforted by data on GDP and inflation
Competition from other platforms weighs heavily, starting with TikTok, and the decline in investments by advertisers – Zuckerberg: “We will do more with less”
It was Sheryl Sandberg who built Facebook's advertising business, but her professional and personal legacy is quite complex to assess. Here because
Web giants account for 56% of data traffic but do not contribute to the investments in the networks that enrich them. Alarm from TLC operators who present the accounts of the imbalance to the EU. A mountain of investment is at stake
The signs are multiplying that push towards a revision of the FAANG business model, increasingly in the sights of regulators from Washington to Brussels. And the Stock Exchange does the math
Zuckerberg's platform soars after the presentation of the accounts and fuels the fever of social networks - EU anti-Putin sanctions weigh on the euro - The spread widens
It should enter into force in 2023 and aims to regulate the activity of giants such as Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple, ensuring the protection of competition upstream
According to the authorities, Google and Facebook may have entered into a non-aggression pact that would have harmed thousands of publishers and advertisers
Behind the mighty slowdown of Facebook, the billions spent on virtual reality, the hostility of Apple, the criticisms of the political attitude of the social network
A day to forget for Facebook, flatly rejected by the market - Inflation is also rising in Europe but the ECB is determined not to raise rates for now
After Apple, Alphabet also unleashes sensational accounts. Microsoft and Sony compete for games, an industry that is worth more than cinema. Here is the challenge to the Fed's squeeze
Instagram users who subscribe to an influencer will have access to stories, live streams and other exclusive content only if they subscribe - For the moment the functionality will be limited to the United States, but it is not excluded…
Bitcoin trading has quadrupled during the pandemic. But more than in the West where the phenomenon is speculative, daily use is spreading in India, Vietnam and Emerging Countries. WhatsApp focuses on Brazil
Shoshana Zuboff of Harvard Business School clearly explains in this short essay how extractive capitalism was born and how it is time to open your eyes to it
It happens in Australia, where Andrew Forrest's philanthropic organization will help 18 small newspapers to obtain the same agreements that the big media already benefit from
"Once upon a time there was Facebook" is the title of an article by the New York Times, of which we publish the Italian version, which questions Zuckerberg's transition: where will it lead?
The parade of the accounts of the US technology giants confirms that they are the new leaders of the economy. Will Tesla keep its promises? For some it is madness. And Facebook already controls a quarter of the world's Internet advertising
A mega order for 100 vehicles from Hertz sends Tesla flying (+12,6%), which is now worth more than a trillion dollars - Facebook defends itself against the new accusations with buybacks - This week on Wall Street…
Exor, Stellantis and Ferrari lead the rise in the Ftse Mib despite the foreseeable decline in Unicredit and above all MPS after the failure of the negotiations with the Treasury - Utilities are in trouble - In the USA Facebook under pressure and rain…
Founder wants to imitate Google, which reorganized in 2015 under a new holding company called Alphabet - Announcement expected on October 28
Mark Zuckerberg, under pressure at home but also in Europe due to the overwhelming power of the social network, wants to hire 10.000 people, mainly engineers and mathematicians, in the Old Continent. They will have to create the new virtual world in which we will act through Avatars with a life…
Blackout for the two social networks and the messaging app owned by Mark Zuckerberg - Yesterday there was a rain of reports across Europe
According to the Irish Data Protection Commission WhatsApp would have violated the transparency obligations on the communication relating to the use of personal data, sharing user data with Facebook, from which it is controlled, without providing information
The diversification of two Internet giants such as Facebook and Amazon is expanding more and more: the first will experiment with the possibility of making a bank, the second is preparing to open physical department stores in the USA after having conquered for some time…
Mark Zuckerberg's colossus is a two-faced reality: on the one hand a gigantic advertising machine and on the other a social network that makes casual and unscrupulous use of the data it collects and which often has a…
Zuckerberg's creature was still missing from the very small club. The first was Apple almost three years ago. Outside of the Nasdaq, the only company in the world worth that much is Saudi Aramco
The dem deputies in the Chamber presented a package of severe measures to stem the excessive power of Internet giants such as Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and so on. But they promise battle
The social network ends up under investigation by the European Antitrust: through the Marketplace platform it could "steal" customer data from advertisers to be used for commercial purposes
The extraordinary vitality of Big Tech emerges from the US quarterly reports - Meanwhile, Biden launches the American Families Plan with other investments of 1.800 billion dollars which bring the resources mobilized by the White House to 6 trillion in the first 100…
In the week of accounts that will confirm the excellent state of health of the big Hi-Tech USA, war breaks out between Facebook and Apple due to the latest iOS 14 update which reduces the tracking capacity of Apps and advertising platforms
How to check if your phone number is among the stolen data? What to watch out for? Who to contact in case of suspicions? All the answers on how to deal with the consequences of the security breach affecting 35…
Shoshana Zuboff, professor at Harvard, has published the book "Surveillance capitalism" and written an article about it in the New York Times, reproduced here in the Italian version, which examine the influence of the Internet and social networks on…
A bill on payment of news to publishers proposed by the Australian Government has enraged Facebook which has blocked the sharing of links and news stories across Australia. Here's everything you need to know
In 2018, the Antitrust had asked Facebook Ireland Ltd. and its parent company Facebook Inc. to be clearer on the commercial use of the data of social network members: however, the correction did not take place and now the sanction is in effect.
Accounts, pages, stories and posts containing false and "unreliable" news about pandemic vaccines will be deleted - After the coup, the social network decided to limit profiles attributable to the military junta of Myanmar
On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook at Harvard, which over the years has become the most popular social network with 2,7 billion users - The intrusion into privacy and the political use of personal data as well as the permanence of too many fake news…
Apple breaks all records, closing the quarter with revenues of 111,44 billion - Facebook's profits (+52%) and active users (+12%) are up - Tesla closes its first year in profit, but the profit by action it disappoints and…
Is it right that private companies like Twitter and Facebook decide to exclude the President of the United States from social networks? These are the questions raised by the Trump case that go far beyond the questionable figure of the tenant of the White House but…
The WhatsApp update released on January 7 has aroused controversy and privacy concerns. Let's clarify
The Boston Consulting Group has drawn up the list of 100 potential technological stars from emerging countries: China leads the ranking but India, Israel and South Korea are well represented and South America and Africa are also popping up. The…
According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook and Google knew that their advertising deals would attract the attention of the US Antitrust and have agreed to "cooperate and assist each other".
The joint initiative specifically accuses the agreements signed by Google with Facebook, which would benefit Zuckerberg's social network. Texas prosecutor: "It destroys competition and hurts consumers."
The European Commission presents the new rules to bring the Internet giants under control, defending competition and consumers - Heavy fines are foreseen for those who fail and as a last resort the dismemberment of the groups
Zuckerberg's messaging app is experiencing malfunctions in many parts of the world.
The volcanic European Antitrust commissioner, Vestager, is giving the Internet giants a hard time and is preparing for December 2 a set of rules that will come dangerously close to the dreaded stew of the high tech giants
Here's how and why US Attorney General Bill Barr, Trump's trusted collaborator, decided to launch the attack on Google during the US elections. And now Apple, Amazon and Facebook are also trembling
The investigation launched in June 2019 by the Antitrust subcommittee of the American Congress is concluded. According to the report Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple made 554 acquisitions to eliminate competitors and reduce competition - "They were brave start-ups have become a…
For 24 hours, dozens of influencers with millions of followers will not post anything on Facebook and Instagram in order to protest against the spread of hate, propaganda and disinformation on social networks
It is Amazon, Apple (which is worth 2 trillion dollars !), Facebook, Microsoft and Alphabet that lead the American Stock Exchange and drag it to the record: a concentration of power not seen for 40 years - The rest of Wall…
The offensive unleashed by Trump raises the tone of the clash with Beijing and worries Facebook and Twitter who fear incursions even at home - Here are the reasons and the wrongs of an increasingly all-out war on technology
GDP collapses, traditional industries pay a heavy tribute to the pandemic, but Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are richer than ever and reward shareholders - And Schumpeter's prophecy is heading towards the decisive step
For the first time, the big names on the Internet have been put on trial by the US Congress, but after the words there is little left and in fact their shares have grown on the stock market - The dollar weakens after the Fed meeting…
The great giants of the Web parade for the first time in front of the American deputies: they must defend themselves against the accusation of having violated the competition and accumulated excessive power over their platforms - "Process" of a four-of-a-kind Stock Exchange worth almost 4.900…
Microsoft and Zoom join a list that already included Facebook, Google and more: after the security law passed by Beijing, no more information on user profiles
If you add up the donations made up to April by Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Microsof and Netflix, you don't even get half of what Big G has put on the plate
Facebook expands its services in competition with Google - Here comes the new News section for US users with national, local, sectoral and ethnic group news chosen by a team of journalists - The aim is…
According to the Spanish site Deportes y Finanzas, the Juventus brand was the second most searched for among football clubs in April, behind only the European champions Liverpool - Its boom has a name and a surname:…
Next week excellences from the scientific and humanistic world will participate in the online school promoted by Tim - An initiative to bring digital culture into Italian homes through the testimony of public figures
The operation is worth 5,7 billion euros - Facebook becomes the main minority shareholder of Jio - The aim is to create a partnership that will allow products to be sold on WhatsApp to 400 million Indian users
The service is called Facta: anyone can ask for clarifications by writing in chat, replies the fact checker team of Scoreboard.
"Facebook. The Inside Story" has been in bookstores for a month in which the author Steven Levy publishes pages of the secret notebook in which Zuckerberg, in the early days of Facebook, jotted down thoughts and strategies: here they are
The social network did not comply with the requirements arrived at by the Authority at the end of 2018 and risks a new 5 million fine - The case concerns insufficient information provided to users on the economic use of their data
The turnover reaches a value four times higher than that achieved by the main telecommunications and traditional media companies - 50% of revenues are recorded across borders, average profitability of 49%.
A freely available maxi-database remained online for two weeks - The social network defends itself: "Old data, now personal information is more protected"
Here is the opinion of the author of the book "Libra, the gold of Facebook. How currencies will change our lives" published by Guerini and goWare
According to the ranking of the most capitalized technology companies compiled by GlobalData, Zuckerberg's giant records a leap of 26,3% in just one quarter
The head of the US delegation flies to Shanghai and the ECB meets with the prospect of expansionary measures - The US Antitrust puts Facebook and Google in its sights - Coca Cola superstar
For Le Maire, the French minister and host of the summit, "all the risks associated with money laundering and the financing of international terrorism must be considered"
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the independent authority that protects consumers, Zuckerberg's company has violated privacy: it is the largest fine imposed on a hi-tech.
It is the highest fine ever imposed on Facebook in Italy - The Cambridge Analytica scandal is at the basis of the decision - Guarantor Soro to Repubblica: "It's only the beginning"
It will be operational from 2020 and can be used with a digital wallet (Calibra) which will be integrated into Messenger and WhatsApp or even with a new app coming soon
The wind is changing in Silicon Valley and the US authorities are determined to get to the bottom of the role of Internet monopolies and there is talk of unpacking, as in the days of At&T
VIDEO - CEO Mossa: "Fintech is a great opportunity for those like us who focus on relationships based on trust and customized solutions to protect household savings"
There are several big names on the Web, but not only those who have decided to negotiate with the Italian taxman. From 318 million from Apple to 100 from Amazon up to the Kering group
This is the largest fine ever by the US Federal Trade Commission on a tech company - Facebook sets aside $3 billion, but it could take much more
In the post-stock market, Microsoft and Facebook, on the strength of quarterly results, reopen the doors of Wall Street to the bull - Europe too rewards high tech stocks
The questions and answers on basic income that can be read on the INPS per la Famiglia page have aroused much controversy between those who laugh heartily and those who speak of bullying.
Here is an excerpt from the famous "Lost Steve Jobs interview" of 1991, in which the interviewer Bob Cringley also brings the subject to startups, asking the guru how 4 hypothetical penniless young people can think of challenging giants such as Amazon and Facebook: "Many…
The social scientist Shoshana Zuboff tells in the Financial Times the obscure logic of the new economy and the perverse use that the giants of Silicon Valley have made and are making of our personal data, which feed the algorithms and spy on our lives…
Il Biscione obtained a sentence in its favor on a double dispute undertaken some time ago: the requests were accepted both on the offense for defamation and on the delicate issue of copyright protection. The ruling is the first of its kind…
The Fed postpones the rate hike and Wall Street celebrates: Facebook in orbit - The City snubs the unknown Brexit - BTPs rise despite the imminent announcement of Italy's entry into recession - Luxury runs - Juve also falls in…
