Meta’s social media app Threads has gone live in the European Union, five months after its release in other parts of the world including the US and the UK. Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg created the platform as a rival to Elon Musk’s X – formerly Twitter – but it was not made available in the […]
Apple is arguing with the European Union over the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and arguing against the EU’s requirement which would require Apple to open its platforms and services to other companies. One major change from the DMA would be the requirement to allow users to sideload apps outside of the App Store. Apple […]
On October 27th, the EDPB adopted an urgent binding decision instructing the Irish (IE) DPA as lead supervisory authority (LSA) to take, within two weeks, final measures regarding Meta Ireland Limited (Meta IE) and to impose a ban on the processing of personal data for behavioural advertising on the legal bases of contract and legitimate […]
Facebook and Instagram are launching subscription tiers across Europe (but not in the UK) that will remove adverts from the social media platforms. From November, people using the platforms – which are both owned by Meta – will be able to pay €9.99 per month on the web or €12.99 per month on iOS and […]
MetaProfile, a global metadata provider, has launched Global Sport HUB, a unique and comprehensive sports content platform and business unit to help sports content publishers and broadcasters retain and unlock their sports content value. Sports metadata has become the essential building block for all sports content providers. OTT, IPTV, and Telecom operators are spending millions […]
A study from WARC, the experts in marketing effectiveness, forecasts that global advertising spend is on course to grow 4.4 per cent this year and a further 8.2 per cent in 2024, by when expenditure will have topped $1 trillion (€0.92tn) for the first time. The analysis combines data from WARC’s proprietary survey of media […]
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says has admitted that Threads has lost more than half its users. The Twitter rival surged to more than 100 million users within days of its launch earlier this month. But Zuckerberg has acknowledged those numbers have fallen away. “If you have more than 100 million people sign up, ideally it […]
Threads, the new social media platform from Meta, is now available to download in over 100 countries including the UK, but not yet in the EU due to regulatory concerns. Ten million users signed up for the Threads app in its first seven hours of release, according to Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief, who revealed […]
Meta, owner of Facebook, has announced it will its new app to rival Twitter on July 6th. The new social media app, called Threads, is already available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, and will be linked to Instagram. Meta describes Threads as a “text based conversation app […] where communities come together to […]
Meta has launched Meta Quest+, a virtual-reality (VR) subscription gaming service. For $7.99 (€7.31) per month, or $59.99 annually, users will gain access to two hand-picked VR titles every month. Users who sign up now through July 31st will get the first month for $1. “With a combination of VR’s biggest hits, hidden gems, and […]