Now playing Next Tech News European Commission will police Big Tech, EU states agree The Commission will assume responsibility for overseeing tech companies in Europe, taking over from national antitrust watchdogs. 09/11/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Frances Haugen: EU has generational opportunity to regulate Facebook "Democracies must step in and make new laws," the whistleblower told lawmakers in the European Parliament. 08/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News ‘Staggering scale’ of climate misinformation on Facebook revealed Activists say Facebook is failing to act on climate misinformation on its platform - and is even benefiting financially from placing climate misinformation on its paid advertising platform. 05/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook says it will stop using facial recognition The company said it was safer to limit facial recognition software amid ethical concerns and lawsuits over its use. 03/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Mark Zuckerberg should resign as CEO, says Facebook whistleblower Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen said the company - now known as Meta - would never change while the founder remained in charge. 02/11/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Tech this week: Tesla and Hertz’ $4bn deal and Facebook under pressure Tesla and Hertz have made a deal that ranks at the top of the list of electric vehicle orders by a single company while Facebook was put in the hotseat by the UK government. 31/10/2021
Now playing Next USA Facebook is rebranding as Meta, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg It's part of an effort to encompass its virtual-reality vision for the future - something Zuckerberg calls the “metaverse.” 28/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News What Facebook's name change to Meta means Facebook's new name cements the social media giant's pivot towards Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the "metaverse," a merger of the virtual and real world. 28/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Key takeaways from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen Frances Haugen testified to the UK parliament's Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill. 25/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse After publicly promising to crack down, Facebook acknowledged in internal documents obtained by The Associated Press that it was "under-enforcing on confirmed abusive activity" that saw Filipina maids complaining on the social media site of being abused. 25/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Tech this week: Trump’s new social media and Shatner’s space rebuke Donald Trump launched a new social media platform during the week and William Shatner faced criticsm from his fellow actors over his Blue Origin space flight. 24/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook agrees to pay French media publishers over copyright The social media giant reached an agreement with some French dailies just weeks after signing an agreement with newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next USA Donald Trump to launch social network after Twitter and Facebook bans The former US president plans to launch a platform called Truth Social, as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube uphold their bans on his accounts. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Is Facebook about to change its name? Amid heavy scrutiny, Facebook has reportedly decided it’s time for a new name that aligns with it’s ambitions to build the ‘metaverse’. 20/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Why has Facebook been slapped with a fine by a UK regulator? "This should serve as a warning to any company that thinks it is above the law," the UK's competition body said. 20/10/2021
Now playing Next Green News Climate sceptics are using COVID-19 trauma against us, says new report A new report by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue has identified a dangerous new brand of climate disinformation. 19/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook bets big on the metaverse - but what is it? 'Metaverse' refers to the merging of physical, augmented, and virtual reality in a shared online space. Facebook thinks it's the future of the internet. 18/10/2021
Now playing Next world news Facebook plans to hire 10,000 workers in EU to build 'metaverse' Facebook says the five-year investment in a new computing platform is "a vote of confidence in the strength of the European tech industry." 18/10/2021
Now playing Next Experiences Fed up of Facebook's censorship, Vienna sends nudes to OnlyFans In a world first, the Austrian galleries are now exhibiting their nude artworks on the platform better known for porn. 15/10/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Nobel winner Maria Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts' Ressa, who was the joint recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize this week, slammed Facebook as a threat to democracy. 09/10/2021