Now playing Next Tech News Meta accepts UK regulator order to sell Giphy due to antitrust issues A UK court upheld its view that Meta's purchase of GIF platform Giphy could damage its rivals and remove a potential competitor in advertising. 19/10/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Will the death of a British teenager hold social media accountable? A 14-year-old teen committed suicide in 2017 after viewing graphic content on social media. Now, the British court is implicating tech giants played a role in her death. 18/10/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Beware of malicious apps that want to steal your Facebook login Facebook found more than 400 of the malicious apps were on official app stores. 10/10/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta unveils AI tool that turns text into short videos Facebook’s parent company has taken AI image generation a step further, creating videos from text prompts. 04/10/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta removes fake accounts from China and Russia over Ukraine content Some of the fake accounts mimicked news websites and shared content that criticised European countries for supporting Kyiv. 27/09/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Ireland fines Instagram €405 million over handling of teens' data The investigation focused on a setting that allowed teenage minors to set up business accounts that displayed contact details. 06/09/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Bring your digital twin into the metaverse thanks to AI face capture The start-up sees bright prospects for the technology in tomorrow’s metaverse where people need to represent themselves. 18/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News The four new features coming to WhatsApp you need to know about Users will be able to leave chats silently, choose who can see them when they’re online, and prevent screenshots of "view once" messages being taken. 10/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta’s new AI chatbot is not a fan of Mark Zuckerberg or Facebook Meta has released its latest AI chatbot to the world. And of course, people immediately started asking what it thinks about Mark Zuckerberg. 08/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Big Tech should shoulder cost of EU Internet network - leaked document France, Italy and Spain are urging the EU to back plans that would see tech giants Google, Meta and Netflix share the cost of infrastructure upgrades. 02/08/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Instagram takes a ‘big step back’ after user backlash A user backlash has finally convinced Instagram to go back to its photo-based roots and “stop trying to be TikTok” – for now. 29/07/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Global economy tests Big Tech as Apple, Amazon, Meta release earnings Results were mixed, with Apple faring better than expected while Facebook owner Meta and Google's Alphabet reported falling ad sales amid an economic downturn. 29/07/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook parent Meta posts first-ever revenue drop The social media giant's growth machine has come to a halt. 28/07/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Facebook reveals main feed revamp to be more like TikTok The move is a bid by Facebook's parent company to address the threat of TikTok, reversing its original plans to show more family and friends' post. 22/07/2022
Now playing Next Iran Iranian feminists targeted by thousands of Instagram bots More than 30 activists have written to Meta to demand more action. 08/07/2022
Now playing Next Tech News This Egyptian teen is building a metaverse using his mum’s old clothes Omar Wael’s fascination with tech began aged just five, having built his first robot aged nine. Now he has his mind set on creating a metaverse. 28/06/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Video selfies tested as a new way to verify users' age on Instagram One other tool being tested is getting an adult to vouch for your true age. It comes as Instagram clamps down on underage users on the platform. 24/06/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Working in the metaverse? What brands need to consider now Deep technologies like AI, meta and Web3 will transform businesses but don’t lose sight of the here and now, OMD’s Chrissie Hanson says. 23/06/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body without Apple As virtual worlds develop, Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants are hoping to create industry standards to make each compatible with the other. 22/06/2022
Now playing Next Tech News Sheryl Sandberg to leave Facebook parent Meta after 14 years Her departure marks the end of an era for the social media giant. Javier Olivan will take over as chief operating officer. 02/06/2022