Meta has finally added support for tags in Threads. Yes, they’re not exactly hashtags, but they work differently than how some other platforms like Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) work as reported by Adam Mosser. “The ability to tag your post with a topic is now globally enabled to categorize your posts and make it easier for others to find and join the conversation,” said Adam Mosseri at Threads. How are tags different from hashtags? Mosseri says tags are a simpler version of hashtags because they don’t make…

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During an event on Thursday, executives from Meta Platforms Inc. stated that openly sharing its AI technology has not resulted in any significant disadvantages, despite the contrary approach taken by many other companies. Over the past few months, Meta has released open source versions of its large language models – the technology behind AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The idea is to keep those models free and then gain an advantage by building products and services on top of them, executives said at the FAIR event at the company’s artificial intelligence…

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Meta Platforms’ ad-free subscription service, a paid service launched in Europe this month, violates EU consumer laws, Europe’s largest consumer group said on Thursday as it took its complaint to consumer protection authorities. The joint complaint by the European Union for Consumers (BEUC) and its 18 members to the Network of Consumer Protection Authorities (CPC) comes two days after the advocacy group NOYB filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority, which says Meta’s new service is responsible for paying to guarantee privacy. Meta made the reference in a…

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The XR Open Source (XROS) Fellowship, a key component of Meta’s global XR programs and research fund, has celebrated the diverse pool of Indian talent in emerging technologies. XROS aimed to support Indian developers pursuing XR technologies. Augmented reality or XR is an umbrella term that covers augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR). These technologies enhance the perception of the real world by adding or combining digital elements to create interactive and immersive experiences. Led by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)…

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Meta’s head of augmented reality software is stepping down, a company spokesman told Reuters on Friday, raising questions about the company’s progress in developing a custom operating system for its planned AR glasses. Director of engineering Don Box announced the end of his tenure at Meta internally this week, but did not specify what he would do next, according to a source familiar with the matter. A Meta spokesperson confirmed that Box will be leaving the company at the end of this week, saying he is doing so for personal…

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STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS: Meta on Wednesday complained about the “gatekeeper” designation of its Messenger and Marketplace platforms, the first Big Tech company to challenge new European Union rules on dos and don’ts for online services. As part of the latest crackdown on Big Tech, the EU in September singled out 22 “gatekeeper” services run by six of the world’s biggest tech companies to be subject to new rules under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Marketplace and WhatsApp were accepted as gatekeepers under the DMA, which was designed to level…

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Meta’s Threads is slowly shaping up to be a serious competitor to Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) and is starting to add several features that were missing at launch, such as the ability to edit posts, and only recently has also added the ability to independently delete a Threads profile without deleting his Instagram account. Yes, until now it was impossible for you to delete your Threads profile unless you deleted your Instagram account. Instagram head Adam Mosseri told Threads about this release, along with another feature that allows you…

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Meta’s Threads has reportedly given users the ability to prevent message suggestions from appearing on Meta’s other platforms, such as Instagram or Facebook. This comes after users expressed displeasure with Meta’s Threads integration, specifically the “For You on Threads” carousel on Instagram and Facebook feeds. This feature, as noted by The Verge, is gradually rolling out to users. To check if you have it and to turn off the suggestion carousel box on Instagram and Facebook, follow these steps: Open the Threads app and go to Privacy. Here you will…

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Meta Platforms said on Wednesday that by 2024, advertisers will have to disclose when artificial intelligence (AI) or other digital methods are used to modify or create political, social or election-related ads on Facebook and Instagram. Meta, the world’s second-largest digital ad platform, said in a blog post that it would require advertisers to disclose whether their altered or created ads depict real people doing or saying something they didn’t do, or digitally reproduce a real-looking person who doesn’t exist. The company also asks advertisers to disclose whether these ads…

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