According to Downdetector, there were 4,808 reports filed by Facebook users in the United States, with 63% of users facing issues accessing the website. By reuters July 19, 2026, 5:26:23 PM IST (Published) 1 min read Meta’s Instagram and Facebook social networks appeared to suffer some outages on Sunday, with users reporting issues with the … Read more
A US judge on Friday rejected a bid by 26 employees of Meta Platforms to block the tech giant from laying them off while they pursue claims that they were targeted for job cuts by the company’s AI-powered tools because they have disabilities or took medical leave. US District Judge William Orrick in Oakland, California, … Read more
Indonesia is preparing sweeping changes to its copyright law, including granting copyright protection to people who use artificial intelligence (AI) to help generate content, according to a draft bill reviewed by Reuters. The move could set up a potential showdown between the government and major technology platforms. If passed, Indonesia could become the first country … Read more
A new AI detection tool from Meta, which the tech company previewed this week alongside the launch of its image-generation model, Muse Image, failed to identify some of its own AI-generated images once they were cropped, according to a Reuters analysis. The finding highlights the challenges of verifying AI-generated images after common alterations, a limitation … Read more
Meta-owned WhatsApp has submitted its reply to the government’s notice on the “username” feature and the response is being examined, sources said on Thursday. The Center issued a notice to Meta last Wednesday, questioning the proposed username feature on WhatsApp, flagging concerns that it could materially increase incidents of online fraud, phishing, digital-arrest scams and … Read more
The Indian government has summoned Meta representatives after a BBC investigation revealed that Instagram had been running advertisements that promoted child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in India, as per multiple news reports citing sources. CNBC-TV18 reached out to a Meta spokesperson who did not confirm or deny the summons. The summons from the Ministry of … Read more
A team from Meta met officials in the IT Ministry following a notice summoning them over the contentious issue of the ‘username’ feature on WhatsApp in India, sources said on Friday. Given that the timeline for furnishing a detailed explanation on the ‘usernames’ feature is three days, Meta will submit its final reply as per … Read more
Google has put limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models after the social media company sought more computing capacity than the rival tech group could provide, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Google, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March it could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought to … Read more
