Big Tech Meta North America January 7, 2025 Meta Platforms to end fact checking programme Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a series of changes to the company’s social media sites that included ending its third-party fact checking programme in favour of a community notes system also used by Elon Musk-owned X. By Mike Robuck
Big Tech Meta January 7, 2025 Meta fights for Trump influence with UFC board election Meta Platforms named three new directors to its board, continuing its leadership overhaul ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. By Amiya Johar
Big Tech Meta January 3, 2025 Meta shakes-up leadership ahead of Trump arrival Nick Clegg, president of global affairs at Meta Platforms is leaving the company after seven years, to be replaced by current VP of global public policy and known Republican, Joel Kaplan. By Kavit Majithia
Big Tech Europe Meta Regulation December 18, 2024 Meta hit with €251M data breach fine The Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Meta Platform Ireland €251 million following two inquiries into a data breach that impacted approximately 29 million global Facebook accounts. By Mike Robuck
Big Tech Google Meta Microsoft North America December 16, 2024 Analysis: Why Big Tech titans are lining up to support Trump CEOs from some of the biggest tech companies in the US have publicly shown their support for incoming President Donald Trump, which has included large donations for his inaugural ceremony by Jeff Bezos-owned Amazon and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms. By Mike Robuck
Asia Pacific Meta Regulation November 19, 2024 India fines Meta $25M for anti-competitive behaviour The Competition Commission of India (CCI) slapped a INR2.1 billion ($24.9 million) penalty on Meta Platforms for abusing its dominant position in messaging and advertising by requiring users to share data for use across its platforms. By Joseph Waring
Big Tech Meta Regulation November 15, 2024 Meta hits back at €798M EC fine Meta Platforms vowed to appeal a European Commission fine of €798 million issued for breaching competition rules by linking its online classified advertising service to its Facebook social media platform, branding the decision as ignoring market realities. By Chris Donkin
