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2022
Facebook renames News Feed to Feed
Meta said Facebook's News Feed would henceforth be called the Feed, describing the change as a name change intended to better reflect the diverse content users see there.
2022
Mozilla and Meta partner on advertising attribution proposal
Mozilla and Meta formed a partnership to develop Interoperable Private Attribution, a proposal for measuring advertising conversions. The article says their collaboration began a few months before publication and that the proposal was still in development.
2022
Texas sues Meta over biometric data collection
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta collected and stored Texans' biometric identifiers for commercial purposes without informed consent. Meta called the lawsuit “without merit.” The allegations are not presented as a court determination.
2022
Texas attorney general sues Meta over alleged biometric-data practices
The Texas Attorney General’s office sued Facebook parent Meta, alleging that Facebook captured and used biometric information from photos and videos without users’ consent, shared information with other parties, and failed to destroy it in a timely manner. Meta’s spokesperson said the claims were without merit and that the company would defend itself.
2022
Texas attorney general sues Meta over biometric data
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that it unlawfully collected Texas citizens' biometric data for commercial purposes without their consent. Meta said the lawsuit was without merit. The state is seeking statutory fines.
2022
Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial recognition data collection
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., alleging that Facebook collected users’ facial geometry without consent and violated state privacy protections. Meta said the claims were without merit and that it would defend itself.
2022
Meta clarifies it has no plan to exit Europe
After its report prompted widespread coverage, Meta said it had no plan to withdraw from the European market and was seeking a solution for transferring users’ personal data between the EU and the US.
2022
Peter Thiel announces departure from Meta’s board
Peter Thiel announced on February 7 that he would leave Meta’s board, with his formal departure planned for Meta’s 2022 annual shareholders’ meeting.
2022
UK watchdog fines Meta over disclosure failures
The UK Competition and Markets Authority fined Meta $2 million for failing to notify it about the resignation of three key employees and the reallocation of their roles in connection with Meta’s Giphy acquisition.
2022
UK competition watchdog fines Meta £1.5 million
The UK Competition and Markets Authority fined Meta £1.5 million for breaching an initial enforcement order by failing to notify the regulator in advance of three key staff leaving while its Giphy merger probe was under way. Meta said it was disappointed and intended to pay the fine.
2022
CMA fines Meta for breaching merger enforcement order
The Competition and Markets Authority said Meta breached an enforcement order by failing to notify it in advance of staff changes and to seek prior consent before reallocating responsibilities. The CMA stated that this was the second penalty it had issued to Meta for breaching the order.
2022
Andrew Forrest brings criminal case against Facebook over scam ads
Andrew Forrest brought a criminal case against Facebook in the Western Australia Magistrates Court, alleging that it breached federal anti-money-laundering laws by not sufficiently cracking down on scam ads. Meta said it takes a multifaceted approach to stop such ads.
2022
Meta reports fourth-quarter 2021 results
Meta Platforms reported fourth-quarter 2021 revenue of $33.67 billion and earnings per share of $3.67. The source also reported that daily and monthly active users were below analyst expectations.
2022
Meta issues first-quarter revenue guidance
Meta forecast first-quarter revenue of $27 billion to $29 billion, below the cited analyst estimate of $30.25 billion.
2022
Meta updates avatars across its platforms
Meta announced updated 3D avatars for Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, adding accessibility features including wheelchairs and hearing aids and allowing users to use the same avatar across Meta platforms. The update was available to users in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
2022
Meta partners with the NFL on Super Bowl avatar options
Meta partnered with the NFL to let users support the Cincinnati Bengals or Los Angeles Rams through their avatars ahead of the Super Bowl, with a neutral Super Bowl LVI shirt also available. The options were offered through February 28.
2022
Meta partners with FICCI to support women-led businesses in India
Meta announced a partnership with FICCI to enable and support 500,000 women-led small businesses across India through its #SheMeansBusiness programme and digital tools, resources and initiatives.
2022
Messenger rolls out encrypted chat features
Messenger completed the global rollout of end-to-end encrypted group chats and calls. Meta also announced screenshot notifications for encrypted disappearing messages, planned to roll out over the next few weeks, and added features including GIFs, stickers and reactions to encrypted chats.
2022
Connecticut mother files lawsuit against Meta and Snap over alleged social-media harms
Tammy Rodriguez filed a lawsuit against Meta and Snap in San Francisco federal court, alleging that their social-media platforms contributed to her 11-year-old daughter's suicide and that her use of Instagram and Snapchat was tied to several mental-health harms. These are allegations in the complaint, not stated court findings.
2022
Meta appoints India e-commerce director
Meta appointed Meghna Apparao as Director of e-commerce in India to lead strategy and solutions focused on the company's e-commerce advertisers.