News & Reviews:   Facebook

In April 2024, Meta AI was announced and will soon be available on Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Malaysia was not part of the first wave back then, but Malaysians will soon have access to Meta AI.

Facebook currently has a reputation as a social media site for aunts uncles and the elderly. This reputation is why the number of young users on Facebook is lower than Snapchat and TikTok. This morning during the Facebook IRL event held in Texas, Meta announced an interface update to attract the attention of the younger generation of users.

You know that joke about how our Facebook advertisements seem to know what we were looking for after having that conversation? Well, turns out that it's quite true. As confirmed in leaked documents from one of Facebook's alleged marketing partners.

Finally, text and stickers can be placed in pictures uploaded to Instagram. Previously this feature could only be done on photos and videos placed in Stories. This feature has been requested by users for a long time. Now, you no longer need to use a third-party photo editing application to put text on a photo.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today urged all social media platform providers in the country to put disclosures for AI-generated content on their platforms. This is to avoid any unwanted incidents from happening.

Meta Platforms (Meta) expressed an apology following the platform's actions in taking down Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim's social media posts dated 14 May and 31 July. According to Reuters, a Meta spokesperson said the company apologised for the "operational error", adding that the content had been restored with the correct label.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today revealed that the 1st version of the code of conduct for social media platforms will be enforced starting 1 January 2025. He added that engagement sessions with all social media platform stakeholders will be held soon to create the code of conduct.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that Meta’s social media platforms lead other platforms in complying with Malaysian laws. On the flip side, X (formerly Twitter) is the worst offender.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that he will meet with all social media platform providers in Malaysia at the end of this month. The meeting is meant to address the management of cyberbullying issues in our country.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that a meeting with Meta has been scheduled for next month in Singapore during his Ministry’s official visit to the Republic. Furthermore, the meeting will also include representatives of other social media platforms.