Shipping company CEO also seeks RM3 million in damages, injunction against further defamatory statements.

CALIFORNIA, June 18 — All new videos uploaded on Facebook will soon be classified as Reels, simplifying how users publish visual content, social media giant Meta Platforms said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Former Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has been awarded RM2.5 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against Mohd Rasyiq Mohd Alwi, also known as Ustaz Abu Syafiq, over social media posts related to the Covid-19 vaccine made three years ago.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — Meta’s move to remove independent fact-checking on its platforms will have repercussions, but it will not be affecting Malaysia’s social media community anytime soon, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 1 — Four major Internet messaging and social media service providers have taken significant steps towards regulatory compliance by applying for licences to operate in Malaysia, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

NEW YORK, Dec 7 — TikTok advertisers were in no rush to shift their marketing budgets after a United States (US) appeals court upheld a law on Friday requiring a divestment or ban of the popular Chinese-owned short video app, citing TikTok's continued survival despite years of threats.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj has today expressed his firmness against, and concern over, the practice by certain preachers who belittle and disparage other faiths, especially on social media.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 — Meta is laying off employees across units including Instagram, WhatsApp and Reality Labs, the Verge reported yesterday, citing people familiar with the matter.

CALIFORNIA, Sept 18— Meta Platforms is rolling out enhanced privacy and parental controls for Instagram accounts of users under 18 in a significant overhaul aimed at addressing growing concerns around the negative effects of social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 6 — Meta apologised today for removing content from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Facebook and Instagram accounts on the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh last week.

ISTANBUL, Aug 5 — Turkiye’s government will hold talks with Instagram officials today after blocking access to the social media platform last week, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said in a post on X.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Prime Minister’s Office today summoned Meta representatives to explain the removal of content related to Palestine issues from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s social media platforms.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has condemned the action of Meta Platforms Inc (Meta) in removing, once again, the post with a photo of the meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, from Instagram.

NEW YORK, June 5 — A former Meta engineer yesterday accused the company of bias in its handling of content related to the Gaza conflict, claiming in a suit Meta fired him for trying to fix bugs causing the suppression of Palestinian Instagram posts.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 — Meta announced that it is including security measures to the accounts of teen users to protect them from content that is age-inappropriate in search results as well as in the explore pages on Facebook and Instagram.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — A company director suffered losses amounting to RM7.1 million after falling victim to a cryptocurrency investment scam in July.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The police have identified the owner of an Instagram account used to sexually harass a female photographer, Petaling Jaya district police chief ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said today.

ANKARA, Dec 20 — Lionel Messi's FIFA World Cup victory photo has received the most likes of any image posted by an athlete on Instagram.

SHAH ALAM, Dec 5 — Police arrested a woman on Saturday (December 3) for alleged involvement in the fraudulent offer of balloon decoration services for birthday parties through her Instagram page, thepartyfairy.my.

REUTERS, Nov 3 — Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it was adding a host of new features to Instagram, including a tool to trade digital collectables, in a move that will help content creators monetise their presence on the social media platform.