Following Monday's survey by the Fair Tax Foundation, Meta has featured in further news concerning taxes, regulation, and how its platforms operate. In the United Kingdom, two-thirds of respondents supported raising the two-percent digital services tax for large technology firms, including the owner of Facebook. SME Blogy ↗
In Austria, Meta will raise the price of advertising on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp by five percent starting in July. The company justifies the step by citing the local digital tax, which fits into the broader discussion about how much of the costs technology platforms should pass on to advertisers. Der Standard ↗
In the Netherlands, licensed betting companies are turning to the courts to force Meta to act more forcefully against advertisements for illegal gambling websites. They are also filing a complaint with the European Commission. In Hungary, inspectors examined closed Facebook groups focused on selling sports shoes and, according to their findings, did not receive a receipt or invoice during test purchases. aktuality.sk ↗
The new information also concerns data protection. Meta suspended an internal artificial intelligence training program that recorded employees' work activities, including keystrokes, after a data leak occurred within the company. Shortly after the previous major outage, availability problems with Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger reappeared. touchit.sk ↗
The company also introduced new smart glasses without the Ray-Ban brand, cheaper Meta AI glasses models, and new tools designed to shorten the path from product discovery to purchase. Further developments will depend on court decisions, actions by European regulators, and the response of both users and advertisers. ecommercebridge.sk ↗
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