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The European Union is currently negotiating landmark laws that once agreed could set a new standard worldwide on how US tech giants can operate

It is alleged that Google and Facebook have been working together to improve Facebook’s ability to recognise users using browsers with blocked cookies on Apple devices

A former Facebook employee reportedly told US authorities Friday that the platform prioritises profitability over removing objectionable information, weeks after another whistleblower Frances Haugen made similar claims.

The move is likely to help build the so-called metaverse — a nascent online world where people exist and communicate in shared virtual spaces

The DPC will now share the preliminary ruling with all concerned EU supervisory authorities and consider their views before making a final verdict

This also comes a day after Gmail was out for some users in India and a week after the six-hour-long Facebook outage

The California-based tech giant is also planning to introduce new controls for adults of teens on an optional basis so that parents or guardians can supervise what their teens are doing online

Facebook has been under fire after the Wall Street Journal reported internal documents showed that the social media company was aware that Instagram harmed the mental health of young users.

Many users have reported on Twitter that the Facebook-owned social media platforms and messaging app are down

CNN does not feature prominently in Australian media consumption, but the decision could have reverberations across the industry if other outlets followed suit