Russia has officially recognized Meta as an “extremist organization,” meaning that the company’s business and services are banned in the country. However, people will still be able to use Facebook and Instagram despite them being blocked.

Following Meta’s decision to allow hate speech towards the Russian military on its platforms, the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office has called for a ban on Instagram, with the company being recognized as an “extremist organization.”

As we all know, the world of mobile ads has changed forever since the release of iOS 14.5. Apple let users say no to tracking their personal data. Some apps, however, are still collecting information using a looser interpretation of Apple’s privacy rules.

Facebook has officially changed the company’s name to Meta. It is another step towards building a metaverse, which will also means creating and developing new products, technologies, and solutions.

Facebook and its owned platforms were down for almost six hours on October 4, which affected not only billions of users around the world but also game companies using its services.

id Software co-founder and Oculus consulting CTO John Carmack has shared his thoughts on the metaverse. He thinks that Facebook is far from realizing the idea behind it, citing Fortnite and Minecraft as better examples.

Facebook Gaming has reopened applications to its special program for Black gaming creators, which was initially established last December. It should give the next generation of Black streamers and content creators a platform to express themselves and help build an audience on Facebook.

Mike Verdu, a former EA, Zynga and Facebook exec, is joining Netflix as vice president of game development.

Facebook announced that it would help Epic Games prove Apple’s anti-comptetitive behavior.

Yesterday Facebook rolled out its own free cloud gaming platform focused on mobile games.

There is massive potential for publishers looking to grow beyond borders. But not all game expansions are success stories. How do you launch a game internationally and achieve off-the-charts growth?

Following roughly a 16-month investigation, a US House of Representative antitrust committee has found that Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook have engaged in anti-competitive policies.

Facebook told the European Commission that Apple enforces policies that privilege its own services and revenue streams to the detriment of others across its ecosystem.

PlayStation has suspended advertising on Facebook and Instagram until the end of July.

Facebook announced it would end new game submissions for Web Games on Facebook by December 31, 2020 and Gameroom will be closed entirely on June 30, 2021.

Microsoft has paused advertising on Facebook (including Instagram) despite being its third-biggest advertiser in 2019. This is coming from Bloomberg, which cites its unnamed sources.

Facebook is pulling the plug on Oculus Go, a VR headset launched in 2018.