Meta will allow European users to directly download Android apps via Facebook ads. The company will start a pilot program later this year with a selection of developers. There are a few reasons why we ...

People are freaking out about Facebook's Messenger app. However, why they're bothering to download it is beyond me. If you haven't noticed, Facebook has officially made it mandatory that people using ...

The European Union’s parliament has passed the Digital Markets Act, which is antitrust legislation that will force every platform to allow the distribution of apps through other digital stores – which ...

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Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Paley Center For Media in 2019. Getty Images The opportunity for Meta to expand its business arose from the Digital Markets Act (DMA), an E.U. law passed last year that ...