Elon Musk said his planned cage fight with billionaire rival Mark Zuckerberg would be held at an “epic location” with an ancient Roman theme, as Italy indicated it was ready to stage the scrap.

Meta Platforms announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge.

A Washington-based whistleblower advocacy group has filed a complaint against Facebook, saying its artificial intelligence systems are auto-generating content for terror-linked groups.

The top legal officer in Washington, DC, has sued Facebook over privacy violations related to personal data leaked to the now defunct political consultancy group Cambridge Analytica, which worked on US President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign.

Facebook has said “almost 50 million” of its users were left exposed by a security flaw.

A UN human rights expert has warned that Facebook's definition of what constitutes “terrorism” is “overly broad” and may lead to governments suppressing legitimate opposition groups and dissenting voices.