GAFAM simply stands for Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. Later on, Mark started working on Facebook and the platform quickly grew to become the dominant beast that it is today.įacebook is a member of GAFAM alternatively known as GAMAM. Yes, it caused an uproar from both students and administration and had to be terminated. On this app, two women from Harvard would be randomly selected and a vote is cast to see who’s the most beautiful. The idea behind Facebook may have sprung from Mark’s first project-FaceMash. In a day, the platform already had over a thousand sign-ups. When Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook back in 2004, it was solely to be used to connect Harvard students with each other. Both are huge social media channels owned by Facebook Corporation. We’ll get to talk about the details later but think of Instagram and Whatsapp. Microsoft's LinkedIn has been blocked in Russia for years after a court found it breached the data-storage rule, which was passed in 2015.There is one peculiar character about Facebook the company tends to purchase or merge with any company that seems to threaten its business model. Meta was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia and saw an appeal against the tag rejected in June, but Moscow has permitted WhatsApp to remain available.Īccording to the ruling, when referring to Meta in the public sphere, organizations and individuals are required to include the disclaimer that Meta's activities are banned on Russian territory.
Russia restricted access to Meta's flagship platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as fellow social network Twitter, soon after the conflict in Ukraine began, a move critics have cast as an effort by Russia to exert greater control over information flows. Meta and Snap did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
WhatsApp was fined for the same offence last August.
Moscow's Tagansky District Court fined WhatsApp 18 million roubles ($301,255) and Snap 1 million roubles, news agencies reported. Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in disputes that have escalated since Russia sent forces into Ukraine on Feb.
A Russian court on Thursday fined Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp messenger and Snapchat owner Snap Inc for an alleged refusal to store the data of Russian users domestically, news agencies reported.
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