Australia 'calls time' on social media, to ban use by children under 16: No parental exemptions
“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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Meta launches AI chatbot in voices of Judi Dench, John Cena, other celebrities
Meta chatbot voiced by Judi Dench, John Cena: Meta Platforms launched a brand new AI chatbot that will be voiced by five celebrities, including Judi Dench and John Cena. This is yet another foray…
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Google, Meta bend their own rules to target teenagers with ad campaigns: Report
The development has sparked a broader debate about the extent to which tech companies may go to preserve their influence and advertising revenue, even if it means bending their own rules.
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Texas biometric data lawsuit: Meta agrees to pay $1.4bn over illegal use of facial-recognition tech
The lawsuit was filed under the 2009 biometric privacy law of Texas in 2022 and was the first major case to be filed under this legislation.
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Facebook targeting Trump? Meta calls July 13 assassination attempt 'fictional event' and 'misinformation'
Facebook has come under fire for allegedly targeting Donald Trump and censoring content related to him. On one hand, a user revealed that a post about Trump's assassination attempt was marked as '…
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Australia social media ban for under-16s: Meta slams law, minister says 'play ball' or will 'get after them'
Australia woke up to world's first social media ban on children aged under 16 on Friday (Nov 29), with Meta criticising the 'rushed' legislation. The government is digging its heals, warning…
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Australia 'calls time' on social media, to ban use by children under 16: No parental exemptions
“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Read Article →
Meta launches AI chatbot in voices of Judi Dench, John Cena, other celebrities
Meta chatbot voiced by Judi Dench, John Cena: Meta Platforms launched a brand new AI chatbot that will be voiced by five celebrities, including Judi Dench and John Cena. This is yet another foray…
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Google, Meta bend their own rules to target teenagers with ad campaigns: Report
The development has sparked a broader debate about the extent to which tech companies may go to preserve their influence and advertising revenue, even if it means bending their own rules.
Read Article →
Texas biometric data lawsuit: Meta agrees to pay $1.4bn over illegal use of facial-recognition tech
The lawsuit was filed under the 2009 biometric privacy law of Texas in 2022 and was the first major case to be filed under this legislation.
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Facebook targeting Trump? Meta calls July 13 assassination attempt 'fictional event' and 'misinformation'
Facebook has come under fire for allegedly targeting Donald Trump and censoring content related to him. On one hand, a user revealed that a post about Trump's assassination attempt was marked as '…
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Warning labels on social media? Vivek Murthy calls for 'surgeon general's warning label' for child safety
In an opinion piece, Vivek Murthy pointed out that while a warning label alone might not alleviate all the issues around social media, it could at least increase awareness and perhaps change…
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EU starts formal investigation into Facebook, Instagram over child protection policies
European Union has launched a second investigation into Meta. The first probe was started over concern that Facebook and Instagram are not countering disinformation
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EU flexes arms as it launches probe against Meta over disinformation concerns
The European Commission said Monday (Apr 29) the investigation was focussed on Meta’s policy towards foreign advertisers as well as the closure of a tool widely used by journalists and civil…
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Meta changes rules on deepfakes and other altered content ahead of US election
Meta changed its content policy due to concerns about deceptive content ahead of the US presidential election.
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'A grave step backwards': Meta to scrap misinformation monitoring tool CrowdTangle ahead of 2024 US elections
This move comes just three months before the 2024 US Presidential election that will see incumbent Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump face off. Not only that, globally, dozens of…
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Meta wins appeal on court order to stop using its name in Brazil
Meta, formerly called Facebook, changed its name in 2021 in a rebrand that focused on building the "metaverse," a shared virtual environment.
Elon Musk shares meme mocking Meta after Facebook, Messenger and Instagram face global outage
Facebook automatically kicked the users out, displaying an error message saying that the login had expired
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Meta urged to update rules which allowed altered video casting Biden as paedophile on Facebook
The oversight board made a decision about the edited video of the US president which shows him with his adult granddaughter, manipulated to falsely appear that he inappropriately touched her chest…
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‘The best is yet to come’: Mark Zuckerberg celebrates 20 years of Facebook
Posting a throwback video on Meta-owned social media platform Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg wrote: "20 years ago, I launched a thing"
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Explained | From TheFacebook to Meta, 20-year-long controversial journey of social media giant
Less than two weeks after Orkut's debut in January 2004, a group of Harvard University students launched what would become the most influential social media network of all time.
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Meta to provide more ‘age appropriate’ content to teens, limit harmful items
Meta said the measures which would help deliver a more "age-appropriate" experience are expected to roll out over the coming weeks
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Oversight Board criticises Meta for removing two Israel-Hamas war videos
While Meta reinstated the videos, soon after the quasi-independent board came into the picture, experts argue that the company's policy in policing the content leaves a lot to be desired
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Meta flouted copyrights to train its AI 'Llama' despite warning from lawyers, claims lawsuit by authors
Meta Platforms reportedly flouted content copyrights despite warnings from their lawyers about the legal peril of doing so
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Meta's decision to encrypt messages on Facebook, Messenger criticised. Here's why
On Wednesday, Meta said that the end-to-end encryption feature would be available for use immediately. However, it may take some time for all Messenger accounts to be updated with default end-to-…
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Australia social media ban for under-16s: Meta slams law, minister says 'play ball' or will 'get after them'
Australia woke up to world's first social media ban on children aged under 16 on Friday (Nov 29), with Meta criticising the 'rushed' legislation. The government is digging its heals, warning…
Read Article →
Australia 'calls time' on social media, to ban use by children under 16: No parental exemptions
“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Read Article →
Meta launches AI chatbot in voices of Judi Dench, John Cena, other celebrities
Meta chatbot voiced by Judi Dench, John Cena: Meta Platforms launched a brand new AI chatbot that will be voiced by five celebrities, including Judi Dench and John Cena. This is yet another foray…
Read Article →
Google, Meta bend their own rules to target teenagers with ad campaigns: Report
The development has sparked a broader debate about the extent to which tech companies may go to preserve their influence and advertising revenue, even if it means bending their own rules.
Read Article →
Texas biometric data lawsuit: Meta agrees to pay $1.4bn over illegal use of facial-recognition tech
The lawsuit was filed under the 2009 biometric privacy law of Texas in 2022 and was the first major case to be filed under this legislation.
Read Article →
Facebook targeting Trump? Meta calls July 13 assassination attempt 'fictional event' and 'misinformation'
Facebook has come under fire for allegedly targeting Donald Trump and censoring content related to him. On one hand, a user revealed that a post about Trump's assassination attempt was marked as '…
Read Article →
Warning labels on social media? Vivek Murthy calls for 'surgeon general's warning label' for child safety
In an opinion piece, Vivek Murthy pointed out that while a warning label alone might not alleviate all the issues around social media, it could at least increase awareness and perhaps change…
Read Article →
EU starts formal investigation into Facebook, Instagram over child protection policies
European Union has launched a second investigation into Meta. The first probe was started over concern that Facebook and Instagram are not countering disinformation
Read Article →
EU flexes arms as it launches probe against Meta over disinformation concerns
The European Commission said Monday (Apr 29) the investigation was focussed on Meta’s policy towards foreign advertisers as well as the closure of a tool widely used by journalists and civil…
Read Article →
Meta changes rules on deepfakes and other altered content ahead of US election
Meta changed its content policy due to concerns about deceptive content ahead of the US presidential election.
Read Article →
'A grave step backwards': Meta to scrap misinformation monitoring tool CrowdTangle ahead of 2024 US elections
This move comes just three months before the 2024 US Presidential election that will see incumbent Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump face off. Not only that, globally, dozens of…
Read Article →
Meta wins appeal on court order to stop using its name in Brazil
Meta, formerly called Facebook, changed its name in 2021 in a rebrand that focused on building the "metaverse," a shared virtual environment.
Elon Musk shares meme mocking Meta after Facebook, Messenger and Instagram face global outage
Facebook automatically kicked the users out, displaying an error message saying that the login had expired
Read Article →
Meta urged to update rules which allowed altered video casting Biden as paedophile on Facebook
The oversight board made a decision about the edited video of the US president which shows him with his adult granddaughter, manipulated to falsely appear that he inappropriately touched her chest…
Read Article →
‘The best is yet to come’: Mark Zuckerberg celebrates 20 years of Facebook
Posting a throwback video on Meta-owned social media platform Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg wrote: "20 years ago, I launched a thing"
Read Article →
Explained | From TheFacebook to Meta, 20-year-long controversial journey of social media giant
Less than two weeks after Orkut's debut in January 2004, a group of Harvard University students launched what would become the most influential social media network of all time.
Read Article →
Meta to provide more ‘age appropriate’ content to teens, limit harmful items
Meta said the measures which would help deliver a more "age-appropriate" experience are expected to roll out over the coming weeks
Read Article →
Oversight Board criticises Meta for removing two Israel-Hamas war videos
While Meta reinstated the videos, soon after the quasi-independent board came into the picture, experts argue that the company's policy in policing the content leaves a lot to be desired
Read Article →
Meta flouted copyrights to train its AI 'Llama' despite warning from lawyers, claims lawsuit by authors
Meta Platforms reportedly flouted content copyrights despite warnings from their lawyers about the legal peril of doing so
Read Article →
Meta's decision to encrypt messages on Facebook, Messenger criticised. Here's why
On Wednesday, Meta said that the end-to-end encryption feature would be available for use immediately. However, it may take some time for all Messenger accounts to be updated with default end-to-…
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Facebook's AI reality: Scroll images on a computer screen by just thinking about it
The new technological innovation will allow users to write or scroll through images on a computer screen by just thinking about it.
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From Instagram to Whatsapp: Victims of Facebook's 'buy and bury' strategy
Facebook has been accused of "buy or bury" strategy to snap up rivals and keep smaller competitors at bay. The social media giant's monopoly is known to all.
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How social media companies will handle post-US election scenarios
In the run-up to the US election 2020 in November, social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter have announced new rules for various post-election scenarios.
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