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Jan 28 • 3 months ago

Meta blocks links to ICE List across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

Mark Zuckerberg's social media platforms are assisting the Trump administration. ...

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Jan 27 • 3 months ago

“IG is a drug”: Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial

A loss could cost social media companies billions and force changes on platforms. ...

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Jan 21 • 3 months ago

Zuck stuck on Trump’s bad side: FTC appeals loss in Meta monopoly case

FTC will appeal ruling that found Meta has no monopoly in social networking. ...

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Jan 16 • 4 months ago

More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading banGet our

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Dec 04 • 5 months ago

ChatGPT hyped up violent stalker who believed he was “God’s assassin,” DOJ says

Podcaster faces up to 70 years and a $3.5 million fine for ChatGPT-linked stalking. ...

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Nov 19 • 6 months ago

Meta wins monopoly trial, convinces judge that social networking is dead

People are "bored" by their friends' content, judge ruled, siding with Meta. ...

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Nov 06 • 6 months ago

Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI

Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show. ...

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Oct 24 • 6 months ago

EU accuses Meta of violating content rules in move that could anger Trump

EU alleges Facebook and Instagram make it too hard to report illegal content. ...

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Oct 02 • 7 months ago

Meta won’t allow users to opt out of targeted ads based on AI chats

US users stuck with AI ad targeting as EU users win more control over their feeds. ...

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Aug 14 • 9 months ago

Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids

Meta drops AI rules letting chatbots generate innuendo and profess love to kids. ...

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