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Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond

Read full article: Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond

All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence.

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Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about him

Read full article: Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about him

Conservative activist Robby Starbuck has filed a defamation lawsuit against Meta alleging that the social media giant’s artificial intelligence chat bot spread false statements about him, including that he participated in the the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more

Read full article: Rebels in Colombia are recruiting youth on social media. The UN wants TikTok and Facebook to do more

The United Nations says rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content.

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President Trump signs Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes. What is it?

Read full article: President Trump signs Take It Down Act, addressing nonconsensual deepfakes. What is it?

President Donald Trump has signed the Take It Down Act, which seeks to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called ‘revenge porn’ online.

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Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users

Read full article: Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users

Social media company Meta says that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after privacy activists raised concerns about data privacy.

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Former Facebook executive tells Senate committee company undermined US national security with China

Read full article: Former Facebook executive tells Senate committee company undermined US national security with China

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former executive at Meta and author of an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, accusing the company of undermining national security and briefing China on U.S. artificial intelligence efforts in order to grow its business.

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Meta is fined by Turkey after refusing to restrict content on Facebook and Instagram

Read full article: Meta is fined by Turkey after refusing to restrict content on Facebook and Instagram

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms says it has been hit with a hefty fine for resisting Turkish government demands that it limit content.

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Meta's head of AI research stepping down

Read full article: Meta's head of AI research stepping down

The head of Meta’s artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at the parent company of Facebook and Instagram at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology.

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Controversial insider account by former Meta official has strong first-week sales

Read full article: Controversial insider account by former Meta official has strong first-week sales

A former Meta official’s explosive insider account sold 60,000 copies in its first week and reached the top 10 on Amazon.

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French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training

Read full article: French publishers and authors sue Meta over copyright works used in AI training

French publishers and authors are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model.

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Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages

Read full article: Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages

Utah has become the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices.

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Former Meta official's 'explosive dispatch' about the social media giant to be published next week

Read full article: Former Meta official's 'explosive dispatch' about the social media giant to be published next week

An insider account being billed as an “explosive dispatch” about “seven critical years” at Facebook/Meta will be published next week.

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Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn

Read full article: Melania Trump says it's 'heartbreaking' to watch teens grapple with the fallout from revenge porn

Melania Trump says it’s “heartbreaking” to see teens and especially girls grapple with the fallout after they’re targeted by malicious and sexually explicit online content.

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Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week as labor market shows continued strength

Read full article: Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week as labor market shows continued strength

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that the labor market remains strong.

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Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

Read full article: Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit from Trump after Jan. 6 suspension

Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

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This year's hottest Super Bowl ticket? Advertising space, Fox says

Read full article: This year's hottest Super Bowl ticket? Advertising space, Fox says

Get ready for an onslaught of ads full of celebrities, cute animals and snack brands during breaks in the action at Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9, when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs.

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More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, continuing claims highest in 3 years

Read full article: More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, continuing claims highest in 3 years

Jobless claims applications ticked up modestly last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than three years.

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More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low

Read full article: More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain historically low and the job market broadly healthy.

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Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration

Read full article: Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cohosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors next week for Donald Trump’s inauguration.

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A TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available

Read full article: A TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app.

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No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

Read full article: No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

The late New York Sen_ Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it this way decades ago: “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.”.

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Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites 'recent elections' as a catalyst

Read full article: Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites 'recent elections' as a catalyst

It wasn’t just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration.

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Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges

Read full article: Meta tries letting Facebook Marketplace users view eBay listings as way to resolve EU charges

Meta says it will allow some Facebook users to view eBay listings on its Marketplace service.

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Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

Read full article: Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with “community notes” written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social platform X.

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Meta's new board includes UFC boss Dana White, a familiar figure in Trump's orbit

Read full article: Meta's new board includes UFC boss Dana White, a familiar figure in Trump's orbit

Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors.

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What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter

Read full article: What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter

The FBI says the New Orleans truck attacker who killed 14 people had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses.

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Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don't pay for news

Read full article: Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don't pay for news

The Australian government says it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organizations.

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Facebook, Instagram users experiencing widespread outage

Read full article: Facebook, Instagram users experiencing widespread outage

Meta’s popular social media platforms Facebook and Instagram experienced a widespread outage on Monday, leaving millions of users unable to access the services.

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Meta shareholders seek sanctions for Sandberg, Zients for deleting Cambridge Analytica emails

Read full article: Meta shareholders seek sanctions for Sandberg, Zients for deleting Cambridge Analytica emails

Attorneys for Meta shareholders are asking a Delaware judge to sanction former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and fellow Facebook board member and current White House chief of staff Jeff Zients for deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.

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Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass

Read full article: Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass

In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the businesses consumers count on, Meta last year spent $24.4 million to surround CEO Mark Zuckerberg with security.

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Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility

Read full article: Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility

Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana.

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Zuckerberg dines with Trump in Mar-a-Lago

Read full article: Zuckerberg dines with Trump in Mar-a-Lago

Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.

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Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

Read full article: Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta

The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

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Judge tosses Huckabee lawsuit against Meta over ads suggesting he endorsed marijuana gummies

Read full article: Judge tosses Huckabee lawsuit against Meta over ads suggesting he endorsed marijuana gummies

A federal judge in Delaware has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products.

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EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices

Read full article: EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices

European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it calls “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified ads business.

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Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

Read full article: Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

Australia’s states and territories have unanimously backed a world-first national plan to ban children younger than 16 from most forms of social media.

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Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16

Read full article: Australia plans a social media ban for children under 16

The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would set an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance.

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One Tech Tip: How to prepare your online accounts for when you die

Read full article: One Tech Tip: How to prepare your online accounts for when you die

Most people have accumulated a pile of data on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes.

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Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with 'strategic goals'

Read full article: Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with 'strategic goals'

Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.”.

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Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

Read full article: Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation

The European Union’s top court has said that social media company Meta can’t use public information about a user’s sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising under the bloc’s strict data privacy rules.

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Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses

Read full article: Meta unveils cheaper VR headset, AI updates and shows off prototype for holographic AR glasses

Meta unveiled updates to the company’s virtual reality headset and Ray Ban smart glasses on Wednesday along with AI advances as it tries demonstrate its artificial intelligence prowess and the next generation of computing platforms beyond smartphones and computers.

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Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators' case to proceed

Read full article: Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators' case to proceed

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court.

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Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

Read full article: Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.

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Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over 'foreign interference'

Read full article: Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over 'foreign interference'

Meta is banning Russia state media organization from its social media company platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda.

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How Texas parents can navigate Meta’s extra security features, oversee children’s social media use

Read full article: How Texas parents can navigate Meta’s extra security features, oversee children’s social media use

Meta's new security features include the ability to see how much time their teen spends on Facebook and Messenger, set time limits and whether or not their teen can make payments on certain listed products.

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New Mexico's attorney general files a suit saying Snapchat allows child sexual extortion

Read full article: New Mexico's attorney general files a suit saying Snapchat allows child sexual extortion

New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat.

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Meta oversight panel says political content cuts could limit dissent in crises including Venezuela's

Read full article: Meta oversight panel says political content cuts could limit dissent in crises including Venezuela's

Meta’s efforts to scale back political content on its platforms could limit the reach of people’s expressions of dissent or awareness during crises, including Venezuela’s post-election crisis.

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Texas Attorney General reaches settlement with Meta over alleged data capturing

Read full article: Texas Attorney General reaches settlement with Meta over alleged data capturing

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement of over $1.4 billion with the social media company Meta (formerly known as Facebook).

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Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition

Read full article: Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition

Officials say Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission.

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Meta's Oversight Board says deepfake policies need update and response to explicit image fell short

Read full article: Meta's Oversight Board says deepfake policies need update and response to explicit image fell short

Meta's Oversight Board says the company failed to take down an AI-generated intimate image of an Indian female public figure that violated its policies until the board got involved.

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Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria

Read full article: Meta takes down thousands of Facebook, Instagram accounts running sextortion scams from Nigeria

Meta says it has removed about 63,000 Instagram accounts engaging in sexual extortion scams.

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Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site

Read full article: Facebook lifts restrictions on Trump, giving him equal footing with Biden on the social media site

Facebook has lifted restrictions imposed on Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states

Read full article: The Supreme Court rules for Biden administration in a social media dispute with conservative states

The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

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JuJu Watkins enjoying summer, dreams of playing in 2028 Olympics in hometown Los Angeles

Read full article: JuJu Watkins enjoying summer, dreams of playing in 2028 Olympics in hometown Los Angeles

JuJu Watkins has already thought about how special it would be to play for the U.S. in 2028 at the Olympics in her hometown of Los Angeles.

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New York moves to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids

Read full article: New York moves to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids

New York's governor has signed a bill that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts suggested by a platform’s algorithm, a move to limit feeds critics argue are addictive.

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Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns

Read full article: Facebook owner Meta seeks to train AI model on European data as it faces privacy concerns

Meta said Monday it wants to use data from users in privacy-conscious Europe to train its artificial intelligence models.

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Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

Read full article: Supreme Court will take up Meta's bid to end lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider shutting down a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

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Democratic officials criticize Meta ad policy, saying it amplifies lies about 2020 election

Read full article: Democratic officials criticize Meta ad policy, saying it amplifies lies about 2020 election

Several Democrats serving as their state’s top election officials have sent a letter to the parent company of Facebook, asking it to stop allowing ads that claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

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As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: 'The whole country is paying the price'

Read full article: As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: 'The whole country is paying the price'

Misinformation about India's election is surging online as the world's most populous country votes.

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Judge dismisses Meta shareholder lawsuit claiming that directors' obligations extend beyond company

Read full article: Judge dismisses Meta shareholder lawsuit claiming that directors' obligations extend beyond company

A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit asserting novel claims about the roles of corporate leaders and arguing that the loyalties of Meta directors and company founder Mark Zuckerberg should not lie exclusively with the social media giant.

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Russia convicts the spokesperson for Facebook owner Meta in a swift trial in absentia

Read full article: Russia convicts the spokesperson for Facebook owner Meta in a swift trial in absentia

An independent Russian news site has reported that a court in Russia convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in absentia.

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Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders

Read full article: Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders

Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China on Beijing’s orders.

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Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users

Read full article: Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users

Google is removing California news websites from some users' search results.

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Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content

Read full article: Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content

Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics.

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State AGs send letter to Meta asking it to take 'immediate action' on user account takeovers

Read full article: State AGs send letter to Meta asking it to take 'immediate action' on user account takeovers

A group of 40 state attorneys general have sent a letter to Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta expressing concern over what they say is dramatic uptick of consumer complaints about account takeovers and lockouts.

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Social media outages hurt small businesses -- so it's important to have a backup plan

Read full article: Social media outages hurt small businesses -- so it's important to have a backup plan

The Meta outage that affected Facebook, Messenger and Instagram for a few hours on Tuesday was an inconvenience for most.

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Europe's Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here's what that will look like

Read full article: Europe's Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here's what that will look like

Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their personal online data is used.

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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

Read full article: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

A technical issue had caused widespread login issues for more than an hour across Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.

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Facebook, Instagram outage reported; Have you been impacted?

Read full article: Facebook, Instagram outage reported; Have you been impacted?

Hundreds of social media users are left twiddling their thumbs after both social media giants, Facebook and Instagram were reportedly down Tuesday. #SocialMediaOutage #FacebookDown #InstagramDown

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Zuckerberg meets LG and Samsung chiefs as he visits South Korea as part of a 3-nation Asian tour

Read full article: Zuckerberg meets LG and Samsung chiefs as he visits South Korea as part of a 3-nation Asian tour

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has discussed cooperation on extended reality devices with LG Electronics executives.

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Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery

Read full article: Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery

Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from disrupting democratic elections worldwide.

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Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Read full article: Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas after its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the monthslong war still raging in the Gaza Strip.

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Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram

Read full article: Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram

Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing made-by-AI labels on deepfake images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real and not.

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Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation

Read full article: Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation

The CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies have testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about child safety on their platforms.

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Court documents underscore Meta's 'historical reluctance' to protect children on Instagram

Read full article: Court documents underscore Meta's 'historical reluctance' to protect children on Instagram

Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta underscore the company’s historical reluctance to keep children safe on its platforms.

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Meta to hide posts about suicide, eating disorders from teens' Instagram and Facebook feeds

Read full article: Meta to hide posts about suicide, eating disorders from teens' Instagram and Facebook feeds

Meta says it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers’ accounts on Instagram and Facebook.

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A judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media

Read full article: A judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media

A federal judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps.

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A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids' use of social media

Read full article: A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids' use of social media

A trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other major tech companies has sued Ohio over a pending law that requires children to get parental consent to use social media apps.

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Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds

Read full article: Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds

A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year.

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Meta attorneys ask judge to dismiss suit claiming that directors' obligations extend beyond company

Read full article: Meta attorneys ask judge to dismiss suit claiming that directors' obligations extend beyond company

Attorneys for Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are asking a Delaware judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit asserting that the loyalties of company directors should not lie exclusively with the social media giant.

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Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board

Read full article: Meta's initial decisions to remove 2 videos of Israel-Hamas war reversed by Oversight Board

A quasi-independent review board has ruled that Facebook parent company Meta should overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing the world about human suffering on both sides” of the Israel-Hamas war.

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AI's future could be 'open-source' or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators

Read full article: AI's future could be 'open-source' or closed. Tech giants are divided as they lobby regulators

Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they’re also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor.

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Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list

Read full article: Russia puts the spokesman for Facebook owner Meta on a wanted list

Russia's interior ministry has added the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta to a wanted list according to its online database.

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TikTok and Meta challenge Europe's new rules that crack down on digital giants

Read full article: TikTok and Meta challenge Europe's new rules that crack down on digital giants

TikTok and Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and make online competition fairer by giving consumers more choice.

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European privacy officials widen ban on Meta's behavioral advertising to most of Europe

Read full article: European privacy officials widen ban on Meta's behavioral advertising to most of Europe

European privacy officials have widened a ban on Meta's “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe.

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Meta rolls out paid ad-free option for European Facebook and Insta users after privacy ruling

Read full article: Meta rolls out paid ad-free option for European Facebook and Insta users after privacy ruling

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe are getting the option to pay for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules.

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EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war

Read full article: EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war

The European Union has demanded Meta and TikTok detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war.

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'Addictive' social media feeds that keep children online targeted by New York lawmakers

Read full article: 'Addictive' social media feeds that keep children online targeted by New York lawmakers

New York is bidding to put new controls on social media platforms that state leaders say will protect the mental health of younger users.

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Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk's X is the most egregious

Read full article: Social media is awash in misinformation about Israel-Gaza war, but Musk's X is the most egregious

While Twitter has always struggled with combating misinformation about major news events, it was still the go-to place to find out what’s happening in the world.

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Facebook and Instagram users in Europe could get ad-free subscription option, WSJ reports

Read full article: Facebook and Instagram users in Europe could get ad-free subscription option, WSJ reports

Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules.

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Supreme Court pauses order curbing Biden administration efforts to block social media posts

Read full article: Supreme Court pauses order curbing Biden administration efforts to block social media posts

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked enforcement of a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts.

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TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce

Read full article: TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce

After months of testing, TikTok is fully launching its e-commerce product in the U.S., in an effort to translate the app’s cultural relevance among young consumers to sales.

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Court sides with Norwegian regulator's $100K daily fine imposed on Meta over ad privacy concerns

Read full article: Court sides with Norwegian regulator's $100K daily fine imposed on Meta over ad privacy concerns

Meta has lost a legal battle to freeze an order from Norway’s data protection authority that imposes hefty fines on the Facebook and Instagram owner over advertising practices deemed to violate user privacy.

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EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown

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The European Union is targeting six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies.

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Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will have voice and video calls, updates privacy policy

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Elon Musk says his social network X, formerly known as Twitter, will give users the ability to make voice and video calls on the platform.

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Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on

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Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change.

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Mark Zuckerberg says a web version of Threads will be available in the next few days

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Threads users, get happy – you will finally be able to use the social media platform without an app.

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Thailand threatening to shut down Facebook, alleging it doesn't screen ads well enough

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A Thai Cabinet minister is threatening to try to shut down Facebook in the country, saying the social media platform does not do enough to screen the advertisements it runs, leaving people vulnerable to costly scams.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during Canada’s wildfire emergencies.

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For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok -- not the former Twitter

Read full article: For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok -- not the former Twitter

Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still known as Twitter.

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