In an effort to protect kids, the UK government is considering banning social media for those under 16.
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Meta's latest AI experiment caused chaos in a mushroom foraging group by advising users to cook up a toxic mushroom.
Meta is combating fraud ads that exploit celebrity images and mislead users into clicking on links that might lead to scams by bringing back facial recognition technology on its platforms.
Meta's latest layoffs impact employees from WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, while the company is trying to reorganize itself and become a leaner org.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has rejected Meta's request to dismiss lawsuits that allege its role in harming the mental health of teenagers.
Mark Zuckerberg announced on WhatsApp that Meta AI will be rolling out to six more countries starting today.
Meta is introducing several new features on Facebook, including Local and Explore tabs, aimed at enhancing user experience and content discovery.
Meta is partnering up with banks in the United Kingdom to combat fraudulent activities on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp with the help of the FIRE program.
Facebook has launched a new Content Monetization beta program that consolidates its existing monetization options into a single program.
The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta €91 million for storing passwords in plain text that were accessible to thousands of Meta employees.
Meta is rolling out a new software update for the Ray-Ban smart glasses that lets you upload stories to Facebook hands-free.
A global expert panel has picked two new cases from Facebook and Instagram to explore whether Meta's handling of public discussion on the sensitive topic of gender identity can be improved.
After testing the cross-posting feature for months, Meta is officially rolling out the option wherever Threads is available, allowing users to cross-post from Instagram and Facebook to Threads.
Meta-owned platforms have reportedly shown hundreds of ads for illicit drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy to users. The US lawmakers are now demanding answers from CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta and Universal Music Group have expanded their partnership to allow UMG artists and songwriters to earn money and promote their music across various Meta platforms, including Facebook & Instagram.
A lawsuit filed against Meta in 2022 over its use of facial recognition software has led to, by far, the largest settlement ever obtained from an action brought by a single U.S. state.
Meta's Oversight Board identified several weaknesses in rules and processes that pose a risk of unnecessary harm to users, especially women, who are victims of non-consensual explicit deepfakes.
The EU's Consumer Protection Cooperation Network has asked Meta to send over a proposal for possible changes to its current "pay or content" mode for Facebook and Instagram by September 1.
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Meta says the candidates are subject to the same rules as regular users. It's a blatant lie
Meta is failing its users by not fact-checking Trump and other political figures. It does so under the false argument of free speech and self-imposed reach limitations that it can easily lift.
Meta is now allowing users to fill out a short form if they don't want the social media giant to use their personal data to train its existing or upcoming Artificial Intelligence models.
Meta is rolling out a new feature in Messenger called Communities. These groups can hold up to 5,000 users who can chat in group chats and see important updates in the home feed from admins.
Meta said the future of Facebook is focused on young adults and AI developments. Millions of young adults are daily active on the platform and it's developing new features to entice them.
Meta has announced today that it will be launching new Generative AI tools for advertisers, including image and text generation. It is also expanding the Meta Verified platform to more countries.
Inaccurate enforcement by social media platforms and unequal investment in global election integrity efforts are a threat to election processes around the globe, Meta's Oversight Board warns.
Meta has been warned for using users' publicly available information, such as sexual orientation details, for targeted advertising, which violates GDPR rules that require explicit user consent.
Meta's Oversight Board investigates whether Facebook and Instagram uphold consistent standards of content moderation across the world when users share explicit AI images of female public figures.
Messenger users can now use some new features including sending HD photos and sending files in many formats up to 100MB. Other features include adding contacts via QR code and shared albums.
Meta announced today that it would begin labeling content it identifies as made by AI-based tools on its Instagram, Threads, and Facebook social media networks in May, along with more fact-checking.
Meta has added new video controls, unifying all forms of videos, long, short, vertical, or horizontal, to a singular vertical format by default with new video controls, such as fast-forward.
The EU's regulatory body, the European Commission, has launched an investigation against Apple, Alphabet, and Meta to see if they have violated compliance with the Digital Markets Act.
If you thought that Facebook Pokes were dead, you were wrong. They were in a coma for years, but now they are back to fight for engagement. And it seems that the younger generation likes it.
Meta could cut down its ad-free subscription fee in the EU by 40%. The social media giant has offered to reduce its subscription price amid rising criticism from consumer groups and regulators.
Widely-used social media data tool CrowdTangle will officially shut down just weeks before U.S. Presidential election. Meta claims it created an even more powerful successor, but can we believe it?
Meta's Facebook social media service seems to be coming back online after an extended outage. It also appears that Meta's Instagram and Threads services are also slowly coming back online.
Meta announced that it will close the News tab for Facebook in the US and Australia in early April 2024, after previously closing down the tab in a number of European countries in 2023.
Meta is under fire for ignoring reports of sexually exploitative content of children being posted by parent-owned accounts. These parents used children for financial gain and attracted pedophiles.
Meta has a fee for consumers to reject sharing their data with advertising companies in Europe. However, today 28 EU privacy watchdogs have spoken against this ad-free subscription model.
Many Facebook users across the world have noticed a bug causing their Messenger chat windows to stay stuck open. Luckily, until Meta fixes the bug, the workaround is really simple.
Meta will now label photos on its platforms as "Imagined with AI" when they are fully generated by AI tools. It aims to clearly identify photorealistic media as AI-generated rather than authentic.
Meta has announced new safety measures for teenagers who use Instagram and Facebook, preventing them from getting DMs from anyone they don't follow, no matter what their age might be.
