Meta blindsided fact checkers with plan to cancel program
Many fact-checkers got less than an hour’s notice that Meta planned to replace the work they do with X-style community notes. Some had signed new contracts just weeks earlier.
Mark Zuckerberg becomes fourth billionaire worth $200 billion
Zuckerberg’s net worth boosted more than $2 billion Thursday as Meta stock traded up more than 1%.
Inside Facebook’s scammy abortion access network
In hundreds of groups across the social media app, women with unwanted pregnancies turn to one another for pills and herbal remedies. Many say they are getting scammed instead.
Millions of Google, WhatsApp, Facebook 2FA security codes leak online
Security experts advise against using SMS messages for two-factor authentication codes due to their vulnerability to interception or compromise. Recently, a security researcher discovered an unsecured database on the internet containing millions of such codes, which could be easily accessed by anyone.
Meta will no longer pay Australian publishers after refusing to renew Facebook deals
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced it will cease payments to Australian news publishers, effectively ending its financial agreements when they expire later this year.
Harvard expert’s research on Facebook was shuttered after $500 million Zuckerberg pledge to university, whistleblower claims
Disinformation Expert Joan Donovan claims that Harvard University dismantled her team of online disinformation experts after receiving a $500 million pledge from a foundation run by Mark Zuckerburg.
Meet the three Mark Zuckerbergs, from ‘The Social Network’ to MMA
The third Mark Zuckerberg is ready for his closeup.
Meta might charge you to use Facebook in Europe. Is this finally the end?
Is social media worth paying for? We’re about to find out.
Two years after Australia’s landmark Facebook showdown, it’s happening again overseas
Meta said months ago it would block news for Canadian Instagram and Facebook users “in order to comply” with Canada’s Online News Act.
Everything you need to know about Instagram Threads
Meta’s Threads app, which shares a similar format with Twitter and is widely seen as Elon Musk’s most significant competition since the billionaire took over the social media platform, was launched Wednesday evening in a surprise announcement. Key Takeaways Instagram, the photo and video sharing behemoth from Meta, has set its sight on expanding its […]