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.
The Meta Oversight Board has upheld the company’s decision to leave up manipulated video of US President Joe Biden that claims he is a pedophile.
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.
Meta is suing the Federal Trade Commission, claiming the agency’s in-house courts are unconstitutional and violate due process protections, a bid that also aims to stop the FTC from making blanket changes to a 2020 privacy violation settlement that would further restrictions on Meta’s data monetization practices.
Meta Group Industry Director Naomi Shepherd says it is never too late for parents to start a conversation with their children about social media usage – even if they’ve been on it for years. Shepherd said it was not too late to open up such conversations – even if a teenager had been on social […]
Subscriptions will be available for any user over 18, while Meta explores providing younger users with a “useful and responsible ad experience.”
Nearly three dozen states sued Meta, claiming the social media giant misled the public about harms to children and teenagers.
As social media’s poster boy approaches 40, he’s having his Bill Gates moment: mellowing (a bit), maturing (a bit more) and upending his company with staggering confidence. It’s a big bet on the future of daily human life—and his legacy.
Is social media worth paying for? We’re about to find out.
Former Meta researchers who developed an AI language model for biology have launched a new startup and raised at least $40 million.