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Meta Begins Using EU Users’ Data To Train AIMeta Begins Using EU Users’ Data To Train AI

Meta Begins Using EU Users’ Data To Train AI

Meta to use public posts from EU users on Facebook, Instagram to train AI models after delayed rollout in bloc…

2 days ago
FTC Argues Meta Must Sell Instagram, WhatsAppFTC Argues Meta Must Sell Instagram, WhatsApp

FTC Argues Meta Must Sell Instagram, WhatsApp

FTC tells court Meta created barriers to entry with its purchases of WhatsApp, Instagram to create illegal monopoly

2 days ago
Meta Terminates Contract With Barcelona-Based ModeratorsMeta Terminates Contract With Barcelona-Based Moderators

Meta Terminates Contract With Barcelona-Based Moderators

Facebook parent Meta abruptly terminates contract with Barcelona-based content moderators amidst policy shift

1 week ago
Kenya Court Approves $2.4bn Meta Hate Speech LawsuitKenya Court Approves $2.4bn Meta Hate Speech Lawsuit

Kenya Court Approves $2.4bn Meta Hate Speech Lawsuit

High Court in Kenya says $2.4bn case against Facebook parent Meta can go ahead, over allegations of hate speech during…

1 week ago
Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump To Avoid Antitrust Trial – ReportMark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump To Avoid Antitrust Trial – Report

Mark Zuckerberg Lobbies Trump To Avoid Antitrust Trial – Report

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly lobbying President Donald Trump for a settlement to avoid antitrust trial later this month

2 weeks ago
Meta AI Head Announces DepartureMeta AI Head Announces Departure

Meta AI Head Announces Departure

Head of artificial intelligence research at Meta Platforms has announced she is leaving the social networking giant

2 weeks ago
WhatsApp Appeal Against EU Fine Backed By Court AdvisorWhatsApp Appeal Against EU Fine Backed By Court Advisor

WhatsApp Appeal Against EU Fine Backed By Court Advisor

Notable development for Meta, after appeal against 2021 WhatsApp privacy fine is backed by advisor to EU's Court of Justice

3 weeks ago
Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK WomanMeta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman

Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman

Meta says it will stop targeting personalised Facebook ads at UK woman after legal battle, considers paid ad-free subscriptions in…

3 weeks ago
Meta’s Community Notes To Use X’s AlgorithmMeta’s Community Notes To Use X’s Algorithm

Meta’s Community Notes To Use X’s Algorithm

Community Notes testing across Facebook, Instagram and Threads to begin next week in US, using algorithm from Elon Musk's X

1 month ago
Amazon, Google, Meta Pledge Support To Triple Nuclear CapacityAmazon, Google, Meta Pledge Support To Triple Nuclear Capacity

Amazon, Google, Meta Pledge Support To Triple Nuclear Capacity

Big name tech firms have backed a pledge to support a goal of at least tripling world's nuclear capacity by…

1 month ago
Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI SystemsMeta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems

Meta Tests First In-house Chip To Train AI Systems

Bad news for Nvidia? Facebook owner Meta has reportedly begun testing its first in-house chip for training AI systems

1 month ago
Utah Passes App Store Age Verification BillUtah Passes App Store Age Verification Bill

Utah Passes App Store Age Verification Bill

Protecting children or privacy invasion? Utah becomes first US state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify their age

1 month ago
Meta Fixes Fault After Violent Videos Hits Instagram ReelsMeta Fixes Fault After Violent Videos Hits Instagram Reels

Meta Fixes Fault After Violent Videos Hits Instagram Reels

Fix and apology from Meta Platforms, after users report violent, graphic videos in their Instagram Reels feed

2 months ago
ARM Shares Rise Amid Report Meta Will Purchase Its First ChipARM Shares Rise Amid Report Meta Will Purchase Its First Chip

ARM Shares Rise Amid Report Meta Will Purchase Its First Chip

British chip designer ARM Holdings is reportedly developing its own chip, and Meta is one of its first customers

2 months ago
Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad ProvidersMeta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

After huge fine, Meta launches 'Facebook Marketplace Partner Program' so rival service providers can list ads on Facebook Marketplace in…

2 months ago

Meta Tests Advertising On Threads In US, Japan

Meta begins testing advertising on Twitter-like Threads as social media advertisers seek alternatives to troubled TikTok

3 months ago

Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

After Meta had warned that India's data sharing ban could collapse WhatsApp's business model, tribunal suspends ban

3 months ago

Meta To Cut 5 Percent Of Staff Ahead Of ‘Intense’ Year

More layoffs. Internal memo from Mark Zuckerberg reportedly confirms that Meta plans to axe 5 percent of workforce

3 months ago

Technology Secretary Calls Online Safety Act ‘Unsatisfactory’

Technology secretary Peter Kyle admits Online Safety Act falls short on protection from social harm, as US firms slash content…

3 months ago

Brazil Demands Clarity After Meta Ends Fact-Checking

Brazil demands specifics on how new Meta stance on misinformation will apply to country amidst outcry over wide-ranging policy changes

3 months ago

Amazon, Meta End Diversity Initiatives

Amazon, Meta end diversity and inclusion initiatives as tech firms re-align policies with those of president-elect Trump and his supporters

3 months ago

Threads, Instagram To Promote More Political Content

Meta's Threads, Instagram platforms to promote more political content as company shifts policies closer to those of Donald Trump

3 months ago

Meta Decision To Drop Fact-Checking Slammed By Staff, Oversight Board, EU

Backlash begins. Multiple reactions to the plan by Meta and Mark Zuckerberg to drop its US fact-checking programs

3 months ago

New Orleans Attacker Wore Meta Smart Glasses

Man who drove pickup truck into New Orleans crowd on New Year's Day used Meta smart glasses to record video…

3 months ago

Nick Clegg To Leave Meta, Hand Over Post To Republican

Former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to leave global affairs post at Meta ahead of Donald Trump's return to…

3 months ago

Iran Lifts Ban On WhatsApp, Google Play

State media reports the Iranian regime has lifted the ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, amid widespread VPN use

4 months ago

EU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

European Commission publishes preliminary instructions to Apple on how to open up iOS to rivals, prompting privacy complaint

4 months ago

Facebook ‘Restricted’ Palestinian News Content

Facebook has 'severely restricted' news content from Palestinian outlets since October 2023 amidst bias concerns, says BBC report

4 months ago

Meta Adds ‘Live AI’ To Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

Facebook parent Meta adds AI voice chat, live translation to Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses as it competes with Apple, Google,…

4 months ago

Half Of Teens Online ‘Constantly’ Amidst Social Media Concern

Nearly half of US teenagers say they are online 'almost constantly', amidst concern over harmful effects of social media on…

4 months ago