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Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users’ public Facebook and Instagram posts
Meta has confirmed that it’s restarting efforts ... a revised “opt-out” approach to ensure that it’s “even more transparent,” as its blog post spins it. It is also seeking to paint ...
The Hill2d
There’s less social media transparency and, likely, more disinformation
Meta just replaced CrowdTangle, its platform allowing journalists and researchers to monitor trends on Facebook and Instagram, with a replacement that is reportedly less transparent and less ...
CBS News2d
Meta launches Instagram for teens to address social media concerns
Meta on Tuesday launched Instagram Teen Accounts, a more limited experience for younger users of the platform, in what is the technology company's latest effort to assuage concerns about the ...
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Meta strikes long-term deal with Ray-Ban maker following rumors of possible Google partnership
One shining example has been Meta’s Ray-Ban series of smart glasses, and that partnership has now been renewed for years to come. The company behind Ray-Ban glasses is EssilorLuxottica ...
9to5Mac3d
Meta bans Russian media outlet RT, citing ‘foreign interference activity’
Meta announced Monday that it has banned RT and other Russian state media outlets from its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, among others, citing ‘foreign ...
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Meta faces hefty EU antitrust fine over classified ads practices, FT reports
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc (META.O), opens new tab is facing a hefty fine in the EU over its alleged efforts to dominate the classified advertising market, the Financial Times reported ...
Business Insider3d
Meta is banning Russian outlets including RT just weeks ahead of the US election
Meta is banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya, and other Russian state media from its platforms globally. The company accused the media outlets of "foreign interference activity." The Biden administration ...
NBC News3d
Meta bans RT days after U.S. accused Russian outlet of disinformation
Social media giant Meta announced Monday that it is banning Russian media outlet RT, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow’s spy agencies. “After careful ...
The Hill2d
Meta bans Russian state media outlets, citing ‘foreign interference activity’
Meta has banned Russian state media from its social media platforms in the wake of the outlets’ “foreign interference activity,” the company announced late Monday. “After careful ...
Marketplace4d
Telegram-linked ads on Meta platforms may promote illegal activity, report finds
A recent report from Cybersecurity for Democracy looked at Meta's ads library and found ... We don’t have any information, there’s no transparency around how these ads were targeted.
Sky3d
Meta bans Russian state media networks - but one vows to 'crawl through the cracks'
Instagram and Facebook owner Meta is banning RT and other Russian state media networks from its platforms over claims they carried out covert operations to influence social media users.
NBC News3d
Meta announces that teens will automatically have private accounts on Instagram
Meta Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis explains how the company will ensure and verify the age of users and design content to be age-appropriate. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...