Meta will start labeling AI-generated images on Instagram and Facebook
Technology
9 months ago
When an AI-generated image of the pope in a puffy white coat went viral last year, internet users de...
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Mark Zuckerberg, Linda Yaccarino among tech CEOs grilled for failing to protect kids
Technology
9 months ago
Top tech CEOs are being grilled in Washington by lawmakers, who say the companies have failed to pro...
Under growing pressure, Meta vows to make it harder for teens to see harmful content
Technology
9 months ago
Meta is making changes to what teens can see when using Instagram and Facebook. The company announce...
Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta
Technology
11 months ago
A well-known online disinformation researcher has accused Harvard University of pushing her out and ...
Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations
International
11 months ago
China is stepping up efforts to manipulate people in other countries on social media, becoming the t...
Meta failed to address harm to teens, whistleblower testifies as Senators vow action
Technology
11 months ago
Meta is a company that encourages a culture of "see no evil, hear no evil," former company engineer ...
Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down
Technology
1 year ago
Facebook parent Meta says Chinese law enforcement is behind the largest covert online influence oper...
New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles
Technology
1 year ago
Is Facebook exacerbating America's political divide? Are viral posts, algorithmically ranked feeds, ...
Meta's Threads needs a policy for election disinformation, voting groups say
Technology
1 year ago
The new social media site Threads is less than a month old and it has already amassed tens of millio...
Meta's Threads wants to become a 'friendly' place by downgrading news and politics
Technology
1 year ago
Days after the public launch of Twitter rival Threads, Meta executive Adam Mosseri was surprisingly ...
10 million sign up for Meta's Twitter rival app, Threads
Technology
1 year ago
Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative...
Facebook, Instagram to block news stories in California if bill passes
National
1 year ago
Facebook and Instagram will block all news articles in California if state lawmakers pass a bill mea...
European watchdog fines Meta $1.3 billion over privacy violations
Technology
1 year ago
Tech giant Meta must pay a record 1.2 billion euros — nearly $1.3 billion — for breaching European U...
Facebook parent Meta slashes 10,000 jobs in its 'Year of Efficiency'
Technology
1 year ago
Facebook's parent company Meta is laying off another 10,000 workers, or roughly 12% of its workforce...
How Russia is losing — and winning — the information war in Ukraine
International
1 year ago
Russia's war in Ukraine isn't just being fought on the ground and in the air with tanks, artillery a...
Instagram and Facebook launch new paid verification service, Meta Verified
Technology
1 year ago
Facebook and Instagram are launching a new subscription service that will allow users to pay to beco...
Meta allows Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram
Technology
1 year ago
Former President Donald Trump will be allowed to return to Facebook and Instagram more than two year...
3 reasons why Seattle schools are suing Big Tech over a youth mental health crisis
Technology
1 year ago
Worries about social media's effect on hardwired kids are coming from all corners. President Joe Bid...
Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle a privacy suit over Cambridge Analytica
Technology
1 year ago
Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claimin...
A $1.6 billion lawsuit alleges Facebook's inaction fueled violence in Ethiopia
Technology
1 year ago
Facebook actively fueled ethnic violence in Ethiopia's civil war by prioritizing hateful and dangero...