Mark Zuckerberg Says Jim Jordan's Investigation of Conservative Censorship Was Like 'What Elon Did on The Twitter Files'
Mark Zuckerberg likened Jim Jordan's investigation into censorship to Elon Musk's "Twitter Files."
Leaked Meta Training Materials Uses 'Immigrants Are Pieces of S--t' as Example of Now Acceptable Content
Content moderation changes announced by Meta are part of a broader policy shift that includes the suspension of the company's fact-checking program
'Real-world Harm' If Meta Ends Fact-checks, Global Network Warns
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's surprise announcement this week to slash content moderation policies in the United States has sparked alarm in countries such as Australia and Brazil.
New Facebook 'Free Expression' Policy Allows Users to Call Women 'Objects,' Accuse Gay People of Being 'Mentally Ill'
Meta has announced that it will be removing restrictions on "hateful conduct," allowing users refer to women as "objects" and gay people as "mentally ill."
Meta Blames 'Error' After Being Exposed for Hiding LGBTQ Content from Instagram Search Results
Meta has reportedly been restricting user access to LGBTQ+ content after classifying it as "sensitive content" or "sexually suggestive content".
FBI Shares Haunting Video Recorded on NOLA Terrorist Attacker's Meta Smart Glasses Revealing Prior Visit to Scene of His Crime
The FBI has released chilling video footage captured by the New Orleans terrorist attacker's Meta smart glasses, revealing that he had visited the area before the deadly New Year's attack.
US FTC Opens Broader Antitrust Probe Into Microsoft
U.S. regulator is moving for a broader antitrust probe into Microsoft's licensing system.
Palestinian Journalist Says Instagram Account Suspended Weeks After Leaked Documents Found Meta Censoring Pro-Palestinian Posts
An Al Jazeera journalist reporting from Gaza said his Instagram account was suspended weeks after a report found that a Meta executive flagged pro-Palestinian content.
Meta Extends Ban On New Political Ads Beyond US Election Day
The move highlights tech companies' efforts to combat the widespread spread of misinformation, as experienced during the last presidential election. However, Meta did not disclose the specific date on which it will lift the restriction.
US Tech Firms Warn Vietnam Over Draft Law To Hamper Data Centers
U.S. tech firms are warning Vietnamese authorities over their draft law that could hamper the growth of the data center industry in the country.
AI Models Produce Election Related Falsehoods More Frequently in Spanish than in English, Study Finds
The study tested five major AI models, with Meta's Llama 3 performing the worst
Elon Musk Revealed to Be Funding Fake Kamala Facebook Ads Full of False Claims
Ads that look as though they're from the Harris campaign, but completely misrepresent Vice President Kamala Harris' stances and policies, have begun circulating on social media after being published by a "dark money network" funded by Elon Musk.
Meta Shows Strong Growth As AI Spending Surges
The social media behemoth, which is also the parent company of Instagram and WhatsApp, said net profit in the third quarter was $15.7 billion -- up 35 percent on the same period last year.
Meta Resumes Facial Recognition Tech To Combat Celeb-bait Scams
The company will enroll around 50,000 public figures to launch a global trial in December, excluding major jurisdictions where it lacks regulatory clearance, such as Britain, European Union, South Korea, and Texas and Illinois in the United States.
Trillion-Dollar Company Meta Fires Employees Who Used $25 Meal Credit to Buy Groceries Instead: 'Surreal'
Meta, a company valued at 1.2 trillion, has allegedly fired employees over their reported misuse of the company's $25 meal credit system.
Mark Zuckerberg Becomes World's Second Richest Person, Closing In On Elon Musk
As Meta's shares closed at a record $582.77 on Thursday, which is a 68% rise from early January when its shares were trading at $346.29, Zuckerberg topped Bezos' $205.1 billion net worth.
Meta Unveils Orion AR Glasses, Upgrades AI Chatbot With Celebrity Voices
Meta shows off its new AR glasses, along with a better AI chatbot with Judi Dench-like voice.
Instagram Removes MAGA Republican Who Spent Months Violating Company Policy Posting Homophobic Slurs
Meta has removed the Instagram account of a former far-right Missouri political candidate whose content featured hate speech and violent rhetoric against the LBBTQ+ community.
Meta And Spotify Blast EU Decisions On AI
The firms along with several researchers and industry bodies signed an open letter claiming that Europe was already becoming less competitive and risked falling further behind in the age of AI.
Florida child prodigy sued over video game he designed at age 11
A 14-year-old boy from Central Florida is facing a lawsuit for creating an intentionally "addictive" game. He's being sued alongside tech giants Meta, Microsoft, and Roblox.
Meta Bans Russian State Media Outlets For 'Interference'
The ban comes after the United States accused RT and employees of the state-run outlet of funneling $10 million through shell entities to covertly fund influence campaigns on social media channels including TikTok, Instagram, X, and YouTube, according to an unsealed indictment.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg Says US Pressure On Covid-19 Posts Was 'Wrong'
Regarding the pandemic, the Facebook founder said the Biden administration had in 2021 "repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire."
US Lawmakers Press Meta Over Illicit Drug Ads
A letter signed by 19 lawmakers pressed for details about such ads given disturbing reports by the Tech Transparency Project and the Wall Street Journal.
Meta To Pull Posts Targeting 'Zionists' For Harm
The latest update to Meta's policy regarding use of the word "Zionist" comes as the tech titan behind Facebook and Instagram strives to balance free speech with hateful attacks on Jews.
Threads Hits 175 Mn Users On First Anniversary
Threads, which hit app stores on July 5 last year, is a spin-off of Instagram and is intended to be a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, after that platform alienated many users and advertisers following Elon Musk's purchase in 2022.
Italy Fines Meta Over Data Use, Account Transparency
It also condemned Meta's handling of suspended Facebook and Instagram accounts.
EU Probes Facebook, Instagram Over Child Protection
The probe is under a mammoth law known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) that forces the world's largest tech firms to do more to protect European users online and clamp down on illegal content.
Meta Profits Soar But Costs Of AI Cause Worry
The company founded by Mark Zuckerberg said that net profit in the January to March period rose to $12.4 billion with total revenue, mainly from selling ads, up an impressive 27 percent, at $36.5 billion.
Meta 'Supreme Court' Takes On Cases Of Deepfake Porn
The move by what is referred to as a Meta "supreme court" for content moderation disputes comes just months after the widespread sharing of lewd AI-generated images of megastar Taylor Swift on X, formerly Twitter.
Meta Challenges FTC Bid To Amend 2020 Privacy Settlement Over Kids Chat App
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has contested the US Federal Trade Commission's attempt to modify its 2020 privacy settlement, saying it had voluntarily disclosed issues in its Messenger Kids app and received no complaints from parents.