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America’s ‘news influencers’ skew conservative, Pew report finds
A new report from Pew Research and the Knight Foundation offers a more complete picture of what the growing crop of “news influencers” on social media believe.
Karissa Bell11.18.2024
EU fines Meta $842 million in a Facebook Marketplace antitrust case
The European Commission has fined Meta $842 million for antitrust violations related to Facebook Marketplace. It said the company “abused its dominant positions” as a leader in the social networking space.
Kris Holt11.14.2024
Meta will have to defend itself from antitrust claims after all
The Federal Trade Commission will get a chance to argue the case for Meta’s breakup in court.
Igor Bonifacic11.13.2024
Meta cuts the price of its ad-free plan by 40 percent in a bid to sate EU regulators
Meta is making some changes to its advertising model in the EU in a bid to win over regulators. Along with reducing the price of its ad-free plan, it will offer a less-personalized option, which will include unskippable ads.
Kris Holt11.12.2024
Researcher's 'unfollow everything' lawsuit against Meta gets dismissed
A lawsuit from a researcher who tried to develop a browser extension for Facebook called “Unfollow Everything 2.0" has been dismissed.
Steve Dent11.08.2024
Meta details 'adult classifier' tool for catching teens who lie about their age on Instagram
Meta has shared more information about how it plans to use AI to catch teens who lie about their age on Instagram.
Igor Bonifacic11.04.2024
Oversight Board says Meta’s handling of a satirical image of Harris and Walz raises ‘serious concerns’
The the Oversight Board warned Meta that “overenforcing” its rules could “lead to the excessive removal of political speech.”
Karissa Bell10.23.2024
Meta and GoFundMe team up to streamline social media donations
Meta and GoFundMe team up to streamline donating via social media. Shared fundraisers will now display real-time updates.
Lawrence Bonk10.22.2024
Meta is bringing back facial recognition with new safety features for Facebook and Instagram
Meta will begin to deploy facial recognition tools on Facebook and Instagram to fight scams and help users who have lost access to their accounts, the company said in an update.
Karissa Bell10.21.2024
EU court rules social networks can’t use personal data forever
Meta faces a huge possible fine in the European Union's latest ruling about its use of personal user data to create targeted advertising.
Danny Gallagher10.04.2024
Facebook is pushing 'local' content and events to try to win back young adults
Meta is making events and local content more prominent in its app in an effort to win over "young adults."
Karissa Bell10.04.2024
Facebook is testing an Instagram-like Explore tab and introducing a new video tab for Reels
Facebook is testing an Instagram-like Explore tab and introducing a new video tab for Reels. The latter will expand into a full-screen player.
Lawrence Bonk10.04.2024
Meta wants to make it easy for creators to earn on Facebook
Meta is merging its three monetization program for Facebook creators.
Mariella Moon10.02.2024
Meta AI can now talk to you and edit your photos
Meta is infusing Meta AI with a load of new features in the hopes that more people will find its assistant useful.
Karissa Bell09.25.2024
Meta’s AI chatbot will soon speak in the voices of John Cena and other celebrities
Meta has reportedly secured the rights to the voices of several celebrities for use in Meta AI.
Jeremy Gan09.25.2024
Meta could face massive EU fines over Marketplace competition
The report comes as a new antitrust commissioner has been announced.
Sarah Fielding09.18.2024
Meta bans Russian state media outlets on Facebook and Instagram
Meta says it's banning Russian state media outlets from its platforms due to their foreign interference activities.
Mariella Moon09.16.2024
Meta hides warning labels for AI-edited images
Starting next week, Meta will no longer put an easy-to-see label on Facebook images that were edited using AI tools.
Mariella Moon09.13.2024
Australia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for children
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants to impose a nationwide age limit on social media.
Danny Gallagher09.10.2024
Meta’s Oversight Board says phrase ‘From the River to the Sea’ should not be banned
Meta's Oversight Board recommended that Meta open its Content Library to provide more transparency to journalists and researchers.
Danny Gallagher09.04.2024