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Meta changes ad policy after copping €200m fine

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Meta will overhaul its advertising practices in Europe after the European Commission ruled the tech giant failed to give users a lawful choice over...

Meta begins removing under-16s in Australia under social media ban

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Meta has begun shutting down Facebook, Instagram and Threads accounts belonging to Australian users aged 13 to 15, ahead of the country’s under-16 social...

Meta accused of allowing sex trafficking accounts to rack up violations before suspension

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Meta knowingly allowed accounts involved in sex trafficking to remain active despite repeated violations, according to newly unsealed court filings in a major US...

Court filings claim Meta hid research linking Facebook use to worse mental health

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Meta allegedly concealed internal research showing that users who quit Facebook experienced measurable improvements in their mental health, according to newly unredacted court documents...

TikTok and Meta warn against ‘blunt’ social media ban for under-16s

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Tech giants TikTok and Meta have cautioned that a proposed social media ban for under-16s could backfire, pushing young users to less safe online...

Meta rolls out new Facebook and Messenger restrictions for teenagers

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Meta is introducing new restrictions for teenagers on Facebook and Messenger, with teen accounts automatically set to private, controls on who can message them,...

Concerns grow over Meta’s ‘automated bans’

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New Zealanders and others worldwide are raising concerns over Meta’s reliance on automated moderation systems, which they say are wrongly suspending legitimate Instagram and...

Facebook Marketplace being used to sell Class A drugs in NZ

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Dozens of Facebook Marketplace listings in New Zealand openly promoted the sale of class A drugs such as psychedelic mushrooms, cannabis, and LSD, sparking...

Zuckerberg unveils new ‘superintelligence laboratory’

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Meta has launched an AI division to pursue technology capable of exceeding human capabilities. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the formation of Meta Superintelligence...

Iranian state TV urges public to delete WhatsApp over alleged data sharing

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Iran’s state broadcaster has urged citizens to delete WhatsApp, warning that the messaging app may be sharing user data and locations with Israel during...

Zuckerberg goes all in on ‘superintelligence’ lab – Bloomberg

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The Meta CEO is reportedly forming an elite team to pursue human-level AI and challenge rival tech giants. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is setting up...

Big Tech slammed for enabling rampant sports piracy

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A new report by Enders Analysis accuses Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft of failing to curb the massive illegal streaming of premium video content,...

Moderators facing abuse at Meta’s new ‘secret site’ – report

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Lawyers say they are preparing a legal challenge to stop the exploitation of workers in Ghana by the US tech giant and its French...

US government could break up Zuckerberg’s Meta

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The tech giant is facing an antitrust trial that could force it to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The US competition watchdog is seeking to break...

Meta exposé tops bestseller list despite promotion ban

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New Zealander Sarah Wynn-Williams' book Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism has debuted at number one on the New...

Meta apologises for Zuckerberg’s ‘inadvertent error’

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The Facebook founder has irked New Delhi by claiming that most incumbent governments, including India’s, lost elections in 2024. Meta has apologised to India for...

Biden attacks Meta’s fact-checking U-turn

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The outgoing US president called the move “really shameful” and “contrary to American justice”. US President Joe Biden has attacked Meta for dropping its controversial...

CIA can read WhatsApp messages – Zuckerberg

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Encryption prevents Meta from accessing chats, but it is powerless when someone logs directly into a user’s phone, the company’s CEO has said. Meta CEO...

Tampons for males first victim of Meta’s U-turn on inclusion programmes – media

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Sweeping changes are rocking the company, with transgender and non-binary themes now unavailable on its messenger. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms has ended diversity, equity, and...

Meta and Amazon roll back DEI programs – media

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The companies are reportedly dropping commitments to consider race and gender in their hiring process. Meta and Amazon have ended their diversity, equity, and inclusions...

Telegram founder Durov issues thinly veiled criticism of Zuckerberg

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The messaging app’s policies do not depend on “US electoral cycles,” CEO Pavel Durov has said. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has issued thinly...

Meta replaces ‘fact-checking’ with user-based ‘community notes’ amid free speech push

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Meta has announced a significant shift in its content moderation strategy by replacing third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram with "community notes," a user-driven...

Meta makes $1 million donation to Trump

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Meta has confirmed a $1 million donation to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, marking a significant shift in CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s approach to the...

Trump pick for FCC Chair Brendan Carr vows to end Big Tech ‘Censorship Cartel’

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Incoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr, appointed by President Trump, has pledged to prioritise combating the "censorship cartel" among Big Tech companies. Speaking...

Meta bans RT

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Facebook’s owner has announced the move after Washington claimed Russian outlets are espionage offshoots. US tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has banned...

Zuckerberg bombshell: Biden-Harris administration pressured Facebook to censor COVID-19 content

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In a shock admission, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan that Facebook faced intense pressure...

Polish tycoon to sue Meta over fake ads

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Rafal Brzoska says the tech giant has ignored requests to remove scores of advertisements featuring photos of him and his wife. Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska...

Trump’s Facebook, Instagram restrictions rolled back

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The decision is aimed at allowing Americans to hear from all presidential election nominees, Meta said. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced...

Meta to flag AI-generated content

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The parent company of Facebook and Instagram will sniff out and label robot-created videos, photos, and audio. Meta will start labeling AI-generated content on Facebook...

Meta planning its first data centre in India

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Mark Zuckerberg’s company believed to have agreed to set up at Reliance’ campus, owned by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani. The IT giant Meta, whose...

Fake livestreams for Efeso Collins funeral promoted on Facebook

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There has been a proliferation of fake profiles and livestream links related to the funeral of the late Green MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins. The fraudulent...

Meta blacklists Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei

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The tech giant says it prohibits people with a “violent mission” or those “engaged in violence”. Meta has banned multiple Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging...

Zuckerberg apologizes to families hurt by social media

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US lawmakers pressed the tech mogul to answer for the damage inflicted on young people through his platforms. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has offered an...

Documents show White House pressured Facebook to censor speech

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Republican lawmaker Jim Jordan has obtained messages showing the Biden administration pushed for certain posts to be taken down. Newly unearthed documents from Facebook have...

Meta fined over privacy violations in Australia

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Facebook’s parent company disclosed user data through a supposedly privacy-protecting app. Australia has fined social media giant Meta A$20 million ($14 million) for slurping up...

US lawmakers threaten Zuckerberg

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House Republicans promised to seek a criminal charge against the billionaire if Meta doesn’t provide information to Congress. US House Republicans aim to hold Facebook...

Mark Zuckerberg’s attempts to make inroads in China are both sad and hilarious

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The Meta CEO’s awkward relationship with Beijing is hitting another wall. Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. Well, China seems to be...

Meta to restore Trump’s accounts

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The former president was banned amid allegations that he “incited” the riot at the US Capitol in 2021. Meta has said it will reinstate former...

Meta told to lift ban on bare breasts for some users

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The company’s Oversight Board says rules should be relaxed for trans and non-binary people. Meta’s Oversight Board has decided that Facebook and Instagram should allow...

Facebook Is Dead Unless You Post Something that Does Not Matter

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Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, it’s been quite a wild ride. Thousands of doctors and scientists have been unbanned and are now speaking....

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