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15 hours ago

Meta employees are protesting the company's mouse tracking program - Engadget

Meta employees circulated flyers and a petition protesting computer tracking software used to train AI agents.

Instagram's new 'Instants' feature combines elements from Snapchat and BeReal | TechCrunch

Instants globally launches on Instagram for sharing unedited, disappearing photos with Close Friends or mutual followers for 24 hours.

fromMail Online

Instagram can now read chats as end-to-end encryption is removed

Instagram direct messages will no longer use end-to-end encryption, allowing Meta to access message content and media.

fromwww.bbc.com

6 days ago

Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?

Getty Images Instagram direct messages will lose end-to-end encryption globally, letting Meta access message content and prompting mixed reactions from child protection and privacy groups.

Instagram is testing optional 'AI creator' labels - Engadget

Instagram is testing optional labels for creators to identify as 'AI creators' to enhance transparency around AI-generated content.

The Morning After: Instagram will try to penalize 'unoriginal' posts - Engadget

Meta is adjusting Instagram's algorithm to promote original content in photo and carousel posts while penalizing recycled Reels.

Instagram's recommendation algorithm will penalize 'unoriginal' photo and carousel posts - Engadget

Meta is revamping Instagram's algorithm to prioritize original content and penalize unoriginal posts.

Photography

fromTechCrunch

16 hours ago

Instagram's new 'Instants' feature combines elements from Snapchat and BeReal | TechCrunch

Instants globally launches on Instagram for sharing unedited, disappearing photos with Close Friends or mutual followers for 24 hours.

fromMail Online

Instagram can now read chats as end-to-end encryption is removed

Instagram direct messages will no longer use end-to-end encryption, allowing Meta to access message content and media.

fromwww.bbc.com

6 days ago

Instagram privacy tech is turned off today- what does this mean for your DMs?

Getty Images Instagram direct messages will lose end-to-end encryption globally, letting Meta access message content and prompting mixed reactions from child protection and privacy groups.

Instagram is testing optional 'AI creator' labels - Engadget

Instagram is testing optional labels for creators to identify as 'AI creators' to enhance transparency around AI-generated content.

The Morning After: Instagram will try to penalize 'unoriginal' posts - Engadget

Meta is adjusting Instagram's algorithm to promote original content in photo and carousel posts while penalizing recycled Reels.

Instagram's recommendation algorithm will penalize 'unoriginal' photo and carousel posts - Engadget

Meta is revamping Instagram's algorithm to prioritize original content and penalize unoriginal posts.

more#instagram

Artificial intelligence

fromFuturism

16 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg Is Realizing That When You Treat Your Workers Like Human Garbage, They Might Not Like You Anymore

Meta plans to track employee computer inputs to train AI, while requiring heavy AI use and reducing morale through layoffs and surveillance concerns.

EU data protection

fromTNW | Meta

fromSan Diego Union-Tribune

Meta loses Italian publisher pay case at EU's top court

Italy’s AGCOM may require Meta to pay publishers for news snippets under EU copyright rules, including authority to obtain data needed to calculate fair remuneration.

#meta

Privacy professionals

Silicon Valley county sues Meta, alleging it made billions from scam ads

Privacy professionals

Meta is facing another lawsuit over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram - Engadget

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Silicon Valley

Santa Clara County sues Meta over alleged scam ads - San Jose Spotlight

fromThe Center Square

Law

Santa Clara Co., trial lawyers sue Meta over Facebook, Instagram 'scam ads'

Law

fromKqed

Santa Clara County Takes on Meta Scam Ads in Lawsuit | KQED

Santa Clara County sues Meta over scam ads, alleging Meta enables and profits from fraudulent advertising while limiting fraud-prevention impact on revenue.

fromCNET

Meta Sued by California County Over Alleged Scam Ads on Social Media

Santa Clara County alleges Meta knowingly profited from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, violating California false advertising laws and harming vulnerable users.

fromSan Diego Union-Tribune

Silicon Valley county sues Meta, alleging it made billions from scam ads

Santa Clara County sued Meta for allegedly enabling and profiting from fraudulent Facebook and Instagram ads, seeking restitution, penalties, and practice changes.

Meta is facing another lawsuit over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram - Engadget

Santa Clara County sued Meta over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, alleging Meta profited from scams targeting vulnerable people.

Silicon Valley

fromSan Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County sues Meta over alleged scam ads - San Jose Spotlight

Meta is accused of enabling scam ads on Facebook and Instagram by weakening fraud prevention and allowing fraudulent advertisers to profit.

Law

fromThe Center Square

Santa Clara Co., trial lawyers sue Meta over Facebook, Instagram 'scam ads'

Meta is accused of profiting from scam ads by failing to screen them and allegedly enabling their creation and targeting.

Law

fromKqed

Santa Clara County Takes on Meta Scam Ads in Lawsuit | KQED

Santa Clara County sues Meta over scam ads, alleging Meta enables and profits from fraudulent advertising while limiting fraud-prevention impact on revenue.

fromCNET

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Meta Sued by California County Over Alleged Scam Ads on Social Media

Santa Clara County alleges Meta knowingly profited from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, violating California false advertising laws and harming vulnerable users.

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LGBT

Meta hits all-time low for LGBTQ+ safety in new GLAAD report

Meta’s recent policy changes have reduced safety for LGBTQ+ users, especially trans and non-binary people, with other platforms also declining while TikTok remains steadier.

fromVisual Capitalist

Ranked: The Biggest Social Media Platforms in 2026

Facebook leads globally with 3.1 billion monthly active users, while Meta controls multiple top platforms and Chinese-owned apps collectively exceed 4 billion users.

fromThe Local France

Cannes Festival signs up Meta as sponsor amid AI fears

Meta said in a statement that it was "proud to be an official partner of the Festival de Cannes in a new multi-year strategic partnership", replacing social video platform TikTok. The group is set to organise a series of promotional events for its video-enabled Ray-Ban Meta glasses, which are becoming increasingly popular among influencers but have sparked privacy fears. It will also showcase its new artificial intelligence-powered video generative technology, which has been embraced by Oscar-winning "Traffic" director Steven Soderbergh for his latest film.

Film

UK politics

fromIndependent

3 days ago

Labour staff member 'spends 40pc of their time' deleting racist abuse directed at Galway by-election candidate Helen Ogbu

Labour employs a staff member to block racist Facebook abuse aimed at Helen Ogbu, criticizing Meta’s hands-off approach to comments.

Apple

from24/7 Wall St.

Smart glasses are about to have their iPhone moment and Apple is late to the party

Meta and Google are driving smart glasses adoption in 2026, while Apple’s flagship glasses are delayed until 2027 and full-display XR until 2028.

fromtheregister

Meta U-turns on encryption push for Instagram as DMs go plaintext

Meta removed end-to-end encrypted Instagram DMs due to limited opt-in, directing users to WhatsApp for encrypted messaging.

EU data protection

fromtheregister

Meta fights Ofcom over how many billions count as billions

Meta challenges Ofcom’s Online Safety Act fee and penalty calculations, arguing they improperly use global revenue instead of UK-specific qualifying revenue.

#copyright-infringement

fromJezebel

The Nation's Top Book Publishers Are Suing Meta and Zuckerberg Over Books Stolen by AI

Major book publishers and authors are suing Meta for copyright infringement related to its AI program Llama.

fromFortune

James Patterson, Biden publishers say Mark Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' copyright infringement in new lawsuit against Meta | Fortune

Five publishing houses and Scott Turow sued Meta for allegedly using copyrighted works to train its AI without permission.

fromJezebel

The Nation's Top Book Publishers Are Suing Meta and Zuckerberg Over Books Stolen by AI

Major book publishers and authors are suing Meta for copyright infringement related to its AI program Llama.

fromFortune

more#copyright-infringement

James Patterson, Biden publishers say Mark Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' copyright infringement in new lawsuit against Meta | Fortune

Five publishing houses and Scott Turow sued Meta for allegedly using copyrighted works to train its AI without permission.

fromWIRED

A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool

Meta is enhancing age-verification on Instagram and Facebook using AI to identify and delete accounts of users under 13.

#copyright

fromBusiness Matters

Publishers take Meta to court in landmark AI copyright showdown

Five major publishing houses have filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta for using copyrighted works to train AI models.

fromTNW | Meta

Five major publishers are suing Meta over Llama

Meta is accused of pirating millions of works from major publishers to train its Llama models without permission.

fromBusiness Matters

Publishers take Meta to court in landmark AI copyright showdown

Five major publishing houses have filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta for using copyrighted works to train AI models.

fromTNW | Meta

Five major publishers are suing Meta over Llama

Meta is accused of pirating millions of works from major publishers to train its Llama models without permission.

more#copyright

fromVulture

Five Publishers and Scott Turow Sue Meta for Copyright Infringement

Five publishers and Scott Turow are suing Meta for allegedly using their work to train AI without permission.

#threads

fromTechCrunch

Threads finally brings messaging to the web | TechCrunch

Threads is introducing web messaging, enhancing its desktop experience to compete with platforms like X and Bluesky.

fromMashable

Tech industry

Is Threads down? Users report outage with social media app.

fromTechCrunch

Threads finally brings messaging to the web | TechCrunch

Threads is introducing web messaging, enhancing its desktop experience to compete with platforms like X and Bluesky.

fromMashable

Tech industry

Is Threads down? Users report outage with social media app.

Google AppSheet Abuse Helped Phish 30,000 Facebook Accounts

Hackers exploited Google AppSheet to send phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook accounts globally.

New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch

Meta patched two WhatsApp vulnerabilities affecting iOS, Android, and Windows users, enhancing security against risky files and links.

Information security

fromSecurityWeek

WhatsApp Discloses File Spoofing, Arbitrary URL Scheme Vulnerabilities

WhatsApp patched two medium-impact vulnerabilities affecting Windows, iOS, and Android versions of the app.

fromGSMArena.com

Check out WhatsApp's upcoming Liquid Glass design

WhatsApp is preparing a significant redesign of its in-chat interface, featuring a floating chat bar and translucent navigation bar.

Information security

fromTechRepublic

New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch

Meta patched two WhatsApp vulnerabilities affecting iOS, Android, and Windows users, enhancing security against risky files and links.

Information security

fromSecurityWeek

WhatsApp Discloses File Spoofing, Arbitrary URL Scheme Vulnerabilities

WhatsApp patched two medium-impact vulnerabilities affecting Windows, iOS, and Android versions of the app.

fromGSMArena.com

Check out WhatsApp's upcoming Liquid Glass design

WhatsApp is preparing a significant redesign of its in-chat interface, featuring a floating chat bar and translucent navigation bar.

more#whatsapp

Artificial intelligence

fromComputerWeekly.com

Tech sector job losses show AI replacement in action | Computer Weekly

Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle are reducing workforce sizes to prioritize tech investment and operational efficiency.

NYC parents

fromMashable

Parents on Instagram, Facebook: Meta wants to talk to you about your teen

Meta is implementing new age-related protections for teens on Facebook and Instagram, notifying parents about age verification measures.

Media industry

fromMiami Herald

Reuters wins two Pulitzer Prizes for national and beat reporting

Reuters won two Pulitzer Prizes for exposing Meta's harmful practices and Trump's political retribution efforts.

fromSpyglass

fromwww.businessinsider.com

The Age of the "Super App" - Again and Again and Again

Companies often attempt to create 'super apps' by consolidating multiple services, but success has been elusive, as seen with Meta and Elon Musk's X.

Artificial intelligence

Mark Zuckerberg says most AI agents don't pass the 'mother' test

Meta's AI agents are not user-friendly enough for mainstream adoption, according to Mark Zuckerberg.

fromThe Verge

Meta is running get-rich-quick ads for its AI tools

Manus, an AI company by Meta, promotes easy money-making schemes through paid creators, obscuring their ties to the company.

from24/7 Wall St.

Amazon vs. Meta: Which Stock Will Win Over the Next Decade?

Amazon and Meta reported contrasting Q1 2026 results, highlighting divergent strategies in the AI landscape.

fromFast Company

Why Wall Street is punishing Meta but rewarding Google today

Google's strong Q1 results reflect confidence in its AI strategy, with record revenue and significant growth in its cloud business.

fromThe Verge

Instagram says it doesn't want your tweet round ups

The platform is enforcing stricter rules against reuploaded content to prioritize original creators and limit the reach of unoriginal accounts.

fromTNW | Finance

Q1 2026 Big Tech earnings: $650 billion in AI capex and compute constraints

Google Cloud and AWS reported significant growth, while Meta's capex increase led to a drop in shares amid concerns over AI investment returns.