Meta created and let users create flirty chatbots and intimate images using the names and likenesses of Taylor Swift and other celebs without their permission
This has been a persistent problem with edge content. In addition to violating content, Meta also classifies content as “borderline” and “ambiguous.” The latter two categories vastly outweigh the fi...
Meta says it has fired “roughly 20” employees who leaked “confidential information outside the company” and expects “there will be more”
here's why Bluesky: Jeff Horwitz / @jeffhorwitz : Risks rise with datapoints. If you share one document that's accessed by ten people, you're probably fine. If you share 20 docs accessed by 10 peopl...
In four new studies with collaboration from Meta, researchers find Facebook's algorithm is “influential” but doesn't necessarily change beliefs, and more
Ekeoma E. Uzogara Authors Info & Affiliations — pp. 386-387 Washington Post : Changing Facebook's algorithm won't fix polarization, new study finds Science : How do social media feed algorithms aff...
SVB's implosion leads to finger-pointing and factionalism, as crypto advocates blame centralized banking and investors argue crypto collapses led to the crisis
Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse Sparks Finger-Pointing and Concerns of Contagion Mastodon: Jeff Horwitz / @Jhorwitzz@mastodon.online : Could be my small network, but this platform seems to be doing a l...
Facebook's Q3 Widely Viewed Content Report: in a first, none of the top 20 posts broke platform rules; sources detail Meta's latest fight against spammy content
linked to individuals associated with the US military — operated across many internet services and focused on Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Tajikist...
A look at HoloLens' development, as Microsoft spurned an early lead in AR to cede ground to Meta and others; one executive blames a lack of money and people
Problems plagued development of its HoloLens augmented reality headset; ‘we had the opportunity to own this market’ Tweets: @joepwilliams31 , @jeffhorwitz , @aatilley , and @ericbellmanwsj Tweets: Jos...
Instagram, and now TikTok, have fallen afoul of the “Bootleg Ratio”, as clout-chasing accounts overtake content created by users specifically for each platform
TikTok is changing. … That stuff is still on the platform, but it's largely fallen off my For You page … Tweets: @taylorlorenz , @russellbrandom , @joshelman , @jeffhorwitz , @kylebrussell , @katienot...
Internal Meta documents detail Instagram's struggle to compete with TikTok; users spend 17.6M hours per day watching Reels, far below TikTok's 197.8M hours
Reels faces formidable competition from the leading short-video platform; creators follow the views Tweets: @sal19 , @mrinaldesai , @stevekovach , @jeffhorwitz , @newley , @newley , @newley , @reaganb...
Meta disbands its Responsible Innovation team set up to address concerns about its products' downsides, but says the company remains committed to the same goals
just a year after company's vice president talked it up Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central : Meta is disbanding the team responsible for making its products more ethical Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndust...
An internal September 2018 Facebook memo found ~40% of traffic to Pages went to those with plagiarized or recycled content
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @learmonth , @danieldrepper , @ericgarland , @epro , @arpcomics , @mattrosoff , @jeffhorwitz , @jason_kint , @jason_kint , and @jason_kint Tweets: Michael Learmonth / @l...