President Trump fires the FTC's two Democratic members, threatening the regulatory body's independence in a decision that is likely to face a legal challenge
The decision to fire the two members of the traditionally independent regulatory body is likely to face a legal challenge.
Bluesky, which has 55K+ users, feels absolutely wild, with the CEO asking users to stop calling posts “skeets”, a struggle to establish norms, and lots of nudes
and hundreds—of thousands for invites to Bluesky is that a comprehensive report about it from someone who has spent time there has not yet been issued. That changes right now. @sam...
Bluesky, which has ~55,000 users, feels absolutely wild, highlighted by the CEO pleading to stop “skeets” and increasingly weird struggles over norms and vibes
Early last week, barely anyone had heard of Bluesky. On Wednesday, it was just one of many alternatives vying …
Developers flood Apple's App Store and Google Play with apps listing “ChatGPT” in titles and descriptions; OpenAI doesn't offer a public ChatGPT API or an app
Nick Clegg says Meta could lift its ban on Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in January 2023, when his suspension expires, after consulting experts
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Instagram says it's exploring the ability to repost other users' posts in the Feed and plans to test the feature “soon with a small number of people”
part of which was livestreamed — leaves 4 people dead and 3 wounded, and a suspect is in custody Jake Thomas / Newsweek : Arrested Memphis Shooting Spree Suspect Allegedly Posted o...
Snap adds a Dual Camera feature to Snapchat for iOS, letting users capture photos and videos using their phone's front-facing and rear cameras simultaneously
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Researchers say Meta is failing to moderate dangerous content on Facebook in Kenya, citing failures in AI as well as linguistic and cultural expertise gaps
NAIROBI — The shooter approaches from behind, raising a pistol to his victim's head. He pulls the trigger and “pop,” a lifeless body slumps forward.
Human rights groups say Facebook approved English and Swahili ads instigating ethnic violence in Kenya, despite claiming to “ensure a safe and secure” election
An interview with Matthew Ball on his new book about the metaverse, which he sees as the next phase of the internet, Meta's big pivot, AR hardware, and more
Let's talk about the metaverse. — You probably can't stop hearing about it. It's in startup pitches, in earnings reports …
Meta says Facebook is testing a way for users to create up to five profiles linked to one account and that switching between profiles will require only two taps
Queenie Wong / CNET :
Meta says Facebook is testing a way for users to create up to five profiles linked to one account and that switching between profiles will require only two taps
Queenie Wong / CNET :
TikTok's global business solutions head says TikTok is an entertainment platform, not a social network like Facebook, and hasn't seen a slowdown in ad revenue
> Out of every 1,000 posts viewed on Facebook, how many, on average, include a link to a news site? Four. The saga of how Facebook has spent the past 7 years divorcing the news ind...
Video of Adam Mosseri's testimony before a Senate Commerce subcommittee examining Instagram's negative effects on teen mental health
Instagram CEO testifies on impact of platform on young users before a Senate Commerce subcommittee.
CNN restricts access to its Facebook Pages in Australia after a ruling that makes news organizations legally liable for comments on their Facebook posts
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Instagram says it is running a small global test to let users toggle Like counts on or off on their own or others' posts; Facebook will run a similar test
Facebook and Instagram have been toying with hiding likes … Rachel Lerman / Washington Post : What's not to like? Instagram lets users hide ‘like’ counts on posts. Hansa Verma / B...
Facebook defends its stance in Australia, says it invested $600M since 2018 to support the news industry and plans at least $1B more over the next three years
Last week, in a move that will have felt abrupt and dramatic to many, Facebook announced it was stopping the sharing of news on its service in Australia.
Facebook's Australia news ban shows tech giants don't mind giving up money to appease regulators and business, but will not give up control over platforms
and letting the stations set the price” - Facebook's Nick Clegg comes out punching on Australia's media law. https://about.fb.com/... Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis : True: “The money i...
An ISP took down the website for the group calling itself The Real Facebook Oversight Board after Facebook complained that the site was involved in “phishing”
and no one at FB knew until @carolecadwalla approached FB and then they restored it — is that accurate, Carole? Olivia Solon / @oliviasolon : This is wonderfully petty https://twit...
Australia orders the creation of a mandatory code of conduct requiring platforms like Google and Facebook to pay media businesses for news content
The Federal Government has ordered the competition watchdog to develop a mandatory code of conduct to govern commercial dealings between tech giants and news media companies.