Tag: Meta
Oversight Board weighs in on Meta’s most-moderated word
The Arabic term "shaheed," which has been removed off the company's platforms more frequently than any other word…
Meta limits ‘political’ content recommendations on Instagram and Threads
Much debate surrounds Meta's relationship to politics and political content on its platforms; the site is frequently accused…
EU investigating Apple, Meta and Google over fees and self-preferencing
Apple, Meta, and Google may face legal repercussions in Europe due to their efforts to adhere to the…
Researchers request Meta maintain CrowdTangle until after 2024 elections
Several advocacy and research organizations, including the Mozilla Foundation, are opposing Meta's plans to close CrowdTangle later this…
Meta previews ‘fediverse sharing’ for Threads
Meta is still making sluggish progress toward fediverse compatibility. Since the end of the previous year, the firm…
Expert alerts about ‘despicable’ Facebook funeral scams on the rise
Mourners are the target of a "despicable" and rapidly increasing funeral scam. According to the BBC, con artists…
House passes bill that could ban TikTok
Days after it was initially filed, a bill that might require TikTok to be sold or face an…
The Meta sunglasses from Ray-Ban can now identify and describe landmarks
When AI-powered visual search tools first debuted on Ray-Ban's Meta sunglasses last year, they had some amazing (and…
Facebook is enhancing its video recommendation algorithm with AI
Facebook head Tom Alison announced on Wednesday that Meta is redesigning how Facebook suggests films for Reels, Groups,…
WhatsApp releases a scam alert to millions of users
WhatsApp users have been cautioned that modifications to the extremely popular messaging app may raise the danger of…
Meta is killing the Facebook News tab in Australia and the US
Users in the US and Australia will begin to see the Facebook News tab vanish at the beginning…
EU elections: Meta to build a team to combat misinformation and AI misuse
Concerned about electoral meddling and deceptive AI-generated material, Facebook owner Meta has formed a team to combat misinformation…