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Meta Will Train AI on Business Account Content: How to Object From the EU and UK
Meta has updated its commercial terms to let it use business accounts' content to develop its products. Users in the EU and UK can object for now, while everyone else gets no such option.
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Meta Staff Acknowledged Restrictions on Lula's Accounts Before Brazil Runoff
Internal company messages, reported by Brazil's Folha de S. Paulo, indicate the reach of the sitting president's Instagram accounts was reduced while his rival's profile was being recommended.
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Meta Takes Down the «No Kings» Instagram Account on a Day of Mass Protest
Meta, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg, removed the «No Kings» movement's Instagram account on the very day of a large protest.
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Meta staff ordered ‘attorney/client privilege’ hats amid child safety fight
As Meta shields evidence in teen-harm lawsuits by invoking attorney-client privilege, plaintiffs point to a leaked order for baseball caps reading “a/c priv” as proof of a “culture of privilege abuse.”
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EFF: Meta's $17 Billion Deal With Prosecutors Means Surveillance and Age Checks for Everyone
Meta's settlement with 52 US state attorneys general locks in mandatory age verification for every Facebook and Instagram user and, in the view of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, does nothing good for teenagers.
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Meta to Pay Up to $18 Billion in Suit Over Social Media's Harm to Teens
Meta has reached a settlement with a coalition of 52 state attorneys general. The company will impose daily limits, overnight lockouts and hide like counters for minors.
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“Hook, hold, harvest, hide”: Meta on trial over children and privacy
A trial has opened in Oakland where California and 28 other states accuse Meta of building addictive products and violating children's privacy laws. Damages could reach $200 billion.
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Meta Disables Instagram Feature That Let Users Create AI Deepfakes of Public Accounts
After a wave of criticism, Meta has disabled a recently introduced Instagram feature that let users generate AI images based on the content of public accounts. The feature made it possible to use other people's material without the owners' consent.
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EU preliminarily finds Instagram and Facebook “addictive”
The European Commission has concluded that Meta is breaking the Digital Services Act because of the “addictive” design of Instagram and Facebook. The company could face app redesigns and a fine of up to 12 billion dollars.