Whistleblower: "Almost no one outside of Facebook knows what happens inside Facebook"
Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents, said the social media company could "destroy" her for speaking out, but she believed that "as long as Facebook is operating in the.....»»
Meta and Amazon make a deal to put the shopping in your socials
Facebook and Instagram users with a Prime membership will begin to see tailored ads with real-time pricing next to them......»»
Ford production workers in Kentucky vote against tentative UAW contract
The ratification of the contract was voted down by 55 percent of the production workers while 69 percent of skilled trades workers approved it, UAW Local 862 said in a Facebook post......»»
Ford production workers at Kentucky plants vote against tentative UAW contract
The ratification of the contract was voted down by 55 percent of the production workers while 69 percent of skilled trades workers approved it, UAW Local 862 said in a Facebook post......»»
GM workers at Flint assembly plant narrowly vote against tentative UAW contract
UAW Local 598 said in a Facebook post on Thursday that 51.8 percent of votes cast were against the proposed deal......»»
Former Meta Engineer Testifies Before Congress on Social Media and Teen Mental Health
Arturo Béjar, a former Meta employee, testified before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday about social media and the teen mental health crisis. On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the h.....»»
Meta"s moderation failures incite hate and human rights abuses, according to Amnesty International
A new report from Amnesty International accuses Meta of having an inciting role in an ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, pressuring the company to compensate victims and reform its content moderation. Meta, and its platform Facebook,.....»»
Political ads on Facebook, Instagram required to disclose use of AI
Meta has introduced a set of AI rules for political advertisers on Facebook and Instagram. OpenAI just announced its latest large language model (LLM), GPT-4 Turbo. Elon Musk's xAI recently unveiled its own AI chatbot, Grok. And Samsung is jump.....»»
I tried out Facebook"s ad-free tier. Here"s what it"s like.
Facebook now offers a €9.99 subscription in Europe that gets rid of ads. Here's what it's like. It's finally real. After years of fake news and memes about Facebook starting to charge for Facebook, it actually happened, albeit only in Europe......»»
UAW leaders approve GM deal to begin ratification vote
UAW President Shawn Fain and Mike Booth, the UAW's vice president who leads the union's GM department, will share additional details of the tentative agreement at noon Saturday in a Facebook livestream......»»
Canada bans Chinese app WeChat from government devices
It's worried about spying with the app, which is like WhatsApp, Facebook, Amazon and Tinder combined.....»»
Facebook and Instagram launch ad-free subscription tier in EU
The platforms' owner Meta said its new subscription was about addressing EU concerns, rather than making money......»»
Instagram may soon let you choose to see content only from verified accounts
Similar to what other platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram have been doing, Meta now allows users to pay to get verified and unlock some extra features on Facebook and Instagram. To convince more people to pay for the Meta Verified servic.....»»
41 states sue Meta for allegedly addicting kids to Facebook and Instagram
Meta repeatedly chose not to design platforms safe for kids, states allege. Enlarge (credit: CMB | Moment) State attorneys general in 41 states and the District of Columbia sued Meta today. The move comes after the concl.....»»
Instagram sued over harm to young people"s mental health
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is facing legal action from dozens of US states......»»
Canadian broadcasters want government to make Apple pay for news
Canada's online news legislation only covers Meta/Facebook and Google, say regional broadcasters, and they are calling for it to be expanded to Apple News+ and others.Apple News, Facebook, and Google apps on an iPhoneThe Online News Act is Canada's n.....»»
Canadian Broadcasters want government to make Apple pay for news
Canada's online news legislation only covers Meta/Facebook and Google, say regional broadcasters, and they are calling for it to be expanded to Apple News+ and others.Apple News, Facebook, and Google apps on an iPhoneThe Online News Act is Canada's n.....»»
FCC permits consumer products to utilize more of the 6GHz band, benefiting Apple
The ultra-fast, short range 6GHz band has mostly been restricted to licensed commercial use until now, with the FCC permitting companies like Apple to use more of the band for unlicensed consumer products.Apple Vision ProApple, Microsoft, Facebook, a.....»»
EU asks Meta for more details on efforts to stop illegal and inaccurate content on Israel-Hamas war
The European Union has told Meta it has a week to explain in greater detail how it is fighting the spread of illegal content and disinformation on its Facebook and Instagram platforms following the attacks across Israel by Hamas......»»
Cars Commerce debuts as Cars.com"s new connected technology platform
Just as Facebook did with the launch of Meta, Cars.com will do the same with Cars Commerce, linking its commercial brand names under a single connected technology platform......»»
Settlement talks collapse in Kenya Facebook redundancies case
Legal action by Nairobi-based workers who filtered out graphic Facebook posts will continue......»»