Meta to discontinue fact-checking, rely on user-based filtration: Zuckerberg
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1 day, 23 hours ago

Meta to discontinue fact-checking, rely on user-based filtration: Zuckerberg

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced a decision to do away with the company's long-standing fact checking teams—choosing instead to establish a ‘community notes’ mechanism akin to Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter. Zuckerberg’s other moves include backing the incoming Trump administration to influence global governments that the executive said has made it difficult for “American companies to innovate”. Zuckerberg also said that over-reliance on automated rule-based policy filters have added to “mistakes” on Meta’s platforms, and while he admitted that going forward the company’s platforms would fail to filter out “more bad stuff”, such a move can “reduce the number of innocent people’s posts and accounts that we accidentally take down”. Joel Kaplan, chief global affairs officer at Meta, added in a blog post, “We have been over-enforcing our rules, limiting legitimate political debate and censoring too much trivial content and subjecting too many people to frustrating enforcement actions.” Meta will also reintroduce “political content” on the content feed of users, which Zuckerberg said is in demand right now—while keeping his platforms “friendly and positive”.

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The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the Day
2 hours, 43 minutes ago

The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the Day

Wired  

This is proving to be a monumental week on the tech and politics beat. On Tuesday, Meta announced that it would be ending its third-party fact-checking program and cutting down its rules barring hate speech in a move clearly targeted at appeasing one person—incoming president Donald Trump. Reel-ing Into a Second Trump Administration There’s a reason why mean-spirited TikTok users …

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
8 hours, 20 minutes ago

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

Associated Press  

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement this week was widely seen in news verification circles as a genuflection to president-elect Donald Trump, whose first term in office popularized the phrase “alternative facts.” Meta is replacing its …

Australia frets over Meta halt to U.S. fact-checking
8 hours, 45 minutes ago

Australia frets over Meta halt to U.S. fact-checking

The Hindu  

Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap U.S. fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a senior minister said Thursday. The government -- which has been at the forefront of efforts to rein in social media giants -- was worried about a surge of false information spreading online, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. Social media restrictions Australia has …

Meta braces for Trump 2.0 as it loosens hate speech, abuse rules; scraps fact-checking from its platforms
14 hours, 43 minutes ago

Meta braces for Trump 2.0 as it loosens hate speech, abuse rules; scraps fact-checking from its platforms

India TV News  

Followed by its move to scrap fact-checking from its platforms, social media giant Meta has decided to loosen rules around hate speech and abuse as well. Meta says, "We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality and common non-serious usage of words like …

Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites ‘recent elections’ as a catalyst
16 hours, 22 minutes ago

Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites ‘recent elections’ as a catalyst

Associated Press  

It wasn’t just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. For instance, Meta has added the following to its rules — called community standards — that users are asked to abide by: “We do allow allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious …

Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA conversion is complete as he tears up the internet and remakes it in Trump's image
1 day, 12 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA conversion is complete as he tears up the internet and remakes it in Trump's image

Daily Mail  

Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he will end 'fact-checking' on Meta completes his turn from a man who banned Trump from his platform to a full supporter of the president-elect. Mark Zuckerberg 's announcement that he will end 'fact-checking' on Meta completes his turn from a man who banned Trump from his platform to a full supporter of the president-elect Zuckerberg …

Meta’s Fact-checking: disinformation experts slam Zuckerberg’s decision
1 day, 12 hours ago

Meta’s Fact-checking: disinformation experts slam Zuckerberg’s decision

The Hindu  

Tech giant Meta's shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for false narratives. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was going to "get rid" of its third-party fact-checkers in the United States, in a sweeping policy shift that analysts saw as …

Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking program, possibly as he tries to appease Donald Trump: Story in 5 points
1 day, 14 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking program, possibly as he tries to appease Donald Trump: Story in 5 points

India Today  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made a big decision to end the company’s long-standing fact-checking program, a move that has sparked debates across the tech and political verticals. The impact of this decision is wide-ranging, from how misinformation will be managed on platforms like Facebook and Instagram to the future of third-party fact-checking organisations that rely on Meta’s support. Meta …

Opinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?
1 day, 14 hours ago

Opinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?

LA Times  

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, appears at the computer graphics and interactives conference SIGGRAPH 2024 in Denver. Trump and major social media platforms have been warring for years over perceived anti-conservative bias, including Meta’s decision to shutter Trump’s accounts after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Meta will err on the side of leaving up content that does not …

Fact-checkers, targeted by MAGA loyalists, blast Zuckerberg’s assertion their work was ‘biased’
1 day, 14 hours ago

Fact-checkers, targeted by MAGA loyalists, blast Zuckerberg’s assertion their work was ‘biased’

CNN  

New York CNN — Meta’s surprise decision to scrap its fact-checking partnerships – blindsiding journalists involved in the program and putting some out of work – is part of a much bigger shift in media and politics. “In fact, we would have lost our contract if they suspected it.” Duke said his website will stay in business – it has …

Meta takes first step to stop social media fact-checking in the European Union: report
1 day, 14 hours ago

Meta takes first step to stop social media fact-checking in the European Union: report

NL Times  

Meta Platforms said it is not yet planning on abandoning fact-checking efforts in the European Union of social media posts placed on its platforms. However, European Commission sources told Dutch broadcaster NOS that the tech giant already made its first move in that direction by sending the European Union’s executive body a risk analysis about the matter on Tuesday. Meta …

Zuckerberg’s MAGA turn insulates Meta for a while. But the business has bigger problems
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1 day, 14 hours ago

Zuckerberg’s MAGA turn insulates Meta for a while. But the business has bigger problems

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. New York CNN — Four years ago, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg banned Donald Trump from Facebook and Instagram, saying the risks of allowing him on the platforms were “simply too great” after Trump repeatedly used the sites to broadcast election lies and cheer on the January 6 mob. In …

Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them
55 years ago

Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them

Wired  

Meta’s fact-checking partners claim they were “blindsided” by the company’s decision to abandon third-party fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in favor of a Community Notes model, and some say they are now scrambling to figure out if they can survive the hole this leaves in their funding. “We heard the news just like everyone else,” says Alan Duke, cofounder …

Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta Will Dump 'Politically Biased' Fact-Checkers
2 days ago

Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta Will Dump 'Politically Biased' Fact-Checkers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta is abandoning its fact-checking program as he criticized the system for becoming “too politically biased.” The tech billionaire unveiled the changes in a video on Tuesday. “After Trump first got elected in 2016, the legacy media wrote non-stop about how misinformation was a threat to democracy,” Meta’s chief executive said. “We tried, in …

Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers Ahead of Trump’s Second Term
55 years ago

Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers Ahead of Trump’s Second Term

Wired  

Meta announced Tuesday that it is abandoning its third-party fact-checking programs on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads and replacing its army of paid moderators with a Community Notes model that mimics X’s much-maligned volunteer program, which allows users to publicly flag content they believe to be incorrect or misleading. In a video accompanying the blog post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said …

Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump
2 days, 1 hour ago

Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

Associated Press  

Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced changes to content moderation on Facebook and Instagram long sought by conservatives. The move to replace third-party fact-checking with user-written “community notes” similar to those on Trump backer Elon Musk’s social platform X is the latest example of a media company moving to accommodate the incoming administration. When asked if he …

No Fact-Checking and More Hate Speech: Meta Goes MAGA
2 days, 2 hours ago

No Fact-Checking and More Hate Speech: Meta Goes MAGA

Wired  

Since Donald Trump won back the presidency on November 5, a parade of Silicon Valley luminaries have been engaging in an unseemly grovel-fest, making pilgrimages to Mar-a-Lago, shoveling million-dollar contributions to his inaugural fund, and meddling in the editorial departments of the publications they own in an apparent attempt to gain the new leader’s favor. Yesterday, Meta founder and CEO …

Mark Zuckerberg’s MAGA makeover will reshape the entire internet
Top News
2 days, 14 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg’s MAGA makeover will reshape the entire internet

CNN  

New York CNN — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making sweeping changes to the social internet, all in line with the desires of President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters. The recent elections “feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech,” Zuckerberg said in his announcement, justifying relaxed new content moderation rules on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Tuesday …

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
2 days, 14 hours ago

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

LA Times  

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, shown at a conference last year, acknowledged that the changes are in part sparked by Donald Trump’s presidential election. Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X. …

Mark Zuckerberg dumps fact-checkers on Meta, Trump pleased, Elon Musk approves
2 days, 14 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg dumps fact-checkers on Meta, Trump pleased, Elon Musk approves

India Today  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced a slew of changes to content moderation and policy on the social media platform, including the scrapping of fact-checkers in favour of X-style community notes. Instead, Meta plans to implement a "community notes" system, mirroring the model used by X, where users collaboratively provide context and clarifications to potentially contentious posts. To further …

Meta is following X's playbook on fact-checking. What it means for you
2 days, 14 hours ago

Meta is following X's playbook on fact-checking. What it means for you

LA Times  

Social media giant Meta, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, above, is ending its U.S. fact-checking program, a major shift that conforms with the priorities of President-elect Donald Trump. Facebook parent company Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it’s ending a third-party fact-checking program in the United States, a controversial move that will change how the social media giant combats misinformation. “We …

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’
2 days, 14 hours ago

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’

CNN  

New York CNN — In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact checkers and replacing them with user-generated “community notes,” similar to Elon Musk’s X, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. Meta’s newly …

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
2 days, 14 hours ago

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

New Indian Express  

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media platform X. Instead, it will pivot to a Community Notes model that uses crowdsourced fact-checking contributions from users. “We’ve seen this approach work on X – …

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’
2 days, 14 hours ago

Meta gets rid of fact checkers and says it will reduce ‘censorship’

CNN  

New York CNN — In a number of sweeping changes that will significantly alter the way that posts, videos and other content are moderated online, Meta will adjust its content review policies on Facebook and Instagram, getting rid of fact checkers and replacing them with user-generated “community notes,” similar to Elon Musk’s X, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. Meta’s newly …

Social media giant Meta scraps fact-checking for ‘community notes’
Top News
2 days, 14 hours ago

Social media giant Meta scraps fact-checking for ‘community notes’

Al Jazeera  

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, says allowing fact-checkers to assess content ‘became a tool to censor’. The social media giant Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, has announced the end of its third-party fact-checking programme in the United States, saying that it will encourage “more speech” on its platform. Instead of third-party fact-checkers, Meta said it will rely on …

Just before Trump takes office, Meta is replacing its top policy exec with a prominent Republican
1 week ago

Just before Trump takes office, Meta is replacing its top policy exec with a prominent Republican

CNN  

New York CNN — Meta’s top policy executive, Nick Clegg, is stepping down from the post just as President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office. “As a new year begins, I have come to the view that this is the right time for me to move on from my role,” Clegg said in a Facebook post Thursday, adding that …

Just before Trump takes office, Meta is replacing its top policy exec with a prominent Republican
1 week ago

Just before Trump takes office, Meta is replacing its top policy exec with a prominent Republican

CNN  

New York CNN — Meta’s top policy executive, Nick Clegg, is stepping down from the post just as President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office. “As a new year begins, I have come to the view that this is the right time for me to move on from my role,” Clegg said in a Facebook post Thursday, adding that …

Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund in latest step to mend relationship
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund in latest step to mend relationship

CNN  

New York CNN — Meta has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, the company confirmed to CNN. In an interview over the summer, the Facebook founder said Trump’s reaction to a July assassination attempt was “badass.” “Seeing Donald Trump get up after getting shot in the face and pump his fist in the air with the American …

Meta CEO Zuckerberg dines with Trump after years of turbulent ties with US president-elect
1 month, 1 week ago

Meta CEO Zuckerberg dines with Trump after years of turbulent ties with US president-elect

New Indian Express  

FORT LAUDERDAL: Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, bringing together the Facebook founder and the former president who was once banned from that social network. Stephen Miller, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump's second term, said Zuckerberg, like other business leaders, wants to support Trump's …

End of enmity? Trump, Mark Zuckerberg dine at US President-elect's resort
1 month, 1 week ago

End of enmity? Trump, Mark Zuckerberg dine at US President-elect's resort

India Today  

Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the President-elect's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, bringing together the Facebook founder and the former President who was once banned from that social network. Stephen Miller, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump's second term, said Zuckerberg, like other business leaders, wants to support Trump's economic plans. …

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media
2 months ago

Expect This Election to Play Differently than 2020 on Social Media

Bloomberg  

Heading into the US presidential election four years ago, Facebook and Twitter instituted substantial policies to combat misleading political content, touted their investments into content moderation and promised to do all they could to avoid a free-for-all on their platforms. Just before Election Day in 2020, Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told investors the election would be a test …

Mark Zuckerberg Is Cozying Up to the Right. The Reason Why Is Gross.
2 months, 1 week ago

Mark Zuckerberg Is Cozying Up to the Right. The Reason Why Is Gross.

Slate  

Just in case you ever believed that Mark Zuckerberg came to understand the gravity of his role as the head of a Big Tech megaconglomerate whose apps serve as essential communication infrastructure for almost half of the world, he’s now doing everything he can to disabuse you of that generous notion. It’s also something about the way he and his …

How Mark Zuckerberg went from liberal darling to phone calls with Trump
3 months ago

How Mark Zuckerberg went from liberal darling to phone calls with Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Having once taken a harsh line against Covid …

Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP
4 months, 1 week ago

Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP

Wired  

This week Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Specifically, he said that in 2021 the Biden administration asked Meta “to censor some Covid-related content.” Meta did take the posts down, and Zuckerberg now regrets the decision. After years of insisting that, right or wrong, a social media company’s content decisions did …

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter
4 months, 1 week ago

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter

Hindustan Times  

Meta founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to the United States House Judiciary Committee that says the Joe Biden administration “pressured” the digital giant to “censor” content on its platforms, including Facebook, has been weaponised by the Republicans in the election season. The Republicans have long claimed that social media companies have been colluding with liberal political persuasions and censoring conservative voices, …

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
4 months, 1 week ago

Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg alleges that the officials, including those from …

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'
4 months, 1 week ago

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'

Raw Story  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes U.S. government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong," and said he would resist similar attempts in the future, according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee. Regarding the pandemic, the Facebook founder said the Biden administration had in 2021 "repeatedly pressured our teams …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'
4 months, 1 week ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says U.S. pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong'

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes U.S. government pressure on his social media platforms to take down certain Covid-19 content in 2021 was "wrong," and said he would resist similar attempts in the future, according to a letter submitted to a US congressional committee. Regarding the pandemic, the Facebook founder said the Biden administration had in 2021 "repeatedly pressured our teams …

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says
4 months, 1 week ago

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says

LA Times  

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2018. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes having hobbies and free time makes going back to work easier
5 months ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes having hobbies and free time makes going back to work easier

India Today  

We're seeing a new side of Mark Zuckerberg, or we can call it Zuckerberg 2.0. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Zuckerberg revealed that lately, he's been enjoying a lot of activities in his free time, including farming cattle, practising jiu-jitsu, and wakesurfing. While Zuckerberg is sharing a sneak peek into his rich billionaire life and navigating a personal transformation, …

Mark Zuckerberg praises Donald Trump's 'badass' response to assassination attempt
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mark Zuckerberg praises Donald Trump's 'badass' response to assassination attempt

India TV News  

Washington: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has heaped praises on former US President and Republican presidential candidate for this year's election, Donald Trump, for the latter's response to the recent assassination attempt, calling it "one of the most badass things I've ever seen in my life." The entrepreneur declined to endorse any presidential candidate and said he would not play a …

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta to ease restrictions on Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts

India TV News  

Meta announced that it would roll back certain restrictions which were imposed earlier on former U.S. President Donald Trump- for using Facebook and Instagram. Background of suspension and reinstatement Following the events of January 6, when Meta indefinitely suspended Trump's accounts due to his comments which were praising the individuals involved in storming the U.S. Capitol. Changes in monitoring Meta …

Meta lifts Donald Trump's Facebook, Instagram restrictions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta lifts Donald Trump's Facebook, Instagram restrictions

China Daily  

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally at his golf resort in Doral, Florida, US, July 9, 2024. SAN FRANCISCO -- Meta said Friday the company is removing any previously imposed penalties and restrictions on former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts. A Meta spokesperson said the update was "simply bringing presumptive …

Meta lifts restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta lifts restrictions on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts

Al Jazeera  

Social media giant headed by Mark Zuckerberg says Americans should be able to hear from the nominees running for US president. Meta has said it is rolling back restrictions on former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, as the presumptive Republican nominee seeks to regain the White House in November. The social media company headed by Mark Zuckerberg …

New era of AI deepfakes complicates 2024 elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

New era of AI deepfakes complicates 2024 elections

Live Mint  

The explosion of artificial-intelligence technology makes it easier than ever to deceive people on the internet, and is turning the 2024 U.S. presidential election into an unprecedented test on how to police deceptive content. Two weeks later, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said it identified a Texas-based company named Life Corp.as the source of the calls and that it …

Mark Zuckerberg's long apology tour: A brief history
11 months, 1 week ago

Mark Zuckerberg's long apology tour: A brief history

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. MOCKING FACEBOOK'S EARLY USERS In one of the …

Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, review: how Facebook changed (then ruined) the world
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, review: how Facebook changed (then ruined) the world

The Telegraph  

Remember when Facebook seemed harmless? In Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse, one former executive put it this way: “When I first joined, movies were being made; the founder was on the cover of Time magazine; you’re overthrowing dictators. Now, you’re being told you destroyed democracy.” The film traced Facebook from Zuckerberg’s invention to world domination and scandals involving data harvesting, …

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year’s elections, Meta said Thursday. “Foreign threat actors are attempting to reach people across the internet ahead of next year’s elections, and …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly shut down calls from execs to improve teen safety on Facebook and Instagram and to shut down 'beauty filters,' court documents claim
1 year, 1 month ago

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly shut down calls from execs to improve teen safety on Facebook and Instagram and to shut down 'beauty filters,' court documents claim

Daily Mail  

META CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally shut down calls to improve teen wellbeing on Facebook and Instagram, bombshell court documents claim. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg allegedly blocked calls to improve teen well-being on the app The lawsuit filed last month in Massachusetts state court alleges that Meta - and Zuckerberg - have 'relentlessly prioritized targeting these young users and has tailored …

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