Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Biden administration officials pressured his company to censor COVID-19 content and admitted in a letter to Congress that some content removal decisions were incorrect.
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Turkey blocked 50 million Turkish users' access to Instagram, reportedly in response to the platform removing posts about the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Shares of the big tech company Meta jumped by about 7% in extended trading on July 31 after exceeding Wall Street expectations on revenue and profit for the second quarter of 2024.
The lawsuit accused Meta of illegally collecting the biometric information of millions of Texans without consent.
Meta’s Reality Labs has reported $45 billion in losses over the past four years due to chaotic management and frequent leadership changes. Further losses are expected as the division struggles in a competitive AR and VR market.
The new mini-model is an offshoot of GPT-4o, the company's fastest and most powerful AI model to date. Learn the features of this new model here.
Meta will start removing posts that label Jews as "Zionists" and target them for harm, as part of a policy update to balance free speech with preventing hateful attacks.
Meta cannot use Brazilian personal data to build its AI models, according to the country's data protection authorities.
The European Commission alleged that Meta violated digital laws under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with its subscription-based ad-free model, and $13.5 billion in fines could be imposed.
A recent US appeals court decision revived a class action lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging discrimination in hiring practices favoring lower-wage foreign workers over US citizens.
Seven West Media, one of Australia’s top media networks, announced that it would be laying off 150 of its staff due to weak advertising and as a way of preparing for the end of its commercial deal with social media giant Meta.
Apple and Meta are in talks to integrate Meta's generative AI into Apple's AI system for iPhones, with Apple also exploring partnerships with other AI firms. However, the deals are not yet finalized.
News that Instagram often suggests explicit content to underage accounts was denied by Meta, saying it doesn't reflect the reality.
Meta Platforms has postponed the European launch of its AI models after the Irish privacy regulator advised against using data from Facebook and Instagram users.
The Norwegian Consumer Council has filed a complaint against Meta over its plans to use the images and posts of users on Facebook and Instagram to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.
