‘Sovereign citizen’ killed after shooting at police while livestreaming on Facebook
A Texas gunman who described himself as a “sovereign citizen” who is not bound by U.S. law died in a shootout with police during a livestream on Facebook. Patrick Hurst, 47, told a Harris County deputy who pulled him into his car Sunday in Houston for an expired registration and drove off that he was […]
Meta’s Oversight Board investigates two cases of AI-generated explicit content posted to Facebook and Instagram
Meta Inc.’s oversight board is reportedly investigating some of the company’s policies and past actions regarding explicit AI-generated images of women and deepfakes. pc mug. Oversight committee investigation I give two specific examples. There, explicit AI-generated images of real women were posted on both Facebook and Instagram.One reportedly occurred in India and the other in […]
Kentucky father of 2 with ‘stage 4 renal cancer’ miraculously receives kidney from incredible stranger off Facebook
A Kentucky father of two who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer has selflessly donated his vital organ after a very kind stranger on social media saw that he was in desperate need of a kidney. I was given a chance at a new life. When Chase Cooper learned last year that he had renal […]
NJ thief used Facebook Marketplace to lure victims — and hit one with his car: cops
A New Jersey man was arrested on suspicion of robbing a Facebook Marketplace buyer who responded to an ad for a video game console, then running one of the victims over with his car, authorities said. Yasin G. Rahi, 18, of Bayonne, is charged with a series of crimes for allegedly causing “serious bodily injury” […]
Explosives court docs claims Facebook let Netflix peek into user DMs
Social media giant Meta allowed Netflix access to Facebook users’ direct messages for nearly a decade, violating anticompetitive practices and privacy rules, explosive court documents allege. The court documents, released last week, are part of a larger antitrust lawsuit brought by U.S. citizens Maximilian Klein and Sarah Grabert, who argue that Netflix and Facebook “enjoy […]
Agent Says FBI Spends Hours Questioning People over Facebook Posts
A Stillwater, Oklahoma, woman said FBI agents came to her home to question her about her online activities after Facebook provided screenshots of her posts. The woman, who identified herself as Laura Abdel-Jawad, was questioned by investigators about the post. After the incident, her lawyer Hassan Sibley shared a video clip of the encounter called […]
Oklahoma woman interrogated by FBI over Facebook posts, agent says he grills Americans about social media posts ‘every day
Her attorney said the video shows the Oklahoma woman being questioned by FBI agents about her social media posts. One of the alleged FBI agents is seen on video admitting that he grilled Americans about their social media posts “all day, every day.” Laura Abdel-Jawad reportedly confronted FBI agents at her home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. […]
Facebook Gave Netflix Access to Private User Messages, Scuttled Video Service for Sweetheart Ads Deal
Newly released court filings in Mark Zuckerberg’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta reveal that Facebook’s short-lived streaming service Watch was allegedly shut down to protect its advertising deal with Netflix. . The heartwarming agreement between the two Silicon Valley giants also includes giving the streaming platform access to Facebook analytics and even private user messages. gizmodo […]
NYC woman finds long-lost friend with help of old photo and lucky Facebook post
An old photo album, a social media plea, and a significant amount of luck helped an Upper West Side woman reunite with a friend she hadn’t heard from in 30 years. A few years ago, when Jennifer Carcano found a charming photo in her scrapbook of herself and an older girl growing up in the […]
Parental rights champion demands answers after Facebook allegedly branded her with child sexual abuse warning
A California-based parent’s rights advocate recently discovered that when she searched her name on Instagram and Facebook, she was greeted with a warning that “child sexual abuse is illegal.” Sonya ShawThe Chino Valley Unified School District president and Christian’s mother is now demanding answers from the tech giant that allegedly did the same thing multiple […]