Trump urges supporters to ‘go after’ Meta, Google over alleged assassination attempt censorship
Former President Trump on Tuesday slammed Meta and Google for censoring searches related to the assassination attempt on him, urging his supporters to “go after” the two tech giants. The Republican presidential candidate took issue with a series of bizarre incidents, including Mehta’s AI software “fictionalizing” the assassination attempt, Mehta-owned Facebook banning the iconic photo […]
Meta settles with Texas for $1.4 billion for unauthorized capture of biometric data in record settlement
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Announced On Tuesday, Meta, formerly known as Facebook, announced it had agreed to a record settlement over the unauthorized harvesting of biometric data. “I am proud that our vigorously pursued justice for Americans whose privacy rights were violated by the use of Meta’s facial recognition software, resulting in the largest […]
Facebook parent Meta to pay $1.4B to settle Texas facial recognition lawsuit
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle a lawsuit that alleged that Facebook’s parent company illegally used facial recognition technology to collect biometric data on millions of Texans without their consent. The settlement terms announced Tuesday are the largest single-state agreement ever, according to a team of […]
Dow Jones Futures: Fed Meeting, Mag 7 Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft Earnings Loom – Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones futures fell ahead of the stock market open on Tuesday, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures. The Federal Reserve’s policy meeting gets underway on Tuesday, followed by big earnings reports from the Magnificent Seven companies. apple (AAPL), Amazon (Amazon), Meta Platform (Meta) and Microsoft (MSFT) is due to be released […]
Meta deletes 63K Instagram accounts tied to ‘sextortion’ schemes
Meta announced on Wednesday that it had removed about 63,000 Nigerian Instagram accounts that were operating a “sex blackmail” scam targeting mostly adult men and some children in the United States. Scammers used “sextortion” tactics on Instagram and Facebook, threatening to make explicit sexual photos and messages to users unless they received payment. Among those […]
‘Bad*ss:’ Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Praises ‘Inspiring’ Donald Trump for His Resilience
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made headlines recently for his comments about former President Donald Trump, calling him an “incredible guy” and praising his resilience, while also commenting on the role of political content on Facebook in the upcoming election. Bloomberg Reports In a recent interview, Meta (formerly Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his thoughts on […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Removes Restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has announced that it will lift restrictions on former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Mehta announced on Friday that it was immediately lifting the restrictions it had imposed on Trump’s account, saying it decided to do so because it wanted to treat both presidential […]
Meta lifts limits on Trump
Business and Economics Full text Biden Administration Reaches Out with Crypto Industry Amid Chilly Relations The Biden administration began negotiations with the cryptocurrency industry on Wednesday as the White House and Democrats find themselves at odds with leading players in the digital asset space. Full text Money talks: Or would you rather have […]
Meta Finally Lifts Lingering Restrictions On Trump Months Out From November
Tech giant Meta said Friday it was lifting former President Donald Trump’s “strict account suspension” from Facebook and Instagram as the 2024 election approaches. Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs; release The company updated its statement on its website, saying it would be changing its protocols, specifically regarding restrictions on President Trump, to allow users to […]
Meta lifts restrictions on Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts | Meta
Meta has lifted previous restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts as the 2024 presidential election approaches, the company announced on Friday. After being banned for his online behavior during the January 6 riot, President Trump was allowed to return to the social network in 2023 with “guardrails” in place. But those guardrails have […]