Meta’s Instagram Buries Political Posts, Slashes Audience by 63% When ‘Vote’ Is Posted
According to washington post, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and its Instagram, Facebook, and Threads platforms are suppressing content related to the 2024 election, making it difficult for users to discuss politics and voting. One influencer saw her audience drop by an astonishing 63% just by mentioning the word “vote” in a post. in exclusive investigation, washington […]
Meta’s Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users in US
Facebook and Instagram both experienced outages on Monday, according to the website Downdetector. As of 1:44 p.m. ET, more than 8,000 people had reported issues on Facebook and 4,000 on Instagram, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating situation reports from numerous sources. More than one case has been reported. Facebook and Instagram both […]
Meta’s Zuckerberg passes Jeff Bezos as world’s second wealthiest person
Mark Mahaney, Head of Internet Research at Evercore ISI, reveals key Big Tech stocks during an appearance on “Varney & Co.” Mark Zuckerberg is now the world's second-richest person, surpassing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Meta CEO's personal wealth has soared to an all-time high. According to Bloomberg. It ousted Bezos from his spot on […]
Members of Meta’s Oversight Board have criticized Israel over Gaza — before deciding ‘from the river to the sea’ isn’t hate speech
Meta's monitoring committee faced heavy criticism for determining that the “from the river to the sea” rhetoric against Israel did not constitute hate speech, but several of its members have expressed critical views of Israel's actions in Gaza. The advisory board, which claims to be independent of Meta, decided that Facebook and Instagram users can […]
Meta’s AI assistant says there was ‘no real assassination attempt on Donald Trump’ #shorts
Meta responds to a chatbot report and says they’re in the process of implementing a fix to provide more up-to-date responses. source
Texas Secures Massive $1.4B Settlement Over Meta’s Secret Use Of Facial Recognition On Facebook Photos
The state of Texas reached a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta on Tuesday over the use of facial recognition scans, according to a press release. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Mehta in February 2022, alleging that the company violated the Texas Acquisition and Use of Biometric Identifiers Act (CUBI) and the Unfair Trade Practices […]
Meta’s AI Covers Up Trump Assassination Attempt, Company Rushes to Fix After Backlash
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta quickly reversed its AI’s responses to user questions about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. By late Sunday, the AI was still insisting there had been no assassination attempt on Donald Trump, while also detailing Kamala Harris’ latest campaign plan. Initially, when asked last weekend for information about the July […]
Meta’s AI assistant calls Trump assassination attempt ‘fictional’
Meta’s AI assistant claimed the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was “fictional,” but had a lot to say about Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ run for the White House. The head-scratching results from what Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant bills as the smartest AI assistant come after Google’s main search engine failed to bring up […]