Facebook Criticism

Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant, but excluded private posts shared only with family and friends in an effort to respect consumers' privacy, the company's top policy executive told Reuters in an interview.

Meta is being accused of endangering lives by blocking news links in Canada at a crucial moment. The company on August 1 started blocking the distribution of news links and articles on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. It has been in a virtual showdown with Ottawa over the bill passed in June, but which only takes effect next year.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday criticized Meta for blocking domestic news from its platforms, saying the Facebook-parent was prioritizing profit over safety as devastating wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes.

Joginder Singh, the teacher of a government school in Jammu and Kashmir has been suspended for a social media post "critical" of the government.

Meta's Oversight Board on Monday overturned the company's decision to remove a Facebook post that used the slogan "death to Khamenei" to criticize the Iranian leader, saying it did not violate a rule barring violent threats.

Twitter on Tuesday announced the company would expand the kinds of political ads that were allowed on the microblogging platform, months after it was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk. The move appears to be a reversal of the service's 2019 global ban on political ads as the firm and rivals like Facebook faced widespread criticism for allowing e...

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook parent Meta, on Wednesday said that Apple's App Store was a conflict of interest, joining Twitter's new CEO Elon Musk in his criticism of the platform. The social networking giant's chief executive said the Cupertino company's content moderation rules for apps were a “conflict of interest” since they are oft...

Meta is releasing a plethora of features on Facebook and Instagram to ensure that teenagers are kept as shielded as possible, from potentially dangerous miscreants. Teenagers indulging in conversations with adults will be prompted and asked if they know this particular individual and a safety feature will protect them from suspicious adults.

Social media giant Meta India's Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan at an event on Thursday lauded the Indian government and its policy, regarding the Internet and its security. Recently, several social media giants have faced criticism across the country regarding data compromise and hate speeches.

Facebook on Thursday added a method for people running groups to automatically sift out claims that have been debunked since being posted. The ability for group administrators to send misinformation to a "quarantine queue" comes ahead of midterm elections in the United States and as Facebook-parent Meta continues to fend off critics who say it does...

A US Senate panel on Thursday approved of a bill to allow news organisations the ability to work together as they negotiate with Big Tech firms like Google and Facebook in order to gain more revenue, after criticism that these platforms have used content to attract traffic and ad revenue without fairly compensating publishers, many of which have st...

Facebook-owner Meta said Thursday it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. The Children's Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights.

Instagram has been recently receiving flak from its users for trying to be more like TikTok. Now, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook has announced that it is expecting to push more recommended content to users by the end of 2023. According to Meta, a Facebook user’s feed currently shows about 15 percent content from accounts they don’...

Facebook faced global criticism for the facial recognition technology. In the settlement reached last year, the company announced discontinuing it.

As China continues to assert its economic might, it is using the global social media ecosystem to expand its already formidable influence.

Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant, but excluded private posts shared only with family and friends in an effort to respect consumers' privacy, the company's top policy executive told Reuters in an interview.

Meta is being accused of endangering lives by blocking news links in Canada at a crucial moment. The company on August 1 started blocking the distribution of news links and articles on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. It has been in a virtual showdown with Ottawa over the bill passed in June, but which only takes effect next year.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday criticized Meta for blocking domestic news from its platforms, saying the Facebook-parent was prioritizing profit over safety as devastating wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate their homes.

Joginder Singh, the teacher of a government school in Jammu and Kashmir has been suspended for a social media post "critical" of the government.

Meta's Oversight Board on Monday overturned the company's decision to remove a Facebook post that used the slogan "death to Khamenei" to criticize the Iranian leader, saying it did not violate a rule barring violent threats.

Twitter on Tuesday announced the company would expand the kinds of political ads that were allowed on the microblogging platform, months after it was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk. The move appears to be a reversal of the service's 2019 global ban on political ads as the firm and rivals like Facebook faced widespread criticism for allowing e...

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook parent Meta, on Wednesday said that Apple's App Store was a conflict of interest, joining Twitter's new CEO Elon Musk in his criticism of the platform. The social networking giant's chief executive said the Cupertino company's content moderation rules for apps were a “conflict of interest” since they are oft...

Meta is releasing a plethora of features on Facebook and Instagram to ensure that teenagers are kept as shielded as possible, from potentially dangerous miscreants. Teenagers indulging in conversations with adults will be prompted and asked if they know this particular individual and a safety feature will protect them from suspicious adults.

Social media giant Meta India's Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan at an event on Thursday lauded the Indian government and its policy, regarding the Internet and its security. Recently, several social media giants have faced criticism across the country regarding data compromise and hate speeches.

Facebook on Thursday added a method for people running groups to automatically sift out claims that have been debunked since being posted. The ability for group administrators to send misinformation to a "quarantine queue" comes ahead of midterm elections in the United States and as Facebook-parent Meta continues to fend off critics who say it does...

A US Senate panel on Thursday approved of a bill to allow news organisations the ability to work together as they negotiate with Big Tech firms like Google and Facebook in order to gain more revenue, after criticism that these platforms have used content to attract traffic and ad revenue without fairly compensating publishers, many of which have st...

Facebook-owner Meta said Thursday it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. The Children's Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights.

Instagram has been recently receiving flak from its users for trying to be more like TikTok. Now, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook has announced that it is expecting to push more recommended content to users by the end of 2023. According to Meta, a Facebook user’s feed currently shows about 15 percent content from accounts they don’...

Facebook faced global criticism for the facial recognition technology. In the settlement reached last year, the company announced discontinuing it.

As China continues to assert its economic might, it is using the global social media ecosystem to expand its already formidable influence.