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Meta’s Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over Policy Overhaul
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US ...
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Landmark US Antitrust Trial Could Force Zuckerberg To Sell Instagram
The Meta case is being made by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the powerful US consumer protection agency, and could see the owner of Facebook forced to divest Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption from Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok believe Australia should not exempt YouTube from its decision to ban social media for minors. YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights...
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Meta To Start Layoffs Globally From Next Week: Report
Facebook owner Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs next week while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers, it told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters on Friday.
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Meta To Face Lawsuits In Japan Over Fake Ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrities, local media reported.
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Meta Launches AI That Can Monitor Other AI As Human Involvement Diminishes
Facebook owner Meta said on Friday it was releasing a batch of new AI models from its research division, including a "Self-Taught Evaluator" that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process.
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Meta Releases AI Model That Can Check How Other Models Work
Facebook owner Meta said on Friday it was releasing a batch of new AI models from its research division, including a "Self-Taught Evaluator" that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process.
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Meta's AI Chatbot To Speak In Voices Of Judi Dench, John Cena, Among Others
Facebook owner Meta Platforms is planning to announce this week that it has secured deals with actors including Judi Dench, Kristen Bell and John Cena to give voice to its Meta AI chatbot
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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Meta Content Moderation Vendors Hit By Global Cyber Outage
Some external vendors that police content on Facebook owner Meta's platforms were affected by the global tech outage that crippled airports, banks and hospitals on Friday, a Meta spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query.
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Meta Warns News Block On Facebook For Australia Over Licensing Fees
Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary hearing on Friday.
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Facebook, Instagram Owner Meta To Start Labeling AI-Generated Content To Fight Deepfakes
Facebook owner Meta announced major changes to its policies on digitally created and altered media on Friday, ahead of US elections poised to test its ability to police deceptive content generated by new artificial intelligence technologies.
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"We Felt Sick": Man Finds Band-Aid In His Meal At Malaysian Restaurant
The owner tried to convince the family that they could still enjoy their lunch and that they need not worry about contamination.
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"Grave Step Backwards": Meta Shuts Down Misinformation Monitoring Tool In Poll Year
A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.
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Meta Forms Teams To Combat Disinformation, AI Abuse In EU Parliament Polls
Facebook owner Meta will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of generative artificial intelligence in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June amid concerns about election interference and misleading AI-generated content.
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Meta’s Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over Policy Overhaul
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday sharply rebuked the Facebook and Instagram owner over a policy overhaul in January that cut fact-checking. The board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta, urged the world's biggest social media company to assess “potential adverse effects” of the changes, put in place just before US ...
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Landmark US Antitrust Trial Could Force Zuckerberg To Sell Instagram
The Meta case is being made by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the powerful US consumer protection agency, and could see the owner of Facebook forced to divest Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Big Tech Opposes YouTube Exemption from Australia's Ban on Social Media for Children
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Snapchat and TikTok believe Australia should not exempt YouTube from its decision to ban social media for minors. YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights...
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Meta To Start Layoffs Globally From Next Week: Report
Facebook owner Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs next week while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers, it told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters on Friday.
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Meta To Face Lawsuits In Japan Over Fake Ads
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms Inc. will face fresh lawsuits in Japan over advertisements that fraudulently solicited investment funds with fake endorsements from celebrities, local media reported.
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Meta Launches AI That Can Monitor Other AI As Human Involvement Diminishes
Facebook owner Meta said on Friday it was releasing a batch of new AI models from its research division, including a "Self-Taught Evaluator" that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process.
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Meta Releases AI Model That Can Check How Other Models Work
Facebook owner Meta said on Friday it was releasing a batch of new AI models from its research division, including a "Self-Taught Evaluator" that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process.
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Meta's AI Chatbot To Speak In Voices Of Judi Dench, John Cena, Among Others
Facebook owner Meta Platforms is planning to announce this week that it has secured deals with actors including Judi Dench, Kristen Bell and John Cena to give voice to its Meta AI chatbot
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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Meta Content Moderation Vendors Hit By Global Cyber Outage
Some external vendors that police content on Facebook owner Meta's platforms were affected by the global tech outage that crippled airports, banks and hospitals on Friday, a Meta spokesperson said in response to a Reuters query.
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Meta Warns News Block On Facebook For Australia Over Licensing Fees
Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary hearing on Friday.
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Facebook, Instagram Owner Meta To Start Labeling AI-Generated Content To Fight Deepfakes
Facebook owner Meta announced major changes to its policies on digitally created and altered media on Friday, ahead of US elections poised to test its ability to police deceptive content generated by new artificial intelligence technologies.
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"We Felt Sick": Man Finds Band-Aid In His Meal At Malaysian Restaurant
The owner tried to convince the family that they could still enjoy their lunch and that they need not worry about contamination.
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"Grave Step Backwards": Meta Shuts Down Misinformation Monitoring Tool In Poll Year
A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.
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Meta Forms Teams To Combat Disinformation, AI Abuse In EU Parliament Polls
Facebook owner Meta will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of generative artificial intelligence in the run-up to European Parliament elections in June amid concerns about election interference and misleading AI-generated content.
