One of Elon Musk’s former employees at X has taken a lucrative position at Meta. Esther Crawford, formerly the head of Twitter Blue, announced Monday on Instagram that she joined Meta as Messenger’s director of product. “Although I considered a lot of great options, Meta was my top choice because I am obsessed with how […]
When news first broke that film auteur Quentin Tarantino was abandoning his largely materialized 10th and final film, tentatively titled “The Movie Critic,” Hollywood-watchers were both surprised and not surprised at all. To the ones who weren’t surprised: Tarantino is an oddball, and that’s probably an understatement. Creative genius? Absolutely. Hardheaded, almost to a fault? […]
Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut down in the U.K., France and Germany last year. Launched in 2019, the News tab curated headlines from national and international news organizations, as well as smaller, […]
TORONTO — Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario said Thursday they launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim platforms like Facebook and Instagram are “designed for compulsive use, have rewired the way children think, behave, and learn” […]
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernard Sanders criticized Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday for his secrecy surrounding the technology company’s content moderation and censorship of Palestinian-related content on Instagram and Facebook. In a follow-up to a December letter sent by Ms. Warren, the two lawmakers inquired about the policies the company uses to determine what […]
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital Markets Act. The […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to the families of children who suffered from their experiences on social media, including trouble with eating disorders, bullies and sexual predators. Under interrogation by Sen. Josh Hawley at Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Mr. Zuckerberg showed remorse. The tech founder, whose company oversees Facebook and Instagram, pushed his witness […]
Sexual predators. Addictive features. Self-harm and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media – and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies […]
Social media giant Meta announced new restrictions aimed at protecting its underage users. The changes make it impossible for adult Instagram users to message underage users who don’t follow them. All users under the age of 16 will have the restriction turned on by default. Similar restrictions are coming soon to Facebook Messenger as well. […]
One of Meta’s architects is set to leave for good this year. Sheryl Sandberg, former chief operating officer at the Facebook parent, announced this week she’ll resign from Meta’s board of directors in the spring. Source link
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