TechFacebookTechFacebookZuckerberg Says 'AI Personas' Are Coming to WhatsApp, Messenger, and InstagramMeta is angling to get in on the artificial intelligence arms race, whether that's with AI-generated photo filters…ByLauren LefferUpdatedFebruary 28, 2023Comments (6)
TechFacebookTechFacebookFacebook Whistleblower Aims at a New Target: Meta’s Would-Be InvestorsIn a closed-door call, Frances Haugen urged investors to force transparency on Mark Zuckerberg's company with their…ByBlake MontgomeryPublishedFebruary 23, 2023
TechFacebookTechFacebookFacebook and Instagram Start Hawking Blue Badges Just Like TwitterAs much as Twitter’s own Blue checkmark has failed to gain traction, Meta wants to incentivize subscriptions with…ByKyle BarrPublishedFebruary 21, 2023Comments (10)
TechFacebookTechFacebookZuckerberg's 'Year of Efficiency' Could Mean More Layoffs After Dismal Performance ReviewsAbout 10% of Meta employees reportedly received subpar performance reviews, prompting questions about whether more…ByNikki MainPublishedFebruary 17, 2023Comments (22)
TechFacebookTechFacebookInstagram Gets New Broadcast Channel FeatureMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Instagram is adding a broadcast channel to its app and intends to expand it to…ByNikki MainPublishedFebruary 16, 2023Comments (4)
TechFacebookTechFacebookWant to Know Why You're Seeing Those Facebook Ads?Meta updated the “Why am I seeing this ad?” feature to show what activity led to a targeted ad, but the exact data…ByKyle BarrPublishedFebruary 14, 2023Comments (10)
TechFacebookTechFacebookMeta's Oversight Board Will Now Fast-Track Case ReviewsUrgent cases will be expedited for review by the Oversight Board but that will also mean cutting the review of…ByNikki MainPublishedFebruary 14, 2023
TechFacebookTechFacebookDonald Trump Is Officially Back on Facebook and InstagramThe former president's accounts re-appeared on Thursday afternoon, after a more than two-year ban.ByLauren LefferPublishedFebruary 9, 2023Comments (11)
TechFacebookTechFacebookHey Fellow Kids: Meta Is Revamping Horizon Worlds to Attract More Teen UsersHorizon Worlds has seen a precipitous drop in its user base over the last year, and teens could be the solution—but…ByKevin HurlerPublishedFebruary 7, 2023Comments (11)
TechFacebookTechFacebookIs Meta Actually Making a Comeback?Meta's stock prices soared this week despite its revenues dipping for the third straight quarter in a row. What…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedFebruary 2, 2023Comments (14)
TechFacebookTechFacebookMeta Is Spending More Than $1 Billion per Month on the MetaverseThe news comes just months after the company's first ever round of mass layoffs and a rocky 2022 in which Mark…ByLauren LefferPublishedFebruary 1, 2023Comments (46)
TechFacebookTechFacebookFacebook Is Bringing Back TrumpFacebook says Trump's account no longer poses the same "serious risk to public safety" as it did when he was banned…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedJanuary 26, 2023Comments (37)
TechFacebookTechFacebookMark Zuckerberg Says They're Finally Rolling Out Default End-to-End Encryption on MessengerMeta's rolling out new encryption features on its app over the next few months, though it will randomly upgrade…ByKyle BarrPublishedJanuary 23, 2023Comments (2)
TechFacebookTechFacebookMeta Claims Metaverse Will Become 'As Important as Smartphones'Meta's not backing down on its ambitious plans to integrate its so-called metaverse into our everyday lives.ByNikki MainPublishedJanuary 19, 2023Comments (45)
TechFacebookTechFacebookMeta's Nudity Policies Discriminate Against Trans People, Oversight Board SaysAfter Instagram incorrectly removed two posts fundraising for gender-affirming surgery, the watchdog group says Meta…ByLauren LefferPublishedJanuary 17, 2023Comments (10)
TechFacebookTechFacebookMeta Sues 'Predictive Policing' Firm for Using Fake Accounts to Scrape More Than 600,000 Facebook ProfilesThe company allegedly took that data and sold it to clients promising them powerful social media surveillance of…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJanuary 13, 2023Comments (1)
TechFacebookTechFacebookWhy Meta Is (and Isn’t) Driving the Metaverse ConversationIn an excerpt from "Disruptive Technologies," Paul Armstrong examines Meta's rocky pivot and why it's still the…ByPaul ArmstrongPublishedJanuary 5, 2023
TechFacebookTechFacebookThe EU Wants to Kill Targeted Ads by Fining Meta $414MEuropean Union regulators say the tech industry, starting with Facebook's parent, needs to get real consent before…ByThomas GermainPublishedJanuary 4, 2023Comments (1)
TechFacebookTechFacebookDocuments Show Zuckerberg Once Considered Announcing They Were Investigating Cambridge AnalyticaA SEC Deposition shows that the Meta CEO had planned to tell users they would analyze the political consulting firm…ByKyle BarrPublishedDecember 20, 2022Comments (5)
TechFacebookTechFacebookMeta Accused of Breaching Antitrust Policies Connected to Facebook MarketplaceEuropean regulators say that Facebook's online shopping section is "distorting competition" with other web-based…ByNikki MainPublishedDecember 19, 2022