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How Social Media Restricted Palestinian News And Boosted Israel’s

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How Social Media Restricted Palestinian News And Boosted Israel’s

Facebook has been accused of severely restricting Palestinian news outlets’ ability to reach their audience during the Israel-Gaza war. A BBC analysis of Facebook data revealed a steep drop in audience engagement for newsrooms in the Palestinian territories, including Gaza and the West Bank, since October 2023. This decline in engagement is surprising, given that…

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Meta Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump’s Inaugural Fund

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Meta Donates Million To Donald Trump’s Inaugural Fund

Meta Platforms have donated $1 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed response. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, said the donation was a departure from past practice by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. Zuckerberg had declined to endorse either Donald Trump or…

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Generative Artificial Intelligence Had Muted Impact On Global Polls This Year: Meta

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Generative Artificial Intelligence Had Muted Impact On Global Polls This Year: Meta

Austin: Despite widespread concern that generative AI could interfere with major elections around the globe this year, the technology had limited impact across Meta Platforms’ apps, the tech company said on Tuesday. Coordinated networks of accounts seeking to spread propaganda or false content largely failed to build a significant audience on Facebook and Instagram or…

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Meta Plans To Appeal Indian Regulator’s Rs 213 Crore Penalty Order

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Meta Plans To Appeal Indian Regulator’s Rs 213 Crore Penalty Order

The competition watchdog has directed Meta to cease and desist from anti-competitive practices. New Delhi: After the Competition Commission imposed a Rs 213-crore penalty on Meta in relation to WhatsApp privacy policy, the company said it disagrees with the watchdog’s decision and plans to appeal. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday asked WhatsApp…

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Meta Launches Campaign With Centre To Combat Online Scams In India

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Meta Launches Campaign With Centre To Combat Online Scams In India

Meta unveiled its two-month-long campaign at a launch event in the capital. New Delhi: Meta has launched its safety campaign ‘Scam se Bacho’ in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to educate people on how to stay safe from…

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US Court Rules Meta Must Face Lawsuits Over Teen Addiction To Social Media

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US Court Rules Meta Must Face Lawsuits Over Teen Addiction To Social Media

Washington: Facebook parent company Meta must face lawsuits by U.S. states accusing it of encouraging social media addiction among teens, a federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday. Oakland-based U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected Meta’s bid to toss the claims made by the states in two separate lawsuits filed last year, one including…

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How The Internet Went From Being Fun To Frustrating

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How The Internet Went From Being Fun To Frustrating

AI’s ability to automate content has flooded the internet with low-quality material (representational) When it comes to our experience of the internet, “the times, they are a-changin’”, as Bob Dylan would say. You can’t quite recall how, but the internet certainly feels different these days. To some, it is “less fun and less informative” than…

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Biden Administration “Repeatedly Pressured” Meta: Mark Zuckerberg In Letter

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Biden Administration “Repeatedly Pressured” Meta: Mark Zuckerberg In Letter

New Delhi: In a letter to the US Congress, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has alleged that the US government under Joe Biden “repeatedly pressured” Meta to censor certain content on its platforms. In the letter addressed to US House of Representatives, Mr Zuckerberg said that the platform had to make some changes, that “with the…

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Meta Decides To Suspend Its Generative AI Tools in Brazil

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Meta Decides To Suspend Its Generative AI Tools in Brazil

Meta suspended the services in response to the Brazilian government Sao Paulo: Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it decided to suspend use of generative artificial intelligence tools in Brazil in response to the government’s objections to its new privacy policy regarding personal data and AI. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT With more than 200 million people, Brazil…

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Meta To End Ban On Word ‘Martyr’ After Year-Long Review

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Meta To End Ban On Word ‘Martyr’ After Year-Long Review

Meta is the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. (Representational) Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word “shaheed”, or “martyr” in English, after a year-long review by its oversight board found the social media giant’s approach was “overbroad”. The company has been criticized for years over its handling…

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