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Zuckerberg shows his true pragmatic colours by changing Meta ahead of Trump 2.0 | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The first indication of Mark Zuckerberg’s capitulation to the MAGA movement came when he went to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort for Thanksgiving in December. Following which Meta, worth $1.5tn, made a decidedly modest $1m contribution to president-elect Trump’s inaugural fund. But it seems geeks bearing gifts wouldn’t be enough to placate a president-elect who once…
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Meta scraps third party fact checkers – and UFC boss Dana White joins board | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Meta is scrapping its third party fact-checking service in the US after nine years and replacing it with a “community notes” system, similar to the one used by X. It says it will help promote free expression and stop harmless content getting taking down. Users on sites such as Facebook and Instagram will be able…
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Nick Clegg to step down from Meta role – with prominent Republican Joel Kaplan to replace him | US News
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Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg has said he is stepping down from his role at Facebook parent firm Meta. He said it was the “right time for me to move on” from president of global affairs. With Donald Trump just weeks from being sworn in, he will be replaced by former Republican White…
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‘Technical issue’ hits Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, Meta says | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A “technical issue” has hit users of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, forcing an apology from owner Meta. In a statement on the X social media platform, the tech firm wrote: “We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps… and apologise for any inconvenience”. According to Downdetector, which allows…
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Meta investigated over Southport riot posts as its oversight board calls for public opinions | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Meta’s decision to not remove three posts relating to the Southport stabbings that sparked UK-wide riots is being investigated by its independent oversight board. In the hours after three girls were murdered in Southport while attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, rumours spread online that the murderer was a Muslim asylum seeker who had arrived…
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Judi Dench, John Cena and other celebrities to voice Meta AI chatbot | Science & Tech News
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Dame Judi Dench, John Cena and Awkwafina will all voice Meta AI – the artificial intelligence being rolled out by Instagram and Facebook owner Meta. As part of an update to its Llama model, people will now be able to interact with Meta AI – the company’s ChatGPT-like chatbot – by speaking and getting responses…
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Viral post falsely claims to stop Meta using your data to train AI – here’s how to actually stop it | Science & Tech News
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Hundreds of thousands of Instagram users, including actors Julianne Moore and Ashley Tisdale, have shared a post that supposedly revokes Meta’s right to train its artificial intelligence tool using their information. “Goodbye Meta AI,” it says before saying the user does “not give Meta or anyone else permission to use any of personal data, profile…
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Russian officials accuse Meta of ‘overt censorship’ after global Instagram and Facebook ban | Science & Tech News
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Russian officials are accusing Meta of “overt censorship” after the company banned Russian state media networks from its apps. RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other state media accounts were blocked around the world over claims they carried out covert operations to influence social media users. The Russian Embassy in the UK has now told Sky News…
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Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration officials ‘pressured’ Meta to ‘censor’ content during pandemic | US News
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Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that senior officials within the Biden administration “repeatedly pressured” Meta to “censor” COVID-related content during the pandemic. The claims by the CEO of Meta are in a letter dated 26 August to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. Zuckerberg said he regretted not speaking up about this pressure earlier, as well…
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Meta is planning to use your Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI – and not everyone can opt out | Science & Tech News
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If you have an Instagram or Facebook account in the UK or European Union, everything you share publicly on those platforms may soon be used to train artificial intelligence (AI). From today, Meta was going to use the posts to train its AI model, but it faced 11 legal challenges in Europe. The Irish Data Protection Commission…