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Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time

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Influencers aren’t just battling competitors for brand deals. They’re now battling AI versions of themselvesEarlier this year, Emily Schuman, the creator of the lifestyle blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, saw a photo of herself she didn’t recognize on Instagram. In a sponsored ad, Schuman, who has more than 500,000 Instagram followers, is holding up a vial […]

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I turned off my algorithm for 24 hours. Is this how social media used to be?

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Thanks to a little-known feature in Instagram, I attempt to travel back to 2012, before everything on the internet was an adGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI have a confession. I love my social media algorithm. It is a perfectly curated window into my insane and inquiring mind. It knows

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Instagram boss says users will be ‘overwhelmed’ with brand content in algorithm-free world

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Adam Mosseri says platform’s algorithm ‘feels like a black box’ but company trying to give users more control after Labor announces opt-out planFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastInstagram’s chief executive has said users will have a worse experience in an algorithm-free world,

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Social media users could opt out of the algorithm if Australian government has its way – but that’s a big if

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Even if the legislation passes, tech companies may still find ways to frustrate its intent and keep Australians hooked on their feedSocial media could become a “choose your own adventure” between the doom-scrolling status quo, or just the feed of the friends you want to see, if the government’s planned digital duty of care legislation

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Meta will be happy with its $18bn US settlement – but the costs of child online safety will keep rising for big tech | Chris Stokel-Walker

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This week’s settlement without liability was pragmatic, but it doesn’t change the inevitability of further lawsuits around the world Not many people would count paying $18bn they didn’t expect to when they woke up that morning as a victory. Yet for Meta, the owners of Facebook and Instagram, the agreement with 52 US attorneys general

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UK expects Meta to match US child safety measures after $18bn settlement

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Minister calls for Instagram owner to extend sweeping new safeguards for young users to BritainUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government expects the Instagram owner Meta to roll out the same protections for children in Britain as those it agreed in the US on Wednesday, as part of a court

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Meta agrees to major changes to Facebook and Instagram as it settles US trial over teen addiction for up to $17bn

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US tech giant agrees to establish further protections for teens such as daily usage limits and blocks on nighttime useMeta agreed to significant changes to its Instagram and Facebook apps in a settlement that ended a landmark lawsuit on Wednesday. Dozens of US states had accused the tech giant of addicting and harming children with

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Instagram CEO denies company hid low use of teen safety feature in Meta trial

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Adam Mosseri is first top executive from Meta to testify in blockbuster lawsuit brought by 29 US statesInstagram’s CEO disputed allegations by US prosecutors that his company hid negative information from the public while testifying during a blockbuster social media trial.“I am not trying to encourage my team to hide anything,” the CEO, Adam Mosseri,

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Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial

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In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacyMeta’s business can be boiled down to four words that begin with the letter H: hook, hold, harvest, hide, according to a lawyer who is prosecuting the world’s largest social media company.The

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Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts

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Tech Transparency Project’s report shows whenever governments mull platform regulations, company recruits influencers to promote its safety featuresIn July 2025, Meta gathered parenting influencers from all over Australia at a waterfront venue overlooking the Sydney Opera House. It was a camping-themed event and in many ways was like any other influencer affair. There were Instagram-branded

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