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Meta says it removes content that could cause imminent physical harm – but nearly half a million members have joined a group that regularly promotes misinformationAs a measles outbreak spread through Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in August, a parent turned to a massive public Facebook group, Crunchy Moms, for advice. They were considering getting their three-year-old
Law bans social media platforms from providing minors features such as autoplay that lead to compulsive useGoogle, Meta and TikTok have sued California to block enforcement of a new state law intended to limit the risk of addicting children under 16 to social media platforms.The law, known as Assembly Bill 1709, prohibits such platforms from
Prospect to hold workplace sessions and recruit members under agreement with tech companyTrade unions are expected to make further inroads into big tech companies in the UK after new rights for unions to access workplaces came into force, with Google UK signing an agreement on Monday.The Prospect union has reached an agreement with Google to
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Each new tech product is designed to make our lives easier and keep us mindlessly entertained. Switch off: embrace discomfort – and boredomEver longed for your own personal assistant? In the ever quickening tech race, Meta has recently launched Muse, a new AI personal agent. Unlike traditional chatbots, this little AI tool will be able
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Court documents reveal staff considered ways to ‘get academic community to disavow’ influential US author Meta staff discussed deploying a “whisper strategy” to undermine the influential US academic whose work has inspired a global social media crackdown, according to court documents.Employees at the parent group of Facebook and Instagram sought to discredit Jonathan Haidt, the
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Social media companies including Meta have pulled back on efforts to protect voters from election-meddling liesSocial media feeds are awash with an unprecedented flood of AI-driven disinformation ahead of November’s US midterm elections, according to experts, who warn many posts are likely “slipping through the cracks”.As tens of millions of Americans prepare to cast their
Tech company announces two-part fundraising after Elon Musk warns hundreds of AI startups face collapseBusiness live – latest updatesMark Zuckerberg’s Meta has announced plans for a $95bn (£71bn) fundraising to cover its AI expenditure, even as Elon Musk warned that funding for smaller players in the sector was drying up.The owner of Facebook, Instagram and
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Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showingThe latest shudder for stocks in the AI industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran .The S&P 500 fell 1.2% for its
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Chief executive agrees to remain in California for eight years even if the state brings in a one-off wealth taxBusiness live – latest updatesMeta has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot a possible California wealth tax targeting billionaires.The social media company behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp revealed on Wednesday night that
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