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Jay Morris denies experts’ claims that he violated ethics rules over land deals near the site of Meta’s Hyperion datacenterThis story is from Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate actionFor more than two years, John “Jay” Morris, a Louisiana state senator, helped pave the way for Meta to build one of […]
US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being ‘instruments of repression’Major US social media companies including Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms have blocked the accounts of Saudi Arabian dissidents so they are no longer visible inside the kingdom, following orders by Saudi authorities.Those affected include Abdullah Alaoudh, a US-based
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Campaigners warn against blanket restrictions and say focus should be on blocking teenagers from platforms with ‘risky’ featuresOnline safety campaigners have urged Keir Starmer to block under-16s from accessing social media apps that do not meet strict safety standards, instead of implementing a broader Australia-style ban.The NSPCC, Molly Rose Foundation and Smartphone Free Childhood said
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Exclusive: Some employees will be moved to new teams focused on AI agents and cloud infrastructureAs Meta races to recenter itself around artificial intelligence, the tech giant is mandating more than 7,000 workers must move to new teams, and it’s radically changing some employees’ jobs. The Guardian has also learned that some of these reassigned
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Our research has uncovered young entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka and Pakistan using AI tools to make deeply objectionable content – and moneyNiamh McIntyre is a senior reporter at the Bureau of Investigative JournalismScroll through any Facebook feed in Britain and, between the baby announcements and petty neighbourhood beefs, you’re likely to come across an account
An attempt to pressure Meta into removing a critical post from a Chicago Facebook group called “Are We Dating the Same Guy” may end in sanctions for lawyers whose takedown arguments appeared to rely on fake AI citations to support doxing claims. The case had already been dismissed with prejudice by a district court, which
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Santa Clara county claims Meta Platforms violated the state’s false advertising and unfair business practices lawsCalifornia’s Santa Clara county has sued Meta Platforms, alleging it has profited from Facebook and Instagram ads promoting scams in violation of California’s false advertising and unfair business practices laws.The lawsuit – filed on Monday in Santa Clara county superior
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Facebook and Instagram owner claims charges should not be calculated based on a company’s global revenueMeta has launched a legal challenge against the UK’s media regulator over the fees and fines regime it is enforcing under landmark digital safety legislation.The Facebook and Instagram owner is claiming that Ofcom’s methodology for calculating the charges is flawed
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The Silicon Six avoided $278bn in US taxes over a decade. Here’s how Amazon, Apple, Meta, Google, Netflix & Microsoft did it — and why it keeps happening. The post Silicon Six: How Big Tech Avoided $278 Billion in Tax appeared first on 1redDrop.
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Publishers allege Zuckerberg personally authorized Meta’s AI copyright infringement. What the Llama lawsuit means for AI and creators. The post Meta AI Copyright Lawsuit: Zuckerberg Personally Authorized It appeared first on 1redDrop.
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