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Meta scraps fact-checking program, introduces X-like community notes feature
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Meta bans AI ads for regulated industries

Facebook’s parent company, Meta is preventing advertisers in other regulated industries and political campaigns from utilising its new generative AI advertising products. Meta made the decision publicly known on Monday night through modifications to its support centre. Although it does not have any limits directly on AI, its advertising standards forbid ads with content that […]

White House leads TikTok acquisition deal
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Tech companies partner to combat AI-generated child abuse images

Tech companies TikTok, Snapchat, and Stability AI have committed to collaborating to combat artificial intelligence-generated images of child sex abuse. In the lead-up to a worldwide summit on AI safety that the UK is hosting this week, Britain unveiled the joint declaration on Monday at an event. The statement included the governments of the United […]

Meta's Threads hits 175m monthly users amid challenges
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Meta to introduce Threads API – Official

Instagram head Adam Mosseri has disclosed that Twitter rival, Threads has an API in the works. Developers will now be able to create unique apps and experiences centred around Threads. Journalist Casey Newton was discussing a Threads experience that resembled TweetDeck with a user when Mosseri responded. The head of Instagram voiced concerns about publishers […]

As TikTok’s future in the United States remains uncertain, the company has begun testing a new platform aimed at supporting artists in their careers.
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TikTok, Meta, YouTube eye Indonesian e-commerce licences

Social media giants, TikTok, YouTube, and Meta are considering requesting e-commerce licences in Indonesia, Reuters reports. This is coming after social media commerce was outlawed in the biggest economy in Southeast Asia, according to those with knowledge of the debate. A month ago, Indonesia’s trade ministry outlawed online sales on social media, citing the need […]

OpenAI, Meta in talks with Reliance for AI expansion in India
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Meta to introduce broadcast channels for Facebook, Messenger

Meta on Wednesday, announced that it would introduce broadcast channels, a tool that allows users to share their conversations with the public, on Facebook and Messenger. In a highly competitive online world, social media companies are adding additional features to support engagement across apps. The decision comes at a time when broadcast channels on Telegram, […]

Meta tests in-house AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia
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Meta to limit comments on Israel-Palestine conflict

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on Wednesday adopted temporary safeguards to limit “potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments” on posts regarding the crisis between Israel and Hamas. “Our policies are designed to keep people safe on our apps while giving everyone a voice.” Meta said. “We apply these policies equally around the world and there […]

South Africa to probe Meta, Google competition with news publishers
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South Africa to probe Meta, Google competition with news publishers

The Competition Commission of South Africa disclosed on Tuesday it will look into allegations that ad-supported internet platforms like Meta and Google unfairly competed with news publishers by utilising their content to generate revenue. The Commission will look into, among other things, market characteristics that could distort competition between news media companies and digital platforms […]

Meta scraps fact-checking program, introduces X-like community notes feature
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Israel-Palestine conflict: Meta moves to tackle misinformation on Facebook

Meta announced on Friday that it was taking action, including eliminating praise and meaningful support for Hamas from its platforms. This came after the European Union criticised social media companies for not doing more to combat disinformation, Since the Oct. 7 attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas against Israel, false information and altered images […]

Threads introduces edit button
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Threads introduces edit button

Meta on Thursday launched an edit button for Threads. With the new feature, you have five minutes after posting to edit your post as many times as you’d like. When you wish to fix an error in a post, you have to delete it and then repost it. Contrary to X, formerly Twitter, which just […]

Threads tests in-app camera shortcut, drafts
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Meta to add Trends feature to Threads

Meta’s Threads is getting ready to deliver a highly requested feature: Trends in an effort to more effectively compete with X, previously Twitter. A Threads user discovered the change in a screenshot that a Threads employee unintentionally released over the weekend. The screenshot included a numbered list of current subjects along with the amount of […]

Meta tests “Community Notes” in US, drops professional fact-checkers
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Meta rolls AI tools for advertisers

Social networking company Meta On Wednesday, announced that it has begun rolling generative artificial intelligence tools for advertisers. A small number of advertisers were given access to the tools in a “testing playground” as the business began testing them in May. The tools’ distribution will be finished the following year, and they will be accessible […]

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Meta to lay off staff from Metaverse division

Meta plans to lay off staff members on Wednesday from the department of its custom silicon-making Reality Labs subsidiary that is geared towards the metaverse, according to Reuters. On Tuesday, a post on the internal discussion board Workplace of Meta alerted staff members of the layoffs. According to the article, they will find out their […]