Earlier this year, Meta Platforms quietly convened a war room of staffers to address a critical problem: virtually all of Facebook’s top-ranked content was spammy, over sexualized, or generally what the company classified as regrettable, The Wall Street Journal reported…. Read More
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Facebook To Remove Topics From User’s Profiles
Facebook quietly announced it will remove several categories of information from user profiles, including religious views, political views, addresses and the “Interested in” field, which indicates sexual preference. The change goes into effect on December 1, Gizmodo reported. “As part… Read More
Meta Warns 1M Facebook Users Their Login Info Might Be Compromised
The Washington Post reported that Facebook parent Meta is warning 1 million users that their login information may have been compromised through malicious apps. According to The Washington Post, Meta’s researchers found more than 400 malicious Android and Apple iOS… Read More
Facebook Marketplace And DoorDash Team Up
Drivers for DoorDash Inc., are delivering items that consumers purchase from Facebook Marketplace as part of a new partnership between the delivery app and Meta Platforms, Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal… Read More
Social Media Companies Killed A California Bill To Protect Kids
California lawmakers killed a bill Thursday that would have allowed government lawyers to sue social-media companies for features that allegedly harm children by causing them to become addicted, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, the… Read More
Instagram And Facebook Can Track You Through Sketchy Methods
Are you using Instagram and/or Facebook (Meta) on your iOS phone? If so, you might want to stop doing that. Felix Krause provided detailed information that, to me, sounds like those apps can track you on your phone even if… Read More
Facebook Shifts Resources Away From News To Focus On Creator Economy
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook is reallocating resources from its Facebook News tab and newsletter platform Bulletin, as the company focuses more on the creator economy, senior executive Campbell Brown told employees in a memo, The Wall Street Journal reported. According… Read More