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fromIndependent
18 hours ago
Digital life

Tanya Sweeney: I've found a corner of the internet filled with compassion and kindness... Facebook's Photoshop edit groups

Social media marketing
fromTheWrap
3 months ago

The State of Social Media: Instagram and Facebook Still on Top Despite Rise of TikTok

Facebook remains the leading social media platform with over 2.1 billion users, overshadowing newer platforms like TikTok.
Social media marketing
fromMail Online
4 months ago

'Sinister' mind control experiment on 700,000 people shocks Joe Rogan

Facebook's 2012 secret experiment manipulated users' emotions, potentially leading to suicide attempts, raising ethical concerns.
fromIndependent
18 hours ago
Digital life

Tanya Sweeney: I've found a corner of the internet filled with compassion and kindness... Facebook's Photoshop edit groups

Social media marketing
fromTheWrap
3 months ago

The State of Social Media: Instagram and Facebook Still on Top Despite Rise of TikTok

Facebook remains the leading social media platform with over 2.1 billion users, overshadowing newer platforms like TikTok.
Social media marketing
fromMail Online
4 months ago

'Sinister' mind control experiment on 700,000 people shocks Joe Rogan

Facebook's 2012 secret experiment manipulated users' emotions, potentially leading to suicide attempts, raising ethical concerns.
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

Facebook adds fan challenges, custom badges for creators

Facebook introduces fan challenges and customizable top-fan badges to boost creator-fan engagement, adding leaderboards and personalized badge names for increased participation.
#meta
fromLADbible
6 days ago
Privacy professionals

What happens if you don't pay new 3.99 charge for Facebook and Instagram explained

US politics
fromFortune
2 months ago

Trial begins in $8 billion lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta leaders over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

Meta allegedly failed to disclose risks regarding the misuse of Facebook users' personal information by Cambridge Analytica.
fromLADbible
6 days ago
Privacy professionals

What happens if you don't pay new 3.99 charge for Facebook and Instagram explained

fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Trial begins in $8 billion lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta leaders over Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

US news
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 week ago

New Report Finds Facebook and TikTok are Key News Sources

Many U.S. adults rely on social media—especially Facebook and YouTube, with rising TikTok and Instagram—for news, raising significant misinformation and AI-generated content concerns.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Facebook gave our data to Cambridge Analytica and all I got was this $38.36

Eligible Facebook (Meta) account holders from 2007–2022 are receiving payouts from a $725 million privacy class-action settlement, with typical payments around $38 via PayPal.
fromBored Panda
3 weeks ago

People Are Sharing Their Unpopular Opinions On This Online Group, And Here Are Their 29 Most Interesting Posts

Some people like to keep it low-key. Others are eager to spark some open-ended conversations. The remaining love diving deep into the burning zone where statements uttered are so controversial they get the discussion sizzling in no time. And what for? Let's say if you have a burning unpopular opinion, you'd know why. And there's a safe corner of the internet known as the UnpopularOpinion subreddit that has had the most disputable points of view flowing since 2012.
Parenting
#poke
fromCNET
3 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Meta Reimagines Facebook's Poke Feature to Gamify Gen Z Flirting

fromCNET
3 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Meta Reimagines Facebook's Poke Feature to Gamify Gen Z Flirting

World news
fromAol
4 weeks ago

Singapore orders Meta to implement anti-scam measures or face possible fine

Singapore police ordered Meta to implement anti-scam measures on Facebook to curb government impersonation scams, with possible fines up to S$1 million for noncompliance.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
1 month ago

Is Meta secretly scanning your phone's camera roll? Check this setting to find out

Meta uploads and analyzes users' device camera rolls in the cloud to generate AI-powered sharing suggestions, often enabled by default in Facebook's mobile app.
#misinformation
fromSnopes
1 month ago
Social media marketing

Fake stories about Texas floods reached millions on Facebook. Foreign ad companies likely profited

fromSnopes
1 month ago
Social media marketing

Fake stories about Texas floods reached millions on Facebook. Foreign ad companies likely profited

Social media marketing
fromLindsey Gamble
1 month ago

Meta AI Dubbing: Auto-Translate Reels in Your Own Voice for Global Reach - Lindsey Gamble

Meta enables creators to translate and lip-sync Reels (English-Spanish), review edits, toggle features, view language metrics, and expand audiences with minimal effort.
#ai-translation
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Digital life

Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Digital life

Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish | TechCrunch

US politics
fromNBC Chicago
1 month ago

Payments could soon go out for a $725M Facebook settlement. Who could receive money and when

Facebook users will receive payouts from a $725 million settlement following data privacy allegations.
#neil-young
#content-creation
#meta-platforms
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Trial against Meta higher-ups ends on 2nd day as investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Trial against Meta higher-ups ends on 2nd day as investors, Zuckerberg reach settlement | CBC News

Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Remember Cambridge Analytica? What to know about the $8B US lawsuit against Meta's board | CBC News

An $8-billion class action lawsuit against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg will begin, linked to the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Zuckerberg back on the stand? Meta boss expected to testify in trial on the heels of FTC grilling

Shareholders are challenging over $8 billion Facebook paid in fines, seeking personal liability from Zuckerberg and others.
#cybersecurity
fromZDNET
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

Facebook's new passkey support could let you ditch your password once and for all

fromZDNET
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

Facebook's new passkey support could let you ditch your password once and for all

#film
fromFortune
3 months ago

Peter Thiel sold 20 million shares of Facebook, just months after its IPO-but they'd be worth nearly $15 billion more if he had held on

"I think investors always have a bias to invest in things they themselves use and they undervalue things they don't use so there aren't many investors who are in college."
Tech industry
#aaron-sorkin
#the-social-network
fromKotaku
3 months ago
Social media marketing

The Social Network Part II Is Happening, And Facebook Probably Won't Like It

fromKotaku
3 months ago
Social media marketing

The Social Network Part II Is Happening, And Facebook Probably Won't Like It

Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Aaron Sorkin's The Social Network sequel officially in development

Aaron Sorkin is developing a sequel to The Social Network that focuses on Facebook's societal impacts, especially surrounding the January 6 incident.
#reels
#passkeys
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Facebook announces that all videos on its platform will soon be shared as reels | TechCrunch

Facebook will automatically convert all videos into reels, simplifying video-sharing and integrating features.
#social-media-marketing
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Facebook Suspends, and Then Reinstates, Author Rebecca Solnit's Account Over LA Protest Post, In an Apparent AI Flub

The "incriminating" post from Monday is seen above. I also believe that those of us who are older, whiter, safer from the threats of state violence do not have the moral ground to lecture the younger, browner and blacker, more directly impacted on what they should and should not do.
Left-wing politics
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

He claimed to be Trump's 'assassin,' officials say. SoCal man pleads not guilty to threats

A Yucca Valley resident faces up to 15 years in prison for threatening President-elect Trump on Facebook.
Privacy professionals
fromWAKA 8
3 months ago

What the Tech: Does Facebook have your credit card number? - WAKA 8

PayPal users may find their account linked to Facebook without permission, leading to unauthorized charges.
fromFox News
4 months ago

How to access and download your Facebook data

Facebook collects a wide range of data from you, including your profile information, posts, photos, comments, likes, friends list, location data, search history and interactions with ads and pages.
Privacy technologies
fromMail Online
4 months ago

1.2b social media users' data stolen: Freeze your credit NOW

ByteBreaker is claiming to sell 1.2 billion scraped Facebook records, marking a potential massive data breach, urging users to take precautionary measures.
Privacy professionals
Marketing tech
fromMiami Herald
4 months ago

WhatsApp had no plans to vie with Facebook, co-founder says

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton asserts the company had no plans to create social networking features before its sale to Meta, supporting Meta's antitrust defense.
Social media marketing
fromInc
4 months ago

How Facebook's Like Button Changed the World

The Like button revolutionized online interaction, serving as both a catalyst for creativity and a source of emotional impact.
Social media marketing
fromMiami Herald
4 months ago

Facebook Users Are Freaking Out Over Mass Demonetization Notices

Facebook creators have received demonetization notices likely due to a widespread glitch affecting many accounts, causing confusion and panic among users.
Tech industry
fromWashington Post
4 years ago

Big Tech wants to build the 'metaverse.' What on Earth does that mean?

The metaverse promises a connected, interactive virtual reality experience, fundamentally different from current VR formats.
Achieving the metaverse requires cooperation between tech giants, a challenge given their competitive nature.
Startup companies
fromTheregister
4 months ago

30 years of MySQL, the database that changed the world

Facebook's initial success leveraged MySQL, a database that remains crucial in tech today, showcasing its lasting relevance in the digital age.
Social media marketing
fromSemafor
4 months ago

Trump's social media strategy, by the numbers

Trump's administration is leveraging social media to reach younger audiences and bypass traditional media.
In its first 100 days, the White House has achieved significant social media engagement with billions of impressions.
#content-moderation
Social media marketing
fromLindsey Gamble
5 months ago

Facebook Targets Spammy Content to Improve Feeds and Boost Creator Visibility - Lindsey Gamble

Facebook is limiting reach and monetization for accounts engaging in spammy behavior.
New tools and measures are introduced to enhance user experience and support content creators.
fromSocial Media Today
5 months ago

Meta Provides Guidance for Advertisers Based on Latest Engagement Trends

Advertisers implementing Generative Ads Recommendation (GEM) on Facebook Reels are experiencing impressive results, demonstrating a capability to enhance ad conversions by up to 5%.
Marketing tech
fromThe New Yorker
5 months ago

Briefly Noted Book Reviews

Careless People tracks Facebook's transformation as a political entity, revealing its alarming indifference to user safety and ethical considerations during major global events.
World politics
fromDigiday
5 months ago

Is Facebook quietly becoming a new revenue stream for publishers again?

Last year, Facebook moved away from a revenue-share payout model that paid publishers based on the performance of ads in content, transitioning to a model that rewards creators based on content performance itself. This shift has effectively changed how publishers engage with the platform, focusing more on the content they create for Facebook.
Media industry
Social media marketing
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

Facebook is testing a downvote button - yet again

Facebook is testing a downvote feature for comments to combat spam.
The feature allows users to anonymously downvote comments deemed unhelpful.
This is part of Meta's ongoing effort to improve user experience.
Growth hacking
fromWIRED
5 months ago

The Meta Trial Shows the Dangers of Selling Out

Zuckerberg's decision to not sell Facebook for $1 billion marked a pivotal moment in the company's history.
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