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Meta just agreed to transform how teens use Instagram and Facebook, adding time limits, night mode, and beauty filter blocks as part of a historic settlement. Parents will finally control these settings, with an independent auditor making sure Meta follows through.
Meta just launched AI technology that can spot underage users and protect teenagers from harmful content across its platforms. The new system analyzes everything from posts to photos to keep kids safer online.
Following investigative reporting, Meta quietly deleted controversial facial recognition code from its smart glasses app within 24 hours. The swift removal shows how public accountability can protect consumer privacy when tech companies push boundaries.
Meta swiftly deleted facial recognition software from its smart glasses app just one day after journalists discovered the dormant code. The quick reversal shows how public awareness can stop invasive tech features before they launch.
Meta's Oversight Board is calling for stronger protections after the company repeatedly ignored reports of a sexualized deepfake video targeting an everyday user. The recommendations could make it easier for anyone to get harmful AI-generated content removed.
Social media giant Meta will pay $18 billion and implement sweeping new safety features for teens on Instagram and Facebook. The historic settlement forces real change after states proved the company knew young kids were using their platforms but did little to stop it.
Meta pulled a controversial AI tool that let anyone create deepfake images from public Instagram accounts without permission. The company reversed course after Hollywood agencies, labor unions, and everyday users pushed back on the privacy violation.
Meta is rolling out new AI technology that estimates users' ages by analyzing visual cues like height and bone structure in photos and videos. The tech combines these visual insights with text analysis to identify and remove underage accounts, helping keep kids under 13 safer online.
Meta will pay $17 billion to 47 states and implement new child safety features on Facebook and Instagram, ending a landmark lawsuit over teen mental health. The settlement marks a turning point in holding social media companies accountable for protecting young users.
Meta listened to users and safety advocates, quickly shutting down a controversial feature that let anyone create AI images using public Instagram accounts without permission. The rapid reversal shows how public feedback can protect digital rights.
Supernatural, the beloved VR fitness app, is being reborn as an independent company after its passionate community fought back against Meta's shutdown plans. The original founders are taking the reins and promising to keep the magic alive.
Tech giants Meta and Google are pouring hundreds of millions into Texas solar farms, turning corporate climate promises into real clean energy powering the grid. Their investments are creating jobs, strengthening infrastructure, and proving that big business can drive real environmental progress.
The European Commission is requiring Meta to redesign Facebook and Instagram to reduce addictive features that harm users' wellbeing. The proposed changes could transform how millions experience social media daily.
Meta is launching new AI technology to identify and remove accounts belonging to children under 13 from Instagram and Facebook. The move aims to create safer online spaces for young users, though experts suggest better approaches exist.
Meta just unveiled a free web tool that can detect invisible watermarks in AI-generated images, helping people spot what's real and what's not. The technology works even when images are cropped, compressed, or screenshotted.
When users speak up, tech giants listen. Meta pulled a controversial AI photo tool just three days after launch, proving that public feedback can drive real change.
In the largest child safety settlement ever, Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion and implement sweeping new protections for young users on Facebook and Instagram. The landmark deal marks a major win for parents and advocates who've fought for years to make social media safer for children.
The privacy advocate who made end-to-end encryption mainstream is now working with Meta to protect your conversations with AI chatbots. Billions of people chat with AI daily, but unlike your private texts, those conversations aren't encrypted.
A New Mexico jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million for exposing children to sexual exploitation and misleading the public. This marks the first time a U.S. state has defeated a major tech company at trial over child safety.
Meta just shut down nearly 11 million accounts linked to organized scam operations this year and helped Thai police arrest 21 suspected scammers. The tech giant is rolling out new tools to warn users before they fall victim to increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes.
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