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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.
After investigative reporters exposed illegal wildlife trade happening openly on Facebook, Meta closed nine groups in Indonesia that were selling protected animals like endangered gibbons and hornbills. The investigation led authorities to a pet store trafficking vulnerable species, showing how collaboration between journalists and tech companies can protect wildlife.
Facebook just launched AI features that bring static photos to life and transform memories into animated art. The platform hopes these creative tools will help it reconnect with Gen Z users who've been drifting toward other apps.
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.
A jury ordered Meta to pay $375 million after finding the tech giant misled families about safety measures and failed to protect children from exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. The landmark verdict sends a powerful message that companies must prioritize young users' wellbeing over profits.
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.
Facebook's crackdown on AI spam and copycats is working. Original creators saw their views and watch time double in late 2025 after the platform removed 20 million impersonator accounts.
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.
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.
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.
A New Mexico jury found Meta knowingly harmed children's mental health and made misleading safety claims, setting a legal precedent that could change how tech platforms protect young users. The verdict challenges 30 years of tech industry legal immunity.
Meta just locked in enough clean energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes, expanding its partnership with solar developer DESRI across nine states. The tech giant remains the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy as it races toward net-zero emissions by 2030.
In a groundbreaking collaboration, Meta partnered with Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink and global law enforcement to shut down massive scam networks targeting millions. The coordinated effort led to 63 arrests and protected countless people from romance scams and fake investment schemes.
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.
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.
Meta just announced partnerships to beam solar energy from orbiting satellites and store renewable power for over 100 hours. These breakthrough technologies could help AI run on clean energy around the clock.
Meta's VR social app Horizon Worlds just got a last-minute reprieve. After announcing plans to shut down VR support, the company reversed course within hours thanks to passionate user feedback.
A Los Angeles jury ruled that Instagram and YouTube contributed to a young woman's mental health struggles, ordering Meta and Google to pay $3 million in damages. The landmark decision could pave the way for holding social media companies accountable for harm to young users.
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