Nov 30 Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024 By David Klepper, Associated Press Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that were used to spread politically partisan content in the United States before next year's election. Continue reading
Nov 08 To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imagery By David Klepper, Associated Press Meta owns Facebook and Instagram and says it will put labels on political ads created using artificial intelligence. The policy announced Wednesday by Meta goes into effect Jan. 1 and will apply worldwide. Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: Senate Judiciary committee holds hearing social media’s impact on teen mental health By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, Arturo Bejar, then a contractor at the social media giant, sent an email to Meta… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:17 Dozens of states sue Meta claiming social media addiction harms children’s mental health By Stephanie Sy, Shoshana Dubnow More than 40 states and the District of Columbia have sued Meta, accusing the tech giant of building addictive features into its popular social media platforms that contribute to a youth mental health crisis. The states say Meta uses "powerful… Continue watching
Oct 24 More than 40 states sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents' consent, in violation of federal law. Continue reading
Oct 05 U.S. lawmakers question Meta and X over AI-generated political deepfakes ahead of 2024 election By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press US Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke of New York sent a letter Thursday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and X CEO Linda Yaccarino expressing "serious concerns" about the emergence of AI-generated political ads on their… Continue reading
Sep 29 The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws seeking to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution. Continue reading
Aug 25 Europe takes on Big Tech. This may mean changes for U.S. users By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon. Continue reading
Aug 22 Everything you need to know about Europe’s new Big Tech regulations By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 6:37 Court cases targeting abortion highlight digital privacy concerns By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Marconja Zor In July, a Nebraska teenager and her mother were convicted after the teen terminated her pregnancy using abortion pills. Among the prosecution's key evidence was exchanges between the two on Facebook Messenger. Caitlin Seeley George with the nonprofit digital rights… Continue watching