Internet — Facebook — October 20th, 2025

Facebook wants to turn your camera roll into art -- but you might not like the catch
Meta is rolling out an AI collage and photo-editing tool that scans your gallery for your best shots — and automatically creates stuff. But using it could also mean giving Facebook more data than you think.
October 20, 2025 — Source

Meta Adds New Parental Controls to Limit Teen Chats with AI on Instagram and Facebook
Meta has announced new supervision tools for parents to get insights and more control on their teens activity on platforms like Instagram and Facebook. It includes their kids interaction with AI characters alongside Meta AI assistant as well. Parents will be able to either cut off their teens one-on-one chat with AI characters entirely or opt for blocking specific AI characters.
October 20, 2025 — Source

Meta is killing Messenger on Windows — These secure messaging apps are a perfect replacement on PC
What might be your last tie to Facebook is shutting down Windows support before the end of the year.
October 20, 2025 — Source

Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS
Both desktop apps have been removed from app stores and will stop working in December.
October 20, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — October 17th, 2025

Meta is discontinuing Windows and Mac Messenger apps
Meta has confirmed that the Windows and Mac versions of its Messenger desktop app are to be discontinued. While no reason has been given for the deprecation, the company is probably trying to cut back on the number of products it has to develop and support.
October 17, 2025 — Source

New Facebook Feature Suggests Edits and Collages to Share
We've rolled out a new Facebook feature designed to make reminiscing and sharing your favorite moments easier and more fun than ever before. This opt-in feature suggests the best photos and videos from your camera roll and creates fun collages and edits, making it simple to share unique content on Facebook and Messenger.
October 17, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — October 13th, 2025

Introducing Local Jobs on Facebook
Starting today, we're bringing jobs on Facebook back, making it easier for people in the US to find and inquire about local jobs. We've always been about connecting with people, whether through shared interests or key life events. Now, if you're looking for entry-level, trade, and service industry employment in your community, Facebook can help you connect with local people and small businesses who are hiring.
October 13, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — October 8th, 2025

Meta is changing Facebook's algorithms to improve the surfacing of Reels
Meta is updating Facebook's algorithms to improve Reels recommendations, giving users more control and prioritizing new content, with AI-powered suggestions.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — October 3rd, 2025

Meta Finds Another Way to Show You Targeted Ads
Meta is implementing a significant change to its privacy policy, set to take effect December 16th, which will allow the company to utilize data from interactions with its AI tools to deliver targeted advertisements on Facebook and Instagram. This update, impacting users globally excluding those in South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the European Union due to local privacy laws, will add conversations with Meta AI, as well as data from tools like Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and the Imagine image generator, to existing user profiles.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — September 29th, 2025

Bringing Fans and Creators Closer Together on Facebook
Today, we're making fandom on Facebook even more fun with new features that help you engage with and be recognized by your favorite creators, while connecting with other fans who share your interests.
September 29, 2025 — Source or Source or Source

Can You Block Politics and Drama From Your Facebook Feed? Yes You Can!
Ever notice how people you've known for 20 years suddenly lose their marbles on Facebook? You post a picture of your cat, and instead of "Cute kitty!" you get a response like:
September 29, 2025 — Source

Meta Introduces $5 Monthly Fee for Ad-Free Facebook and Instagram in UK
Facebook and Instagram users in the U.K. will be able to pay a subscription of up to $5.36 (£3.99) per month to use the platforms without ads.
September 29, 2025 — Source

Meta is trying to give us yet another Reels-first social media platform
Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has announced some big news about its picture-sharing platform, Instagram, today. It has been revealed that it's going to begin testing a Reel-first experience for a limited number of users in India on the mobile app. Part of the reason for this decision is that the company has noticed that people are sending Reels to their friends 4.5 billion times per day, and it wants to capitalize on this.
September 29, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — September 25th, 2025

Meta rolls out Teen Accounts on Facebook and Messenger globally
Meta announced on Thursday that its Teen Accounts are now being expanded to teens on Facebook and Messenger globally, after initially only being available to users in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Canada. The accounts, which feature built-in protections and parental controls for younger users, first launched on Instagram last fall.
September 25, 2025 — Source or Source

Internet — Facebook — September 22nd, 2025

Meta Accused of Using Photos of 13-Year-Old Schoolgirls to Promote Threads
Meta is under scrutiny after the company used parents' photos of schoolgirls as young as 13 to promote its Threads platform to adult men.
September 22, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — September 5th, 2025

Facebook Pokes are back -- and your guess is as good as ours
Anyone who was a Facebook user in the early days of the social platform (at least when it was a global platform, not just one limited to students) will remember Facebook Pokes. Poking someone on Facebook (oh, do grow up!) was a wordless -- slightly creepy -- way of interacting with another person.
September 5, 2025 — Source

Meta Reimagines Facebook's Poke Feature to Gamify Gen Z Flirting
Facebook's early poking feature is still around. Now, Meta's using it to appeal to younger people.
September 5, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — August 29th, 2025

Zuckerberg's AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave
Longtime acolytes are sidelined as CEO directs biggest leadership reorganization in two decades.
August 29, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — August 25th, 2025

Meta reportedly inks major $10 billion deal with Google for Cloud services
The company is seemingly making moves to solidify its place within the world of AI.
August 25, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — August 22nd, 2025

Former employee accuses Meta of inflating ad metrics and sidestepping rules
Meta denies accusations of manipulated metrics
August 22, 2025 — Source

Meta Bets Big on AI: Signs $10 Billion Cloud Deal with Google
Meta has signed a deal with Google for a whopping $10 billion. The agreement allows Meta to use the cloud network and services of Google for the period of the next six years.
August 22, 2025 — Source

Meta poaches another Apple AI executive
Meta Platforms is hiring another key Apple artificial intelligence executive, even as the social networking company prepares to slow its recruitment, Bloomberg News' Mark Gurmna repots citing "people familiar with the matter."
August 22, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — August 21st, 2025

Meta allegedly bypassed Apple privacy measure, and fired employee who flagged it
A former Meta product manager has claimed that the social network circumvented Apple's privacy protections, as well as cheating advertisers, and fired him when he repeatedly raised the issue internally.
August 21, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — August 16th, 2025

Meta under fire over AI rules that allow romantic roleplay with children and false medical advice
AI chatbots producing inappropriate and inaccurate content... no way
August 16, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — August 8th, 2025

Meta acquires AI audio startup WaveForms
Meta has acquired AI voice startup WaveForms for an undisclosed sum, The Information reports. It's the company's latest buy to strengthen its new AI unit, Superintelligence Labs, and Meta's second major AI audio acquisition in the last month after it bought PlayAI.
August 8, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — August 1st, 2025

How EU Over Regulation Is Stifling Business Growth and Innovation
The European Union (EU) says it wants to compete globally, but overly complex and burdensome regulation is preventing the tech innovation that is driving growth for global competitors. Mario Draghi's report on EU competitiveness makes clear the significant challenges that stem from these regulatory regimes.
August 1, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — July 25th, 2025

Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising in the EU in Response to Incoming European Regulation
Ending Political, Electoral and Social Issue Advertising in the EU in Response to Incoming European Regulation
July 25, 2025 — Source

Facebook ranks worst for online harassment, according to a global activist survey
A survey of environmental activists found that nearly all of them have experienced harassment on social media, and a majority have feared for their safety.
July 25, 2025 — Source

Meta Continues To Poach AI Talent From Competitors With Lucrative Paydays Because It Is Behind In The Race, Says Google DeepMind CEO; Executive Says This Approach Is A 'Rational' One
Mark Zuckerberg has bet big on AI after his colossal failure with the metaverse and has set up Meta's Superintelligence Labs where he has hired talent from rival firms by offering them compensation beyond their wildest imagination. Looking at the sheer figures, such as a $200 million signing bonus for Apple's former head of foundation models, it would hardly be surprising for anyone to turn down this kind of money.
July 25, 2025 — Source

Meta joins Google in ragequitting EU political ads over onerous regulations
Zuckercorp blames legal uncertainty under upcoming TTPA law
July 25, 2025 — Source or Source or Source

Internet — Facebook — July 18th, 2025

Meta Refuses to Sign EU’s AI Code of Practice, Calls It a Growth Killer
Meta Platforms has declined to sign the EU’s new Code of Practice for General Purpose AI (GPAI), calling the voluntary framework an “overreach” that could cripple innovation. The company’s Global Affairs Chief, Joel Kaplan, minced no words in a LinkedIn post on Friday, warning that “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI.”
July 18, 2025 — Source

Zuck, Sandberg, and Thiel Skate Free From Testifying After Settlement in Meta Privacy Suit
The lawsuit had been ongoing for many years and would have forced top-level executives to speak before the court.
July 18, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — July 17th, 2025

Zuckerberg and Meta investors reach settlement in $8B privacy case
Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former Meta executives have settled a lawsuit filed by a group of shareholders, who were seeking $8 billion for the damage the executives caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users' privacy in relation to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
July 17, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — July 14th, 2025

Meta CEO Zuckerberg To Testify In Landmark $8 Billion Facebook Privacy Trial
Meta Platforms, Inc. will be at the center of a high-stakes legal battle this week, as a shareholder lawsuit proceeds to trial in Delaware, accusing CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives of failing to safeguard user privacy, leading to billions in corporate penalties. This unfolding drama could signal a landmark moment for corporate accountability, particularly concerning data privacy within the tech industry.
July 14, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — July 13th, 2025

5 Of The Biggest Companies Owned By Meta
When a company has an extremely successful product, it eventually becomes the face of the brand. For Meta, that product was Facebook. "The Big Blue F" has become a symbol of youthful innovation and the early Silicon Valley boom. But while Facebook remains its most popular product, Meta has grown far beyond it. Over the years, it has acquired competing social media platforms and launched ambitious projects in virtual reality, augmented reality, and even artificial intelligence research and development initiatives.
July 13, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — July 12th, 2025

How To Spot A Fake Account On Facebook Using These Warning Signs
Facebook will always be considered one of the popular social media platforms. The best thing about Facebook is its user interface, which allows anyone to create a new profile without much hassle. However, the smooth account creation process also makes it easier for bad actors to create fake accounts.
July 12, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — July 11th, 2025

Scammers on Facebook try to ruin Bambu Lab's big 3D printer sale — site has been rife with fake ads for 3D printers
Facebook has been rife with fake ads for 3D printers in an attempt to con you out of money.
July 11, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — June 30th, 2025

Facebook Tests Using Meta AI to Process Photos Prior to Uploading
Facebook is quietly testing a new AI-powered feature that edits users' photos — even ones that haven't been uploaded and remain on a user's device.
June 30, 2025 — Source

Turn off this feature! Facebook wants the private photos on your phone
Facebook is asking users for permission to automatically upload private, unpublished images for cloud processing.
June 30, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — June 28th, 2025

Facebook determined to use Meta AI — even on the private photos in your camera roll
Nice photo... sure would be a shame if you gave it to Meta AI.
June 28, 2025 — Source or Source

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Win AI by Copying Everyone Smarter Than Him
Meta's CEO is trying to buy his way to the front of the AI race, poaching top talent and eyeing startups. But can money replace innovation?
June 28, 2025 — Source

Meta Won Its AI Fair Use Lawsuit, but Judge Says Authors Are Likely 'to Often Win' Going Forward
Meta's victory came two days after Claude maker Anthropic won a similar case.
June 28, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — June 20th, 2025

Begone, passwords! Facebook and Messenger finally add passkey support
Passkeys are a password-free authentication standard that is often considered significantly more secure than traditional passwords.
June 20, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — June 18th, 2025

Facebook is done with Videos, but relax: your old clips aren't going anywhere
Meta is introducing some changes.
June 18, 2025 — Source

How to change your name on Facebook
Facebook didn't keep its original name, and you don't have to either.
June 18, 2025 — Source

Introducing Passkeys on Facebook for an Easier Sign-In
We're introducing passkeys on Facebook for mobile devices, offering another tool to safeguard your privacy and security. Passkeys are a new way to verify your identity and log in to your account that's easier and more secure than traditional passwords.
June 18, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — June 13th, 2025

Meta shows off two big AI upgrades -- one helps robots, the other helps you
AI that's making robots better at their jobs and apps smarter for you.
June 13, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — June 3rd, 2025

Meta and Constellation Partner on Clean Energy Project
Today, building on our efforts to support next-generation and advanced energy technologies, including geothermal and nuclear, we are announcing a 20-year corporate nuclear energy agreement with Constellation Energy for the Clinton Clean Energy Center.
June 3, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — May 30th, 2025

Fake math-puzzle event becomes one of Facebook's most-viewed posts
Do you know the answer?
May 30, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — May 23rd, 2025

German court says Meta can use user data to train AI
A German court on Friday dismissed an injunction request brought by consumer protection groups to prevent US tech giant Meta from using user data from Facebook and Instagram to train artificial intelligence systems.
May 23, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — May 13th, 2025

Meta Accuses FTC Expert of Bias on Final Trial Day: 'You Helped Get It Started'
The FTC wants to prove Meta has a monopoly over personal social networking, so it wouldn't view video app TikTok as a competitor.
May 13, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — May 6th, 2025

Meta awarded $167.25 million over Pegasus spyware attack
Meta sued the NSO Group after its Pegasus spyware targeted more than 1,400 WhatsApp users.
May 6, 2025 — Source or Source or Source

Internet — Facebook — April 28th, 2025

Celebrity Meta AI Chatbots Are Under Fire For Being Inappropriate With Kids
A recent report has revealed that Meta's AI chatbot tool (the same one that once called Zuckerberg creepy) poses danger to children as it's allegedly having sexual conversations with minors.
April 28, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — April 25th, 2025

Facebook takes tough crackdown on spam problem
Meta has announced new measures to combat the spam problem on Facebook. The platform will now restrict accounts that share posts with titles completely unrelated to their visuals, limiting their visibility to followers only and preventing them from earning money. Those creating hundreds of accounts to spread spam will also face restrictions.
April 25, 2025 — Source

Facebook to crack down on spam and engagement farming
Bad news for creators who annoy me.
April 25, 2025 — Source

FTC Trial: Meta Debates Responsibility for Instagram's Growth
The FTC wants to prove Meta has a monopoly over personal social networking, so it wouldn't view video app TikTok as a competitor.
April 25, 2025 — Source

Meta is taking steps to reduce 'spammy content on Facebook' by hitting those responsible in the wallet
Facebook is so far removed from the platform it first started as, it is hardly the same product. Many users would say it is not even the same platform it was a couple of years ago, and one of the biggest changes -- and irritants -- is the sheer volume of worthless content.
April 25, 2025 — Source

Meta layoffs strike again, impacting its Reality Labs division
These cuts affect teams in Oculus Studios, Meta's game development sector.
April 25, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — April 22nd, 2025

Partnering With India's Agency Ecosystem To Build Agencies Of The Future
Artificial Intelligence (AI), short-form video, and business messaging are disrupting the way agencies operate today, enabling them to drive growth for themselves and the businesses that they work with. The evolving technologies and consumer consumption patterns mean that the skills agencies require today have dramatically shifted, pushing them to urgently upskill and evolve to become future-ready, and build themselves into agencies of the future.
April 22, 2025 — Source

Zuckerberg Once Considered Spinning off Instagram, Now FTC Might Do It for Him
Mark Zuckerberg once suggested spinning off Instagram to protect Facebook from losing users. The irony is that now the FTC might force Meta to do exactly that. Internal emails show he feared Instagram's success would cannibalize Facebook, a concern now central to the government's antitrust case.
April 22, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — April 20th, 2025

Uncovered emails showed how Meta struggled to keep Facebook culturally relevant
With the first week of Meta's antitrust trial behind us, documents shared by the U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offered more insight into Meta's internal struggles to keep Facebook relevant. In emails from 2022, Meta executives mulled different visions for Facebook's future to boost its success, acknowledging that its cultural relevance was decreasing.
April 20, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — April 17th, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg predicted Meta's antitrust trial in a 2018 email
'There is a non-trivial chance that we will be forced to spin out Instagram and perhaps WhatsApp,' the Meta CEO wrote.
April 17, 2025 — Source

Meta blocks Apple Intelligence from accessing its apps
A recent report reveals that Meta blocks Apple Intelligence features, such as Writing Tools, from its apps. This could be because Meta wants you to use its own Meta AI instead.
April 17, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — April 11th, 2025

How Meta Uses Precision Time Protocol to Handle Leap Seconds
Many systems rely on precise and consistent timekeeping for coordination, logging, security, and distributed operations. Even a one-second discrepancy can cause failures in time-sensitive processes such as financial transactions, database replication, and scheduled tasks. For systems that require strict synchronization—like distributed databases, telemetry pipelines, or event-driven architectures—handling leap seconds incorrectly can lead to data loss, duplication, or inconsistencies. As such, managing leap seconds accurately ensures system reliability and consistency across environments that depend on high-precision time.
April 11, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — April 7th, 2025

Meta ends its fact-checking program, replacing it with Community Notes
Making users the arbiters of truth in Facebook and Instagram
April 7, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — April 4th, 2025

Meta is entering its post-truth era on Monday
The company will end its fact-checking program in favor of Community Notes.
April 4, 2025 — Source

Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact-checkers on Monday
Meta will no longer have any fact-checkers in the U.S. come Monday, according to chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan.
April 4, 2025 — Source

Meta's fact-checking program in the US officially ends soon
Community Notes will start 'appearing gradually' across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
April 4, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — March 28th, 2025

Facebook introduces Friends-only tab to recapture its original appeal
Like 2010 all over again
March 28, 2025 — Source or Source

Facebook is ditching its recommendation algorithm with a huge Friends tab update
Life online, particularly on social media platforms, is driven by algorithms that make constant recommendations to users in an attempt to keep them engaged for longer. While algorithms have their place, there has been a massive backlash against their incessant use on the likes of Facebook, partly because they gobble up personal data, but also because the recommendations are often rubbish.
March 28, 2025 — Source

Miss the old Facebook? The 'friends-only' tab is here to help you reclaim your feed
Meta said it's returning to its roots and bringing 'the magic of friends' back to Facebook.
March 28, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — March 24th, 2025

Stopped checking Facebook? How to get email alerts for messages and invites
Worried about missing Facebook messages, invites, and more? Set up email alerts and be notified whenever stuff happens on your Facebook account.
March 24, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — March 17th, 2025

Meta Unifies Facebook's Video Delivery System across Mobile and Web Apps
Meta finalized efforts to consolidate Facebook's video delivery system by migrating video experiences from older Watch product to more recent Reels product, which became the basis of the unified system. The unification process required changes across mobile UI, server backend, and ranking systems while ensuring a seamless transition for billions of users.
March 17, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — March 14th, 2025

Want to make money from Facebook stories? Here's how you can
Facebook has a new monetization option. Here's how you can cash in on it.
March 14, 2025 — Source

Your Facebook Stories might finally be worth more than just likes
Have you asked teens lately what they want to be when they grow up? If you have, there is a good chance you heard "online creator" as the answer. Well, the good news is, in the future, online creators will have even more ways to make money -- at least on Facebook.
March 14, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — March 13th, 2025

Facebook, Instagram and Threads will start testing Community Notes on March 18
Meta will initially base its ratings system on X's open-source algorithm.
March 13, 2025 — Source or Source or Source

Meta blocks promotion of tell-all book from former employee
It's still available to buy, though
March 13, 2025 — Source

Meta is launching its version of Community Notes in the US
Meta is making a big change to how it handles misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Starting March 18, the company will begin testing its own version of Community Notes in the United States. This shift moves away from third-party fact-checking and instead relies on a crowdsourced approach similar to what X (formerly Twitter) has been using since 2021.
March 13, 2025 — Source

Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook
Sarah Wynn-Williams has resurfaced details about Mark Zuckerberg's attempts to bring Facebook to China.
March 13, 2025 — Source

Your Facebook and Instagram feeds are about to change and it has nothing to do with the algorithm
Back in January, Meta revealed it would be shutting down its third-party fact-checking program and switching to a crowd-sourced Community Notes system, starting in the US. Well, that shift is officially beginning to happen now.
March 13, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — March 12th, 2025

Meta faces new AI copyright infringement lawsuit in France
Artificial intelligence is on the rise as we speak, and so are the legal battles associated with it. In the latest, social media giant Meta faces a new lawsuit in France over allegedly training its AI models using copyright-protected material on a massive scale without authorization.
March 12, 2025 — Source or Source

Internet — Facebook — March 9th, 2025

Whistleblower complaint expands on claims that Facebook once built a censorship tool to win over China
Former policy director Sarah Wynn-Williams filed a lengthy complaint with the SEC, seen by The Washington Post.
March 9, 2025 — Source

Internet — General Information — March 9th, 2025

Best Internet Providers in Albuquerque, New Mexico
CNET's recommendations for the best internet in Albuquerque start with Quantum Fiber, our top pick for its easy setup and symmetrical speeds. If Quantum Fiber isn't available at your address, T-Mobile and Xfinity also provide high-speed options in the area.
March 9, 2025 — Source

Best Internet Providers in Arizona
If you're seeking rich history, you can't go wrong with Arizona. It has everything to look out for: beautiful mountains, show-stopping vistas, the saguaro cacti and most importantly, Route 66. Its cities aren't anything to sniff at either, with Dateland known for its famous date shakes, as well as busy, but picturesque Phoenix, terrific Tucson and fabulous Flagstaff. If you live in Arizona or want to move there, you'll no doubt want to know more about your home internet options.
March 9, 2025 — Source

Best Internet Providers in Bakersfield, California
Those who live in Bakersfield, California, have a mixed bag when it comes to the internet. The good? It appears that 100% of residents have access to a plan with at least 100Mbps download and 20Mbps upload speeds -- the Federal Communications Commission's proposed minimum for broadband -- and it's one of the top 50 cities in the country by median speed.
March 9, 2025 — Source

Best Internet Providers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
CNET recommends Cox Communications as the best internet service provider for most households in Oklahoma City, thanks to its broad coverage and TV bundle options. If Cox isn't available at your address, AT&T Fiber and T-Mobile Home Internet are also reliable choices with solid availability across the city.
March 9, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — February 28th, 2025

Meta Fires 20 Employees for Leaking Private Meetings
A Meta official has revealed the company has fired 20 employees for leaking confidential information.
February 28, 2025 — Source or Source

Internet — Facebook — February 18th, 2025

Facebook is about to mass delete a lot of old livestreams
Meta is adding tools to help you download all of your live videos before they get deleted forever.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Facebook now only stores live videos for 30 days, will delete old broadcasts
Facebook announced on Tuesday that live videos will now only be stored on the social network for 30 days, after which they will be deleted. Previously, these videos were stored indefinitely. The change goes into effect on Wednesday.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — February 17th, 2025

Nonprofits get more donations when they vary their Facebook fundraising messages—new research
When nonprofits use multiple strategies during their online fundraising campaigns, such as thanking donors for their support, telling the public about their missions and conveying how they are helping people, they receive more donations than if they stick to only one kind of post.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — February 14th, 2025

Meta Paid Out Over $2.3 Million in Bug Bounties in 2024
Meta received close to 10,000 vulnerability reports and paid out over $2.3 million in bug bounty rewards in 2024.
February 14, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — February 3rd, 2025

Meta issues a stern warning to employees about leaks
Mark Zuckerberg dropped a memo (that got leaked, ironically) saying Meta is cracking down on leakers.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 24th, 2025

Many people left Meta after Zuckerberg's changes, but user numbers have rebounded
TikTok helped Meta's cause
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Meta profits from known pro-Russian disinfo network: researchers
Social media giant Meta made hundreds of thousands of dollars last year from content posted by a well-known pro-Russian disinformation network, researchers have claimed.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 17th, 2025

Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you're fed up with Meta right now, you're not alone. Google searches for deleting Facebook and Instagram spiked last week after Meta announced its latest policy changes. These changes, seemingly designed to appease the incoming Trump administration, included loosening Meta's hate speech policy to allow for the targeting of LGBTQ+ people and immigrants.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 13th, 2025

Advertisers Might Not Like Meta's 'Free Speech' Overhaul, but Does It Matter?
Twitter was never a good place to advertise, but Facebook is incredibly effective, making it unlikely advertisers will leave.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

'How to quit Facebook?' searches spike after Meta's fact-checking ban
Google searches on removing Instagram and Threads accounts also rose in the wake of Mark Zuckerberg's announcement last week.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Meta accused of training its AI using pirated content from torrents
A new day, a new controversy around artificial intelligence. This time, Meta has been accused of using pirated content from torrents to train its large language model (LLM) Llama, which powers Meta AI. The case was one of the first copyright lawsuits filed against a tech company for training AI.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed
Sharing the Instagram alternative was briefly considered "spam."
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Meta employees protest Zuckerberg's anti-LGBTQ policy changes
It appears that some big changes are coming to Meta soon. The company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced changes coming to the brand's LGBTQ policy across its platforms. In a post, Zuckerberg announced that Meta will eliminate fact checkers, which he described as "too politically biased." Plus, the new policies will not penalize those who link certain identities with mental illness.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
Pixelfed said it is "seeing unprecedented levels of traffic."
January 13th, 2025 — Source

What Meta's move to community moderation could mean for misinformation
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services has announced it will discontinue its third-party factchecking programs, starting in the US. Journalists and anti-hate speech activists have criticized the decision as an attempt to curry favor with the incoming US president, Donald Trump, but there could be an even more cynical reason. Meta's strategy could be a calculated move for greater user engagement and income.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 10th, 2025

Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Meta disbands diversity team and says DEI has become 'charged'
The move follows Meta's recent content moderation overhaul that removes restrictions on topics like immigration and gender.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Meta kills diversity programs, claiming DEI has become "too charged"
Meta claims it will find other ways to hire employees from different backgrounds.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Meta policy reversal puts question mark on future of fact-checking
Media outlets around the world have been left scratching their heads over the future of their fact-checking operations after Meta's shock announcement that it will halt its US program.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

'Real-world harm' if Meta ends fact-checks, global network warns
There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg's claim such moderation amounts to censorship.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Zuckerberg's censorship claim 'false': International Fact-Checking Network
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's claim that the fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram has veered into censorship is "false", the International Fact-Checking Network said Thursday.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 9th, 2025

A Lot of People Are Searching for How to Delete Facebook and Instagram, and We Would Like Their Clicks
There is an exodus of users who are ditching Meta platforms following the decision to end fact checking.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checking
Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a senior minister said Thursday.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Digitize Yourself: Branching Interactive Story 'Human Within' Launches Today on Meta Quest
These days, everyone lives at least part of their lives online—but what if you were trapped within the virtual world? That's the premise of Human Within, which launches today on Meta Quest. It puts you in the shoes of cyber engineer Linh after her mind is trapped within the very technology she and her sister Nyla developed.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

EU Court fines European Commission for failing to comply with its own laws
On January 8, 2025, the EU General Court made a ruling that nobody could've seen coming. The court fined the European Commission itself €400 (around $412) for breaking its own data protection laws.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Facebook awards researcher $100,000 for finding bug that granted internal access
In October 2024, security researcher Ben Sadeghipour was analyzing Facebook's ad platform when he found a security vulnerability that allowed him to run commands on the internal Facebook server housing that platform, essentially giving him control of the server.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Filing says Zuckerberg approved Meta's use of copyrighted material in Llama training
AI has taken over the world and seems to be the trendy topic among our Silicon Valley tech overlords. Even though the term "AI" has been around since the late 1950s, its usage has absolutely exploded in popularity, thanks in no small part to ChatGPT, OpenAI's popular large language model (LLM) chatbot.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram on the rise after Meta ends fact-checking
Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will end its third-party fact-checking system, loosen content moderation policies, and roll back previous limits to the amount of political content in user feeds.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

How to delete your Facebook account
Recent events have many people wondering whether it's time to leave Meta's well-known social network.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Meta is highlighting a splintering global approach to online speech
Meta is rolling out huge changes to its fact-checking in the US and aligning itself with Trump against alleged censorship from Europe.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Meta's AI Personas: The Future of Social Media or the End of Authenticity?
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is transforming the social media landscape by introducing AI-generated personas into its platforms. Although there have been reports Meta are now having second thoughts. Or are they and will we ever know completely? Imagine logging into Facebook or Instagram and striking up a conversation with someone who seems just like you—only to discover they're not human at all.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Meta's Fact-Checking Pullback Could Help Scammers Thrive
Facebook Unveils Community Notes Program But Has Done Little to Curb Fraud
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Meta's New Content Policy Will Harm Vulnerable Users. If It Really Valued Free Speech, It Would Make These Changes
Earlier this week, when Meta announced changes to their content moderation processes, we were hopeful that some of those changes—which we will address in more detail in this post—would enable greater freedom of expression on the company's platforms, something for which we have advocated for many years.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Microsoft joins Meta, Google and other tech giants in donating $1 million to President Trump's record-breaking inauguration fund
Microsoft will contribute $1 billion to President Donald Trump's inauguration fund. The company joins other tech giants that have contributed to the same fund, including Google and Meta. Amazon is also reportedly considering a donation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared last month that he would contribute $1 million to the fund personally. Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly followed suit and will contribute $1 million as well.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

'Synth Riders' The 80s Mixtape -- Side B DLC Delivers Another Blast from the Past, Out Now
Return to the '80s once again with The 80s Mixtape - Side B DLC for Synth Riders from Kluge Interactive, out now. After the success of The 80s Mixtape - Side A last year, it was only a matter of time before it got a proper follow-up packed full of even more classics to get you up on your feet and moving.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 8th, 2025

Facebook Is Censoring 404 Media Stories About Facebook's Censorship
Instagram, Facebook, and Threads are removing 404 Media stories for “nudity” as the company is paid to put ads with explicit pornography in front of its users.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Facebook Marketplace to display eBay listings to appease EU regulators
Meta is set to start displaying eBay listings in its own Facebook Marketplace classifieds platform, in an effort to appease European regulators.
January 8th, 2025 — Source or Source or Source or Source

Fury over Meta's relaxed hate speech policies: "I really think this is a precursor for genocide"
The social media giant will now allow users to question the mental health of LGBTQ people and compare minorities to diseases.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Meta now lets users call women 'property' and gay people 'mentally ill'
The tech giant overhauled Facebook, Instagram, and Threads' Hateful Conduct policy to be much more permissive.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Meta is abandoning fact checking—this doesn't bode well for the fight against misinformation
Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta's social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Nobel winner Ressa tells 'dangerous times' ahead after Meta ends US fact-checking
Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa warned Wednesday of "extremely dangerous times ahead" in an interview with AFP after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul
Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact checks in favor of X’s crowd-sourced “Community Notes” approach and loosening restrictions on topics like immigration and gender identity. Under the updated Hateful Conduct policy, for example, calling gay and trans people “mentally ill” is now allowed, while an explicit ban on referring to women as “household objects” has been removed.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Zuckerberg's free speech push for Facebook and Instagram replaces fact checkers with community notes
You'll be able to say pretty much whatever you want on Meta's platforms
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 7th, 2025

Apple inks giant new lease for 193,000 square-foot Seattle office previously occupied by Meta
Apple is taking a big bite out of the Seattle commercial estate market with a new 193,000 square-foot lease in a building previously occupied by Meta.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking
Tech giant Meta's shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for false narratives.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

EFF Statement on Meta's Announcement of Revisions to Its Content Moderation Processes
In general, EFF supports moves that bring more freedom of expression and transparency to platforms—regardless of their political motivation. We’re encouraged by Meta's recognition that automated flagging and responses to flagged content have caused all sorts of mistakes in moderation.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Facebook Deletes Internal Employee Criticism of New Board Member Dana White
"Insulting, criticizing, or antagonizing our colleagues or Board members is not aligned with the CEE."
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Meta admits it has been censoring for the last several years, now wants to copy Musk
Over the last eight years, ever since 2016 when Trump got elected, there has been a lot of talk about disinformation circulating on social media. Meta has tried to combat this with fact-checkers, but now, Mark Zuckerberg has come out calling them politically biased and is instead moving his social media platforms over to a community notes model, starting in the United States.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Meta Cracks Down on Internal Dissent Against Appointment of UFC’s Dana White to Board
Despite its new plan to loosen content moderation across its apps, Meta says its policies differ for internal and external discussion.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Meta ditches fact-checking for community notes ahead of second Trump term
Don't worry, it's not like Facebook has ever had problems with misinformation.
January 7th, 2025 — Source or Source or Source or Source

More Speech and Fewer Mistakes
Meta’s platforms are built to be places where people can express themselves freely. That can be messy. On platforms where billions of people can have a voice, all the good, bad and ugly is on display. But that’s free expression.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

The Spirit of Facebook Is Moving From California to Texas
Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to the way that Meta moderates its social media sites.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 6th, 2025

Dana White is joining Meta’s board of directors
Mark Zuckerberg says he has ‘admired’ White and his ability to build the UFC.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Meta Purges AI-Generated Facebook and Instagram Accounts Amid Backlash
Meta has deleted some of the AI-generated users created for Facebook and Instagram after a severe backlash over the existence of the accounts.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 3rd, 2025

Lian Li Launches EDGE GOLD Series Power Supply Units Featuring Removable USB/PWM Hub
Lian Li introduced the EDGE GOLD series power supply units (PSUs) as the latest extension of its T-shaped PSU lineup. Designed specifically for dual-chamber and tower cases, the EDGE GOLD series offers longer cables compared to the original EDGE PSU, facilitating improved cable management for larger or more complex PC builds. A key innovation of this series is the integration of a removable USB/PWM expansion hub, which is the first of its kind in the industry.
January 3rd, 2025 — Source or Source

Meta's AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop
Hollow-eyed insincere robot posters are already flooding Meta's sites and they're everything we dreaded.
January 3rd, 2025 — Source or Source

Meta's AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well
"Nobody asked for this or wants this."
January 3rd, 2025 — Source

Meta's Nick Clegg steps down from global affairs position, replaced by top Republican exec
Clegg is out. Kaplan is in. Inauguration Day is in three weeks.
January 3rd, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — January 2nd, 2025

Improving Threads' iOS Performance at Meta
An app's performance is key to making users want to use it, say Meta engineers Dave LaMacchia and Jason Patterson. This includes making the app lightning-fast, battery-efficient, and reliable across a range of devices and connectivity conditions.
January 2nd, 2025 — Source

Instagram and Facebook to Fill Platforms With AI-Generated Accounts
Meta plans to fill Facebook and Instagram with AI-generated users that will exist on its platforms similar to real humans.
January 2nd, 2025 — Source

Internet — Facebook — December 30th, 2024

"They'll have bio's and profile pictures": Meta is gearing up to unleash a wave of AI-powered personas, set to redefine Facebook's social engagement
A new report suggests Meta wants to integrate AI-generated characters into Facebook to bolster engagement by generating and sharing AI-powered content on the platform.
December 30th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — December 16th, 2024

Meta put on watch over terrorism content in the EU
Ireland's media regulator has put social media giant Meta on watch over terrorist content takedowns again — it issued a decision against Facebook on Monday. The Coimisiún na Meán said the tech giant would have to take "specific measures" to prevent its services from being used for the dissemination of terrorist content and report back to the regulator on the measures taken.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — December 10th, 2024

EU digs further into Google and Meta's secret ad campaign targeting minors
The pair purposely put YouTube ads for Instagram in front of under 18s despite that being against the rules.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Phhhoto's antitrust claim against Meta is heading back to the courts
A U.S. appeals court has overturned a decision in an antitrust lawsuit against Meta, which was filed in in late 2021 by the long-shuttered social app Phhhoto. In court, the startup alleged that Meta violated U.S. antitrust law by copying its core features and suppressing competition. U.S. District Judge Kiyo Matsumoto in 2023 granted Meta's motion to dismiss the complaint due to time limits imposed by the relevant statutes of limitations. However, upon appeal, the court found that the case should have been heard because these time limits should not have applied.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 27th, 2024

If you're looking to finally migrate from Chrome (which you should), these are my top recommendations and when to use them.
A Madrid court set Wednesday an October 2025 trial date for a 550-million-euro lawsuit by more than 80 Spanish media against Facebook owner Meta for allegedly violating EU data protection rules.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 21st, 2024

Cracking Down On Organized Crime Behind Scam Centers
Every day, criminals target people across the world through text messaging, dating apps, social media and email in so-called ‘pig-butchering’ and other schemes that try to con them into scam investments.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Epic Action and Parkour Exploration Await in ‘Ember Souls,’ Out Now on Meta Quest
If exploring a luxurious Persian palace by utilizing your innate parkour and climbing skills sounds like a good time, then I have great news for you! Ember Souls, an all-new VR hack-and-slash action-adventure title from developer VirtualAge, is out now on the Meta Quest platform.
November 21st, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Facebook Messenger is getting HD video calls, AI backgrounds & more
Messenger is one of Meta’s earliest services. It started as the native messaging platform for the social media network Facebook, later splitting off into a separate app. Meta has added multiple features to the service over the years, including video calling among the new features. Now, the company is improving the video calling experience with HD quality, noise reduction, and AI-powered backgrounds.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Meta is working on a feature to reduce spam from businesses on WhatsApp
WhatsApp is finally doing something about those annoying business marketing messages. Meta, the app’s parent company, is testing a feature that lets you unsubscribe from spammy business promotions directly. This is great for those users who are tired of random offers popping up from stores or services they barely remember interacting with.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Meta Removes Over 2M Accounts Linked to Pig Butchering Scams
The accounts were traced to scam centers, mostly in Southeast Asia, that use forced labor to steal millions of dollars from victims around the world.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Meta says it’s taken down 2 million accounts linked to ‘pig butchering’ scams
The company was recently tipped off by OpenAI about “a newly stood up scam compound in Cambodia.”
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 18th, 2024

India orders Meta to curb WhatsApp data sharing, levies $25M fine
India's competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other Meta units for advertising purposes for five years and also levied a fine of $25.4 million for antitrust violations related to WhatsApp's controversial 2021 privacy policy.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 15th, 2024

EU Fines Meta Nearly €800 Million for Facebook Marketplace Practices and Advertising Data Violations
The European Commission accuses Meta of giving Marketplace an unfair advantage over competing digital storefronts.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Facebook is changing its primary metric to 'views'
Facebook will use 'views' to measure how content on the platform is performing, regardless of format.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 12th, 2024

Derya Matras announced as Meta's Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa
Derya Matras will be the new Vice President for Meta in Europe, Middle East and Africa, taking over from Angie Gifford, who announced that she will be leaving her role as VP of EMEA at the end of this year.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Europe's DMA forces Meta towards 'less personalized ads'
Meta, under legal pressure in the European Union over a binary 'pay us or consent to ad tracking' choice it currently offers regional users of its social networks Facebook and Instagram, is changing how its regional ad business works again. Little wonder when compliance failure in this context risks fines of up to 10% of its global annual turnover.
November 12th, 2024 — Source or Source

Facebook and Instagram to Offer Subscription for No Ads in Europe
Today, we are announcing important changes to Facebook and Instagram in the EU, including reducing the price of subscription for no ads by 40%. Going forward, people based in the EU will still have the option to choose between subscribing for an ad-free experience or continuing to access our services for free.
November 12th, 2024 — Source or Source

Meta cuts EU ad-free subscription price by 40% for Facebook and Instagram
Plus, the company announced a new, less personalized ad-tier option.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 10th, 2024

Facebook's Algorithms Think a Small English Community Is Up to No Good
The people of Coulsdon say the platform is picking on them.
November 10th, 2024 — Source

Meta CEO Zuckerberg Not Personally Liable in Youth Social Addiction Lawsuits
On November 7, 2024, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Mark Zuckerberg is not personally responsible in ongoing litigation accusing Meta of harming youth mental health by fostering social media dependency on Facebook and Instagram.
November 10th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 8th, 2024

Researcher's 'unfollow everything' lawsuit against Meta gets dismissed
It relied on a 'tech shield law' clause allowing third-party tools that can block objectionable content.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 7th, 2024

Australia to ban social media for kids under 16
A huge move, but how will it actually work?
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Meta slapped with $15 million fine for collecting sensitive user data
Meta Platforms received a significant fine Tuesday over the alleged unauthorized collection and distribution of user data. South Korea's privacy watchdog fined the social media giant 21.6 billion won ($15 million) after concluding that Meta unlawfully harvested and shared sensitive information about Facebook users.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Internet — Facebook — November 5th, 2024

Meta found to have exposed info on North Korean defectors to advertisers
Meta has added another privacy sanction to its extensive collection: South Korea's data protection agency fined the social media giant around $15.7 million for processing sensitive user data and passing it to advertisers without a proper legal basis, Reuters reports.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

South Korea Fines Meta $15.7m Over User Data Collection
The Personal Information Protection Commission, Seoul's data protection agency, has fined Meta almost $15.7 million for collecting user data without permission, as reported by Reuters.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Meta is letting the US military access its AI models for national security purposes
Meta is addressing concerns that its open-source Llama AI models might be helping foreign adversaries by making the Llama series accessible to US government agencies and national security contractors.
November 5th, 2024 — Source