Meta's new AI team delivered first key models internally this month, CTO says
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, CTO Andrew Bosworth said the models built by Meta's Superintelligence Labs team, formed last year, showed significant promise.
France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026, Le Monde reports
Facebook lagging on removing posts celebrating Bondi Beach massacre, CST claims
US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Hamas used fake Instagram profiles to map IDF bases, track soldiers before October 7 assault
Hamas worked for years to compile models based on information IDF soldiers personal social media and practiced infiltrating bases using VR technology.
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social comparison,” internal documents said.
Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules
The agency sought to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition among social media networks.
'Jews run society, women need to shut up': MAGA supporters clash over Nick Fuentes's extremism
Fuentes’s online rehabilitation began when Musk reinstated his account on X/Twitter in May.
Elkana Bohbot's heartwarming story about life back from Gaza: 'He forgot the rules of this house'
Rivka Bohbot, wife of former Gaza hostage Elkana Bohbot, shared a heartwarming story about how he is adjusting to life outside the Gaza tunnels.
WhatsApp, YouTube, and Facebook: What are the most popular apps used in Israel in 2025?
In 2025, the Index also measured the public's use of artificial intelligence services, particularly large language models (AI chatbots), which have become widely accessible.
BBC producer under fire for post calling Charlie Kirk's widow a ‘Zionist handler’
BBC Radio 4 producer Jayne Egerton shared a post referring to Erika Kirk, the widow of murdered political activist Charlie Kirk, as his “Zionist handler.”
OpenAI's chief people officer to depart, company says
OpenAI's CEO of applications will be hiring a new chief people officer, while its chief strategy officer will be running the position in the interim.
'Entire attack livestreamed on Facebook': Oct 7. victim relatives file lawsuit against Meta
Relatives of October 7 victims are suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, for livestreams of Hamas's massacre, broadcasting footage of their relatives' murder.
A decade after Facebook: Instagram enables memorializing people after their death
Instagram now lets users appoint a memorial contact to manage parts of their account after death - without posting or reading messages - joining Facebook in offering tools to cope with loss.
