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Instagram top chief defends platform during trial over youth mental-health crisis caused by it
Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified in Los Angeles as part of a trial on what plaintiffs call "social media addiction" in children and young adults.
WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app
Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending, including rare 100-year bond
Online antisemitism grows smarter, faster, and harder to stop, CyberWell report shows
Meta must label Al Jazeera as state media. Here's why - opinion
This is the time for Meta to start labeling Al Jazeera and AJ+, so it will be a little harder for anyone to get away with quoting them and saying “Facebook says it’s true.”
Meta and Ray-Ban’s AI glasses arrive in Israel
The glasses offer photography and voice control, language translation, and hands-free calls, integrating artificial intelligence into the design of standard sunglasses.
AI trailblazer Joelle Pineau leaves Meta after eight years at AI research
She said in a LinkedIn post that she will be taking some time to observe and to reflect before jumping into a new adventure.
Fighting fake: Meta begins testing Community Notes tool
Meta announced it will begin testing a new Community Notes tool on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the U.S., allowing users to add and rank notes that provide additional context to content.
Whistleblower alleges Meta considering to share user information with China
Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had been seen attempting to appease the Chinese government as early as 2014.
Meta blocks Gazan influencer Saleh Al Jafarawi's Instagram account
Throughout the Israel-Hamas War, Al Jafarawi has used his social media prominence to post about the Gaza war, lauding Hamas and praising the October 7 massacre.
WhatsApp down, cutting off tens-of-thousands of users
Most users complained of having connectivity issues and claimed the app failed to send messages.
Meta says it plans to build the world's longest undersea internet cable
The project dubbed Project Waterworth is supposed to span more than 50,000 kilometers.
Israelis report the internet has become more violent since war began
Israel Internet Association finds that 73% of Israelis believe the war has increased online violence, with three-quarters now avoiding expressing opinions on social media.
Facebook is changing – here’s what it will look like soon
Zuckerberg didn’t reveal the new look of Facebook but emphasized that the next year will focus on renewing the “authentic” experience. "I’m excited to return to the original Facebook," he said.
