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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
Social media is impacting political and social discourse - opinion
In a world where information travels at the speed of light, responsibility lies not only with content creators but also with consumers.
What are PhD-level AI super-agents and will they replace human workers? - explainer
AI super-agents could potentially be able to do jobs typically done by humans, meaning AI may be coming for your job - in theory.
Where misinformation proliferates: How to make social media less awful - opinion
You can also help make Facebook and Instagram less awful and make sure they call a spade a spade – and a cat a cat.
Meta's 'Babel Fish': Mark Zuckerberg announces a universal voice translator
The SEAMLESSM4T system, reported in Nature, aims to revolutionize global communication by imitating tone and voice, bridging linguistic barriers.
Antisemitism isn't history, it's current events - opinion
The world’s oldest hatred is not disappearing but instead is growing. This revelation is not just unsettling; it is a call to action for societies worldwide to confront and combat these prejudices.
Jewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course
The company also did not signal any changes to its ban on Holocaust denial in its announcement, and the leaked materials also did not address the ban, which Zuckerberg announced in 2020.
What Meta’s announcement could mean for online antisemitism
Ultimately, Meta's announced changes may mean longer and wider exposure for Jew-hatred online.
Meta drops restrictions which protected LGBTQ community
Meta's global policy chief stated, "It’s not right that things can be said on TV or the floor of Congress but not on our platforms."
WhatsApp continues to innovate: Soon – Direct dialer from the app
Meta is upgrading WhatsApp with a new dialer that allows direct dialing from the app without adding contacts. The feature is being gradually rolled out to the iPhone beta version.
WhatsApp goes down, users report
The messaging had previously appeared to be down for worldwide users in April.
