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CyberWell sends social media companies recommendations to improve antisemitism moderation

The guidance was submitted as a public comment this month in response to a call for input from Meta's Oversight Board regarding the use of large language models in content moderation.

In this photo illustration, icons for WhatsApp, Facebook, Threads, X, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, YouTube and Snapchat are displayed on a smartphone placed over computer keyboards on August 30, 2026
A young Iraqi girl who has reached the age of wearing a hijab, is clothed in the head covering worn by many Muslim women for the first time during a ceremony organised at the Basra International Stadium in Iraq's southern city of Basra on December 11, 2025.

Iranian matchmaking app removed by Google after allowing girls as young as 12 to register

Meta launches paid subscriptions for Facebook and WhatsApp

Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

JEREMY STRONG (left) and Bill Burr in ‘The Social Reckoning.’

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Google must pay $425 million in class action over privacy, jury rules

The jury found Google liable on two of the three claims of privacy violations, but found that Google had not acted with malice, meaning it was not entitled to punitive damages.

The Google logo is seen outside the company's offices in London, Britain, June 24, 2025.

Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission

After several weeks of testing, Reuters found that the bots routinely made sexual advances and asked users to meet up.

 Taylor Swift

Indonesia urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content

The Indonesian government urged TikTok and Meta to raise the moderation of harmful content, including disinformation, that is spread on their platforms.

Facebook, Meta and TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022.

Meta to launch “glasses of the future” – who are they for and how much will they cost?

Meta will unveil its Meta Celeste AR glasses this September, featuring a tiny HUD display and a wristband controlled by finger gestures, starting at about $800.

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Russia orders state-backed app, WhatsApp rival, to be pre-installed on all phones and tablets

Russia's government is seeking greater control over the internet space.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Acting Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Region Maria Kostyuk in Moscow, Russia, August 20, 2025.

Meta’s ‘Celeste’ smart glasses: Do you need them, are they worth it for the price?

Although it's not yet clear who will need them, reports suggest these glasses will offer weather updates, real-time translations, and respond to hand gestures via a wrist strap.

Liza-Bart Carroll wears Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses during the Second Annual White House Correspondents' Weekend TGAIFriday Lunch hosted by The Washington AI Network at The House at 1229 on April 25, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Russia starts restricting some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax says

Russia has long sought to establish what it calls digital sovereignty by promoting home-grown services.

 An illustrative image of Telegram.

OpenAI enters discussions on $500 b. valuation through stock sale

OpenAI is considering a stock sale to let employees cash in, one that could value the company at $500 b. as investor interest surges and competition for AI talent intensifies.

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Following October 7: Meta launches tools for memorializing Instagram accounts for the first time

Meta is launching a new feature that allows users to appoint a legacy contact for memorializing their account on Instagram, alongside upgrades to the memorialization tools on Facebook.

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'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.

 View of the Re'im music festival massacre, in southern Israel, January 16, 2025.