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During FTC antitrust trial, he defends his empire
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that if Instagram “kicks ass” on mobile or if Google buys them, they could easily add pieces of their service that copy what we are doing now. Zuckerberg’s comment came in an exchange with an engineering executive working on Facebook Camera. He was testifying in FTC’s antitrust case against…
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The State Department is sending overseas staffers home
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) agents have been stationed at the headquarters of the US Agency for International Development since last week. Musk took to Instagram to reveal that he spent the weekend feeding USAID “into the wood”. Earlier this week, DOGE agents had cut off staff email accounts on aRandom basis after…
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What do researchers think about Facebook abandoning fact-checking?
Meta, a US-based fact-checking company, has said that its tool removing false posts on Facebook and Instagram is working and that users find value in the labels after fact-checkers rate them. This showed up in decisions about what to fact-check and how, Meta’s Chief Global Affairs officer Joel Kaplan said. Meta was founded in 2014…
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Musk was tapped to lead the Department of Government Efficiency
After US President-elect Donald Trump announced that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk would be joining the administration as US Ambassador to the United Nations, Ramaswamy wrote on Instagram, “He’s a hero.” He added, “He’s a fighter.” Ramaswamy had earlier said he would reduce the role of the federal government after dropping his presidential bid…
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Meta’s movie Gen makes converting video clips
Instagram-owned Meta has announced Movie Gen, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that gives videos a new look. The platform shared multiple 10-second clips generated with the tool to demonstrate its capabilities. Movie Gen is able to produce high-definition videos up to 16 seconds long, and Meta claims it outperforms competitive models in overall video quality.
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I’m working with a GOP firm
Brazil’s internet regulator has imposed a ban on all social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, in the country. The ban will remain in effect till December 16. Earlier this month, Brazil’s federal court ruled that it will impose a fine of 8,000 (around 60,000) per day for using VPNs to bypass the ban.
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The New York Times questioned if Harris’ mom was more brat than she is
US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ mother Gopalan Harris has said she was a “brat” for raising her two children amid Black intellectuals. “Kamala Devi Harris,” she wrote on Instagram. She added that Kamala’s decision to marry a Black man was more controversial then her divorce, adding, “It is because of her mom that Kamala…
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The harms of online misinformation can be understood
US President Donald Trump has banned The Washington Post from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The paper had reported in November last year that over 60 million of Trump’s supporters were affected by fake news articles on Facebook and Twitter during the US presidential elections. The social media platform said it was investigating the report, adding…
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A topsy- turvy online election
US President Joe Biden’s Deputy Campaign Manager Rob Flaherty has said that the campaign is playing its game a little bit differently because of personalization of the internet. ” long-shot candidate RFK Jr. has leaned on podcasts, like The Joe Rogan Experience, and influencers on Instagram and TikTok to get his message out to voters,”…
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The Kate Middleton photo has a lot of bad edits
Kensington Palace has admitted that Kate Middleton’s missing photo editing job on Princess Charlotte was done by herself. This comes after the image shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram, which featured Princess Charlotte’s face, was widely criticised. The palace said that the image was made to look as though it was taken in Italy, where…
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There are fans who love Apple who are returning their Vision Pros
In a video posted on his Instagram account on Tuesday, Facebook Co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said that the Quest 3 headset is “the better product, period”. He also said that Apple’s latest Vision Pro headset is “better value” than Quest 3. This comes amid reports that some Vision Pro customers are returning their headsets to Apple…
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Oversight board was critical of Meta’s Moderation
The Meta Oversight Board, a human-informed panel, has overturned the removal of two videos from the Facebook and Instagram platforms. The board said the videos were removed because of changes to Meta’s automated systems to make them more sensitive to any content coming from Israel and Gaza that might violate the platform’s policies. The board…
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Dozens of states are sued for the youth mental health crisis
Several US states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta, alleging that the social media app uses self-destructive images and videos. The states sought injunctive relief, asking a federal judge to force the company to stop using certain features that they claim have harmed young users. The…
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Trump and his supporters value mug shots as a sign of honor
US President Donald Trump took to Instagram to share the mug shot he took after being indicted on four charges. “I’m not surrendering. I don’t want to be in jail. I’m not giving up. I’m not going to surrender to anyone,” Trump wrote in the caption. He added that he was sharing his mug shot…
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The rival apThreads was launched by Meta
Meta Platforms has launched its rival app to Twitter called ‘Threads’, which will only show posts from its own server. The platform said it will be governed by community standards and users can log in with their existing username and follow the same accounts on the new app. Instagram users will be able to log…
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An app might change this clickbait headline
Instagram Co-founder Kevin Systrom has said that Artifact, the news discovery app developed by him and Mike Krieger, started with an idea of exploiting AI to solve a serious problem. “It was difficult to find individually relevant…high-quality news articles, and not have to wade through…clickbait, misleading partisan can’ts,” he added. Systrom further said that Artifact…
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In an IG post, the daughter of the President stated she is pained for her father and country
Ivanka Trump, daughter of former US President Donald Trump, said on Instagram that people across the political spectrum have expressed their support for her father after he was indicted. “As an American, it’s very troubling to me to see the leader of the opposition party be indicted,” she added. Her comment comes after former US…
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A college student talks about her social media breaking point
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a case on the subject of social media companies aiding and abetting terrorism by hosting content that supports a group in the act of violence. Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter were accused of aiding and abetting acts of terrorism by hosting terrorist content. Section 230 of the US…
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Why they are taking on social media companies
A US District Attorney’s office said it has filed lawsuits against Instagram and Facebook on the grounds that they were causing harm to children. “The social media content was the cause of the harm…that befell the children,” the office added. The suit comes after a 16-year-old girl’s ex-boyfriend allegedly shared nude pictures of her via…
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The ‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor died at the age of 61
Hollywood actor Tom Sizemore, who was found dead in his home in California, has died at the age of 61, his manager said. The actor had appeared in films like ‘Heat’, ‘Natural Born Killers’, ‘Black Hawk Down’, ‘Pearl Harbor’ and ‘Bringing out the Dead’. His brother and actor Paul Sizemore took to Instagram to share…
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Modern dads are awkward.which should be good politics
‘The Mandalorian’ actor Pascal Belmondo, at the red carpet event of the film earlier this month, wore a brown collared waffle knit shirt and red tailored trousers from Acne Studios. Sharing his picture on Instagram, he wrote, “Daddy is in a state of mind. I’m your daddy.” Pascal has featured in shows like ‘The Last…
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The FTC says Betterhelp shared customer data while promising it was private
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to order GoodRx to pay 7.8 million to settle its complaint alleging it shared consumer health data with Facebook, Google, Criteo, Branch and Twilio. This information was used to target GoodRx’s users with personalised ads specific to their medications and health on Facebook and Instagram. The agreement will…
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Joe Biden doesn’t like talking about his age
US President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign released an ad showing a photo of the 68-year-old leader with lasers coming from his eyes, making him hallucinogenic. The group, Building Back Together, also shared a video on Instagram. The video shows Biden speaking at a campaign event and saying, “It’s time to come together for our common…
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It is time to act like a real jobs
The White House’s “directing creator partnerships” role shows how the influencer industry has come in the last decade as a cultural centerpiece. Earlier, Instagram hired Landon Morgado for the job, who had worked on Instagram’s fashion team. Morgado will work with creators and brands to promote their work, with the White House taking control of…
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The commercials of the Super Bowl ranged from Adam Driver to M&M candies
Adam Driver’s latest ‘The Flash’ Super Bowl ad for Warner Bros has gone viral on social media. The ad features Driver as the ‘The Flash’ and has been viewed over 10 lakh times online. “I’m a huge fan of ‘The Flash’ and this ad is something I’ll definitely watch again,” actor Jake Gyllenhaal wrote on…