An independent Russian news site has reported that a court in Russia convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in absentia.

AP News - Technology - 1 day ago

Watchdog tells Dutch govt: 'Do not use Facebook if there is uncertainty about privacy' -- Meta insists it's just misunderstood and it's safe to talk to citizens over FB -- Security

Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users -- April 18, 2024

While Meta is saving the most powerful of its AI models, called Llama 3, for later, on Thursday it publicly released two smaller versions of the same Llama 3 system

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 1 day ago

Martin Regg Cohn: She spilled Facebook's secrets — and has a warning for others who want to sound an alarm

Hong Kong Free Press - Opinion - 1 day ago

Facebook Warning For Government

Times of India - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Library System of Lancaster County board doesn't traffic in culture wars. Partisan appointees should take heed. [editorial]

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Lancaster Online - Opinion - 3 days ago

Meta's new AI agents confuse Facebook users

Bizarre exchanges expose ongoing limitations of even best generative AI technology

Voice of America - Technology - 3 days ago

Librarians in Ukraine and their wartime struggle to save libraries

Voice of America - World - 4 days ago

Dutch government says it may stop using Facebook over privacy concerns

CNBC - Technology - 4 days ago

Prime Video looking to fix "extremely sloppy mistakes" in library, report says

Ars Technica - Technology - 4 days ago

Meta rolls out upgraded AI assistant across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

Meta on Thursday introduced a new souped-up version of its artificial intelligence assistance across its apps, including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp.

Fox News - Business - 4 days ago

Growing idea: Libraries repurpose card catalogs for garden seed exchanges

Chicago Tribune - Entertainment - 4 days ago

'What in the Black Mirror is this?': Meta's AI tells Facebook user it has disabled, gifted child

The bot responded in a privating parenting group and even named the school its child had supposedly attended. One user who spotted the thread said posts like this will undermine trust on social media.

Sky News - Technology - 5 days ago

Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

Generative AI is advancing so quickly that the latest chatbots available today could be out of date tomorrow.

AP News - Technology - 5 days ago

UST students stream original productions on Facebook

Manila Times - Entertainment - 5 days ago

Molly on a mission: N.S. student collecting books about women in sport for school library

CTV News - Top Stories - 5 days ago

'What in the Black Mirror is this?' Meta's AI shocks thousands of parents in a Facebook group by claiming it has a 'gifted, disabled child'

Daily Mail - Science - 5 days ago

This trans author toured red-state libraries. What she found might surprise you

Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Facebook users report outages: 'why can't I see my feed?'

According to Downdetector, a jump in reports of issues accessing Facebook began around 5am on Tuesday

Evening Standard - Technology - 7 days ago

Iran's response to Israel smart, calculated, calibrated

Mehr News Agency - Opinion - 9 days ago

Twiggy Forrest and Facebook clickbait battle dropped in court

Sydney Morning Herald - Technology - 11 days ago

Lancaster County's public libraries are essential. Their funding shouldn't be subjected to partisan whims. [editorial]

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Lancaster Online - Opinion - 13 days ago

Books -- Bookleggers Library Launches Story Time Podcast and Mobile Bookstore

Miami New Times - Entertainment - 13 days ago

Taliban's plans to curtail access to Facebook in Afghanistan alarm critics

Voice of America - Technology - 14 days ago

Facebook parent Meta overhauls rules on deepfakes, other altered media -- April 5, 2024

The social media giant will start applying ‘Made with AI’ labels in May to AI-generated videos, images and audio posted on its platforms

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 15 days ago

Union wave is picking up at Chicago, suburban libraries, cultural institutions

Chicago Sun-Times - Business - 18 days ago

Outrage ginned up by Lancaster County GOP commissioners over library's Drag Queen Story Hour had consequences [editorial]

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Lancaster Online - Opinion - 23 days ago

Why are Instagram and Facebook down? Users report issues just two weeks after huge crash

Daily Express - Technology - 1 month ago

Meta outage map: Millions of users report issues with Instagram and Facebook

Daily Express - Technology - 1 month ago

Instagram and Facebook down: Huge outage leaves millions of users locked out of accounts

Daily Express - Technology - 1 month ago

Judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter

The Mercury News - Technology - 1 month ago

DOCUMENTARY | How Thabo Bester wove a twisted web as the 'Facebook Rapist'

News 24 - Top Stories - 1 month ago

NASA and Japan's X-ray satellite space 'scope sends first snaps of distant galaxies -- Calibration is done, operations nominal, science starts in August

How to Turn Off Facebook's Two-Factor Authentication Change

Wired News - Technology - 1 month ago

Facebook, Instagram down worldwide for 90 minutes

The social media networks are malfunction in Israel and around the world - both the apps and the websites; Source of problem still unclear

YNET News - Technology - 1 month ago

'A viral Facebook post nearly blew up our business' -- Joanna Jensen, founder of skincare brand Childs Farm, shares advice for start-ups for our CEO Secrets series.

Joanna Jensen, founder of skincare brand Childs Farm, shares advice for start-ups for our CEO Secrets series.

BBC News - Business - 4 months ago

How Meta Is Monetizing the Decline of Facebook

New York Magazine - Technology - 5 months ago

WSWS readers demand Facebook reverse ban on SEG in New Zealand

World Socialist Web Site - World - 11 months ago

Facebook blocks Socialist Equality Group in New Zealand from advertising

World Socialist Web Site - World - 11 months ago

Trove secures funding as federal government comes to rescue of National Library of Australia's digitised archive

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Science - 1 year ago

We're Making the Facebook Papers Public. Here's Why and How

Gizmodo - Technology - 1 year ago

Two Louisiana hospital systems accused of sharing patient data with Facebook, Instagram

The Advocate - US News - 1 year ago

First Look -- Facebook restores Trump's account, two years after Jan. 6 -- Facebook announced that it will be restoring former President Donald Trump's personal account in the upcoming weeks. This marks the end of a two-year suspension that was implemented following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

Christian Science Monitor - Technology - 1 year ago

Australians Against Covid spokesperson Craig Wallace speaks to WSWS about Facebook censorship

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

Facebook censors Australians Against Covid spokesperson Craig Wallace and a Sydney health worker

World Socialist Web Site - World - 1 year ago

Facebook Finally Agrees to Eliminate Tool That Enabled Discriminatory Advertising

Six years after ProPublica revealed that Facebook allowed advertisers to exclude Black users and others, the company agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department to overhaul its ad algorithm system.

ProPublica - Technology - 1 year ago

How to Avoid Being Scammed on Facebook Marketplace

From suspiciously low prices to sellers who demand payment in gift cards, there are multiple warning signs a Marketplace listing might be fraudulent.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

Senator Says Censorship in Turkey Raises "Serious Questions" About Facebook's Commitment to Free Expression

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

Facebook Grew Marketplace to 1 Billion Users. Now Scammers Are Using It to Target People Around the World.

ProPublica identified thousands of Marketplace listings and profiles that broke the company’s rules, revealing how Facebook failed to safeguard users.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago

Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company's Business

ProPublica - Technology - 3 years ago

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New York Times - Politics - 4 years ago