Meta links Instagram’s NFT posts to Facebook as the market for ‘digital collectibles’ tanks

NFT Posts on Instagram that link to Facebook

Meta has been testing support for NFT “digital collectible” posts on Instagram since May, and if you’re among the expanding group of people with access, then you can now share posts with your blockchain-verified items […]

Meta says it’s shut down a pro-Russian disinformation network, warns of a social media hacking operation

Shared from www.cnn.com Meta’s takedown of the influence campaign also coincided with what company officials described as a separate, intensified push by pro-Russian hackers to compromise the social media accounts of Ukrainian journalists, military leaders […]

‘Every move scrutinized’: Facebook’s rocky road to the metaverse | Meta – Lifestyle | The Guardian

Phone screen displaying Facebook, TikTok and Twitter apps.

Shared from www.theguardian.com It would hardly be hyperbole to say that since its founding in 2004, Facebook has taken over the world – counting more than 50% of the global population as its user base. […]

Meta agrees to pay $90 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook tracking users’ online activity – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

Meta agrees to pay $90 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook tracking users' online activity

Shared from www.cnn.com The settlement, announced on Tuesday, is one of the largest in the history of the social media company, but it’s unlikely to impact the bottom line of the $590 billion internet giant. […]

Hiltzik: Mark Zuckerberg and the Meta plunge – Technology

Hiltzik: Mark Zuckerberg and the Meta plunge

Shared from www.latimes.com If the old saw is true about insanity defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, what are we to think about Mark Zuckerberg’s latest […]