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 […]

Texas sues Meta for collecting facial recognition data – CNN.com – RSS Channel – App Tech Section

Texas sues Meta for collecting facial recognition data

Shared from www.cnn.com The lawsuit, filed Monday in Texas’s Harrison County District Court, argues that a now-shuttered Facebook (FB) photo-tagging feature failed to get Texans’ informed consent before gathering their facial recognition data. The feature […]