Facebook parent Meta, Spotify, Ericsson and other tech giants to EU: “Europe now risks falling further behind in…”
Meta, Spotify, and Ericsson have alerted the European Union that its current technology regulations may impede the region's ...
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Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backl ...
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Meta Could Be Fined Heavily for Linking Facebook and Marketplace
Meta faces potential fines from the European Commission following accusations that the company leveraged its Facebook ...
Social media platforms engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, ...
F.T.C. Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users
Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission ...
Instagram's new teen protections 'do not go far enough.' Here's what else is needed.
All teens under age 18 will be automatically transitioned to the new teen accounts and will fall under the new protections. Users age 16 and 17 will have the ability to turn these features off, while ...
FTC report assails social networks’ privacy, safety practices
The Federal Trade Commission said social media and streaming companies including YouTube, Amazon and Facebook fail to ...
AI governance can’t be left to the vested interests
A final report by the UN's high-level advisory body on artificial intelligence makes for, at times, a surreal read. Named ...
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Small western Illinois hospitals face federal lawsuits over online tracking
The plaintiffs allege Memorial Hospital in Carthage and Sarah B. Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville disclosed personal ...
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The 'wild, wild west' of WhatsApp misinformation
It appears to be the 'wild, wild west' of misinformation on WhatsApp. Here's what you should know so you don't get duped.
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FTC Finds Social Media Giants Conduct ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Their Users
The US Federal Trade Commission has determined that social media giants are engaged in "vast surveillance" of users that ...
In a Digital-First Advertising World, Meta Is a Beneficiary
In terms of shareholder distributions, Meta declared a dividend for the first time in the first quarter of 2024. The firm has repurchased shares consistently, spending $44.5 billion, $28 billion, and ...