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Minister attacks ‘despicable’ failure of social media firms on harmful content

Criticism comes after UK report shows ‘clear and persistent problem’ six years after death of Molly Russell

The Guardian - UK

Lawsuit filed by 33 US states alleges Meta knew Facebook and Instagram's 'addictive features harmed young people’s physical and mental health'

The lawsuit claims Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms were intentionally designed to keep kids hooked—and Meta lied about it.

PC Gamer

NLSIU launches consumer law project with Meta, IIT Bombay, and DoCA

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) on Tuesday announced a new research project on consumer law with Meta’s support. The project which will assess how large language models (LLM) can be used for building public solutions for enhancing efficiency in India’s consumer grievance redressal system, will be executed…

The Hindu

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State govt. ropes in Meta to train one lakh teachers, 10 lakh students in online safety

The Karnataka government on Tuesday signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Meta to offer training to one lakh teachers and 10 lakh students in digital safety and augmented reality/virtual reality by 2025.

The Hindu

The internet is fine—as far as we know

A two-million-people study by the Oxford Internet Institute shows no noticeable negative effect of internet adoption—but more data is needed.

Fortune

Meta EU ad-free subscription: "Privacy for the rich"

The social media giant's new model is facing its first privacy challenges in the EU as an Austrian digital rights group filed a complaint. Here's all you need to know.

TechRadar

Meta Accused Of Downplaying Harmful Content In Court Documents

Lawsuit claims Meta underreported hate speech and discrimination on Facebook and Instagram

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Social media giants face the heat in child safety lawsuits

Social media platforms are under scrutiny for their lack of child safety measures after a US district judge dismissed their demand for immunity under section 230.

Tom’s Guide

Philly parents worry about kids' digital media use but see some benefits, too

A group of U.S. senators recently called on tech giant Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger – to hand over documents related to the mental and physical harms its products cause to young people. The demand follows a lawsuit filed by 33 states in October 2023…

The Conversation

Microsoft is among the top tech giants attracting employees from other competitor firms, according to a broad study

A new study lists Microsoft among the top tech giants that attracts employees from other competitors in the tech world. The study further disclosed that Microsoft attracted 7,937 employees from IBM, and lost a whopping 12,018 to Google.

Windows Central

Apple Vision Pro tipped to be on 10 million faces within 3 years — wait, what?

Chinese site reports that Apple has extremely ambitious targets for its augmented reality headset, but it may be using outdated data.

Tom’s Guide

Nvidia sold half a million H100 AI GPUs in Q3 thanks to Meta, Facebook — lead times stretch up to 52 weeks: Report

Nvidia sold half a million H100 AI GPUs in Q3 thanks to Meta, Facebook, says research firm Omdia, with lead times stretching up to 52 weeks.

Tom’s Hardware

WhatsApp for Windows lets you get cheeky by allowing you to share ephemeral photos and videos (but with a catch)

Over a year ago, Meta removed the send view once feature from WhatsApp Web and WhatsApp Desktop versions over privacy concerns. The feature lets you share ephemeral photos and videos with other users, with the caveat of viewing them only once. Meta has seemingly started rolling out to feature to…

Windows Central

'People are posting a lot less on public social media': Creator economy investor says the old web is gone, replaced by 'people who are professionally entertaining you'

Social media has gone from a place where users connect with friends to a distribution network for influencers, Sasha Kaletsky of Creator Ventures says at the Fortune Global Forum.

Fortune

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The Meta Quest 2 is still outselling the Nintendo Switch on Amazon. Here's why

VR continues to grow thanks to another year of incredible Meta Quest 2 sales and excellent Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for Meta's VR consoles.

The Guardian - US

Meta designed platforms to get children addicted, court documents allege

Instagram and Facebook parent company also knowingly allowed underage users to hold accounts, unsealed legal complaint says

Barchart

Meta Stock Could Be 30% Undervalued - Shorting OTM Puts Is a Good Income Strategy

Meta is producing massive amounts of free cash flow and META stock could be 30% undervalued. A good income strategy to take advantage of this is to short near-term OTM put options.

France 24

UK hosts Global Investment Summit as economic outlook darkens

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is welcoming some 200 business leaders to Hampton Court for a forum aimed at boosting foreign investment in the UK. Also, US holiday shoppers seek out deeper discounts as Black Friday continues its move online, and Meta faces accusations of courting users aged under 13…

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TechRadar

There’s not long left to bag the best Oculus Quest 2 deals of 2023

Black Friday's best deals on Meta's Oculus Quest 2 are still up for grabs this Cyber Monday.

The Guardian - AU

Dick Smith criticises Facebook after scammers circulate deepfake video ad

Businessman warns people to ‘never ever’ purchase from advertisers on Facebook and Instagram after ‘totally fraudulent’ video appears

The Independent UK

Russia places Meta spokesperson on wanted list

Andy Stone, Meta’s communications director, is wanted by Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on unspecified terrorism charges

The Independent UK

Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say

A newly unsealed legal complaint claims Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids

The Independent UK

Russia puts spokesman for tech giant and Facebook owner Meta on wanted list

Russia's interior ministry has added the spokesman of U.S. tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to a wanted list, according to its online database

The Guardian - AU

Russian troops continue attempts to advance near Avdiivka in effort to encircle city – as it happened

Russia has conducted airstrikes in support of ground operations as it aims to surround city on outskirts of Donetsk

TechRadar

WhatsApp beta introduces AI assistant to chats – here’s how it works

Meta is giving a small group of WhatsApp users the opportunity to create AIs with a unique persona.

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