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Facebook fuels Bolsonaro election lies

"Meta has learned absolutely nothing since January 6 in the U.S.," watchdog group says

Salon

Meta's next Connect conference is on October 11

The company is expected to provide updates on its work in social media, VR, AR, and unveil the "Meta Quest Pro."

Input

Looking At Meta Platforms's Recent Whale Trades

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Meta Platforms. Looking at options history for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) we detected 11 strange trades.

Benzinga

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Ireland slaps Instagram with record $400m fine over kids’ data

The fine is the second largest ever issued under European Union privacy laws.

Al Jazeera

Is Spanish-language media really a free-for-all? Here’s how it is —and isn’t — regulated

MIAMI — False claims on WhatsApp and Telegram that monkeypox isn’t a real virus. Russian war propaganda reaching from Latin America to Hispanic voters in the U.S. Unfounded assertions that the FBI’s raid of Mar-a-Lago was ordered up directly by President Joe Biden.

Miami Herald

First Thing: Judge grants Trump’s request for special master over Mar-a-Lago raid

Federal court accepts ex-president’s call for official to set aside materials potentially subject to privilege protections. Plus, Chris Rock on Will Smith’s apology video

The Guardian - UK

Irish data watchdog fines Instagram 405m euros over children

DUBLIN: Ireland's Data Protection Commission on Monday said it had fined Instagram a record 405 million euros for breaching regulations on the handling of children's data.

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Instagram fined €405 million in Ireland over handling of teenagers’ personal data

Meta, Instagram’s parent company, said it intended to appeal the fine

Evening Standard

Instagram owner Meta fined €405m over handling of teens’ data

Penalty follows investigation into Instagram setting that allowed teenagers to set up accounts that displayed contact details

The Guardian - UK

Ireland's data watchdog hits Instagram with €405 million fine

Meta said in a statement that it plans to appeal

Irish Mirror

Irish regulators fine Instagram 405M euros for data breach

Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal data

The Independent UK

Your iPhone could be blocked from sending WhatsApp messages next month

A number of devices will become completely incompatible with the messaging service due to the software they sport

Chronicle Live

Trump said ‘weirdo’ Mark Zuckerberg joined him at the White House for dinner ‘last week’

The former president shared the bizarre anecdote during his Saturday rally in Pennsylvania

The Independent UK

Instagram takes adult site Pornhub off its platform

Instagram has removed Pornhub’s account from its platform.

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The Independent UK

Molly Russell: Meta and Pinterest witnesses told to attend inquest in person

The latest pre-inquest review hearing into the death of the schoolgirl heard witnesses from Meta and Pinterest are expected give in-person evidence.

The Guardian - UK

Meta and Pinterest chiefs ordered to appear in person at Molly Russell inquest

Coroner deemed physical appearance necessary for viewing evidence while giving testimony

The Independent UK

Kanye West challenges Mark Zuckerberg to boot him off Instagram - why hasn’t he?

The rapper took to Instagram late Thursday night and ranted at his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, Hillary Clinton and Zuckerberg, among others

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Interns thought they could count on return offers. Then Meta dropped them.

This summer, Meta’s interns received news that they may not get full-time employment after their term — and they wouldn't know until the end of the year.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta, Qualcomm Strike Agreement on Custom Virtual Reality Chips

Meta Platforms Inc signed an agreement to have chip-maker Qualcomm Inc produce custom chipsets for its Quest virtual reality devices, the companies announced at a consumer electronics conference in Berlin on Friday. The companies' engineering and product teams will work together to produce the chips, which will be powered by…

Tribune News Service

Zuckerberg targeted by House GOP eager to probe Hunter Biden

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are demanding that Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg hand over FBI warnings and communications that led Facebook to suppress news about President Joe Biden’s son weeks before the 2020 election.

Reason

These Emails Show How the Biden Administration's Crusade Against 'Misinformation' Imposes Censorship by Proxy

Social media companies are eager to appease the government by suppressing disfavored speech.

The Conversation

Meta’s AI chatbot hates Mark Zuckerberg – but why is it less bothered about racism?

It was all quite predictable, really. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, released the latest version of its groundbreaking AI chatbot in August 2022. Immediately, journalists around the world began peppering the system, called BlenderBot3, with questions about Facebook. Hilarity ensued.

Evening Standard

How to buy Facebook stocks & shares (META)

Originally founded in 2004 as Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc is one of the world’s largest and best-known technology conglomerates. It is divided across two main business segments: Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL).

The Guardian - UK

Facebook contractor accused of sacking office cleaner over protests

Meta urged to act after sacking of Guillermo Camacho, union leader who protested against working conditions at London offices

Los Angeles Times

Anita Chabria: California is giving tech companies a new weapon to protect women's digital privacy

Digital privacy is a huge concern in the post-Roe world, one where women's bodies, or at least their uteruses, are increasingly considered community property in less enlightened states than California.

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