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Combating Disinformation Wanes at Social Media Giants

YouTube said it was always working to strike a balance between allowing free expression and protecting online and real-world communities from harm. Nicole Bell, a spokeswoman for the company, said […]




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Meta to Reinstate Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts

Just over two years after Donald J. Trump’s accounts were suspended from Facebook and Instagram, Meta, the owner of the platforms, said on Wednesday that it would reinstate the former […]




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Meta Fined $414 Million After Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under EU Law

Meta suffered a major defeat on Wednesday that could severely undercut its Facebook and Instagram advertising business after European Union regulators found it had illegally forced users to effectively accept […]




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Your Memories. Their Cloud.

What to KeepI noticed a philosophical divide among the archivists I spoke with. Digital archivists were committed to keeping everything with the mentality that you never know what you might […]




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TikTok Appears to Push Harmful Posts to Young Users, Researchers Say

TikTok appears to be pushing videos about eating disorders and self-harm to 13-year-old users at a rapid clip, researchers said on Wednesday, raising new concerns about the service’s influence on […]




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Twitter’s Rivals, Including Meta, Try to Capitalize on Musk-Induced Chaos

Mr. Musk didn’t respond to requests for comment, and Meta declined to comment.After Mr. Musk bought Twitter, one alternative service that immediately gained attention was Mastodon, which is known as […]




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Meta Lays Off More Than 11,000 Employees

“This will add up to a meaningful cultural shift in how we operate,” he said. The company will focus on a smaller number of “high priority” areas, he said, including […]




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Meta Is Said to Plan Significant Job Cuts This Week

SAN FRANCISCO — Meta plans to lay off employees this week, three people with knowledge of the situation said, adding that the job cuts were set to be the most […]




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Meta Quarterly Earnings: Profit Declines With Losses in Reality Labs

The social networking company, which is trying to shift into the so-called metaverse, posted falling sales and said it was “making significant changes” to operate more efficiently. Read More




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Ahead of Midterms, Disinformation Is Even More Intractable

Ahead of the midterm elections, the proliferation of alternative social media sites has helped cement false and misleading information as a defining feature of American politics. Read More