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Instagram Introduces "Your Algorithm": New AI Tool Gives Users Control Over Content Recommendations
Dec 11, 2025 02:50 am CST
Instagram has launched an innovative AI-powered feature called "Your Algorithm" that provides unprecedented transparency and control over content recommendations in users' Reels feeds. This tool allows users to view their algorithmically-determined interests and actively shape their content experience, marking a significant step toward greater transparency in social media amid growing regulatory pressure and concerns about algorithmic content curation.
Australia's Social Media Ban Drives Teens to Less Regulated Platforms, Meta Warns
Dec 10, 2025 04:39 pm CST
Meta warns that Australia's recent ban on social media for users under 16 is pushing teenagers toward less regulated platforms like Lemon8 and yope, potentially compromising online safety despite the law's intentions. The tech giant expressed concerns about these alternative apps lacking the specialized safety features developed for teen protection.
Revealed: Meta Concealed Research Showing Social Media's Causal Link to Mental Health Harm, Court Documents Allege
Nov 23, 2025 10:15 am CST
Court filings reveal that Meta allegedly buried internal research demonstrating causal links between Facebook/Instagram usage and negative mental health outcomes. According to documents from a class action lawsuit by US school districts, Meta's "Project Mercury" found that users who deactivated their accounts for a week reported reduced depression, anxiety, and loneliness. The company reportedly terminated further research rather than publishing these findings, while continuing to tell Congress it couldn't quantify platform harms to teenagers.
Meta Challenges French Ruling on Facebook's Discriminatory Job Advertisement Algorithm
Nov 05, 2025 02:18 am CST
Meta Platforms has contested a landmark ruling by France's rights watchdog that found Facebook's algorithm discriminates based on gender in job advertisements. The Defenseur des Droits gave Meta three months to implement non-discriminatory measures, marking a significant step in European tech regulation and platform accountability. Women's rights organizations who initiated the complaint have welcomed this precedent-setting decision.
Massive AI Infrastructure Investments: Tech Giants Pour Billions Into Computing Power Partnerships
Nov 04, 2025 02:05 am CST
Tech giants are committing unprecedented financial resources to secure AI computing infrastructure, with deals totaling hundreds of billions of dollars. From OpenAI's $38 billion Amazon partnership to Meta's strategic investments in computing power providers, this comprehensive overview reveals how computing capacity, rather than code development, has become the critical priority in the AI race.
Meta Denies Using Pornographic Content for AI Training: Legal Battle with Strike 3 Holdings Explained
Nov 03, 2025 03:45 pm CST
Meta is fighting a $350 million lawsuit from Strike 3 Holdings, firmly denying allegations of using pornographic content to train its AI models. The tech giant claims any adult content downloads through corporate IP addresses were made by employees for personal use, unrelated to its AI development. This legal battle emerges as Meta faces broader scrutiny over its AI content policies and training practices.
Meta Introduces 24-Hour "Ghost Posts" Feature to Threads App, Mirroring Popular Stories Function
Oct 28, 2025 01:23 pm CST
Meta has launched a new ephemeral content feature called "ghost posts" on its Threads platform that automatically disappears after 24 hours. Similar to Instagram and Facebook stories, this feature encourages spontaneous sharing without permanence, directing replies to private inboxes and displaying as grayed-out bubbles in users' feeds. Threads, Meta's competitor to X, now boasts 400 million active users.
EU Commission Finds Meta and TikTok in Breach of Digital Services Act for Restricting Research Access
Oct 24, 2025 07:54 pm CST
The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that Meta and TikTok are violating the Digital Services Act by limiting researchers' access to public data. Additionally, Meta's platforms Facebook and Instagram were found to have confusing and ineffective mechanisms for reporting illegal content, potentially facing fines of up to 6% of their annual global revenue if violations are confirmed.
Court Orders Google and Meta to Remove Defamatory Videos Targeting Padma Vibhushan Spiritual Leader Rambhadracharya
Oct 12, 2025 10:11 am CST
The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed tech giants Google and Meta to remove objectionable videos targeting renowned spiritual leader Jagadguru Rambhadracharya within 48 hours. The court's intervention follows a petition highlighting defamatory content that not only attacked the Padma Vibhushan awardee's reputation but also mocked his visual disability. State authorities have already summoned the content creator responsible for the offensive videos.
Deepfake Political Scams on Meta: $49 Million Spent on Fake Government Benefit Ads Targeting Seniors
Oct 02, 2025 01:03 pm CST
A watchdog report reveals scammers have spent $49 million on Meta platforms creating deepfake videos of politicians like Donald Trump to promote fraudulent government benefits. These sophisticated scams primarily target seniors with fake stimulus checks and healthcare payments, exploiting artificial intelligence advances and Meta's content moderation gaps despite the platform's special authorization process for political advertisers.