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Facebook Accused of Exploiting Teenage Girl Insecurities — Shows Beauty Ads After They Delete Selfies

Facebook reportedly uses data on teen insecurities to target vulnerable users with beauty ads, sparking fears over ethical and mental health impacts.

J. Alas Jun 03, 2025

Meta's founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has put most of his attention on the company's AI innovations

NOYB Threatens Meta With Lawsuit if it Collects Personal Data of Europeans for AI Training Without Consent

Austria's NOYB digital advocacy group has warned Meta that it could pursue a lawsuit against the company if it proceeds to use the personal Facebook and Instagram data of European users to train AI models.

Niloy Chakrabarti May 14, 2025

Tyler Chambers and Sincere Shabazz, The 9-Year-Old he threatened.

Who is Tyler Chambers? White Florida Man Threatened To Shoot Black Nine-Year-Old Selling Candy Door-to-Door

Community questions the motives behind Tyler Chambers' alarming behavior toward a young girl.

J. Alas Apr 24, 2025

Filipino VA Rejects Pay, Works For Free To Help Struggling 75-Year-Old American Start A Business

A virtual assistant has garnered overwhelming praise after sharing the story of how he worked for a 75-year-old woman for free due to her poor financial situation.

Andrea Tode Jimenez Apr 23, 2025

Facebook May Start Charging in the UK — Here's Why Brits Could Soon Face a Shocking New Subscription Fee

UK Facebook users may soon face a new reality: Meta hints at subscription fees, citing the cost of 'free' services currently supported by targeted ads.

Vinay Patel Mar 24, 2025

Meta Drops Fact Checkers: What It Means for Trump's Presidency, Misogyny and Gender Bias

Meta is replacing independent fact-checkers with X's "community notes" system, allowing users to assess post accuracy amid rising misinformation concerns.

Andrea Tode Jimenez Jan 13, 2025

Meta, TikTok And X Have One-Year Deadline To Prepare For Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16

The Australian legislation could set a global precedent as other countries consider measures to regulate children's social media use.

Andrea Tode Jimenez Nov 12, 2024

People are Using Stolen Credit Cards to Rent Equipment From Home Depot And Sell Them Online

Earlier this month, prosecutors in Oregon charged a group of seven defendants, accusing them of conspiring in a plot to steal hefty machinery from Home Depot.

Danielle Summer May 03, 2024

Human Sex Workers Slam Facebook, IG For Not Cracking Down On NSFW AI Girlfriend Ads

Sex workers are upset over suggestive AI girlfriend ads on Meta's platforms that don't get taken down while their content does.

Vinay Patel May 03, 2024

A lawsuit filed by the state of New Mexico says children can easily evade age constraints at Facebook or Instagram by lying about their birth dates, and then harmful content is quickly directed their way by Meta software

Meta Drops News Tab in 5 Countries To Focus On Competing With TikTok Over Short-Form Content

The company acknowledged a shift in user preferences, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing features like short-form video content.

Jastine Beatrice Yap Mar 03, 2024

Thai Man Gets 50-Year Jail Sentence For Criticising The Monarchy

Any criticism of the royal family is considered taboo as well as illegal in Thailand.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 19, 2024

Meta Chief Mark Zuckerberg Feeds His Cows Expensive Meal, Artisanal Beer To Create 'Best Beef'

Zuckerberg has a massive ranch on an island in Hawaii.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 11, 2024

Meta Rolls Out New AI-Powered Tools To Improve User Experiences Across Its Products

Meta says it is currently testing over twenty ways generative AI can be used to improve user experience across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp.

Vinay Patel Dec 08, 2023

Online shopping fraud has increased by 55%

UK Becomes the First Country To Sign an Online Fraud Charter With Tech Companies

The UK government has signed an Online Fraud Charter with 11 tech companies to tackle online frauds including fake dating profiles and peer-to-peer marketplaces in social media platforms

Pratiti Nath Dec 01, 2023

US states began investigating Meta some two years ago after a Facebook whistleblower leaked a trove of documents and accused the social media titan of putting profit over safety on its platforms

Court Documents Accuse Facebook Parent Company Meta of Designing Platforms to Fuel Child Addiction

Meta, the parent company of social media giant Facebook, has allegedly received and ignored millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram.

Jastine Beatrice Yap Nov 29, 2023

Meta to Roll Out Generative AI for All Advertisers as Google Announced Assistant with Bard

The company first started testing these tools in May, giving access to a select group of advertisers in a "testing playground".

Callum Conway-Shaw Oct 05, 2023

Meta to offer paid, ad-free versions of Facebook, Instagram in EU

Offering ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram could help Meta combat privacy concerns and a slew of other scrutiny from the EU.

Vinay Patel Sep 04, 2023

Elon Musk finds Trump's comeback on X 'next-level'

Former US President Donald Trump's comeback on Twitter (now known as X) has been praised by the company's owner, Elon Musk himself.

Sadhna Yadav Aug 25, 2023

Study finds no evidence that Facebook is linked to psychological harm

In the largest scientific study ever conducted, Oxford researchers have found no evidence that points to Facebook being linked to worldwide psychological harm.

Taylor J. Mustafa Aug 16, 2023

Elon Musk's Tesla, SpaceX come under fire from Facebook co-founder

According to Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, Elon Musk used lofty promises for EV ranges to attract customers, workers, and funding.

Vinay Patel Jul 31, 2023

Facebook users worried about rapidly growing scams

Some Facebook users claim they are getting emails with a reset password recovery code, while Facebook says it is not sending these emails.

Vinay Patel Jul 24, 2023

The benefits of taking a break from social media

Taking a break from social media can be very difficult, but it can also provide refreshing results and largely benefit mental health.

Taylor J. Mustafa Jun 07, 2023

How does the rise of cosmetic procedures through social media impact body image?

Social media can already have a negative impact on body image, but the rise of cosmetic surgeries on the internet poses the risk of warping beauty perceptions.

Taylor J. Mustafa May 30, 2023

Online trolls that encourage self-harm will face up to 5 years in prison

Due to a revision of online safety laws, the Ministry of Justice has implemented prison sentences for online trolls that encourage serious self-harming.

Taylor J. Mustafa May 19, 2023

Snapping, Chatting and Cyberbullying: How social media makes us all anxious and depressed

Social media can be a fun and immersive experience, with half of the world's population having at least one social media account, but it can also be detrimental to the mind and causes anxiety and depression when used in excess.

Taylor J. Mustafa May 02, 2023

Utah passes bill banning people under 18 from using social media without parental consent

The US state of Utah has passed a law that would require children below 18 to obtain parental permission if they are setting up social media accounts.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 24, 2023