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30 votes
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Aaron Sorkin is writing some kind of ‘Social Network’ sequel
13 votes -
Meta in Myanmar, Part II: The Crisis
8 votes -
Two popular Danish television presenters have reported Meta to the police after finding their images and words had been manipulated and misused in thousands of Facebook ads
29 votes -
Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy
37 votes -
The influencer who “reverses” Lupus with smoothies. Psychiatrist Brooke Goldner makes extraordinary claims about incurable diseases. It’s brought her a mansion, a Ferrari, and a huge social following.
18 votes -
US judge rules YouTube, Facebook and Reddit must face lawsuits claiming they helped radicalize a mass shooter
47 votes -
With little enforcement or legal culpability, social media helps wildlife trafficking thrive in plain sight
16 votes -
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads down in widespread outage
14 votes -
Days of darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions
32 votes -
"The Algorithm" does not exist
10 votes -
Big Tech won’t let you leave. Here’s a way out.
28 votes -
A US-sanctioned oligarch ran pro-Kremlin ads on Facebook—again
18 votes -
The work of online volunteers - Moderators’ work on Reddit and Facebook is crucial but not paid. We should be creative in how we compensate them.
32 votes -
New Mexico attorney general sues Meta for allegedly failing to protect children from predators on Facebook, Instagram
21 votes -
It looks like Facebook will be forcing me to switch to Messenger. What are my options?
Today when I opened Messenger Lite there was a message from Meta saying " your chats will be moving to Messenger" and that Messenger Lite will stop working on September 18. I actively switched...
Today when I opened Messenger Lite there was a message from Meta saying " your chats will be moving to Messenger" and that Messenger Lite will stop working on September 18. I actively switched from Messenger to Messenger Lite several years ago because the regular Messenger app was draining my battery. Are there any alternatives to Messenger Lite on Android? Perhaps even FOSS?Or will my only option be to move to the old Messenger app if I want to use Facebook messenger? I have some work related groups on Messenger that would be tough to move to another platform, so Please don't just say "use Signal" or something similar.
28 votes -
Harvard gutted initial team examining Facebook files following $500 million donation from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Whistleblower Aid client reveals
42 votes -
Accused of violating kids' privacy, Meta sues US Federal Trade Commission, hoping to block ban on monetizing kids’ data
40 votes -
Meta designed platforms to get children addicted, court documents allege
24 votes -
Facebook does not let me delete my account
I did not use facebook for ages, i always thought i need it for my international contacts, but now this new pay or say yes to ads window showed up I realised I did not use it for a long time. So I...
I did not use facebook for ages, i always thought i need it for my international contacts, but now this new pay or say yes to ads window showed up I realised I did not use it for a long time. So I was like, tech is like clothes, if you don't use it for a year it's time to let it go.
So i tried to delete my acc.
After some research (wtf????) I finally found this page
https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account
where I can click my through a menu, until I can enter my password to delete my account, and it just does not let me.
""Sorry, this feature isn't available right now""
wtf? how is deleting my acc not available????
fuck this, fuck them. this is one of the "leading" tech enterprises. this is one of the biggest fucking companies in the world.
I don't know how that is even legal.
I'm so fucking angry. Fuck this fucking fuckers!
does somebody know what i can do? can i send them an angry real life letter? do i need a lawyer?
I'm not really in the EU, but the GDPR still applicates to me. so what do I do now to get rid of this fucking fuckers?ps. looking in the internet does not help nothing, it's just 100s of links to facebook help center. fuck the fucking modern web as well.
42 votes -
Norway's privacy battle with Meta is just getting started – regulator says it's investigating the company's new ad-free subscription services
28 votes -
In Canada’s battle with Big Tech, smaller publishers and independent outlets struggle to survive
15 votes -
Meta accused by states of using features to lure children to Instagram and Facebook
18 votes -
Meta (Facebook / Instagram) to move to a "Pay for your Rights" approach
33 votes -
Meta in Myanmar, Part 1: The Setup
12 votes -
Facebook’s new AI stickers can generate Elmo with a knife
45 votes -
Norway asks EU regulator European Data Protection Board to fine Facebook owner Meta over privacy breach
9 votes -
EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation followed by Facebook
34 votes -
Ads for AI sex workers are flooding Instagram and TikTok
38 votes -
Yelp has a wall of shame for businesses caught paying for fake reviews
19 votes -
Meta lost a legal battle Wednesday to halt a Norwegian ban on its advertising practices that came with hefty daily fines
22 votes -
Europeans in service of Russian propaganda machine
10 votes -
Messaging programs: which is better privacy - browser versions or dedicated apps?
I use Slack, WhatsApp, Discord and Facebook's Messenger. On my computers, rather than installing dedicated apps, I've always just used these services' browser versions. It allows me to block ads...
I use Slack, WhatsApp, Discord and Facebook's Messenger. On my computers, rather than installing dedicated apps, I've always just used these services' browser versions. It allows me to block ads with my browser's ad blocker and modify the UIs with other extensions that I use.
But in terms of privacy — and more specifically, in terms of what the service has access to outside of their own walled gardens — is there a difference between using these services through a browser or their dedicated apps? I use both Windows and Mac computers, if that makes a difference. My browser of choice is Firefox and I run the services in their own containers.
On my phone, I just use the provided apps and get notifications that way. I am well aware that most of these protocols are not great for privacy to begin with, but I'm not currently looking for other messaging systems.
21 votes -
Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing
51 votes -
Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes
79 votes -
Estimating the association between Facebook adoption and well-being in seventy-two countries
5 votes -
The Court of the Hague orders Meta to unmask anonymous Dutch user accused of repeated defamatory posts
31 votes -
A pro-Putin Facebook network is pumping French-language propaganda into Africa. The pages promote Russia’s line on the war in Ukraine to more than four million followers...
40 votes -
Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads – then a Norwegian regulator threatened daily fines
51 votes -
Meta is releasing AudioCraft: Generative AI for audio made simple and available to all
34 votes -
Meta introduces LLaMA 2, their next open source large language model, now free for commercial usage as well
44 votes -
Threads is the perfect Twitter alternative, just not for you
59 votes -
Meta's social media platforms will be temporarily barred from behavioral advertising in Norway after a ruling from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority
13 votes -
Twitter blocks links to rival Threads, while CEO downplays reports of traffic decline
121 votes -
Instagram’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is available now
77 votes -
No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Ireland's Data Protection Commission says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched there
48 votes -
Stop using Google Analytics, warns Sweden’s privacy watchdog, as it issues over $1M in fines
28 votes -
Meta loses appeal on how it harvests data in Germany
26 votes -
Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says
50 votes -
Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg | Epic Rap Battles Of History
12 votes -
Meta is building an alternative to Twitter
33 votes -
Confused, uncool, and nowhere to scroll: The internet has become hostile for millennials like me
87 votes -
Facebook owner Meta hit with record €1.2bn fine over EU-US data transfers
22 votes -
Speed trap | Google promised to create a better, faster web for media companies with a new standard called AMP. In the end, it ruined the trust publishers had in the internet giant.
14 votes -
The Vietnamese military has a troll army and Facebook is its weapon
8 votes -
How social media shapes our perceptions about crime
7 votes -
This guy shares cool maps of the world every day on Facebook
5 votes -
Meta launching paid subscription service for Facebook, Instagram
11 votes -
Roomba testers feel misled after intimate images ended up on Facebook
7 votes -
Meta prohibited from use of personal data for advertisement in Europe
22 votes -
Facebook parent company Meta will lay off 11,000 employees
14 votes -
XCheck at Meta: Why it exists and how it works
4 votes -
Off the Mark
3 votes -
Norway wants Facebook fined for illegal data transfers – European regulators are finalizing a decision blocking Meta from transferring data to the US
6 votes -
Testing end-to-end encrypted backups and more on Messenger
15 votes -
Facebook helped arrest a 17-year-old for having an abortion
13 votes -
Meta Quest headsets will finally stop requiring a Facebook account
18 votes -
Facebook, Instagram taking down posts about US abortion pills
5 votes -
Mark Zuckerberg envisions a billion people in the metaverse spending hundreds of dollars each
16 votes -
It’s Warren Buffett versus Google, Facebook in latest wind-farm debate
6 votes -
Move fast and break things
6 votes -
Facebook, Google and other tech firms must verify identities under proposed UK law
3 votes -
The metaverse is so stupid
17 votes -
Mark Zuckerberg’s dream of launching a cryptocurrency is officially over
11 votes -
Google is wrong. Apple’s iMessage is actually a failure.
12 votes -
Facebook's reputation is so bad, the company must pay even more now to hire and retain talent
12 votes -
How Beijing influences the influencers
5 votes -
Here’s how to prevent (and recover from) a Facebook hack
5 votes -
Facebook - An update on our use of face recognition
15 votes -
The Metaverse is already here - It's Minecraft
15 votes -
CBC is keeping Facebook comments closed on news posts
21 votes -
John Carmack Facebook Connect 2021 Keynote
14 votes -
Facebook changes name to Meta: Mark Zuckerberg announces company rebrand as it moves to the metaverse
30 votes -
John Carmack: An unlocked OS for Oculus Go will be provided
@John Carmack: Something I have been pushing on for years is going to come to pass soon: We are going to make available an unlocked OS build for the Oculus Go headset that can be side loaded to get full root access.
15 votes -
Facebook is nearing a reputational point of no return
13 votes -
Facebook banned someone for developing a Chrome extension designed to reduce its addictiveness
27 votes -
Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp are all down
47 votes -
More details about Facebook's October 4th outage
10 votes -
Don’t be surprised about Facebook and teen girls. That’s what Facebook is.
12 votes -
Telegram founder says over seventy million new users joined during Facebook outage
15 votes -
Understanding how Facebook disappeared from the internet
11 votes -
Facebook thrives on criticism of “disinformation”
11 votes -
Microsoft, Google, Facebook and other tech firms are pressing lawmakers to stop prosecutors from secretly snooping on private accounts
3 votes -
Facebook paid FTC $4.9B more than required to shield Mark Zuckerberg, lawsuit alleges
11 votes -
Facebook knows Instagram is toxic for teen girls, company documents show
16 votes -
Hands-on with Facebook and Ray-Ban’s first pair of smart glasses
9 votes -
High Court of Australia rules that media outlets are publishers of third-party Facebook comments
12 votes -
Regulators and reality: The FTC's case against Facebook
5 votes -
US FTC: Facebook was bad at business, so it “illegally bought or buried” competition
14 votes -
Facebook's new "Widely Viewed Content" report doesn't provide meaningful transparency, and seems to be full of errors and spam
5 votes