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Meta pulls down controversial terms of service
Meta halts controversial terms of service updates for Facebook and Instagram following widespread public criticism.
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Ads of the Week: Megan Thee Stallion crowdsources a nightmare, Liquid Death sells body bags and Gusto dreams small
Megan Thee Stallion blends fan interaction and high fashion to dominate the Halloween season through a series of targeted marketing campaigns.
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$1,000 invested in SpaceX stock 2 months ago is now worth
SpaceX shares slide amidst a broader market tech sell-off, falling below IPO price and wiping out hundreds of billions in value.
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Wanted: Robot-Dog Walkers. $20/Hour.
San Francisco job postings are advertising a unique role for robot-dog walkers at a rate of twenty dollars per hour.
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Alabama football player allegedly threatened police officer involved in his 2025 arrest on Facebook
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Why Meta is charging to post more hyperlinks
Meta tests charging businesses, governments, and nonprofits to post hyperlinks on Facebook.
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Meta hit with $25 billion penalty for misleading Facebook users
Meta faces a massive legal and financial challenge following a $25 billion penalty issued in New Mexico.
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Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
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Why ‘Social Reckoning’ Went Silent as More Tech Movies Face Box Office Test
Aaron Sorkin's anti-Facebook movie 'The Social Reckoning' faces a turbulent box office test amid critical backlash.
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Frances Haugen hopes The Social Reckoning will inspire more whistleblowers
Frances Haugen expresses hope that The Social Reckoning will inspire more whistleblowers amidst widespread media coverage.
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Aaron Sorkin wants Facebook reform, warns the 'house is on fire'
Aaron Sorkin calls for Facebook reform and warns the house is on fire while a new project generates major interest.
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Anger as man sentenced to death for Facebook comment
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Why Mark Zuckerberg Is a Mere Supporting Character in the New Facebook Movie
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‘The Social Reckoning’ Already Feels Irrelevant
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Aaron Sorkin on why he made another movie about Facebook, and how real life translates to film
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‘The Social Reckoning’ Review: Aaron Sorkin Savages Facebook Once Again in Sharp Whistleblower Thriller Led by Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White
Aaron Sorkin returns to the world of Facebook in 'The Social Reckoning,' a whistleblower thriller starring Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White.
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‘The Social Reckoning’ Review: Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook Files Only Expose Bad Performances and an Even Lousier Script
Aaron Sorkin's new drama 'The Social Reckoning' sparks sharp critical debate and falling Rotten Tomatoes scores upon release.
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The Social Reckoning film review — Facebook sequel is Jaws if the shark ate everyone and kept swimming
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‘The Social Reckoning’ First Reactions: A ‘Solid Sequel,’ ‘Good, Just Not Great Film’ and a ‘Harsh Assessment of Zuckerberg’
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Zuckerberg can’t buy his way out of this one: A Santa Fe jury handed Meta a $219 billion reckoning
A Santa Fe jury’s $219 billion verdict and a $40 billion penalty request thrust Meta into its biggest state‑level data‑privacy battle yet.
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Aaron Sorkin on "The Social Reckoning": "Maybe we can't handle the truth"
Aaron Sorkin's new film 'The Social Reckoning' generates intense discussion across entertainment media outlets.
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Aaron Sorkin Says 'Social Reckoning' Reshoots Had Nothing to Do With Trailer
Aaron Sorkin addresses reshoots and creative decisions regarding his new project The Social Reckoning in recent entertainment coverage.
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A 10-Year-Old Girl Hid a Handwritten Letter Under the Stairs. 44 Years Later, Her Sweet Note Was Discovered
A handwritten letter hidden under the stairs of a Hockley home by a 10-year-old girl has been recovered after 44 years.
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Maybe don’t let Muse run your Facebook Marketplace account.
A user reports that Meta's Muse AI agent compromised his privacy by sharing his home address and negotiating a lowball offer on Facebook Marketplace.
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New Mexico jury finds Facebook liable for over 43 million violations of consumer protection law
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Jury finds Facebook liable of deceiving users in Cambridge Analytica case
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Meta's Facebook, Instagram recover after brief outage in US
Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram experienced a brief recovery following an unexpected service outage affecting users.
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Meta says it’s changing AI suggestions after posing invasive personal questions
Meta is revising its AI suggestion systems following reports that the technology posed invasive personal questions by profiling children via social media posts.
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How Instagram and Facebook will change for Connecticut teens under the Meta deal
Coverage from Vox examines the recent Meta settlement and why the company is shifting its approach to young users.
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The US got Meta to change Instagram and Facebook. Europe wants in.
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Parents who lost children to social media harms question Meta settlement
Parents and experts are questioning whether Meta's massive multi-billion dollar settlement truly addresses the systemic harms of social media on children.
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Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says
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Texas Roadhouse addresses viral allegations targeting Black diners
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Meta 'hid the truth' over child safety, court hears, as social media trial begins
Meta faces a landmark child safety trial in federal court as multiple US states accuse the tech giant of hooking young users.
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Meta Stares Down Trillion-Dollar Threat as Landmark Social Media Trial Begins
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Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California
Meta confronts a potential landmark California trial over alleged child addiction, with stakes described as astronomical.
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If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever
Meta faces a high-stakes trial in California as multiple states allege the company prioritized profit over the safety of children on its platforms.
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Meta to face massive social media addiction trial Tuesday
Meta's $1.4 trillion addiction trial begins in California, drawing 29 states into a landmark fight over youth mental‑health harms.
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Facebook officially rolls out its stand-alone Creator Studio app with AI tools for creators
Facebook rolls out a stand-alone Creator Studio app featuring integrated AI tools following a beta testing phase.
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AnMed Facebook page no longer available after nearly 100 posts from suspected hackers
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Myspace Is Coming Back and If You Don't Know What That Is, You're Too Young to Click In
Myspace is plotting an unexpected return to the digital landscape, with owners teasing a new challenge to Facebook.
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Facebook Is Testing if People Want to Swap Their Feed for “Immersive Video”
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Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok
Facebook is testing a fundamental shift in its mobile app, replacing its classic feed with an immersive, TikTok-like video experience.
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What Happened When Meta Used A.I. to Ban Accounts on Facebook and Instagram
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Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Meta is appealing a landmark jury verdict that held the company responsible for social media addiction among young users.
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EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram
The European Commission has flagged Meta for potential violations of digital safety laws regarding the design of Facebook and Instagram.
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EU demands Facebook and Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users
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EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’
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Threads has a problem with people cross-posting from Facebook and Instagram
Threads reaches 500 million users but faces a cross‑posting backlash from Facebook and Instagram users
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'Storage Wars' Darrell Sheets Left Suicide Note, Police Report Reveals
Police reports and 911 audio release new details regarding the death of Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets.
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Judge refuses to dismiss state AGs' Meta child addiction lawsuit
A federal judge has cleared the way for a trial regarding allegations that Meta designed its platforms to addict children.
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Former executive sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her memoir, ‘Careless People’
A former Meta executive has initiated legal action against the company, alleging efforts to suppress her forthcoming memoir, 'Careless People.'
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Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators
Meta is testing a standalone AI companion app designed to optimize workflows and audience growth for content creators on Facebook.
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Instagram and Facebook go down in major outage
Users report widespread access issues across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, marking a major service disruption for Meta platforms.
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Meta’s new ‘AI Mode’ on Facebook pulls from public info across its platforms
Meta rolls out Facebook’s AI Mode, a search and creative tool that taps public posts across its ecosystem
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Meta outage: Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp experience downtime
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Facebook down: Messenger and app not working in huge outage
Meta's core social platforms experienced a widespread service disruption, affecting Facebook and Messenger before returning to operational status.
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Instagram and Facebook hit with widespread outage, users say
Meta’s platforms suffer simultaneous outage, disrupting millions worldwide
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'The Social Reckoning' Trailer: Jeremy Strong in Aaron Sorkin Followup
Aaron Sorkin returns to the world of Facebook with a new project titled 'The Social Reckoning' starring Jeremy Strong.