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Witness links Meta culture to teen-safety gaps in landmark trial
technology4 days ago

Witness links Meta culture to teen-safety gaps in landmark trial

A former Meta insider testified that Mark Zuckerberg's leadership culture hindered safety fixes on Facebook and Instagram, arguing default settings left harmful features enabled for teens and that profit-focused decisions under the culture blocked addressing safety. The multi-state consumer-protection case accuses Meta of engineering its platforms to hook minors and harvest data, with penalties potentially discussed up to $1.4 trillion, while Meta contends the charges rely on selectively quoted documents and that risks were addressed. The six-week trial may glimpse whether Zuckerberg himself will testify.

via The Next Web|
#facebook#instagram#meta
Meta in Court Over Alleged Addictive Design Targeting Youth
technology6 days ago

Meta in Court Over Alleged Addictive Design Targeting Youth

A California trial pits 29 state attorneys general against Meta, accusing Facebook and Instagram of being intentionally addictive to children and improperly collecting their data; the case seeks age restrictions and the removal of features like infinite scroll, with penalties potentially in the hundreds of billions of dollars; Meta defends its safety protections, cites unsubstantiated claims, and will face testimony from executives such as Mark Zuckerberg and Adam Mosseri, in the context of broader youth-safety lawsuits and prior related verdicts against Meta and Google.

via PYMNTS.com|
#facebook#instagram#meta
Facebook quietly tests a video-first home screen that replaces the traditional feed
technology1 month ago

Facebook quietly tests a video-first home screen that replaces the traditional feed

Facebook is testing a full-screen immersive video feed that appears when users open the app, offering a video-first alternative to the classic News Feed in select international markets with an opt-out to keep the traditional feed. Meta says video drives conversations, communities, and commerce, and notes Reels is a major revenue driver as it experiments with broader video features across Facebook and Instagram.

via The Hollywood Reporter|
#facebook#immersive-video#meta
Facebook tests TikTok-style, full-screen video first experience
tech1 month ago

Facebook tests TikTok-style, full-screen video first experience

Facebook plans a reimagined, full-screen video-first experience and will test it later this year in video-loving markets, with a US rollout possible next year, in a bid to curb user loss as rivals like TikTok grow (TikTok surpassed 1 billion monthly users). Meta has already deployed Reels to compete and is expanding experiments to keep users from migrating to shorter-form video apps.

via The Verge|
#facebook#meta#social-media
EU flags Meta's addictive Facebook/Instagram features as potential DSA violation
world1 month ago

EU flags Meta's addictive Facebook/Instagram features as potential DSA violation

The European Commission released preliminary findings that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram may violate the Digital Services Act due to addictive features like autoplay, infinite scroll and personalized recommendations, warning Meta has failed to address or warn users about the risks. Meta disputes the findings; if confirmed, it could face fines up to 6% of global revenue (potentially over $12 billion). The commission urges changes such as disabling autoplay and adjusting the recommender system, while Meta points to teen-safety features it has rolled out. The ruling is provisional and Meta will have an opportunity to dispute it.

via CNN|
#digital-services-act#european-union#facebook
Darrell Sheets: Final note cites Facebook bullying before death
entertainment1 month ago

Darrell Sheets: Final note cites Facebook bullying before death

Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets left a handwritten suicide note before his April death in which he referenced ‘Facebook bulling.’ Police say the note, found in a closet inside a black bin, read “I could not take anymore the Facebook bulling,” with handwriting described as shaky. The incident report also describes his final moments—sleep deprivation and distress, a late wake, and a gunshot after an argument with his son Brandon—though a girlfriend said their relationship had been good. Medical examiners ruled the death a suicide; castmates and outlets have cited cyberbullying as a factor in the tragedy.

via Page Six|
#cyberbullying#darrell-sheets#entertainment
Meta Faces $1.4T Penalty Threat That Mirrors Its Market Value
business1 month ago

Meta Faces $1.4T Penalty Threat That Mirrors Its Market Value

Meta warns that if the four-state COPPA case against it wins, penalties could total $1.4 trillion—nearly the company’s entire market capitalization—an amount it calls outlandish. The suit accuses Facebook and Instagram of addicting teens and misleading the public about safety, with about 29 states involved and a trial set for August, amid a broader wave of related lawsuits.

via New York Post|
#business#facebook#instagram
Ex-Con Stefan Eriksson Reappears on Facebook, Demands Return of Malibu Ferrari Enzo
automotive1 month ago

Ex-Con Stefan Eriksson Reappears on Facebook, Demands Return of Malibu Ferrari Enzo

More than two decades after the Malibu crash that ripped a Ferrari Enzo apart, ex-con Stefan Eriksson has been released from prison and resurfaced in a Ferrari Facebook group claiming the car was stolen from impound and demanding its return; the piece recounts the crash speed (police materials cite up to 199 mph) and Eriksson's criminal history, including deportation, while noting RM Sotheby's documentation of the car’s rebuild and that civil forfeiture questions could still affect ownership.

via Jalopnik|
#automotive#enzo#facebook
Meta Bets on Human Habits Again with Arena Prediction Market
technology2 months ago

Meta Bets on Human Habits Again with Arena Prediction Market

Gizmodo reports Meta is developing Arena, a cross‑app prediction‑markets platform for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to bet on almost anything, viewed as a knockoff of Kalshi/Polymarket and a continuation of betting on people’s worst impulses for profit. The piece ties this to Meta’s history—from the Facemash era and a notorious quote about users’ “trust” to harnessing dopamine‑driven engagement and whistleblower claims about addictive design and mental health harm—arguing Arena would extend that business model into gambling, with concerns about addiction and vulnerability, including minors.

via Gizmodo|
#engagement-algorithms#facebook#mark-zuckerberg
Global Facebook outage knocks out Messenger and the main app
technology2 months ago

Global Facebook outage knocks out Messenger and the main app

Facebook and its Messenger app went down in a global outage, logging users out with “an unexpected error” messages while the main site struggled; Instagram and WhatsApp largely stayed online, though some Instagram features were affected. Meta did not provide a consumer status page at the time, Downdetector reported widespread disruption, and updates tracked the outage in a live blog as users and services tried to recover.

via Yahoo Finance UK|
#facebook#messenger#meta