airforce
Meta Accused Of Censoring Posts About Israeli Hostages
A photograph of Hamas terrorists parading Israeli hostage Shani Louk’s corpse won an Associated Press award for Photo of the Year.
acquisition
Yahoo acquires Instagram co-founders’ AI news platform Artifact
The deal signals continued pain for media start-ups struggling to grow revenue at a time when Big Tech giants Alphabet and Meta.
$5 billion fine
Meta cannot delay US FTC from reopening privacy probe, court says
Meta cannot delay the FTC from reopening a probe into alleged privacy failures by its Facebook unit.
CA
Meta falsely associates CA school board president with child sex abuse
Chino Valley Unified School Board’s President Sonja Shaw who is fighting for parental rights is being assaulted by the left for standing up for parents.
ad dollars
Pinterest slides as smaller players battle for share of ad market
Pinterest dropped over 10% in a sign that smaller social media platforms could be losing the battle to bigger players for ad dollars.
$1 billion revenue
Generative AI’s wild 2023
ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even before 2023 kicked off.
brooke mallory
Report: Zuckerberg Building $100M Hawaii Compound, Large Underground Bunker Included
Many ultra-wealthy public figures have an inexhaustible reservoir of self-preservation that is only a millimeter underneath their perceived altruistic exterior.
Europe
Threads Officially Launches Platform In Europe
Meta has announced that their social media platform Threads is now available in Europe.
Abril Elfi
Former Facebook Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing $4M From The Company
A former Atlanta Facebook global diversity executive has admitted to stealing over $4 million from the company.
Child Exploitation
Meta Rolls Out End-To-End Encryption On Facebook And Messenger Despite Criticism
Meta said they will now be using end-to-end encryption for messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook.