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Big Tech Officially Accepts Blood Money to Promote the Big Lie
Meta made a quiet policy update last year allowing advertisers on Facebook and Instagram to say the 2020 election was rigged. It’s a change that mirrors shifts at Google and the rest of the tech industry. Silicon Valley has made one thing clear: you can’t use their ad systems to question the legitimacy of the…
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Meta and X Are Destroying Their Apps With Paid Verification
On Monday, Instagram announced it’s testing a feed that only shows posts from verified accounts. This new way for “businesses and creators to get discovered” is part of a broader push across the social media industry, where the apps are rolling out the blue-checked carpet to encourage people to pay for a boost in the…
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Meta Gets That You Hate Seeing Threads on Facebook, Instagram. End of Communication
After shoving a Threads carousel into Facebook and Instagram, Meta gets that users might not like it. Meta posted Monday on its platform’s official account that it was collecting feedback on the new feature, but it almost certainly won’t do anything to make it any better. “We’ve launched an update to make it easier for people…
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The 12 Worst Examples of Meta’s Dystopian AI Influencers
Tom Brady, Kendall Jenner, Roy Choi, and Charli D’Amelio all throw their hats in the ring to put faces to Meta’s chatbots on Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.