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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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TikTok Has a Misinformation Crisis on Its Hands. Or Does It?
Regulators in the EU sent letters to Meta, TikTok, and X/Twitter Thursday, giving the platforms 24 hours to address misinformation and other “illegal” content related to the Israel-Hamas war. It’s hard to say exactly what’s happening on these platforms, however, especially when it comes to the algorithmically defined endless scroll of TikTok. Standing in stark…
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Meta Proposes Making EU Users Pay If They Don’t Want to See Targeted Ads
Meta’s bread and butter has long been its user-centric targeted ad business, but European regulations are forcing the company to rethink how it can monetize its ostensibly free social platforms. The answer? Make users pay up if they prefer not to let their data be used to sell them products. Last month, a separate report…
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Meta’s New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Look Kinda Cool and Can Livestream Your Life
No longer called Stories, the new smart glasses feature a new look and can be pre-ordered for $449.