Meta rolls out paid ad-free option for European Facebook and Insta users after privacy ruling
Users on desktop browsers can pay about 10 euros ($10.50) a month while iOS or Android users will pay roughly 13 euros
Users on desktop browsers can pay about 10 euros ($10.50) a month while iOS or Android users will pay roughly 13 euros
Lawsuits were filed on Tuesday in 41 states, including one joint suit by 33 AGs, accusing the owner of Instagram and Facebook of ‘taking advantage of children’s pain.’ It is a step forward in the initiative to demand responsibility from the hitherto untouchable social media platforms
The lawsuit filed in federal court in California also claims that Meta routinely collects data on children under 13 without their parents’ consent, in violation of federal law
The essayist examines the rise of compulsive talkers in his new book ‘STFU: The Power of Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World’
The agency must prove in court both that Amazon is a monopoly and is using its dominance to prevent competition from flourishing in the marketplace
Google was the first big tech company to say it would impose new labels on deceptive AI-generated political advertisements that could fake a candidate’s voice or actions
At the courtyard of his company’s headquarters in California, Zuckerberg painted a near-future where people interact with hologram versions of their friends or coworkers and with AI bots built to assist them
The application will allow companies to offer a variety of services and the user won’t have to leave the chat to access them
The investigation found that the sign-up process for teen users resulted in settings that made their accounts public by default, allowing anyone to view and comment on their videos
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and Sundar Pichai talked with lawmakers about the need for rules to control the emerging technology and the risks it presents
The closed-door forum on Capitol Hill will include almost two dozen tech leaders and advocates, and some of the industry’s biggest names
Paqui, the Texas-based company that makes the One Chip Challenge chip, asked retailers to stop selling the chips, and by Friday, they had disappeared from store shelves and online
Artificial intelligence is capable of translating conversations in video calls in real time, just as interpreters do
Arkansas’ law is similar to a first-in-the-nation restriction signed into law earlier this year in Utah
The company also updated its privacy policies that will allow for the collection of biometric data and employment history, among other information
The latest advances in artificial intelligence and augmented reality are transforming language teaching on the internet. It is now possible to improve your speaking skills without the need for a video call with a real person
Meta just launched a new model for programmers to use instead of the paid versions offered by OpenAI and Microsoft
The Digital Services Act aims to protect European users when it comes to privacy, transparency and removal of harmful or illegal content
The move will allow the nascent platform, dubbed the “Twitter Killer,” better compete with Elon Musk’s platform
The Digital Services Act is part of a suite of tech-focused regulations crafted by the 27-nation bloc — long a global leader in cracking down on tech giants
Prabhakar is helping to guide the U.S. approach to safeguarding AI technology, relying in part on cooperation from big American tech firms like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta
Meta announced earlier this summer it would keep its promise to block news content from Canada on its platforms because of a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online
A number of companies had pulled back on ad spending over concerns that Musk’s thinning of content restrictions was enabling hateful and toxic speech to flourish
Whether or not Musk and Zuckerberg actually make it to the ring in Las Vegas has yet to be seen
Legislators are seeking ways to protect constituents while not hindering cutting-edge advancements in medicine, science, business, education and more
Content moderators in the African country have formed a union to defend themselves against Big Tech. Social media giants outsource work to these freelancers, who are tasked with removing violent rhetoric and extremism from digital platforms
According to analysis of data from 208 million US citizens, which Meta allowed a team of academics to access, 97% of fake news is seen by right-wing users. The investigation did not find clear links between social media and political polarization