Tag: #meta

Judge Approves Meta Settlement That Mandates Age Checks, Teen Limits and Years of Audits

Federal judge approved a ~$17bn Meta settlement that mandates age-assurance checks, default teen limits, parental controls and years of audits.

#meta, #privacy, #teens, #settlement

Meta Settlement Would Require Age-Verification Across Platforms, EFF Warns of Privacy Tradeoffs

A proposed Meta settlement with 52 state attorneys general would enforce age-assurance across its services, raising privacy concerns, the EFF says.

$META, #meta, #privacy, #coppa, #socialmedia, #teensafety

Ninth Circuit Says Meta, TikTok Can’t Immediately Appeal Denial of Section 230 Defense

A Ninth Circuit panel ruled Meta and TikTok must continue district-court litigation before appealing a denial of Section 230 protection.

#section230, #ninthcircuit, #meta, #tiktok

States to Begin Case Aug. 18 in Trial Accusing Meta of Designing Facebook, Instagram to Harm Kids

Opening statements begin Aug. 18 in Oakland in a multistate suit alleging Meta designed Facebook and Instagram to keep children hooked and expose them to harm.

$META, #meta, #facebook, #instagram, #coppa

Meta signs EU transparency code for AI‑generated content ahead of Aug. 2 rules

Meta signed the EU's voluntary Code of Practice on transparency for AI‑generated content, seeking a clearer path to comply before Aug. 2.

$META, #meta, #ai, #eu, #transparency

SAG‑AFTRA urges Instagram users to opt out of Meta’s Muse Image over likeness concerns

SAG‑AFTRA urges members to opt out of Meta’s Muse Image, which can use public Instagram photos by default in AI-generated images unless users opt out.

#meta, #instagram, #ai, #sagaftra

Analysts Find Dormant Facial-Recognition Code in Meta’s Smart-Glasses App

Independent analyses found dormant facial-recognition code in Meta's smart-glasses companion app, but no evidence it’s been activated for users.

$META, #meta, #facialrecognition, #privacy, #smartglasses

EU General Court annuls gatekeeper designation for Facebook Marketplace but upholds Messenger

EU General Court overturns Meta's Marketplace gatekeeper label for procedural reasons but keeps Messenger designated under the DMA.

#meta, #digitalmarketsact, #eu, #gatekeeper

Meta says AI system RADAR has auto-reviewed 535,000+ code changes and landed 331,000

Meta details RADAR, an automated, risk-based code-review pipeline that reviewed 535,000+ diffs and landed 331,000+, per an arXiv preprint.

$META, #meta, #ai, #software, #code-review

Amazon Says Meta Will Deploy AWS Graviton CPUs at Scale for ‘Agentic AI’

Amazon says Meta has agreed to run tens of millions of AWS Graviton CPU cores for agentic AI tasks — expanding Meta’s mix of cloud and chip partners.

$META, $AMZN, #amazon, #meta, #graviton, #cloud, #ai

Meta expands Instagram’s '13+' teen experience globally and adds parent‑controlled 'Limited Content' that removes comments

Meta will default Instagram users under 18 to a 13+ experience worldwide and add a stricter parental 'Limited Content' mode that removes comments.

#instagram, #meta, #teens, #parentalcontrols, #contentmoderation

Meta rolls out Muse Spark, a new multimodal AI assistant across its apps and AI glasses

Meta introduces Muse Spark, a multimodal AI powering the Meta AI app and expanding to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and AI glasses.

#meta, #ai, #musespark, #privacy