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Meta’s Metaverse Plans to Track User Facial Expressions, Monetize With Data-Driven Ads
No change in business model.
Instagram Says It Will Cut the Reach of Posts That Are “Likely” to Contain “Hate Speech”
More opaque algorithmic censorship.
Facebook Apologizes After Threatening UN Watch Director With Account Deletion
Facebook backtracked.
Social Platforms Push Back Against Australia’s Online Censorship Law
Facebook and Twitter call for a review of the law.
Democrats’ New Bill Targets “Surveillance Advertising”
The bill is set to limit the ways companies can profit from user data.
Pfizer-Backed CDC Foundation Partnered With Facebook to Fund Social Media Tactics to Increase “Vaccine Uptake”
Messages to the White House have been obtained.
Facebook Banned Cocktail Expert After He Joked That Peas Should Be Illegal
FB’s algorithms thought it was an incitement to violence.
Google and Facebook Colluded to Manipulate Ad Market, Lawsuit Claims
The details of the lawsuit have only just been unredacted.
Instagram Banned Tom Cruise Lookalike for Impersonating Someone
A permanent ban.