EU Slaps Meta With 11 Complaints for Using Personal Data to Train AI Models
Advocacy group NOYB (None of Your Business) filed these complaints and has called on national privacy watchdogs to take immediate action to stop Meta from using years of personal posts, private images, or online tracking data for its AI technology.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
2 min read
‘This Is Not Correct’: WhatsApp Head on Musk’s Claims on Meta-Sharing User Data
WhatsApp head Will Cathcart on Tuesday said the claim made by X owner Elon Musk that the Meta-owned messaging platform exports your user data is "not correct."
Bijay Pokharel,
May 28, 2024
1 min read
Families of US School Shooting Victims Sue Meta, Game Developer Activision
Meta and Call of Duty (CoD) game developer Activision has been sued by the families of the victims killed in a US school shooting over alleged promotion of the use of firearms to minors.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 25, 2024
1 min read
Meta’s Decision to Take down Documentary on Child Victims of Sexual Abuse in Pak Overturned
The independent Oversight Board on Tuesday overturned Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta’s decision to take down a documentary posted by Voice of America (VOA) Urdu, revealing the identities of child victims of sexual abuse and murder from Pakistan in the 1990s.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 15, 2024
2 min read
Meta Removes over 18 Mn Pieces of Bad Content on Facebook, Insta in India in February
Meta said that it took down over 13.8 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 4.8 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in February.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 2, 2024
2 min read
Meta to Label AI-Generated Content on FB, Instagram, Threads in Election Year
Meta on Tuesday said that in the coming months, it will label images that users post to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads that are AI-generated.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 6, 2024
2 min read
Oversight Board Asks Meta to Label AI Manipulated Content to Curb Fake Videos
The Oversight Board on Monday urged Meta to begin labeling manipulated content, such as videos altered by artificial intelligence (AI) or other means, when such content may cause harm.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 5, 2024
3 min read
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