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Meta, Trump and Facebook

Meta courted Trump. Now comes the backlash from Facebook, Instagram users.

If you were surprised to see yourself suddenly following President Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook this week, it’s not because Meta forced you to, the social media company says.

Newsweek · 15h

Fact Check: Is Meta Making Users Follow Trump's and JD Vance's Instagrams?

Instagram users claimed they were being signed up to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance's accounts automatically.

Snopes on MSN · 3h

Fact Check: Unpacking Claims Meta Forced Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance

Following the 2025 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Facebook parent company Meta forced users to follow him and Vice President JD Vance.

Meta, EU law

Reuters on MSN · 5h

Meta's revised paid ad-free service may breach EU privacy laws, consumer group says

Meta Platforms' revised no-ads subscription service may still breach EU consumer and privacy laws in addition to antitrust rules, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) said on Thursday as it urged regulators to act against the U.

Business Insider · 58m

Meta's Revised Pay-or-Consent Policy Faces Criticism From EU Consumer Group

The European Consumer Organisation or BEUC, a consumer advocacy group, has urged The European Union authorities to intervene against

Euronews on MSN · 3h

Meta's new pay-or-consent policy still breaches EU law, consumer advocates claim

The social media giant may have softened its rules allowing subscribers to Facebook and Instagram to get no ads, but users still aren’t getting a fair choice, BEUC argues. View on euronews

Meta backs data analytics firm Databricks

Reuters · 12h

Meta backs data analytics firm Databricks as AI boom attracts investors

Databricks said on Wednesday Meta Platforms had joined as an investor in a $10 billion funding round intended to fuel the data analytics startup's expansion plans and new product development.

CNBC on MSN · 22h

Databricks CEO talks Meta investment and the future of closed vs. open source AI

Ali Ghodsi, Databricks CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Databricks recent investment from Meta, and much more.

NBC New York · 1d

Meta backs Databricks as the data analytics startup inches toward IPO

Meta rarely invests in startups, but it works with Databricks on the Llama open-source models that Meta trains.

TikTok creators offered $5,000 by Meta

Fast Company · 22h

Instagram courts TikTok creators with cash bonuses up to $50,000

TikTok is not only battling for survival this week but also facing fierce competition from rivals eager to poach its top influencers. Among them is Meta’s Instagram, reportedly offering cash bonuses to lure big TikTok creators to its platform,

Fortune on MSN · 23h

Meta is luring TikTok creators with up to $5,000 in bonuses to switch to Facebook and Instagram

Meta is offering creators up to $5,000 in bonuses to switch to Facebook and Instagram. The cash incentive depends on the size of their social media footprint and comes days after TikTok went dark in the U.

Engadget on MSN · 1d

Meta is trying to lure TikTok creators with a new bonus program

The TikTok ban may have lasted only a few hours (at least for now), but Meta is still trying to capitalize on its rival’s tenuous future. Meta has rolled out a new “breakthrough bonus program” that offers up to $5,

‘Neo-Nazi Madness’: Meta’s Top AI Lawyer on Why He Fired the Company

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, celebrated intellectual property lawyer Mark Lemley elaborates on why he quit and what ...

Meta, WhatsApp win relief as India tribunal suspends data sharing ban

An Indian tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms , a major ...

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How Meta’s MAGA heel turn is a play for global power

Just a few weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg made a big announcement about shifting content moderation on Meta platforms — he’s getting rid of fact-checking in favor of crowdsourced community notes, and his ...

The Economist59m

Three big lawsuits against Meta in Kenya may have global implications

Kenya’s high court will decide whether it has jurisdiction to hear a $2.3bn case brought against Meta by Mr Abrham and two others. The group claim that Facebook’s algorithms amplified hateful speech ...

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Report: Meta's fact checking program failed to spot most disinformation

Meta, precursing a wave of new "free speech" policies across its platforms, is disbanding its disinformation-spotting fact ...

20h

Meta Is Making Oakley Smart Glasses for Athletes

Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the two companies had teamed up on a smart glasses partnership. The glasses will be marketed ...

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