Meta’s supervisory board has called on the social media company to strengthen its protections for ordinary people targeted by sexualized deepfakes. The Council recommends adding AI-generated impersonations to Meta’s adult sexual exploitation policy, arguing that these images and videos are non-consensual by default. He also wants Meta to allow users to designate “connected accounts,” such…
Over the past five years, Meta’s Oversight Board has weighed in on everything from Donald Trump’s suspension of Facebook to AI deepfakes. The board is now tackling another thorny issue: Meta’s rules for deactivating user accounts. The board announced earlier this year that it would explore improving the transparency of the process, which is often…
The company offers AI agents to businesses on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. Meta During Meta’s latest earnings conference call, Mark Zuckerberg hinted that the company has big plans for AI agents. Today we are seeing the first part of these projects come to fruition. At the Business Conversations event in London, Meta demonstrated…
The restrictions affect posts related to body image and mental health. Images Tada/Shutterstock Meta is experimenting with new limits on the type of content teens can interact with on Instagram. The company says it will now try to limit “repeated” exposure to posts about anxiety, weightlifting, nutrition and other content that might be…
In the United States, more than 1,000 school districts have sued social media companies for “addictive” products. Companies that settled the social media addiction lawsuit filed by the Breathitt County, Kentucky, school district will pay a collective amount of about $27 million, according to Bloomberg. Some companies announced earlier this month that they had settled…
Santa Clara County has become the latest entity to sue Meta for fraudulent ads on Facebook and Instagram. The lawsuit, filed by County Attorney Tony LoPresti, alleges the company profited from a “vast ecosystem of fraudulent advertisements” that defrauded seniors and other vulnerable people. The lawsuit refers to a report from last year by Reuters…