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Meta withdraws request for Oversight Board’s advice on Russia-Ukraine war content policy

Facebook is getting rid of some location-tracking features due to ‘low usage’

Whistleblowers claim Facebook’s chaotic Australia news ban was a negotiating tactic

Facebook is shutting down its podcast platform after less than a year

Go read this exposé on how FAFSA got caught sending personal info to Facebook

The tracking apparently began in January 2022

WhatsApp seems to be working on multi-phone and tablet chatting

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene throws support behind Section 230 repeal bill

Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg accused of squashing reporting about then-boyfriend Bobby Kotick

This firm made Republicans go viral — now it’s falling apart

Some workers were paid late, while others were berated by Benny Johnson

WhatsApp is getting emoji reactions

Behind Mark Zuckerberg’s big plans for AR glasses

Led by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook aims to release its first true pair of augmented reality glasses in 2024, along with a futuristic wrist device for controlling them

Meta will no longer allow the sharing of ‘publicly available’ private home addresses

Facebook won’t hold its F8 developer conference this year after pivoting to Meta

Facebook moderators ‘err on the side of an adult’ when uncertain of age in possible abuse photos

A Facebook bug led to increased views of harmful content over six months

The social network touts downranking as a way to thwart problematic content, but what happens when that system breaks?

Lapsus$ gang claims new hack with data from Apple Health partner

Facebook funded anti-TikTok campaign through GOP firm

Messenger gets new shortcuts that let you send silent replies

And soon, /shrug and /tableflip

New EU law could require iMessage and WhatsApp to work with other, smaller platforms

Russian court upholds ban on ‘extremist’ Facebook and Instagram

Facebook is locking out people who didn’t activate Facebook Protect

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The vibe shift in Silicon Valley

Notes on where tech power is moving in the Biden years

Facebook removes ‘deepfake’ of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Ireland fines Meta for bad record-keeping

NFTs will be on Instagram soon, according to Mark Zuckerberg

Reggie Fils-Aimé doesn’t believe in Meta’s verse