DrALJONES<p>Interview: Facebook Whistleblower on Breaking Up Meta’s Monopoly </p><p>"Meta has an illegal monopoly in social media & should be forced to divest Instagram & WhatsApp.<br />~US Federal Trade Commission</p><p>“We’ve let one company, one man, influence the information environment for the world."</p><p>~Frances Haugen, former Facebook employee & whistleblower.</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/16/frances_haugen_facebook_meta_antitrust" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/4/16/fra</span><span class="invisible">nces_haugen_facebook_meta_antitrust</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illegalmonopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>illegalmonopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>whistleblower</span></a> .</p>
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#Meta could be forced to sell #Instagram in #HistoricAntitrust trial https://zorz.it/saRCO | #PesalaBandara #antitrust #MarkZuckerberg #WhatsApp #FederalTradeCommission #miscellaneous #spotlight
With reference to … This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value” https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/meta-ai-lawsuit (via https://wandering.shop/@jwilker/114353879701813415):
"Robber baron" is a pejorative term used to describe powerful and wealthy American industrialists and financiers during the late 19th century, an era often referred to as the Gilded Age. The term implies social criticism, suggesting these businessmen were unethical, unscrupulous, or ruthless in their practices.
They were accused of amassing their fortunes through exploitative methods, such as monopolizing large industries (often by forming trusts), restricting output to raise prices, exploiting workers through practices like wage slavery, engaging in unethical business dealings, squashing competition, and influencing government officials. The term combines the idea of criminal behavior ("robber") with illegitimate aristocracy ("baron").
Some prominent figures commonly labeled as robber barons include John D. #Rockefeller, Andrew #Carnegie, Cornelius #Vanderbilt, J.P. #Morgan, and Leland #Stanford, among others.
Vanity Fair · This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value”
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"Temporary Error". Ha. Noooo, #Facebook don't want you to delete your account.
I've tried incognito, two browsers, two devices. Same "error".
A bit annoyed now, but trying to contain it.
Oops! Meta’s Weak Redactions Spill Private Info from Apple & Google.
Meta a réfléchi un temps à étendre l’option payante de Facebook aux USA http://dlvr.it/TKD7gF #Meta #Facebook
MacGeneration · Meta a réfléchi un temps à étendre l’option payante de Facebook aux USA
Leaked docs from FTC v. Meta reveal Facebook considered an ad-free subscription back in 2018 after Cambridge Analytica. The goal was to offer a paid privacy option, but they ultimately waited years before launching it, and only in the EU. #Meta #Privacy #SocialMedia
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@DrMikeWatts #meta is another word for #fake
Instagram Launches 'Blend' for Shared Reels Discovery Among Friends
#Instagram #InstagramReels #Blend #SocialMedia #Reels #Meta #BigTech
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Errore imbarazzante di Meta nel processo antitrust: dati riservati su slide redatti con semplici riquadri bianchi rimovibili . Apple definisce l'incidente gravissimo, mettendo a rischio la fiducia nella gestione di info confidenziali. Critiche anche da Google 
. #Meta #Antitrust #Apple #Privacy #SicurezzaDati #LegalTech
Meta "is now blocking the use of Writing Tools."
"It's perhaps a sign of how little used Apple's Writing Tools are that the change wasn't noticed for months."
Apple Insider: Meta's Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram block use of Apple Intelligence https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/17/facebook-whatsapp-and-instagram-block-use-of-apple-intelligence @appleinsider @WGallagher #AI #Apple #Meta
AppleInsider · Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram block use of Apple Intelligence
Datos filtrados revelan una masiva campaña israelí para eliminar publicaciones pro-Palestina en Facebook e Instagram
Una amplia represión contra publicaciones en Instagram y Facebook que critican a Israel, o incluso apoyan vagamente a los palestinos, fue orquestada directamente por el gobierno de Israel, según datos internos de Meta obtenidos por Drop Site News. Los datos muestran que Meta ha cumplido con el 94% de las solicitudes de eliminación emitidas por Israel desde el 7 de octubre de 2023. Israel es, con diferencia, el mayor emisor de solicitudes de eliminación a nivel mundial, y Meta ha seguido su ejemplo, ampliando la red de publicaciones que elimina automáticamente y creando lo que podría considerarse la mayor operación de censura masiva de la historia moderna.
Las solicitudes gubernamentales de eliminación de contenido generalmente se centran en publicaciones realizadas por ciudadanos dentro de las fronteras de ese gobierno, según fuentes internas de Meta. Lo que hace única a la campaña israelí es su éxito en la censura de la libertad de expresión en muchos países fuera de Israel. Además, el proyecto israelí de censura tendrá una gran repercusión en el futuro, según fuentes internas, ya que el programa de inteligencia artificial que Meta está entrenando para moderar contenido basará sus decisiones futuras en la eliminación exitosa de contenido crítico con el genocidio israelí.
«Cabe destacar que solo el 1,3% de las solicitudes de censura de Israel se dirigen a usuarios israelíes, lo que lo convierte en un caso excepcional entre los gobiernos que suelen centrar sus esfuerzos de censura en sus propios ciudadanos. Por ejemplo, el 63% de las solicitudes de censura de Malasia se dirigen a contenido malasio, y el 95% de las solicitudes de Brasil se dirigen a contenido brasileño. Sin embargo, Israel ha orientado sus esfuerzos de censura hacia el exterior, centrándose en silenciar a las críticas y los discursos que cuestionan sus políticas, especialmente en el contexto del conflicto en curso en Gaza y Cisjordania.»
Drop Site News · Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram
#Meta blockiest #apple_intelligence in seinen #iOS Apps.
Immer lustig, wenn sich Big Tech gegenseitig nervt.
https://t3n.de/news/meta-blockiert-apple-intelligence-ios-apps-1683652/
t3n Magazin · Whatsapp und mehr: Meta blockiert Apple Intelligence in seinen iOS-Apps - t3n – digital pioneersMeta hat die Integration von Apple Intelligence in seinen iOS-Apps deaktiviert. Nutzer:innen von Facebook, WhatsApp und Threads können somit nicht mehr auf Apples KI-Funktionen zugreifen. Seit der Einführung von Apple Intelligence mit iOS 18.1 im Oktober 2024 profitieren viele iPhone- und iPad-Nutzer:innen von KI-gestützten Funktionen wie den „Writing Tools“, die das Verfassen und Überarbeiten von […]
Appeals court grants Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune injunction, Irish authors seek to battle Meta and the MPA and ACE target pirate sites.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/04/17/3-count-wheel-of-jeopardy/
Plagiarism Today · 3 Count: Wheel of Jeopardy - Plagiarism TodayAppeals court grants Jeopary and Wheel of Fortune injunction, Irish authors seek to battle Meta and the MPA and ACE target pirate sites.
leo que Meta añade un «chatbot» como opción en las conversaciones de #Whatsapp 
he ido a mirar qué es eso, que a mi me ajuntas #AI & #Meta y los ojos me hacen chirivitas (ironía).
leo:
Información acerca del uso de las experiencias con la IA disponibles a través de WhatsApp
El hecho de hablar con una IA proporcionada por Meta no vincula la información de tu cuenta personal de WhatsApp a Facebook, Instagram ni ninguna otra aplicación proporcionada por Meta.
Información acerca de Meta AI
A fin de ofrecerte respuestas más relevantes, es posible que Meta AI utilice información de las cuentas que añadiste en el Centro de cuentas, como Facebook o Instagram, e información como tus intereses, ubicación y perfiles. Además, esta información puede utilizarse para mejorar la IA en Meta.
tengo que seguir leyendo, porque suponiendo, y es mucho suponer, que Meta hace lo que dice que hace (y cienes de veces hemos visto que no), ya sólo las dos citas me parecen contradictorias. Probablemente, en términos legales, seguro que no hay ninguna contradicción entre «vincular» y «utilizar información».
Añado que es de extrema candidez confiar en el buen criterio del ser humano 
y hacer un uso responsable y adulto de Whatsapp
Lo que envíes a Meta se puede utilizar para proporcionarte respuestas precisas o para mejorar los modelos de la IA de Meta, así que no envíes mensajes a Meta con información que no desees que conozca.
La verdad, mediwuá si no fuese por algún familiar que me importa y cree tener que usar whatsapp. A ver cómo le explico que ahora empiece a tener cuidado con lo que lee/escucha en esa conversación con su amiga o hermana etc. Ni me va a entender ni yo sabré explicárselo 
Meta FAIR advances human-like AI with five major releases https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/meta-fair-advances-human-like-ai-five-major-releases/ #meta #ai #tech #news #technology
AI News · Meta FAIR advances human-like AI with five major releasesThe Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team at Meta has announced five projects advancing the company's pursuit of advanced machine intelligence.
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As an add on to the post above, if you don't think speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza and on behalf of the people being slaughtered there matters, then why is the Netanyahu government working so hard with multi-billion dollar social media companies like Meta to suppress pro-Palestinian speech online?
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-data-israeli-censorship-meta
Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram
"A sweeping crackdown on posts on Instagram and Facebook that are critical of Israel—or even vaguely supportive of Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to internal Meta data obtained by Drop Site News. The data show that Meta has complied with 94% of takedown requests issued by Israel since October 7, 2023. Israel is the biggest originator of takedown requests globally by far, and Meta has followed suit—widening the net of posts it automatically removes, and creating what can be called the largest mass censorship operation in modern history.
Government requests for takedowns generally focus on posts made by citizens inside that government’s borders, Meta insiders said. What makes Israel’s campaign unique is its success in censoring speech in many countries outside of Israel. What’s more, Israel's censorship project will echo well into the future, insiders said, as the AI program Meta is currently training how to moderate content will base future decisions on the successful takedown of content critical of Israel’s genocide."
As I've noted elsewhere, it's very clear that the pro-genocide Pig Empire establishment used the sham ceasefire Trump supposedly brokered in Gaza as an excuse to reset the discourse and resume the genocide at pace. We've returned to a pre-2024 media environment of silence and minimization of crimes against humanity, particularly in America, and these folks are working overtime to keep you from talking about, and hopefully (for genocidal monsters) thinking about Gaza while Israel attempts to wipe out the Palestinians there before we wake up and realize what's going on.
The only way to fight this, is to keep talking about it, and resisting both the genocide and the US government's support for it. We've been here before and broke through the cone of silence; in fact that's the whole reason the ruling class establishment is trying to rewind the discourse around the genocide in Gaza to a pre-2024 state. We must not let them get away with it by contributing to that cone of silence.
#Fascism #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Trump #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Censorship #Imperialism #SettlerColonialism #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Propaganda #Mark Zuckerberg #OnlineCensorship #Zionism #Netanyahu
Drop Site News · Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram