Category: Facebook Inc

How Social Media Sparked a Refugee Crisis Between Spain and Morocco

The New York Times – Business:
A wave of disinformation online contributed to a surge of migrants in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta who were trying to reach Europe, resulting in about 90 deaths.
Those Soldiers Flooding Your Feeds? They Might Not Be Real.

The New York Times – Business:
Videos generated by artificial intelligence have swarmed social media to exploit public support of U.S. troops for other purposes.
Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Europe Over Tech Taxes

The New York Times – Business:
The president claimed the tariffs would override a trade deal with the European Union, which European officials finalized just days ago.
SpaceX IPO Shows How Investors in Public Companies Are Losing Power

The New York Times – Business:
SpaceX has joined a growing cohort of companies that use dual class share structures to ensure many shareholders have little say in how they are run.
Go Ask Alice Why Tech Start-Ups Are Spending Big on Hype Videos

The New York Times – Business:
A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an A.I. start-up. This is normal behavior around the Bay Area these days.
Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable

The New York Times – Business:
As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.
Greece Plans to Block Social Media for Children Under 15

The New York Times – Business:
Countries including Australia, Spain and others have already passed bans or are working on plans to restrict teenagers’ access to social sites.
I.R.S. Tactics Against Meta Open a New Front in the Corporate Tax Fight

The New York Times – Business:
The agency is using real-world profit data to challenge how big companies value offshore intellectual property.
Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Names Behind Anti-ICE Posts

The New York Times – Business:
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials and tech workers said.
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

The New York Times – Business:
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers

The Trump administration, citing “foreign censorship,” imposed travel bans on experts involved in monitoring major tech platforms.
Instagram and Facebook Users in Europe Get Option of Sharing Less Data

The European Commission said Meta, which owns both platforms, is giving users the option of sharing less data in exchange for less personalized ads.