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Those Soldiers Flooding Your Feeds? They Might Not Be Real.

Videos generated by artificial intelligence have swarmed social media to exploit public support of U.S. troops for other purposes.
Will Late-Night TV Work on YouTube?

Julian Shapiro-Barnum, best known for a social media series called “Recess Therapy,” has started an online-only late-night show.
Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable

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.
Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe

European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online safety law.
Meta Charged With Failing to Keep Children Off Instagram and Facebook in Europe

European Union regulators said the company did not have effective controls to check a user’s self-declared date of birth, in violation of an online safety law.
An Amish Avatar and an A.I. Monk Are Pitching Supplements on Social Media

Influencers have long hawked supplements on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Increasingly, the influencers are fake.
Instagram to Alert Parents to Teens’ Self-Harm Searches

Parents will receive notifications if a child has used the platform repeatedly to search for terms related to suicide or self-harm, but users must opt in to get them.
I.R.S. Tactics Against Meta Open a New Front in the Corporate Tax Fight

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 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

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
Inside Brooklyn Beckham’s Explosive Family Claims on Instagram

On Monday, the eldest Beckham son posted one-sided explosive accusations against his parents on Instagram. His parents have not responded directly.
Her Drawings Poke Fun at Online Attention Seekers

Daniya Stambekova has won fans by finding the Beavis or Butt-Head within the most attractive influencers.