People who study social media say the conflict between Israel and Hamas has underscored the need for better data transparency from platforms.
Category: Meta Platforms Inc
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Google’s Open Culture Collides With the Israel-Hamas War
Google has long been a hub for employee activism, including over the company’s business with Israel. But workers looking to express support for Palestinians say they face hostility.
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Meta to Require Political Advertisers to Disclose Use of A.I.
The social networking giant, which has long had a contentious relationship with political ads, is reckoning with a wave of generative A.I. tools.
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Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp
The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while. No longer.
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Mark Zuckerberg Taps the Strengths of WhatsApp
The messaging app, which Meta bought nearly a decade ago, was an asset that Mr. Zuckerberg largely left alone for a while. No longer.
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Chatbots May ‘Hallucinate’ More Often Than Many Realize
When summarizing facts, ChatGPT technology makes things up about 3 percent of the time, according to research from a new start-up. A Google system’s rate was 27 percent.
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Meta Will Charge up to €12.99 for Ad-Free Versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe
Starting in November, subscriptions will cost between 9.99 euros and 12.99 euros per month, the company said.
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Meta Posts 23% Growth as Ads Rebound, With Profit More Than Doubling
The internet company’s cost cuts also helped lift its financial performance in the most recent quarter.
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Is Social Media Addictive? Here’s What the Science Says.
A major lawsuit against Meta has placed a spotlight on our fraught relationship with online social information.
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Microsoft and Alphabet Show Making Money From AI Isn’t Guaranteed
The latest quarterly results from Microsoft and Alphabet show that their big investments in artificial intelligence are on different trajectories.
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Companies Are Getting Caught in the Israel-Hamas War’s Crossfire
First it was college campuses. Now the corporate world is increasingly feeling pressure to find a balance in responding to the war.
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New Report Documents How Easily Children Can Access Graphic War Images
On Instagram, Snapchat and Tiktok, researchers were able to find graphic posts, even with the apps’ sensitivity features turned on.