Meta's Instagram Reels Adds Pause Feature Amid TikTok Uncertainty
Meta is testing a single-tap pause feature for Instagram Reels, directly competing with TikTok amid its potential U.S. ban and user demand; this follows the launch of Meta's video editing app, Edits, and its cross-platform promotion of Instagram.
Meta's Instagram Reels Adds Pause Feature Amid TikTok Uncertainty
Meta is testing a single-tap pause feature for Instagram Reels, directly competing with TikTok amid its potential U.S. ban and user demand; this follows the launch of Meta's video editing app, Edits, and its cross-platform promotion of Instagram.
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40% Bias Score
Cybercrime Ring Uses Bikini GIFs to Defraud Users and Undermine News
A cybercrime group, VexTrio, uses Instagram comments filled with GIFs of women in bikinis to direct users to malicious websites, defrauding them and undermining news media's credibility; the operation is linked to a Russian server.
Cybercrime Ring Uses Bikini GIFs to Defraud Users and Undermine News
A cybercrime group, VexTrio, uses Instagram comments filled with GIFs of women in bikinis to direct users to malicious websites, defrauding them and undermining news media's credibility; the operation is linked to a Russian server.
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20% Bias Score
Meta Modifies European Ad Policy Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Meta altered its European pay-or-consent policy for targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram, offering a less personalized ad option or a paid ad-free subscription after facing regulatory challenges from the European Commission and consumer protection authorities; however, the European Consumer Organi...
Meta Modifies European Ad Policy Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Meta altered its European pay-or-consent policy for targeted ads on Facebook and Instagram, offering a less personalized ad option or a paid ad-free subscription after facing regulatory challenges from the European Commission and consumer protection authorities; however, the European Consumer Organi...
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48% Bias Score
Meta's Platform Issues Raise Concerns Amidst Policy Shift and Closer Ties to Trump Administration
Meta platforms experienced technical issues affecting searches for Democratic-related terms on Instagram and account unfollowing on Facebook, coinciding with a policy shift abandoning third-party fact-checkers, a closer relationship with the Trump administration, and a reported $1 million donation f...
Meta's Platform Issues Raise Concerns Amidst Policy Shift and Closer Ties to Trump Administration
Meta platforms experienced technical issues affecting searches for Democratic-related terms on Instagram and account unfollowing on Facebook, coinciding with a policy shift abandoning third-party fact-checkers, a closer relationship with the Trump administration, and a reported $1 million donation f...
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52% Bias Score
Meta Shifts Content Moderation, Aligning with Musk's Approach
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to Facebook and Instagram's content moderation policies, including eliminating fact-checkers, relaxing restrictions on sensitive topics, and relocating its moderation team to Texas; these changes align with Elon Musk's approach on X, and Zuckerberg al...
Meta Shifts Content Moderation, Aligning with Musk's Approach
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to Facebook and Instagram's content moderation policies, including eliminating fact-checkers, relaxing restrictions on sensitive topics, and relocating its moderation team to Texas; these changes align with Elon Musk's approach on X, and Zuckerberg al...
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52% Bias Score
Instagram Faces Ofcom Probe Over AI-Generated Child Abuse Material
Instagram faces an Ofcom investigation for allegedly allowing the advertising of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, following a complaint from the 5Rights Foundation after an undercover police operation revealed numerous accounts promoting such material, with Instagram's algorithms directing ...
Instagram Faces Ofcom Probe Over AI-Generated Child Abuse Material
Instagram faces an Ofcom investigation for allegedly allowing the advertising of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, following a complaint from the 5Rights Foundation after an undercover police operation revealed numerous accounts promoting such material, with Instagram's algorithms directing ...
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52% Bias Score
German Actress Highlights Violence Against Women, Calls for Mental Healthcare Reform
German actress Marie Nasemann publicly disclosed seven instances of violent sexual assault by white men, sparking a discussion about public safety and violence against women in Germany before the upcoming Bundestag elections, advocating for expanded access to mental healthcare to address violence.
German Actress Highlights Violence Against Women, Calls for Mental Healthcare Reform
German actress Marie Nasemann publicly disclosed seven instances of violent sexual assault by white men, sparking a discussion about public safety and violence against women in Germany before the upcoming Bundestag elections, advocating for expanded access to mental healthcare to address violence.
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56% Bias Score
Meta's Ad Policy Faces Continued EU Scrutiny
Meta's revised "pay or consent" policy, launched in October 2023 and modified in November following EU regulatory pressure, allows users to pay €5.99 monthly for ad-free Facebook and Instagram access, but consumer advocates claim it still violates EU law.
Meta's Ad Policy Faces Continued EU Scrutiny
Meta's revised "pay or consent" policy, launched in October 2023 and modified in November following EU regulatory pressure, allows users to pay €5.99 monthly for ad-free Facebook and Instagram access, but consumer advocates claim it still violates EU law.
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44% Bias Score
Meta Addresses Instagram User Complaints About Following Trump's Accounts
Instagram users report being forced to follow President Trump's accounts after the presidential transition; Meta clarifies this is standard procedure, transferring followers but not content to the incoming administration's accounts, creating archives of previous administrations' posts.
Meta Addresses Instagram User Complaints About Following Trump's Accounts
Instagram users report being forced to follow President Trump's accounts after the presidential transition; Meta clarifies this is standard procedure, transferring followers but not content to the incoming administration's accounts, creating archives of previous administrations' posts.
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40% Bias Score
Instagram Mirrors TikTok Features Amid App's US Shutdown
Instagram rolled out several updates, including a new video creation app called Edits, rectangular profile pictures, and longer Reels videos, seemingly to attract users from TikTok following its brief US shutdown.
Instagram Mirrors TikTok Features Amid App's US Shutdown
Instagram rolled out several updates, including a new video creation app called Edits, rectangular profile pictures, and longer Reels videos, seemingly to attract users from TikTok following its brief US shutdown.
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36% Bias Score
Greek E-commerce Platform Sues Meta for Trademark Infringement
Skroutz is suing Meta for trademark infringement on Facebook and Instagram, citing almost a year of unauthorized pages using its logo for fraudulent ads. An Athens court ordered Meta to cease infringements, remove ads, and prevent future violations, imposing a €3,000 fine per infraction and potentia...
Greek E-commerce Platform Sues Meta for Trademark Infringement
Skroutz is suing Meta for trademark infringement on Facebook and Instagram, citing almost a year of unauthorized pages using its logo for fraudulent ads. An Athens court ordered Meta to cease infringements, remove ads, and prevent future violations, imposing a €3,000 fine per infraction and potentia...
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40% Bias Score
Northern Ireland Man Jailed for 27 Years for Extensive Child Sex Abuse
A Northern Ireland man, David John Andrews, 55, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexually abusing 47 victims, 46 of whom were children, after posing as a teenager online; his crimes involved blackmail, distributing illicit images, and spanned the UK.
Northern Ireland Man Jailed for 27 Years for Extensive Child Sex Abuse
A Northern Ireland man, David John Andrews, 55, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexually abusing 47 victims, 46 of whom were children, after posing as a teenager online; his crimes involved blackmail, distributing illicit images, and spanned the UK.
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20% Bias Score