Meta removes 134 million scam ads in 2025 amid expanding fraud crisis: Meta announces extensive anti-scam measures at Global Anti-Scam Summit, removing 134 million scam ads in 2025 while user reports decline 50% over 15 months. https://ppc.land/meta-removes-134-million-scam-ads-in-2025-amid-expanding-fraud-crisis/ #Meta #ScamAds #AntiScam #FraudPrevention #DigitalSafety
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man’s Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
「 While Meta built in a small LED light in the front of its glasses to indicate when it’s recording a video, it can easily be covered by a small piece of tape, making it trivially easy to spy on strangers in public without their knowledge or consent. As Daily Dot points out, people are even selling stickers for this specific purpose 」
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/woman-hailed-hero-smashing-man-201350985.html
Wisst ihr noch, als aus #Facebook #Meta wurde?
Es ist einer der groessten Fails der Tech-Industrie & inzwischen 4 Jahre her. Ausloeser war die von #Zuckerberg propagierte Zukunft des Internets... das #Metaverse
Das hat jetzt nicht wirklich hingehauen. 4 Jahre spaeter und 70 Mrd US$ weniger auf dem Konto, treten die auf die Bremse!
Meine aktuelle #MeTacheles Ausgabe nimmt hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ea3f0724 das Thema volley & ich wuerde mich freuen, wenn ihr diese boosten koenntet.
Danke 🙏
WhatsApp Set to Face Stricter Content Moderation Rules in the EU
WhatsApp will face stricter rules under the European Union’s content moderation rulebook.
The European Commission, plans to designate WhatsApp’s open channels as a “Very Large Online Platform” under the Digital Services Act, meaning it must meet high standards for content moderation and transparency.
#meta #facebook #whatsapp #messaging #europe #EU #DSA #technology #tech
Well, this is whiplash: After leaving news behind, Meta is now bringing news back--CNN, Fox, People ... and The Daily Caller & Washington Examiner. Well, "news."
Bringing More Real-Time News and Content to Meta AI #Meta https://about.fb.com/news/2025/12/bringing-more-real-time-news-and-content-to-meta-ai/
How is this sovereign if OpenAI are involved? Answer: it’s not.
#OpenAI are getting up there with #Meta as the absolute worst big tech you can use. Anything else is preferable.
Meta removes 134 million scam ads in 2025 amid expanding fraud crisis: Meta announces extensive anti-scam measures at Global Anti-Scam Summit, removing 134 million scam ads in 2025 while user reports decline 50% over 15 months. https://ppc.land/meta-removes-134-million-scam-ads-in-2025-amid-expanding-fraud-crisis/ #Meta #ScamAds #AntiScam #FraudPrevention #DigitalSafety
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man’s Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
「 While Meta built in a small LED light in the front of its glasses to indicate when it’s recording a video, it can easily be covered by a small piece of tape, making it trivially easy to spy on strangers in public without their knowledge or consent. As Daily Dot points out, people are even selling stickers for this specific purpose 」
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/woman-hailed-hero-smashing-man-201350985.html
Wisst ihr noch, als aus #Facebook #Meta wurde?
Es ist einer der groessten Fails der Tech-Industrie & inzwischen 4 Jahre her. Ausloeser war die von #Zuckerberg propagierte Zukunft des Internets... das #Metaverse
Das hat jetzt nicht wirklich hingehauen. 4 Jahre spaeter und 70 Mrd US$ weniger auf dem Konto, treten die auf die Bremse!
Meine aktuelle #MeTacheles Ausgabe nimmt hier 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ea3f0724 das Thema volley & ich wuerde mich freuen, wenn ihr diese boosten koenntet.
Danke 🙏
Apply Now for the @internetsociety 2026 Pulse Research Fellowship and Mentorship https://pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/apply-now-for-the-2026-pulse-research-fellowship-and-mentorship
#Reddit #tiktok #x #disinformation #FacebookFediverse #bereal #Twitter #socialmediause #socialmedia #twitter #mastodon #threads #facebook #pinterest #instagram #Facebook #meta #algorithms #newsmast
I hope nobody is surprised that #Meta hid evidence of the harmful effects of use of #Facebook and #Instagram - the cigarette and oil industries have shown how easy it is to mislead the public about major health impacts of products we use…
Meta asks Canada to adopt app-store age-verification requirements
https://www.technadu.com/meta-pushes-canada-for-app-store-age-verification-id-laws/615047/
• 83% of Canadian parents support app-store age checks
• Critics warn about centralized identity systems + reduced anonymity
• Google opposes, citing responsibility shifting
• Potential impact on open-source and privacy-focused tools
Follow us for more cybersecurity + policy updates.
#Meta #AgeVerification #Privacy #Infosec #DigitalRights #TechPolicy
I want to live in the universe where Meta discovered its products were harmful and, instead of halting and burying the study, reengineered them to be a positive influence. In that universe, five minutes a day on Facebook became a soothing, life-confirming boost that sent users back into the world calmer, energized and determined to change their little piece of the world for the better
A lot of people are resistant to any kind of business uses for the #Fediverse , but consider this:
- While most of us here are rightfully scornful of #Capitalism , the notion of a "market economy" is not going to go away. There are innumerable small to midsized businesses in the world who _aren't_ like the Capitalists we know and loathe - they haven't established any monopolies, they haven't managed regulatory capture, and they are oppressed by Big Tech just as much as ordinary people are.
- For many such businesses, maybe even the majority, a #Facebook Business Page is more important than a website, and thus many such small businesses _only_ have a Facebook Business Page, since it is far easier to set up than hosting your own website on your own domain, it is easier for your customers to find you there (because #GoogleSucks ), and it is easier for you to interact with your customers as well.
I think it would be very worthwhile if the Fediverse would develop an alternative to Facebook Business Pages for such businesses.
A good example for an industry that could benefit from such "Fediverse Business Pages" would be the #TTRPG industry. While some gamers might whine that "RPG books cost too much these days!", the reality is that this is an industry that has razor-thin margins, and only the very biggest TTRPG companies have employees that number more than in the single digits. Every business decision they have to make must involve the question:
"Is this worth the effort?"
Well, if there _was_ a Fediverse Business Page system that was either easy to self-host, or easy to join on larger instances, and which had a similar design to Facebook Business Pages, then there wouldn't be much effort involved in adding the same material to the former if they already maintained the latter. And as #Meta declines, the Fediverse could gradually take its place.
What would such a Fediverse Business Page require? It would need an ActivityPub-enabled feed, of course. It would need a configurable link list that would point towards their product pages or sales platforms, as well as space for all the usual business information. And it would require a robust scheduling system with a calendar view (I used the one provided by Meta for a time, and I think it is possible to do better).
Did I miss any important features?
Oh, and the same system would work well for non-business organizations as well - whether clubs, NGOs, or even political parties!