Discord adopts facial recognition in child safety crackdown

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Discord adopts facial recognition in child safety crackdown

Messaging platform Discord announced Monday it will implement enhanced safety features for teenage users globally, including facial recognition, joining a wave of social...

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Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico in first stand-alone case by state

The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico, with jury selection...

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A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI

If you ask Yann LeCun, Silicon Valley has a groupthink problem. Since leaving Meta in November, the researcher and AI luminary has taken...

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Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims

Meta Platforms, TikTok and ‍YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fueling a youth mental health crisis,...

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EU to make WhatsApp more responsible for tackling harmful content

The European Commission ‍on Monday said it had formally designated Meta ⁠Platform's WhatsApp as a very large platform under the EU's Digital Services...

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Meta ‘turning a blind eye’ to illegal gambling ads, UK Gambling Commission says

Britain's Gambling Commission said on Monday that ‍Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, was turning a ⁠blind eye to illegal online...

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Meta, Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho fined for illegal walkie-talkie sales

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has initiated suo motu action against e-commerce platforms for listing and selling unauthorised walkie-talkies in violation of...

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CCPA fines Meta, Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho Rs 10 lakh each for illegal walkie-talkie sales

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has initiated suo motu action against e-commerce platforms for listing and selling unauthorised walkie-talkies in violation of...

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AI Devices Are Coming. Will Your Favorite Apps Be Along for the Ride?

Silicon Valley giants like Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI are racing to develop “operating systems” for AI-powered devices—and 2026 is likely the year these...

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Meta is delaying global rollout of Ray-Ban Display glasses, here’s why

Meta said on Tuesday it has decided ‍to pause international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses due to ⁠short supply and strong demand...

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Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro’s Capture

Within minutes of Donald Trump announcing in the early hours of Saturday morning that US troops had captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and...

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Meta created ‘playbook’ to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers, documents show

Japanese regulators last year were upset by a flood of ads for obvious scams on Facebook and Instagram. The scams ranged from fraudulent...

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