A London tribunal has ruled that Facebook will have to confront a collective lawsuit worth approximately 3 billion pounds ($3.77 billion). The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of exploiting its dominant position to profit from users’ personal data. Legal academic Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, who is bringing the case on behalf of around 45 million Facebook users in the UK, says users were not properly compensated for the value of the personal data they provided. The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) initially refused to accept the case against Facebook’s parent company…

The policies of Meta, the owner of Facebook, regarding manipulated media are being criticized by an oversight board for being “incoherent” and inadequate in tackling the growing issue of online disinformation, which has already started to impact elections worldwide this year. The quasi-independent government said Monday that its review of an altered video of President Joe Biden that went viral on Facebook revealed flaws in the policy. The government said Meta should expand its policy to focus not only on AI-generated videos, but media regardless of how it was created.…

The appearance of Mark Zuckerberg at a Senate hearing, where he spoke about the parents of children who have been exploited, bullied, or driven to self-harm through social media, seemed like a revival of a long-standing tradition. “I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through,” Meta’s CEO said Wednesday. “No one should have to go through what you and your family have gone through.” He then returned to corporate mode, noting Meta’s continued investment in “sector-wide” efforts to protect children. Zuckerberg has amassed a long history of public apologies, often issued…

Facebook, which was established two decades ago as a casual meeting place for youngsters, has transformed into a formidable giant that defies the notion of being solely for older generations and parents. Despite this misconception, the platform shows no signs of slowing down as it consistently expands its user base. “I’ll never forget the day I ran into my high school’s Mac lab and logged into Facebook,” Insider Intelligence analyst Jasmine Enberg told AFP. “At the same time, you felt like you were part of this small, exclusive community where…

Sam Lessin, a Harvard College graduate vying for a position on the esteemed alumni council, received support from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who famously dropped out of the university. Lessin, a venture capitalist who previously worked at Zuckerberg’s social media empire, commenced his campaign last month to join the Board of Overseers, a committee that advises university leadership on various matters. Lessin announced that Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, would participate in a Zoom call on Friday to discuss his endeavor to become a write-in candidate for the overseers…

Sheryl Sandberg, the individual who played a crucial role in Facebook’s evolution from a tech startup to a dominant force in digital advertising, has announced her departure from Meta’s board, the parent company of Facebook. “With a heart full of gratitude and a mind full of memories, I informed the Meta board that I will not run for office in May,” Sandberg wrote on Facebook. Sandberg left Google to join Facebook in 2008, four years before the company went public. As Meta’s No. 2 under CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sandberg also…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated on Friday that Ottawa will continue to urge Meta to adhere to a recent law that mandates prominent internet companies to remunerate Canadian news publishers for their content. However, despite the government’s efforts, the parent company of Facebook remains steadfast in its choice to prohibit news sharing instead of making payments. The final regulations for the Online News Act were released by the government on Friday, with enforcement scheduled to commence on December 19. According to the law, technology firms with over 20 million unique…

Meta Platforms has finally delivered on its commitment to implement default end-to-end encryption for private conversations and calls on Facebook Messenger. The company claims that this encryption ensures that only the sender and receiver can view the message’s content. Originally introduced as an optional feature in 2016, end-to-end encryption for personal chats and calls will now be the norm, signifying a major achievement following a lengthy development period. Comprehensive renovation Loredana Crisan, vice president of Messenger, said, “This has been years in the making because we’ve taken our time to…

On Thursday, Meta revealed that an individual in China has been responsible for generating numerous counterfeit social media profiles that mimic American users. These accounts were utilized to disseminate divisive political material, seemingly with the intention of sowing discord within the United States in anticipation of the upcoming elections in the following year. A network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was trying to build an audience when the tech company that owns Facebook and Instagram identified and eliminated it. The accounts had fake photos, names and locations to make them…