You Can Get Some of Your Nudes Removed From the Internet Under a New Law
… Reddit, TikTok, Snap, Microsoft Bing, and Meta’s social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are all listed as participants on the tool’s website. …
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Meet the Accidental Editor in Chief of Muslim Media
… What’s stopping any other country or nation from reaching out to Meta and saying, “I don’t like this outlet, and I don’t want it seen in my country?” And Meta has this system of abiding by whatever legal order they’re given. OK—so then how do I appeal it? How do I go through a legal process? …
It Sure Seems Like These Instagram Ads Want You to Do Cocaine
… On its Instagram account, also deleted after WIRED contacted Meta for comment, Snogo cultivated a flashy neon nightlife aesthetic and pitches its products as part of your “festival survival kit.” There were regular references to snow, along with promises that a Snogo straw will make you “the life o… …
Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators
… Engineers have reportedly been weighing two versions of the feature: one that would only identify people the wearer is already connected to on a Meta platform, and a broader version that could recognize anyone with a public account on a Meta service such as Instagram. …
Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
… After triggering NameTag with Foucault’s image, the app produced a notification: “Person recognized.” “The main components of a face-recognition feature are already in Meta's companion app,” Buchodi says. “Not many pieces stand between this and a working feature.” In April, more than 70 advocacy gr… …
The Comedy Club at the End of the Metaverse
… Come June 15, Meta plans to cut creation features in VR and stop allowing users to build updates or new content on the platform—no more new worlds or seasonal updates, except on mobile. “Soapstone is a world built by a third-party creator and is currently available as both a mobile world and a VR w… …