Meta Hit With New Privacy Lawsuit By Online Tax Filers by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, December 29, 2022 Meta Platforms was hit Thursday with a second lawsuit over allegations that it collects taxpayers’ information from online filing services. This new complaint, like one filed earlier this month, alleges that Meta’s tracking code, the Meta Pixel, was … Continue reading Meta Hit With New Privacy Lawsuit By Online Tax Filers
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Meta tests easier account switching between Facebook and Instagram
Meta accounts and Horizon profiles arrive today, freeing Quest headsets from Facebook Current users will need both by 2023 to continue using their devices. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Meta Meta accounts have arrived. As of today, Facebook parent company Meta has begun rolling out the new login system for Quest owners. “The update will roll … Continue reading Meta tests easier account switching between Facebook and Instagram
Meta dissolves team responsible for discovering ‘potential harms to society’ in its own products
Meta’s revenue shrank for the first time in its history And Meta’s Reality Labs cost the company almost $3 billion last quarter. N. Ingraham Carlos Barria / reuters Facebook parent company Meta has just reported its earnings for the second quarter of 2022, and it was another quarter of shrinking profits. Total revenue of … Continue reading Meta dissolves team responsible for discovering ‘potential harms to society’ in its own products
Meta Details Stringent Ad Guidelines For 2022 Midterm Elections
Meta Details Stringent Ad Guidelines For 2022 Midterm Elections by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 16, 2022 One of the most high-profile U.S. primaries took place in Wyoming on Tuesday. GOP Rep. Liz Cheney voted this morning, not at her hometown polling place of Wilson, but a couple of miles away at the Teton County Library … Continue reading Meta Details Stringent Ad Guidelines For 2022 Midterm Elections
Meta cuts hiring plans as it prepares for ‘serious times’
Meta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth It will reportedly slow or pause the intake of mid-to-senior level employees. M. Moon @mariella_moon Dado Ruvic / reuters Meta is limiting its intake of new employees as part of its efforts to cut costs due to weak revenue forecasts, according to CNBC … Continue reading Meta cuts hiring plans as it prepares for ‘serious times’
Meta Developing ‘Basic Ads’ With Little Or No Data Targeting
Meta Developing ‘Basic Ads’ With Little Or No Data Targeting by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 7, 2022 Facebook is developing a product that will not rely on anonymized personal information from users and will be more in line with privacy guidelines set by Europe and U.S. states that have privacy regulations. “I think it will … Continue reading Meta Developing ‘Basic Ads’ With Little Or No Data Targeting
Meta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth
Meta offers new professional certificates through Coursera Separate courses cover everything from front-end development to iOS app creation. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic May 4th, 2022 Coursera Last year, in an effort to fill outstanding positions, Meta stopped requiring job seekers to hold a four-year university or college degree to apply for some roles. At the time, … Continue reading Meta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth
Meta open its first physical store May 9th
Meta reportedly plans to release its first AR glasses in 2024 Mark Zuckerberg apparently sees them as an ‘iPhone moment’ for Meta. J. Fingas @jonfingas April 13th, 2022 Karissa Bell Meta has been conspicuously eager to stake its future on augmented reality and the metaverse, but a new report from The Verge might shed light … Continue reading Meta open its first physical store May 9th
Meta will close a loophole in its doxxing policy in response to the Oversight Board
Facebook asks the Oversight Board to help shape its doxing policy Facebook said it considers the policy ‘significant and difficult.’ K. Bell @karissabe June 15th, 2021 Robert Galbraith / reuters Facebook has asked the Oversight Board for help shaping its policy on doxing. The board has agreed to weigh in on the social networks rules … Continue reading Meta will close a loophole in its doxxing policy in response to the Oversight Board
Meta asks court to intervene in $7 billion lawsuit over Facebook audience numbers
Says group is too diverse to be granted class-action status. Constantine von Hoffman on April 18, 2022 Meta is asking an appellate court to overturn a ruling granting class-action status to a lawsuit claiming Facebook inflated advertising numbers. The company filed papers on Friday with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to immediately … Continue reading Meta asks court to intervene in $7 billion lawsuit over Facebook audience numbers