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The rise of enshittification: officially the word of the year

Editor's take: Remember when today's technology was new and exciting and everyone was talking about how great the internet was, or Facebook, or Twitter? Things aren't so rosy now. And while that may sound like an Abe Simpson-like rant, it's easy to understand why "enshittification" has been crowned word of the year.

Lawsuit alleges harmful content on TikTok contributed to deaths of two teens

Meta reintroduces facial recognition to combat celebrity scam ads, account hackers

"Goodbye Meta AI" message is a hoax, yet hundreds of thousands have fallen for it

Facebook partner admits to eavesdropping on conversations via phone mics for ad targeting

A hot potato: For almost as long as we've had smartphones, there has been the belief that they surreptitiously listen to our spoken conversations to serve us targeted ads; most people have experienced seeing an ad on Facebook for something they were recently talking about. It's always been claimed that this type of privacy invasion doesn't happen. However, a marketing agency, whose clients included Facebook and Google, has admitted to using an "Active Listening" feature that eavesdrops on conversations via phone mics to gather data.

Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content

Meta agrees to pay $1.4 billion in Texas lawsuit for abusing facial recognition tech

Facepalm: Meta attempted to use Facebook as a giant surveillance service to profit from users' personal data. The company ultimately failed in the endeavor and is now facing significant financial penalties as a result, which includes a massive settlement due to the state of Texas over the next five years.

Meta is putting ads in Facebook notifications, but hey it's "just a test"

Australian billionaire can sue Meta over scam crypto ads featuring his likeness, says Court

US Surgeon General calls for tobacco-style health warnings on social media - it's bad for your mental health

A hot potato: The US Surgeon General wants social media to carry the same kind of health warning labels as cigarettes and alcohol. Dr. Vivek Murthy has called on Congress to apply labels to the sites and apps that alert users to the potential mental health harms they cause.

Meta deleted over 2,000 accounts last quarter for posting fake content, Israel identified as major source

Facebook will soon use your posted content to train its AI, and opting out isn't easy

Even big tech is fighting for AI talent, here's what it means for job seekers

Zuckerberg opens up Meta Quest operating system to third-parties, Asus and Lenovo headsets planned

Something to look forward to: After spending tens of billions on virtual and augmented reality, Meta aims to position itself as the more accessible alternative to Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro headset and its visionOS. Competing with the Cupertino giant will prove challenging, but opening up the Meta Quest operating system and evolve into an open ecosystem could go a long way toward broadening its appeal.

Facebook Messenger now lets you send high-def photos and files up to 100 MB

Facebook to remove the News tab in US and Australia as company shifts its focus

Meta is seeking chip engineers to develop new AI and ML specialized accelerators

Meta will start detecting and labeling AI-generated images from other companies

Meta's VR/AR division had its best and worst quarter as total losses pass $42 billion

Internet traffic surges by 25% for second year in a row, average US download speed is 201 Mbps

Meta starts enabling default end-to-end encryption on Facebook and Messenger

TikTok's rising popularity in news consumption challenges Facebook's reign

Meta finds its way back into China after 14 years, thanks to Tencent VR deal

Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago