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Revelations about how bots could talk to children on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and its Meta AI assistant were met with revulsion.
The long-awaited payouts from the record-breaking $725 million Facebook settlement are finally being sent out to the millions of users who qualified. Here’s what you can expect.
This comes after Reuters recently reported that Facebook’s AI technology allowed chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual.” Meta spokesman Andy Stone told Reuters that its internal documents are being reviewed after the outlet reported the ways in which chatbots could have romantic conversations with children.
Hundreds of Facebook users began reporting issues with the platform’s app and website on Downdetector on Thursday morning. By 9:30 a.m. more than 300 people reported having a problem with Facebook on Downdetector,
Facebook is quietly removing a major feature that many people use daily to talk with other group members. And they're replacing it with a new product that has very different privacy settings.
Facebook is rolling out an enhanced web version of its Professional Dashboard, adding fresh creator insights, streamlined navigation, and improved parity with its mobile tools.
Users of social network Facebook are reporting issues with the service this morning, August 14. If you had trouble using Facebook, it seems you were not alone.
Kevin Watson, 42, had been sitting in his car and started a Facebook Live moments before the shooting happened. The chilling footage has since racked up over 2.5 million views.