formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
An international network of spammers are posting AI-generated images of Holocaust victims on Facebook, a BBC investigation into “AI slop” has found. Source: BBC reveals web of spammers profiting from AI Holocaust images
Some 170 million people got access to Instagram’s new location-sharing feature, so why is the Map so empty? In the app’s loneliest corners, Meta and its users may be fighting a quiet battle. Source: Instagram’s new ‘Map’ is a digital … Continued
Meta has apologised after an Indian chief minister’s social media post was mistranslated on some of its platforms, falsely suggesting he had died, according to Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency. Source: Karnataka: Meta apologises after chief minister Siddaramaiah … Continued
Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to settle a multibillion dollar lawsuit with a group of shareholders over how top executives and directors at Meta handled repeated privacy violations by Facebook. The shareholders were seeking $8bn (£6bn) in damages. It is unclear … Continued
Meta says it is “fixing” a problem which has led to Facebook Groups being wrongly suspended – but denied there is a wider issue on its platforms.In online forums, Group administrators say they have received automated messages stating, incorrectly, that … Continued
WhatsApp says its new AI feature embedded in the messaging service is “entirely optional” – despite the fact it cannot be removed from the app. Source: WhatsApp defends ‘optional’ AI tool that cannot be turned off