Meta overhauled its approach to US moderation on Tuesday, ditching fact-checking, announcing a plan to move its trust and safety teams, and perhaps most impactfully, updating its Hateful Conduct policy. As reported by Wired, a lot of text has been updated, added, or removed, but here are some of the changes that jumped out at us.
Meta says it is rolling out improvements to Meta AI, including the ability to tap profile data from Meta's various apps.
The social-networking giant that owns Facebook and Instagram will report quarterly earnings after Wednesday's market close. Here’s what investors will be looking out for: Meta Platforms is expected to earn $6.
Meta released its Q4 2024 earnings report at the close of markets today. The company’s $48.39 billion in revenue beats the expectation of $47 billion. Meta brought in $8.02 per share, which easily clears the expected $6.77.
Meta is giving its AI assistant a better “memory” in an effort to make the chatbot more useful. The company’s latest AI update allows the assistant to “remember certain details that you share with it in 1:1 chat” and uses your past activity on Facebook and Instagram to make more personalized recommendations.
The company also said it was working to resolve an issue where some words, including "Democrats" and "Republican," were blocked from Instagram search.
Meta is enticing TikTok creators with up to $5,000 as a way to "jumpstart" growth on Instagram and Facebook.
Meta confirmed that it will be making a donation of $22 million to Trump's presidential library and will also pay $3 million in legal fees. "I write to inform the Court that the parties have reached an agreement to settle the named plaintiffs' individual claims and resolve this matter," the letter read.
In a meeting with Meta employees on Thursday, Mr. Zuckerberg also doubled down on recent changes to the company’s online speech policies and ending its diversity initiatives.
Meta has reached a settlement with Donald Trump over his Facebook and Instagram ban, resolving the lawsuit without accepting any liability.