The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They're Closing
(nytimes.com)
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.
Jedi Blue
(wikipedia.org)
Jedi Blue is an agreement between Alphabet and Meta Platforms that allegedly gave Facebook an illegal advantage in Google's ad auctions in exchange for Facebook's word that it would end its own ad service plans.
Jedi Blue is an agreement between Alphabet and Meta Platforms that allegedly gave Facebook an illegal advantage in Google's ad auctions in exchange for Facebook's word that it would end its own ad service plans.
Uncovered emails showed how Meta struggled to keep Facebook culturally relevant
(techcrunch.com)
With the first week of Meta’s antitrust trial behind us, documents shared by the U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offered more insight into Meta’s internal struggles to keep Facebook relevant.
With the first week of Meta’s antitrust trial behind us, documents shared by the U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offered more insight into Meta’s internal struggles to keep Facebook relevant.
Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case
(pluralistic.net)
It's damned hard to prove an antitrust case: so often, the prosecution has to prove that the company intended to crush competition, and/or that they raised prices or reduced quality because they knew they didn't have to fear competitors.
It's damned hard to prove an antitrust case: so often, the prosecution has to prove that the company intended to crush competition, and/or that they raised prices or reduced quality because they knew they didn't have to fear competitors.
Zuckerberg's 2012 email dubbed "smoking gun" at Meta monopoly trial
(arstechnica.com)
Starting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust trial Monday with a bang, Daniel Matheson, the FTC's lead litigator, flagged a "smoking gun"—a 2012 email where Mark Zuckerberg suggested that Facebook could buy Instagram to "neutralize a potential competitor," The New York Times reported.
Starting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust trial Monday with a bang, Daniel Matheson, the FTC's lead litigator, flagged a "smoking gun"—a 2012 email where Mark Zuckerberg suggested that Facebook could buy Instagram to "neutralize a potential competitor," The New York Times reported.
Meta faces antitrust claims at trial over Instagram and WhatsApp ownership
(theguardian.com)
Facebook parent Meta Platforms faces a high-stakes trial in Washington starting on Monday on claims it built an illegal social media monopoly by spending billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp, in a case in which US antitrust enforcers seek to unwind the deals.
Facebook parent Meta Platforms faces a high-stakes trial in Washington starting on Monday on claims it built an illegal social media monopoly by spending billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp, in a case in which US antitrust enforcers seek to unwind the deals.
Facebook is just Craigslist now
(theatlantic.com)
The social-media giant has manifested its final form: not digital connector, but digital bazaar.
The social-media giant has manifested its final form: not digital connector, but digital bazaar.
Facebook Is Just Craigslist Now
(theatlantic.com)
The social-media giant has manifested its final form: not digital connector, but digital bazaar.
The social-media giant has manifested its final form: not digital connector, but digital bazaar.
Upcoming changes to how live videos are stored
(facebook.com)
It looks like you were misusing this feature by going too fast. You’ve been temporarily blocked from using it.
It looks like you were misusing this feature by going too fast. You’ve been temporarily blocked from using it.
Facebook to stop targeting ads at UK woman after legal fight
(bbc.co.uk)
Facebook has agreed to stop targeting adverts at an individual user using personal data after she filed a lawsuit against its parent company, tech giant Meta.
Facebook has agreed to stop targeting adverts at an individual user using personal data after she filed a lawsuit against its parent company, tech giant Meta.
Move faster, wait less: Improving code review time at Meta
(engineering.fb.com)
When done well, code reviews can catch bugs, teach best practices, and ensure high code quality. At Meta we call an individual set of changes made to the codebase a “diff.” While we like to move fast at Meta, every diff must be reviewed, without exception. But, as the Code Review team, we also understand that when reviews take longer, people get less done.
When done well, code reviews can catch bugs, teach best practices, and ensure high code quality. At Meta we call an individual set of changes made to the codebase a “diff.” While we like to move fast at Meta, every diff must be reviewed, without exception. But, as the Code Review team, we also understand that when reviews take longer, people get less done.
Ask HN: Facebook account suspended for "Account Integrity"
(ycombinator.com)
My Facebook account was suspended due to 'Account Integrity' concerns, and I was asked to submit a government-issued ID for verification.
My Facebook account was suspended due to 'Account Integrity' concerns, and I was asked to submit a government-issued ID for verification.
Zuckerberg 'lied' to Senate, Sandberg asked me to bed, says author
(afr.com)
A former Facebook executive has written an insider account of a company that she says was run by status-hungry and self-absorbed leaders.
A former Facebook executive has written an insider account of a company that she says was run by status-hungry and self-absorbed leaders.
A Facebook Insider's Exposé Alleges Bad Behavior at the Top
(archive.org)
“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes.
“Careless People,” a memoir by a former Facebook executive, portrays feckless company leaders cozying up to authoritarian regimes.
Facebook was 'hand in glove' with China, BBC told
(bbc.co.uk)
A former senior Facebook executive has told the BBC how the social media giant worked "hand in glove" with the Chinese government on potential ways of allowing Beijing to censor and control content in China.
A former senior Facebook executive has told the BBC how the social media giant worked "hand in glove" with the Chinese government on potential ways of allowing Beijing to censor and control content in China.
The Lie That Facebook Sold You
(havenweb.org)
Facebook should be those things. It used to and it even pretends to still be those things–but it isn’t. That’s the lie that gets you in the door, and then Facebook uses every nasty trick it can to do one thing: keep you scrolling.
Facebook should be those things. It used to and it even pretends to still be those things–but it isn’t. That’s the lie that gets you in the door, and then Facebook uses every nasty trick it can to do one thing: keep you scrolling.
How to change your settings to make yourself less valuable to Meta
(johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com)
Go to accountscenter.facebook.com and complete the steps below.
Go to accountscenter.facebook.com and complete the steps below.
DotSlash: Simplified Executable Deployment
(github.com/facebook)
DotSlash (dotslash) is a command-line tool that lets you represent a set of platform-specific, heavyweight executables with an equivalent small, easy-to-read text file.
DotSlash (dotslash) is a command-line tool that lets you represent a set of platform-specific, heavyweight executables with an equivalent small, easy-to-read text file.
Gambling firms and Meta sharing user data
(theguardian.com)
Gambling companies are covertly tracking visitors to their websites and sending their data to Facebook’s parent company without consent in an apparent breach of data protection laws.
Gambling companies are covertly tracking visitors to their websites and sending their data to Facebook’s parent company without consent in an apparent breach of data protection laws.
Ask HN: Why does my iPhone show me ads relevant to a dinner conversation?
(ycombinator.com)
Last night — for the second day in a row — I had a dinner-table conversation with my iPhone 16 in my pocket AND with microphone access "off" for essentially all apps including various Google apps and Facebook. Later, Facebook showed me ads relating to dinner-conversation topics.
Last night — for the second day in a row — I had a dinner-table conversation with my iPhone 16 in my pocket AND with microphone access "off" for essentially all apps including various Google apps and Facebook. Later, Facebook showed me ads relating to dinner-conversation topics.
The Slop Society
(wheresyoured.at)
In the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the company ended its fact-checking program, claiming that (and I quote) "fact checkers have been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they've created" on both Instagram and Facebook, the latter of which was shown in a study from George Washington University to, by design, "afford antivaccine content producers several means to circumvent the intent of misinformation removal
In the last week we've seen the emergence of the true Meta — and the true Mark Zuckerberg — as the company ended its fact-checking program, claiming that (and I quote) "fact checkers have been too politically biased and have destroyed more trust than they've created" on both Instagram and Facebook, the latter of which was shown in a study from George Washington University to, by design, "afford antivaccine content producers several means to circumvent the intent of misinformation removal
Everything Is Spam on Facebook Unless It Is Paid Post (Or Actual Spam)
(itsfoss.com)
Have you tried sharing any interesting articles from It's FOSS on Facebook in the past few months?
Have you tried sharing any interesting articles from It's FOSS on Facebook in the past few months?