facebook Facebook Whistleblower Leak Reveals Company Prioritized Profit Over User Safety A massive 2021 internal document leak from Facebook shows the company knowingly ignored the harmful impacts of its platforms on teenagers and global politics to protect its profits. Whistleblower Frances Haugen exposes how Facebook's algorithms actively promote inflammatory and dangerous content.
meta Whistleblower Leak Reveals Meta Prioritized Profits Over Known Platform Harms A massive 2021 internal document leak from Facebook, now Meta, shows the company knowingly ignores the harmful societal effects of its platforms to protect its bottom line. The leaked files expose how Facebook's algorithms actively promote inflammatory posts and damaging content to young users.
meta Independent Audit Finds Facebook Censored Palestinian Users During 2021 Conflict A new report from Business for Social Responsibility reveals that Meta violated the free speech rights of Palestinian users by restricting their posts during the May 2021 conflict with Israel.
facebook Leaked Documents Reveal Facebook Knows Its Algorithms Fuel Outrage Internal research dubbed the Facebook Papers shows the company is aware its platforms amplify anger, harm teen mental health, and spread misinformation. Lawmakers and journalists are now using these documents to push for greater transparency and regulation.
facebook Leaked Facebook Papers Reveal Company Knew Platforms Fueled Outrage Internal documents obtained by a whistleblower show Meta understood its algorithms promoted outrage and harmed teen well-being while the company prioritized profits. Lawmakers and journalists are now scrutinizing these papers to determine how to regulate the social media giant.
ai Regulation, Metaverse Avatars, and Privacy Shifts Define 2021 AI Landscape The year 2021 brings significant AI developments, including early government regulation efforts and the rise of metaverse technologies like Nvidia's Omniverse. Meanwhile, Meta makes headlines by shutting down its controversial facial recognition system.
meta Meta Prepares to Release Q4 2021 Earnings Amid Heavy Scrutiny Meta is set to reveal its fourth-quarter 2021 financial results, with analysts projecting strong sales and earnings despite ongoing privacy headwinds and public controversies.
meta Meta Superintelligence Lab Debuts Muse Spark Model Focused on People Meta launches Muse Spark, the first model from its new Superintelligence Labs designed to prioritize individual users. The release accompanies new research projects like DINO v3 and V-JEPA 2 as the company pursues personal superintelligence.
meta New AI Tool Brings Children's Human Figure Drawings to Life Meta researchers unveil a simple AI system that animates children's drawings of people, handling the natural imperfections of kids' art with ease.
facebook Facebook Develops Self-Supervised AI System to Learn Without Human Labels Facebook's AI research division creates SEER, a billion-parameter computer vision model that learns from random, unlabeled images without human curation.
meta Meta Unveils DINO for Unsupervised Computer Vision Object Segmentation Meta introduces DINO, a self-supervised Vision Transformer method that achieves state-of-the-art computer vision results while automatically segmenting objects without any labeled data or specific segmentation objectives.
augmented reality Augmented Reality Startups Struggle and Shut Down Amid High Costs The augmented reality startup space faces a harsh reality in 2019 as several high-profile companies collapse due to high burn rates and lack of focus.
facebook Facebook Horizon Brings User-Built Social VR Worlds to Oculus Facebook announces Horizon, a new social VR world for Quest and Rift where users build and explore custom environments. The launch prompts the immediate closure of older apps Facebook Spaces and Oculus Rooms.
meta Struggling AR Startup Meta Acquired by Mystery Buyer After Insolvency Following a sudden plunge into insolvency, AR headset maker Meta sells its assets to an undisclosed buyer for less than its outstanding bank debt.