Meta announced new tools on Thursday which aim to combat sexual extortion and image-based abuse on its Instagram platform. A new setting on Instagram DMs will blur photos which it identifies as containing nudity, the company said. The feature will be automatically turned on for users under age 18 while adults will be able to […]
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New privacy restrictions on WhatsApp: Meta has begun to block the ability to photograph users’ profile pictures in the chat application as part of its user privacy policy. The company has not officially announced the new feature, but Android users worldwide have reported receiving a black screen when attempting to take profile pictures. The ability […]
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A first look at Meta’s prototype for augmented reality glasses was released by an internal source from the company on Tuesday. Under the name “Orion”, the augmented reality glasses are expected to integrate the real environment with digital reality and applications. According to the report, a number of Meta employees have already started experimenting with […]
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Automated content moderation tools deployed amid “a surge in violent and graphic content” on Facebook and Instagram after October 7 went too far in removing posts that social media users should have been able to see, an independent oversight panel at their parent company, Meta, ruled on Tuesday. The finding came in a review of […]
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