WORLD
Fact-checkers on Facebook discontinued: Meta adopts Elon Musk’s approach
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced a major shift in how content is moderated on its platform in the United States. Fact-checkers will be replaced by a new system called “Community Notes,” inspired by a similar feature on X (formerly Twitter). Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, explained the decision: “We’re returning to our roots […]
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TECH
Meta fined €91 million for unintentionally storing passwords without protection
Certain social media users’ passwords were stored as “plain text” in internal systems without cryptographic protection or encryption. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €91 million for unintentionally storing some users’ passwords without adequate protection or encryption. This was reported by Reuters and RTÉ. The investigation began five years ago, in April […]
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