Threads is All The Worst Parts of Twitter And Instagram in One Very Bad App
The Facebook company’s new social platform is like Twitter, but for celebrities, brands, and annoying people.
Threads' Instagram 'Trap' Shows Why Facebook Should Have Been Broken Up Years Ago
To delete Meta's new Twitter rival, you also have to delete Instagram.
‘I’m Scared for My Followers’: Anti-Trans Hate Is Absolutely Rampant on Facebook
“I have DMs from people literally telling me to kill myself and Facebook won’t do anything about,” one trans creator told VICE News.
Did Mark Zuckerberg Get Choked Out? An Investigation.
The Meta CEO has been adamant he did not get put to sleep during a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match. We put our only available investigative reporter/BJJ enthusiast on the case.
'Night Fury': Documents Detail DHS Project to Give 'Risk Scores' to Social Media Users
Internal DHS documents reviewed by Motherboard provide more detail on a DHS plan to monitor social media for content related to terrorists, the illegal opioid trade, and foreign interference bots.
'Are We Dating the Same Guy:' The Dark Side of These Online Groups
Is sense-checking your date with the internet ever a good idea?
Here’s How You Can Get In On Facebook’s $725 Million Class Action Settlement
A new website allows anyone who had a Facebook account between May 2007 and December 2022 to file a claim against the company—and potentially get paid.
Exclusive: Facebook Ran Pro-Russian Disinfo Ads Designed To Topple Ukraine’s Neighbour
Despite Facebook banning Moldova’s pro-Russian opposition from buying political ads after US Treasury sanctions, it repeatedly failed to stop sock puppet accounts from posting banned ads.
People Trying to Use Facebook's Leaked AI to Improve Their Tinder Matches
The results aren't as impressive as GPT4, but the news shows what sort of things people will use leaked AIs for.
People Used Facebook's Leaked AI to Create a 'Based' Chatbot that Says the N-Word
After 4chan published LLaMa online, others have taken the language model and created a functioning chat bot in Discord, which claimed that the n-word can refer to people who don't have good intentions.
Facebook's Powerful Large Language Model Leaks Online
The leaked language model was posted to 4chan. The model was previously only given to approved researchers, government organizations, and members of civil society.