Facebook forces users to follow Donald Trump
Censors the democrat hashtag
Facebook users are complaining that their accounts automatically now follow President Donald Trump and are being swamped with newspeak posts about him.
Social notworking sites pledge to crack down on hate speech
At least in the EU
While social notworking sites are frantically trying to reassure Trump’s government that they will be allowing a return to the good old days where fake news and bullying were allowed, they are doing the opposite in the EU.
Bluesky will get a photo and video sharing app
Getting more functions
Independent developer Sebastian Vogelsang is building a photo-sharing app for the decentralised social network Bluesky, leveraging its AT Protocol and his earlier app, Skeets.
Meta is only firing fact checkers in US
Fake news only available in countries run by oligarchs
Meta has told the Brazilian government that it doesn't yet have to worry about the end of fact checkers in its country because it is only removing them in the United States.
Zuckerberg slams Apple innovation myth
Fruity cargo cult has not done anything new for ages
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shocked the Tame Apple press by committing public heresy.
Nobel peace prize winner warns of "extremely dangerous times"
Meta's Decision to end fact-checking good for dictators
Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has warned that Meta's decision to end fact-checking on its platforms and remove restrictions on certain topics signals "extremely dangerous times" for journalism, democracy, and social media users.
Meta disables fact-checking
Embracing the right
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the end of fact-checking and the removal of speech restrictions across Facebook and Instagram.
Hyperscalers spending $292 Billion on AI Infrastructure
Still not got customers
The race to scale artificial intelligence infrastructure is accelerating, with hyperscalers, alongside Meta and Oracle, planning to invest $292 billion by 2025 — an 88 per cent increase since 2023.
Meta banks on glasses being the new big thing
Displays in Ray-Bans
Meta plans to add displays to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as next year.
EU to Apple: time to share your toys
Apple to EU: but the others are too insecure
The EU is demanding that the fruity cargo cult Apple make its iOS more friendly with other platforms.