A Florida man was arrested after allegedly calling for the assassination of President Donald Trump on Facebook. The Secret Service is investigating.
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media company plans to spend as much as $65 billion this year alone to build on its artificial intelligence efforts.
Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, admitted writing the posts, but said he was joking. Police did not find any weapons when they arrested him.
Users on TikTok are blocking Facebook and Instagram from their accounts, citing concerns that the Meta companies are changing their "For You" pages on the video platform.According to multiple users, their "For You" pages seemed strange after TikTok came back online following its brief dark period earlier this week.
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts.
Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated.
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In the days since Donald Trump assumed office, many people online have begun expressing alarm to find they were unwittingly following Trump on Instagram and Facebook.
If you were surprised to see yourself suddenly following President Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook this week, it’s not because Meta forced you to, the social media company says.
In Trump’s first term, Meta quietly introduced a slew of Republican-friendly changes. But led by Joel Kaplan, the company is done playing both sides and is going all-in on MAGA.