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'Meta platforms must be treated as service providers, not intermediaries'

Indian government officials say Meta's content-ranking algorithms and paid amplification mean it must accept greater responsibility for material distributed on its platforms

Meta not just an 'intermediary', has greater responsibility: Govt

Government officials made the comments a day after Meta agreed to report child safety-related matters directly to the cybercrime portal managed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

Meta One bundles Meta's paid plans, AI services across its apps: What's new

Meta One subscription service brings plans with expanded AI usage, creative features and professional tools to Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

1980s ChatGPT AI photo: Top 5 prompts to turn into South Indian celebs

A social media trend uses ChatGPT to recreate the 1980s South Indian film look, featuring silk sarees and vintage hairstyles inspired by stars such as Rajinikanth and Sridevi

ChatGPT 1980s AI photo trend: 10 best prompts to turn your photos retro

1980s photo ChatGPT prompts: The '80s-inspired photo trend is taking social media by storm, as users transform their pictures into nostalgic ChatGPT AI creations inspired by the era's iconic fashion

Instagram ChatGPT 80s photo prompt: What is it and how to create your look?

Instagram's viral ChatGPT 80s photo prompt is transforming modern selfies into retro portraits, giving users a chance to recreate iconic 1980s fashion and style ahead of the festive season

Meta ran hundreds of ads showing AI child sexual abuse, NGO says

The ads collectively reached more than 29,000 people and typically used artificial intelligence to depict young children being molested, TTP said

Instagram tightens AI profile rules, targets undisclosed virtual personas

Instagram is tightening rules for AI-generated profiles, requiring clearer disclosure and limiting the reach of accounts that use AI-generated people without telling users

2 hour limit on Instagram: What Meta’s $16.7 billion settlement could change

Meta could pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a case brought by 29 US states over allegations that its platforms were designed to keep young users hooked and collected data from children.

Terms of engagement

If Meta is forced to abandon the engagement-algorithm for its most committed users, and if other platforms follow suit, the industry will undergo a tectonic shift

Meta's new teen safety rules: What changes on Instagram and Facebook

The new protections will first apply in participating US states and territories, subject to judicial approval. Meta has not announced these measures as a global rollout

Can Meta lose safe harbour over AI moderation? What Sec 79 of the IT Act says

Instagram's temporary removal of a PM Modi video has revived questions over intermediary liability, AI-led content moderation and the limits of safe harbour protection under Section 79 of the IT Act

Instagram automates Reels creation on iPhone with First Draft: How it works

Instagram's new First Draft feature creates a rough Reel from selected clips, trimming footage and removing pauses automatically, with iPhone users able to edit and refine the video before publishing

Meta's teen safety deal facing big hurdle: Knowing who's under 18

In a landmark deal with state attorneys general across the US, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and implement design changes

Meta's $18 billion social media settlement: Numbers behind the deal

Of the overall amount, the company has pledged to shell out about $12.7 billion in installments to states over the next 10 years as a starting point

Meta to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle social media addiction cases

The deal requires Meta to put new guardrails on its platforms, including restricting how much time youths can scroll and preventing them from switching off certain safety settings

How Meta decides when AI can remove posts and when humans step in

Meta's automated systems do not send every flagged post to a human reviewer at the same stage. Its technology helps determine which content should be reviewed by people and in what order

Meta's child safety trial: What Instagram is accused of & what's at stake

A 29-state coalition sued Meta in 2023 over child safety and privacy; California, Colorado, Kentucky, New Jersey are leading the current trial, while other states will pursue their cases separately

Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids: Ex-Meta engineer

A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a "don't ask, don't tell" approach on kids under 13 on its platforms. During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing on how often and for how long people used them, even if it was detrimental to their mental well-being. "If you step away from the product, they are not going to make any money," he said. The trial that began Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, California, pits Meta against the states of California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey and is expected to last about six weeks. The four states were among 29 that sued the tech giant in 2023 over child safety and privacy - the other 25 will go to trial later. The company also faces lawsuits in state courts, including one underway in Tennessee. The lawsuit accuses Meta

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram

4 lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users