During his second day of testimony, Arturo Béjar 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.
Meta is expanding its content settings for teen accounts on its Facebook, Instagram and Messenger platforms.
Board of Education candidate Mark Harvey says Meta provided no clear explanation or way to appeal. He lost his personal Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger accounts, too.
Layoff notices at Meta reportedly went out to thousands of impacted workers Wednesday morning as employees were told to work from home. It is the latest in a string of tech industry layoffs fueled in part by artificial intelligence.
Of social media platforms, Facebook was the top site for scam initiation. WhatsApp and Instagram came in a distant second and third.
Menlo Park-based Meta will use AI to verify age on its platforms. We spoke with Meta's head of North American Safety about how it works.