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Meta's subscription plans are the tip of a terrible pay-to-engage iceberg and may be the beginning of the end for social media as we know it
By Lance Ulanoff published
Meta's Plus subscription plan is probably the worst thing to happen to social media since the dislike button.

Meta cloud computing business ‘definitely on the table’, Mark Zuckerberg says – excess data center capacity could be used to enter the market
By Craig Hale published
If Meta has surplus compute, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wouldn't rule out selling this under a potential cloud business.

Bizarre Facebook scam falsely offers Aldi “meat boxes” for under $10 — but just steals your card details
By Sead Fadilpašić published
If you're getting a box of meat for a price of a sandwich, it's probably a scam, researchers explain.

Meta workers revolt against mouse tracking technology
By Craig Hale published
Privacy concerns aside, Meta workers are worried that AI-training mouse tracking software will ultimately lead to further job cuts.

Meta wants to scan kids' height and bone structure to verify their age
By David Nield published
Meta is enhancing its technology for detecting users under 13 who shouldn't be on Facebook or Instagram.

Facebook is annoying as hell but I'm not sure it's a public nuisance
By Lance Ulanoff published
New Mexico is calling Meta products a public nuisance and no one is certain what com es next.

How I quit social media for a month… and then ended up right back where I started
By Alex Whitelock published
Here's what I learnt after trying to kick Reddit and YouTube cold turkey for a month.

A court just ruled Meta and YouTube ‘Negligent’ — Social media may never be the same
By Lance Ulanoff published
Meta and YouTube just lost a landmark social media case in which a jury found them negligent. Now the question is how, if at all, these platforms change?
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