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Another day, another huge Meta/Facebook fine!

It never rains but it pours for Meta right now, Nigeria has fined the behemoth $220 million for various infringements! The fines are mounting up – eventually something has to give https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/19/24202310/meta-has-been-fined-220-million-by-nigerias-competition-watchdog

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Leaving Facebook

After many years I will no longer be posting on Facebook. I’ve had enough of the policies and the privacy issues. Find me here or via email…

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Meta charged by EU over DMA

Meta has been formally charged by the EU for violating the DMA after Apple was also charged last week. These big companies are trying so hard to get around privacy legislation it is unreal. Both… 

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Regulators block Meta from training AI

Now I’d already been told this a fair few times, but now it seems official, regulators have blocked Meta from training AI on Facebook and Instagram users data. I have opted out, but it appears… 

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Meta pauses plans to train AI in EU

I am hearing from multiple sources today that Meta has halted plans to train AI using data from the 26th June. The reasons why vary, but it does seem that basically Meta has been told… 

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AI chatbots and intrusions

I have personally seen this happen a few times and it is so annoying. Wanting to keep users on a platform by pretending to be human is just SO WRONG! https://theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-are-intruding-into-online-communities-where-people-are-trying-to-connect-with-other-humans-229473

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Meta slammed over data delay

Seems the bad news for Meta in the UK keeps on coming, they have been roundly criticised for delays in providing data for an enquiry in the UK *UPDATED* Scottish Police confirm they have now… 

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Instagram and trying to opt-out of AI training

I had hoped that despite my fears that meta would make it next to impossible to opt-out of Ai training shenanigans this article comes along and confirms how difficult they made it and how only…