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Sunday, Jan 5

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When Facebook decides you are not a real person

I know this from our countless interactions over the years, starting when he was the media critic at the Sun-Times. I would wander back to his tidy office on the fourth floor of 401 N. Wabash to pick his brain, schmooze, brag, complain,…

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Facebook parent Meta faces increased scrutiny over alleged Palestinian censorship

www.upi.com

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is facing increased scrutiny and attention over its censorship of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli content as the war goes on.

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‘Dodgy firestick’ seller is caught after undercover cop joined Facebook group – as ringleader is jailed for two years

www.thesun.co.uk

A “DODGY firestick” seller has been caught after an undercover cop joined a Facebook group he was selling on.

‘Dodgy firestick’ seller is caught after undercover cop joined Facebook group – as ringleader is jailed for two years

A “DODGY firestick” seller has been caught after an undercover cop joined a Facebook group he was selling on.

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I bought a car from Facebook marketplace and even took it for a test drive – but a hidden issue cost me over £3,500

www.thesun.co.uk

A DRIVER has urged car buyers to be mindful of hidden faults when picking up a second-hand motor – after they bought a Jeep laden with problems from Facebook Marketplace.

I bought a car from Facebook marketplace and even took it for a test drive – but a hidden issue cost me over £3,500

A DRIVER has urged car buyers to be mindful of hidden faults when picking up a second-hand motor – after they bought a Jeep laden with problems from Facebook Marketplace.

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6 Best sites to Buy Facebook Followers (Real & Cheap)

www.jeffbullas.com

I have reviewed over 30 websites that allow you to buy Facebook followers, and here are the best ones I've found!

Saturday, Jan 4

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Meta wants AI characters to fill up Facebook and Instagram 'kind of in the same way accounts do,' but also had to delete a humiliating first run of its official bots

www.pcgamer.com

The conspiratorial "dead internet theory"—that most online activity is just a haze of self-perpetuating algorithmic noise⁠—is not true, yet, but it sure seems like some people really want to get us there as quickly as possible. As reported…

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Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Flood Your Facebook Feed with AI 'Friends'

www.breitbart.com

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is betting heavily on AI to drive user engagement on its social media platforms in the coming years. The company envisions human users engaging and sharing content with AI just like they do with friends and family on…

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I was desperate for a baby – I turned to Facebook for sperm

metro.co.uk

Our family is as legitimate as any other family, and I want him to feel secure about that.

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Meta Trashes Hundreds of AI-Generated Profiles From Facebook and Instagram

While AI is appreciated in many sectors, that’s not the case with the popular tech generating false and misleading information. This is why Meta is trashing hundreds of profiles found on its Instagram and Facebook apps. The news comes…

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Meta's Facebook, Instagram Ads Promote Illegal Gun Silencers: Report

www.benzinga.com

Ads promoting fuel filters as gun silencers on Meta's Facebook and Instagram violate policies, but persist due to complex networks and tactics.

Friday, Jan 3

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Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles

www.theguardian.com

Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people

Boost Your Facebook Engagement: Key Insights from 2025 Benchmarks

Socialinsider’s 2025 Facebook Benchmarks study shows key tactics and content performance insights that can make your brand stand out to generate engagement and traffic. Right now, the average engagement rate on Facebook is 0.15% and if you…

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Instagram and Facebook Delete Experimental AI Accounts After Backlash

Meta says the chatbot profiles were part of a test launched in 2023

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After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in "an early experiment", and it is deleting the profiles (Jason Koebler/404 Media)

www.techmeme.com

After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles — Earlier this week, Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times that the…

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Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop

gizmodo.com

Hollow-eyed insincere robot posters are already flooding Meta's sites and they're everything we dreaded.

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