Meta has begun removing social media accounts belonging to Australian children under 16 years old from its platforms, Instagram, Facebook and Threads.
Read More Australia: Meta begins deactivating accounts ahead of 16-year-old minimum social media age limit
The Australian government said young children will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a rights advocacy group challenging the legislation in court.
Read More Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge
Meta Platforms said it had resolved an error that flooded the personal Reels feeds of Instagram users with violent and graphic videos worldwide.
Read More Meta fixes error that flooded Instagram Reels with violent videos
The Democratic National Committee has brought on the social media staffers who ran Kamala Harris’s social media campaign account to combat “misinformation” from the incoming Trump administration.
Read More DNC Creates Team To Combat ‘Republican Disinformation Machine’ Ahead Of Trump’s Inauguration
Meta announced on Tuesday that it’s ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and is replacing it with a “Community Notes” system similar to Elon Musk’s-owned X.
Read More Zuckerberg Ends Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking, Citing Censorship Concerns
Meta announced major changes to its policies on digitally created and altered media.
Read More Meta overhauls rules on deepfakes, other altered media