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Want to quit X, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads? Here's how

With Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rallying around Donald Trump, some users are deciding to quit the social media apps. Here’s how to do it for those wanting a break.

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How X, Meta, and Bluesky are taking advantage of the TikTok turmoil

Social media companies are making the most of the TikTok ban in the US by offering new video tools and feeds.

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EU digital enforcement barometer amid rising pressure from US Big Tech

The European Commission will conclude several investigations launched against Big Tech in the coming months. As US tech giants pressure the EU to retreat and align with laissez faire tone struck by the incoming Trump administration, we take stock of the ongoing probes.

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EU Commission formalises Big Tech effort to counter online hate speech

The Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online should help platforms comply with the Digital Services Act.

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Are you joining R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe on his Meta boycott?

It’s the end of the world as we know it... and we should be logging off. “Are we too addicted we can’t log off even for one week?”

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Meta CEO to co-host meeting with billionaires for Trump inauguration

Mark Zuckerberg will co-host a meeting of Republican billionaires for the Trump inauguration next week, sources told The Associated Press.

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Meta to cut 5% of workforce targeting 'lowest performers'

Summary: Meta is planning to cut approximately 5% of its workforce, or about 3,600 positions, in February. The cuts will be performance-based to “move out lowest performers faster” as it cited 2025 will be “an intense year.”

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CES 2025: The smart glasses set to take on Meta's Ray Bans

Smart glasses are getting big attention at CES 2025, with some set to challenge Meta's Ray-Bans. AI watches for children and adults were also on show.

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I tried Lemon8, the TikTok sister app gaining users amid US ban threat

Social media influencers are pushing Lemon8 as a potential US TikTok ban looms, despite it being owned by the same China-based parent company.

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Meta needs to analyse risks if it drops fact checkers in EU too

NGOs expressed worries about the move announced yesterday by Meta.

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino defends Musk over UK child grooming and EU rows

In a keynote appearance at CES in Las Vegas, the head of X claims Musk and the platform may have saved thousands of girls from grooming gangs.

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Meta's new board appointments include Trump ally UFC boss Dana White

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO, appears to be making moves to improve relations with president-elect Donald Trump.

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Meta to replace fact-checkers with 'community notes' system

Over the next months, Meta will phase in a community notes system and simplify its policies on fact-checking.

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What to know about the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker wore

The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year's Day wore Meta glasses to scout the scene in October.

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Nick Clegg to step down as Meta's global affairs chief

Clegg, a former UK deputy prime minister, became in charge of all of Meta's policy matters in 2022.

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Facebook owner Meta hit with €251m in fines for 2018 data breach

European Union privacy watchdogs hit Facebook owner Meta with fines totaling €251 million on Monday after an investigation into a 2018 data breach on the social media platform that exposed millions of accounts.

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Amazon and Meta set to give whopping sum to Trump’s inauguration fund

Major tech companies are seeking to improve their relationship with the incoming president.

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Meta makes a seven-figure donation to Trump’s inaugural fund

Trump previously threatened Mark Zuckerberg with “the rest of his life in prison” but took him out to dinner last month instead.

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Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp back online after global outage

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, all services owned by Meta, were down for a few hours on Wednesday night after experiencing a "technical issue".

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Meta didn't notice major disinformation in Romanian election

The Big Tech president Nick Clegg said the influence of AI in a year of many elections has been limited.