Meta may delay new business terms again past November 20
Existing terms stay in force while Meta consults publishers; the update was first set for October 30, then November 20.
Existing terms stay in force while Meta consults publishers; the update was first set for October 30, then November 20.
After backlash, Meta moved the effective date from October 30 to November 20 and removed the word train.
After backlash, Meta moved the effective date from October 30 to November 20 and narrowed the listed uses.
The order cites more than 43 million consumer-protection violations from 2010 to 2021, including Cambridge Analytica; Meta plans to appeal.
A jury found more than 43 million consumer-protection violations tied to Cambridge Analytica, and Meta will appeal.
A jury found 26 misleading statements and 43,899,725 violations; penalties go to New Mexico schools, not users.
Jurors found more than 43 million consumer-law violations; Meta says it will appeal and disputes the harm findings.
A September jury found 43 million violations, and the judge cut a $220 billion award.
The penalty covers Facebook statements from 2010 to 2021 tied to Cambridge Analytica; Meta says it will appeal.
Meta’s October 30 business terms let it crawl linked publisher sites to train AI models.
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI seized 241 domains and 112 servers used in a crypto investment scam.
Fake Calendly pages posing as Meta interviews steal Facebook and Google passwords plus two-factor codes.
Meta launched Your Algorithm on Facebook so users can steer Feed and Reels with natural-language preferences.
Joint Disruption Week against West African scammers yielded 28 arrests, 117 rescues, and 3.7 million account removals.
Meta lets Facebook users steer Feed and Reels recommendations with their own words.
Tech firms and law enforcement disrupted West African scam networks, removing 3.7 million accounts and aiding 28 arrests.
FBI and French authorities seized NudeLeaksTeens and arrested two suspects over stolen intimate images of 17,000 victims.
FBI and French authorities seized two CSAM-for-sale sites and arrested a 25-year-old alleged administrator.
Meta deployed new AI tools to catch ads that secretly route users to child sexual abuse material.
Meta detailed new AI ad-detection measures and actioned 33.2 million child-exploitation items in early 2026.
Scammers text fake Facebook Marketplace listings using victims' names to provoke replies and confirm live numbers.
Instinct, valued at $10 billion, now lets users add its AI agent to group chats, including friends without accounts.
Milk Dragon uses fake social-media discounts to steal cards and intercept 3-D Secure codes.
Opinion column says consumer AI is spreading deepfakes, bad facial matches, and fabricated local news.
Meta's One Step Ahead anti-scam campaign reached 303 million people across 18 Asia-Pacific countries.
A New Mexico jury found Facebook deceived consumers nearly 44 million times, exposing Meta to billions in penalties.
Meta’s consumer AI agent Muse drew Connect attention, but hosts question trust and lasting utility.
Meta’s Muse AI app passed 3.4 million downloads and leads U.S. app stores after Meta Connect.
Meta removed another Toronto performer from Instagram and Facebook over an old bikini photo.
Meta opened early-access waitlists for Horizon Create and Studio, prompt-based tools that build playable mobile games.
StreamRat, a new Android banking trojan, spreads through fake TV-streaming ads on Meta and TikTok.
Meta and Singapore police disrupted millions of scam accounts, pages, and prebuilt shell pages.
Meta's Muse app drew more early U.S. and Canada iOS downloads than ChatGPT, Appfigures estimates.
A Bristol medical tattooist says Meta's moderation algorithms repeatedly flag her post-mastectomy nipple tattoo images as nudity, blocking her from reaching clients.
Meta disputes an Instrat foundation report on scam-ad profits in Poland and touts new AI anti-impersonation systems and advertiser verification requirements.
Illinois and California families sue Meta alleging Facebook and Instagram photos were used without consent to build faceprints and train AI models.
Meta is fixing Meta AI suggested prompts after a viral video showed the chatbot compiling invasive questions about a user's children from her Facebook posts.
San Francisco's city attorney sent Meta a cease-and-desist over 350+ ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse content, demanding remediation within 28 days.
TTP found Meta ran ads for AI nudify apps using real photos of minors, including a CSAM ad, drawing scrutiny from US and Australian regulators.
Meta's AI ad-detection failed to catch 350+ CSAM video ads on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, some depicting images of real children.
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