Technically, the poke never really left Facebook. The classic feature from Facebook’s early days lets users get a friend’s attention with a virtual nudge of sorts. While the poke fell out of use ages ago, the company has more recently seen an uptick in its use among younger users, which has now prompted it to make the poke a more …
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What’s in a name? Indianapolis attorney Mark Zuckerberg suing Meta over repeated Facebook suspensions WTHR Mark Zuckerberg – no, not that one – sues Facebook for account shutdowns BBC Howard Stern’s Bosses Tease His Fate at SiriusXM The Daily Beast Lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg sues Meta over claims he’s impersonating founder New York Post Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg TechCrunch Source link
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Neil Young is unfriending Facebook. In light of reports that Meta allegedly enabled AI chatbots to engage with minors in “romantic” and “sensual” ways, the rocker’s team released a statement on his profile announcing his decision to leave the platform Thursday (Aug. 14). “At Neil Young’s request, we are no longer using Facebook for any Neil Young related activities,” reads …
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Neil Young is done with Facebook. An admin for the musician’s official account shared a statement stating that the profile would no longer be active going forward for reasons related to recent reports that the website’s AI technology allowed for chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” per Reuters. “At Neil Young’s request, we are …
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A New Jersey man died while trying to visit an artificial intelligence chatbot he’d “met” on Facebook, believing it was a real woman, according to a report. Thongbue Wongbandue, 76, died March 28 after falling and injuring his head and neck in a parking lot on Rutgers University’s campus in New Brunswick, according to Reuters. If you purchase a product …
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Scammers are relentless in their pursuit of your personal information, from login credentials to credit card numbers, and one of the latest schemes targets Facebook users (again), this time in an attempt to open an ongoing line of communication that they can exploit over time. Malwarebytes Labs has identified a login phishing scam nearly identical to the one I recently …
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A man recently revealed how the tires he purchased off Facebook Marketplace quickly turned into a trip to Discount Tire to buy new ones. In the TikTok, Wyatt (@wyattalton) shares how the used tires he bought from Facebook Marketplace ended up not working out well for him. “Don’t be a dumb[expletive] like I was and buy used tires off Facebook …
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Facebook is purging accounts, 10 million gone in just six months. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Update, July 20, 2025: This story, originally published on July 18, has been updated to include additional reporting on how some readers say their accounts have been wrongly deleted as part of the Facebook purge, along with a warning as scammers strike trying to …
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Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to settle a multibillion dollar lawsuit with a group of shareholders over how top executives at Meta handled repeated privacy violations by Facebook. The shareholders were seeking $8bn (£6bn) in damages. It is unclear how much they agreed to settle for. The settlement was announced on Thursday by a lawyer for the shareholders, just before the …
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