Meta has discontinued its metaverse for work, too https://thever.ge/HZuU #VirtualReality #Meta #News #Tech

Hi @Mastodon & all of the #mastodon instances & @mastodonmigration

i hope everyone follows Jake Broe on #Youtube. he provides the best #Ukraine & #uspol analysis out there

now you can follow him & engage w/ him here w/ #bridgyfed for @realjakebroe.bsky.social 💙

we no longer have to interact w/ fascist appeasing #meta @jakebroe (12k followers)

so let's grow his 73 followers here on real #Fediverse 💙 & encourage more people to use @bsky.brid.gy

next #Peertube 😉💙

Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday.

@AssociatedPress reports: "While AI training has sparked legal battles elsewhere over copyright and other issues, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said he welcomes it."

https://flip.it/i-otck

#Wikipedia #AI #Tech #Microsoft #Meta

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Zur Begrüßung ein Abschiedsbrief. Aber Hallo.

Eines Morgens in aller Frühe… es muss vor dem trockenen Müsli gewesen sein, etwa um das Jahr 2026, als ich so dachte, vor mich her, ganz leise:

Das ist der Algorithmus, zu dem Jan nicht mehr mit muss. Auf der Meta‑Ebene konzertierte ich zu konzentrierte Konzern‑concerns.

#marshallmcluhan #mediumisthemassage #fediverse #metaverse #meta #media

RE: https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor/115896762629929197

“#Meta met 38 times with MEPs from the ECR, the Patriots and the Europe of Sovereign Nations Group.

#Google has also not shied away from meeting far-right MEPs. A few days after the launch of the digital omnibus, the Head of Public Affairs of Google France joined a dinner party in Strasbourg hosted by six French MEPs from the far right Rassemblement National.”

93-year-old, #Philadelphia Mummer-obsessed Welsh grandma was banned from Instagram, part of a growing fight with #Meta use of #AI https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/mummer-grandmother-wales-banned-meta-artificial-intelligence-20260113.html

This is a brutally honest and intense reflection by a close friend of mine, outlining why she quit Meta and retired from Tech altogether.

https://brittahummel.substack.com/p/why-i-left

#meta #burnout

Meine IT Datenschutz Liste für alle 2026 !!

https://cryptpad.digitalcourage.de/file/#/2/file/zjE1-jSDj6HbZhvuXSig0euQ

( Transparenz: Ich arbeite nicht in der IT, dies ist ein kleines HobbyProjekt, wo Ich versuche Menschen ein paar nützlich Computer Tipps zu geben. )

#Datenschutz
#Privatsphäre
#Sicherheit
#Verschlüsselung
#Chatkontrolle
#Linux
#Windows
#Windows10
#Endof10
#Windows11
#Betriebssystem
#Supportende
#Gaming
#Browser
#Fediverse
#Mastodon
#Suchmaschine
#Passwortmanager
#Informationssicherheit
#YouTube
#Werbeblocker
#2FA
#eMail
#Messenger
#UnplugTrump
#BigTech
#AI
#GraniteAct
#CloudAct
#Meta
#Facebook
#TikTok
#Instagram
#DID / #DUD
#unblugtrump

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Meine IT Datenschutz Liste für alle 2026 !!

Mehr KI – oder besser nicht?

Wieder haben sich einige Meldungen zum Thema Ki angesammelt, von denen ich drei hier gemeinsam aufgreife. Fangen wir mit Microsoft (MS) an. MS betreibt zwei Strategien: Erstens alles in Cloud-Computing ("always online") drücken; zweitens überall KI. Mit jedem Upgrade werden Windows und MS-Office mit mehr KI-Funktionen "angereichert". Nicht alle Anwender/innen finden KI eine Bereicherung, vorsichtig ausgedrückt. Aber es ist gar nicht einfach, der Vergewohltätigung durch KI zu entkommen. Deswegen hat ein Entwickler (mit Beiträgen von anderen) ein Script geschrieben, mit dem man - Stand heute - sämtliche KI aus Windows herausoperieren

https://www.pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/2026/01/14/mehr-ki-oder-besser-nicht/

#Allgemein #Empfehlung #Hintergrund #Warnung #datenschutz #KI #meta #privacy #privatsphäre #UnplugTrump

Wer einen Meta-Account hat (Facebook oder Instagram):

Tragt euch mal für die Verbandsklage gegen Meta ein. Kostet nix. Kann mehrere hundert Euro Schadensersatz einbringen.

Hintergrund:
https://www.test.de/Datenschutzverstoss-Meta-sieht-fast-jeden-Klick-6234106-0/

Hier eintragen:
https://www.meta-klage.de/

#meta #datenschutz #klage

Bloomberg: Meta begins job cuts as it shifts from metaverse to AI devices https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-begins-job-cuts-as-it-shifts-from-metaverse-to-ai-devices/ar-AA1U7LyI #Meta

Do you also hate when #bigtech makes the problem solving so hard for the end-user that a big portion of the people just give up before ever finding a way to contact a real human?
Talking about recent experience with #microsoft and #meta

Have you had similar experiences? Did you give up or eventually found help?

»Trump und die Tech-Giganten – Das Spiel um Macht:
US Tech-Milliardäre pflegen enge Kontakte zur neuen amerikanischen Regierung. Wie groß ist ihr Einfluss unter Trump?«

Eine klare Zusammenfassung wie US Tech-Konzerne mittels Trump an der Macht sind.

📺 https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDovL3dkci5kZS9CZWl0cmFnLXNvcGhvcmEtOTEzYjc3OTQtYTE3ZS00MGE5LWIxY2UtNGZjZmRiOTUwYTZm

#trump #ElonMusk #PeterThiel #musk #ki #thiel #zuckerberg #MarkZuckerberg #it #macht #usa #itkonzernen #ki #macht #us #SamAltmann #doku #tv #meta #google #x #Techgiganten #tesla #paypal #amazon #spacex #facebook #palantir

#openai #google #anthropic #meta and #microsoft all have said that their LLM models do not store copies of the information that they learn from. A new Stanford study proves that there are such copies in AI models, and it is just the latest of several studies to do so.
This may be a massive legal liability for #ai companies that could potentially cost the industry billions of dollars in copyright-infringement judgments, and lead products to be taken off the market

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/ai-memorization-research/685552/?gift=NJpHw9fdcmQdiPa0tCBLEkPpq6_lwPrX-9Ktk1-uZPY&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Fosta consilieră a lui #Trump, Dina #Powell McCormick, numită în fruntea #Meta.
#Trump a felicitat-o și lăudat-o după numire.

🔗 https://wp.me/p9KpFA-526u

#Știri #SUA

Meta plans to lay off hundreds of metaverse employees this week https://thever.ge/L5yM #VirtualReality #Meta #News #Tech

Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump adviser, as its president and vice chair, in charge of guiding overall strategy. In a Truth Social post, Donald Trump described the appointment as a "great choice" by Mark Zuckerberg. Here's more from @AssociatedPress.

https://flip.it/nf49MT

#Technology #Tech #Meta #Facebook #TrumpAdministration #DinaPowellMcCormick

@LibertyOverGov
i'm glad you are building a movement there. personally, i've deleted #facebook #whatsapp & all #meta products bc i don't like funding the fascists who will turn around & use that $ against us. seems inefficient.
i prefer to #boycott fascists & take what they care about most - their $. that's the most effective way to change their behavior
but i understand you have to go where the people are when creating a movement. but i'll just follow you from here on #Mastodon 💙

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Top half is a blue sky, Below it a field of wheat, Symbolizing the Ukrainian flag. In the field is a tree whose trunk forms into a, the symbol of the BLM movement. The tree is symbol from the Green Party with a green earth and leaves. Text reads, Respect existence or expect resistance. The words RESPECT EXISTENCE are written in a curve along the top with RESPECT in the colors of the rainbow representing LGBTQ+, and EXISTENCE in yellow against the blue sky, again representing Ukraine. OR is a large 3D monument at the base of the tree painted in black, white and red in the manner of the Antifa flag. EXPECT RESISTANCE is written in a curve along the bottom with EXPECT in red and RESISTANCE in black, again to represent anti-fascist colors. Next to the OR is a mastodon to represent Mastodon. (it used to be a blue butterfly on top of the fist when i was on bluesky) Carved into the trunk of the tree is a heart with my signature WT7.

#Meta fixes #Instagram #password #reset flaw, denies data breach
https://securityaffairs.com/186829/security/meta-fixes-instagram-password-reset-flaw-denies-data-breach.html
#securityaffairs #hacking

Engadget: Meta appoints ex-Trump and Bush official as its new president and vice chairman https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-appoints-ex-trump-and-bush-official-as-its-new-president-and-vice-chairman-151048263.html @Engadget #Meta

Meta urges Australia to rethink under-16 social media ban after blocking over 500,000 accounts.

CNBC reports the country's "Online Safety Amendment Act 2024 came into effect on Dec. 11, barring access to 10 major services including Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit, Snapchat, and X."

https://flip.it/u3_X2f

#Meta #SocialMedia #Australia #Tech #Technology

https://get.mypost.to/VmSr3G
Over 500,000 accounts blocked in Australia, Meta urges to rethink their position
#socialmedia #meta #banunder16 #cnbc

17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Exposed in Major Data Leak

https://cyberpress.org/instagram-data-leak

#security #safety #data #InfoSec #cybersecurity #instagram #meta #social #media #SocialMedia #tech #technology #BigTech

been back on Fedi for 2 weeks and already getting bot spam 🎉 very cool.
#meta #fediverse #aislop

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Message from account "Stephanie Flores" with just the word "hello".

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Photo of the same image posted on Facebook by a different person several years ago.

Threads shows this if you use "bad words" in your post. Well, fuck you. F-bombs are harmless these days, compared to the bigger picture. People are dying, we are allowed to be angry.

I'm glad I can express anger, joy, or any human emotion, and use profanity freely here in the Fediverse.

#USPol #Meta #Politics #Death #Minneapolis #Threads

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Meta Threads popup saying: "Consider editing your post: This post is similar to others that have been reported. Please keep Threads a supportive place by rethinking it."

Massive #Instagram Leak — 17.5M Accounts’ Personal #Data Circulating on Dark Web

https://cybersecuritynews.com/instagram-data-leak-exposes-sensitive-info-of-17-5m-accounts/

#meta #privacy #DarkWeb #DataLeak #SocialMedia

While no passwords were not a part of this, remain vigilant of any phishing scams that may come your way.

An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users

https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/an-instagram-data-breach-reportedly-exposed-the-personal-info-of-175-million-users-192105616.html?src=rss

#Instagram #Meta #Data #Breach #Privacy #Security #SocialMedia #Tech

Instagram Data Leak Exposes Sensitive Info of 17.5M Accounts

Compromised data includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers, and physical addresses.

https://cybersecuritynews.com/instagram-data-leak-exposes-sensitive-info-of-17-5m-accounts/

#Instagram #Meta #hack #leak #socialmedia #technology #privacy #personalinformation #cybersecurity

This has, unfortunately, resulted in the slander of our instance. Branded as allegedly being "*anti-moderation*" and "bigoted" for choosing not to punish their users over frivolous reports or engage in the fediblock of the more fringe or controversial instances on here ourselves.

So Fedizens, what are your thoughts?

*Edited.

#AskFedi, #FediBlock, #Meta, #Moderation, #FediAdmin.

This has, unfortunately, resulted in the slander of our instance. Branded as allegedly being "*anti-moderation*" and "bigoted" for choosing not to punish their users over frivilous reports or engage in the fediblock of the more fringe or controversial instances on here ourselves.

So Fedizens, what are your thoughts?

#AskFedi, #FediBlock, #Meta, #Moderation, #FediAdmin.

This has, unfortunately, resulted in the slander of our instance. Branded as allegedly being "*anti-moderation*" and "bigoted" for choosing not to fediblock some of the more fringe or controversial instances on the Fediverse ourselves.

So Fedizens, what are your thoughts?

#AskFedi, #FediBlock, #Meta, #Moderation, #FediAdmin.

Meta signs 3 nuclear power deals to help support Ohio AI data center

#Meta struck agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI data center that is being built in New Albany, #Ohio

The deal with Oklo, which counts #OpenAI's Sam Altman as one of its largest investors, will help to develop a 1.2 gigawatt power campus in Pike County, Ohio ( #AppalachianOhio ) to support Meta’s data centers in the region

https://www.wcpo.com/news/state/state-ohio/meta-signs-3-nuclear-power-deals-to-help-support-ohio-ai-data-center

🔗 Centrus Energy to Expand $1.58B Uranium Enrichment Facility in Ohio
https://news.constructconnect.com/centrus-energy-to-expand-1.58b-uranium-enrichment-facility-in-ohio

Tech Crunch: Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/09/meta-signs-deals-with-three-nuclear-companies-for-6-plus-gw-of-power/ @TechCrunch

Would you trust Meta with nuclear safety? #Meta #datacenters

@Kehrwoche
aber wenn es gar nicht weh tun darf, kommen wir nie von #meta & Co weg 😏

Filming women without their consent and knowledge is absolutely disgusting and creepy as hell. Posting it online makes it even more despicable.

Our governments are refusing to protect us from this abuse.

Companies selling creep glasses equipped with camera should be publicly shunned to bankruptcy.

"The man who filmed her had posted over a hundred similar videos on his TikTok page, and he is not the only one making this kind of content."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx23ke7rm7go

#Privacy #Consent #SmartGlasses #Meta #RayBan #BanRayBan

Wiceszef Mety płacze że regulacje nie pozwalają na dostęp do cennych danych Europejczyków... No kto by się spodziewał
#privacy #ai #meta
https://www.rp.pl/media/art43497741-europa-dlawi-sie-regulacjami-i-przegrywa-wyscig-o-ai?utm_source=mahalnet

@AlienJay Vielen lieben Dank Jörg, es hat sich jetzt echt schon gelohnt ❤️ soviel Feedback wie hier jetzt, gabs in der ganzen Zeit bei #Meta nicht 🤓🤣

Hey Siri, got any ideas for how to tackle Earth’s destruction by humankind?

#Reddit #tiktok #x #disinformation #FacebookFediverse #bereal #Twitter #socialmediause #socialmedia #twitter #mastodon #threads #facebook #pinterest #instagram #Facebook #meta #algorithms #newsmast