#Meta’s Reality Labs posts $6.02 billion #loss in fourth quarter

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/28/metas-reality-labs-posts-6point02-billion-loss-in-fourth-quarter.html?__source=androidappshare

Meta is squarely in bed with the regime, in case you forget. These are lists of the names of thousands of DHS employees.

Wired: Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads https://www.wired.com/story/meta-is-blocking-links-to-ice-list-on-facebook-instagram-and-threads/ @WIRED #Meta #fascism

Wixen files lawsuit against Meta over unlicensed music; piracy of Japanese content rises three-fold; photographer dismisses case against Drake.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/01/28/3-count-what-did-i-miss/

#Copyright #Meta #Drake #Anime #Manga

Read if you care about your privacy. Be a willing victim if you don't.

"That operating model eroded over time as privacy changes and signal loss made deterministic targeting less reliable."

"That rebuild began with Andromeda, a personalized ads retrieval engine, and expanded into Meta’s Generative Ads Recommendation Model (GEM)."

Search Engine Land:
Inside Meta’s AI-driven advertising system: How Andromeda and GEM work together https://searchengineland.com/meta-ai-driven-advertising-system-andromeda-gem-468020 @searchengineland #Meta #privacy

A new class‑action lawsuit alleges WhatsApp’s end‑to‑end encryption is ineffective, claiming Meta can access users’ supposedly private chats despite long‑standing privacy assurances. 📱🔒
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Class-action-lawsuit-WhatsApp-encryption-allegedly-ineffective-11156940.html
#WhatsApp #Encryption #Meta #Privacy #TechNews

#SIgnal is the better #WhatsApp ✅ 💡

https://signal.org/download/

Amazon’s latest 16,000 cuts sit on top of roughly 73,000 corporate roles already eliminated since 2022, as the company leans harder into AI and automation.

Amazon cuts 16,000 more corporate jobs while pouring billions into AI and automation, after roughly 27,000 cuts in 2022–23 and another 14,000 last year – about 73,000 white‑collar roles erased in the name of “efficiency.”

Meta slashed about 11,000 jobs in 2022 and another 10,000 in 2023 in its earlier “year of efficiency” pivot toward AI and infrastructure (excluding the latest 2026 Reality Labs / metaverse layoffs), while also pruning several hundred AI research roles as it refocuses on “superintelligence.”

Accenture has dumped more than 11,000 people in a global restructuring explicitly framed around AI, exiting staff they say can’t be “reskilled” for the new model.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/amazon-cuts-16000-jobs-artificial-intelligence-rcna256280
#Amazon #Layoffs #AI #FutureOfWork #Tech #Labour #Automation #Inequality #Accenture #Meta

Presently #whatsapp is under scrutiny, but people forget that the CEO of WhatsApp stepped down due to privacy concerns back in 2018.

#Meta owns WhatsApp. It's part of their intention economy, as is #Facebook, #Instagram,...

And that intention economy, first optimistic *for* users, is weaponized against users. Anyone remember the Cambridge Analytica scandal?

Understand the #IntentionEconomy.

It likely already understands you.

#privacy

https://knowprose.com/2025/05/introducing-the-intention-economy/

#WhatsApp is rolling out a new stricter security setting to protect users from cyberattacks

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/whatsapp-is-rolling-out-a-new-stricter-security-setting-to-protect-users-from-cyber-attacts/

#cybersecurity #Meta

Massive Anschuldigungen
Meta kann angeblich WhatsApp Nachrichten lesen obwohl E2EE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjyUtR5Xdk

#Meta #WhatsApp #E2EE #Lawsuit #Privacy #Bombshell

Kuoleman tohtori @ilonamorticia on bäkkiin Mastodonissa, WoHoo!

Onko #muuten nyt nämä tänne tulevat / palaavat Sinitaivas- vai Meta- vai sekä-että -pakolaisia?

#some #somefi #Meta #Sinitaivas #Bluesky #SuomiMastodon

@c_th1 @pallenberg @ONLYOFFICE @padeluun bin Ich auch seit November, hab das ganze aber auf die spitze getrieben und #Googleund #meta gleich mit aus meinen leben entfernt. #grapheneos auf dem Smartphone, Nextcloud und #foss 😁 es lebt sich viel schöner.

#ICEList is a great #wiki project. #Meta blocks sharing the link so consider circulating this through your other networks.

https://wiki.icelist.is
#ICE #antifascism #ICEOut

"
Meta has started blocking its users from sharing links to ICE List, a website that has compiled the names of what it claims are Department of Homeland Security employees, a project the creators say is designed to hold those employees accountable.

Dominick Skinner, the creator of ICE List, tells WIRED that links to the website have been shared without issue on Meta’s platforms for more than six months.

“I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity,” says Skinner.
"[1]

[1]
https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/
2026.01.27 13:10:XX
Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Wired
<https://www.wired.com/story/meta-is-blocking-links-to-ice-list-on-facebook-instagram-and-threads/>
> @ambiguous_yelp:ahimsa.chat
2026.01.28 02:XX:XX GMT
#created

#Censorship #USA #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #DHS #DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity #ICE #ImmigrationCustomsEnforcement #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Threads #ICEList

Ban Meta.

"Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents filed in a New Mexico state court case and made public Monday."

Reuters: Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing alleges https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/meta-ceo-zuckerberg-blocked-curbs-sex-talking-chatbots-minors-court-filing-2026-01-27/ @Reuters #Meta #Zuckerberg #chatbot

#Meta pregătește abonamente premium contracost pentru 📸#Instagram, #Facebook și 📞#WhatsApp: Ce presupun aceste subscrieri.

🔗 https://wp.me/p9KpFA-53PY

#Știri

WhatsApp’s new ‘lockdown’ settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks https://thever.ge/rvXN #Security #Apps #Meta #News #Tech

Tech Crunch: WhatsApp is rolling out a new stricter security setting to protect users (days after a privacy lawsuit) https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/whatsapp-is-rolling-out-a-new-stricter-security-setting-to-protect-users-from-cyber-attacts/ @TechCrunch #Meta #WhatsApp #infosec

Google first alerted Android users to this vulnerability in September. But now, Google Project Zero has made the WhatsApp Android vulnerability public because Meta failed to properly patch it within 90 days.

Pavel Durov on X: "You’d have to be braindead to believe WhatsApp is secure in 2026. When we analyzed how WhatsApp implemented its “encryption”, we found multiple attack vectors."

From yesterday:

Forbes: Google Warns 2 Billion Android Users—Do Not Save Photos From WhatsApp https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/01/26/google-issues-whatsapp-attack-warning-for-all-android-users/ @forbes

Malwarebytes (promo toward the end): A WhatsApp bug lets malicious media files spread through group chats https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/a-whatsapp-bug-lets-malicious-media-files-spread-through-group-chats #WhatsApp #Android #Meta #infosec #vulnerability

https://get.mypost.to/dzpzuA
A massive group of parents, teens and school districts is taking on the world’s
#socialmedia #meta #youtube #tiktok

How is it possible for a social media network to both suck and blow at the same time?

I so wish more of my friends were here, but hey, new friends!

#meta #facebook #metasucks #metablows #instagramistoxic

#California. #Meta (📸#Facebook), #TikTok și ▶️#YouTube sunt pentru prima dată aduse în fața justiției, sub acuzația că sunt concepute să dea dependență și că contribuie la agravarea problemelor de sănătate mintală ale tinerilor. Deși este unul civil, procesul ar putea fi ulterior folosit ca referință în alte litigii împotriva marilor platforme sociale.

🔗 https://biziday.ro/?p=346174

#Știri #SUA #RețeleSociale #RețeleDeSocializare #Sănătate

Reuters:Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/meta-tiktok-youtube-stand-trial-youth-addiction-claims-2026-01-26/ @Reuters #Meta #TikTok #YouTube #socialmedia #mentalhealth

Es gibt Hinweise auf ein kostenpflichtiges #WhatsApp. Dabei wird mehr als deutlich, dass #Meta eine #Datenkrake ist, die Geld mit Werbung verdient. Wer das nicht möchte, zahlt. Und gibt seine Daten trotzdem an #Zuckerberg. Dann lieber #Signal oder #Threema

@DonTheMaster @AlienJay

Da hast du absolut recht, fast alles ist besser als #Meta 🙂 Ich werde die Tage mal ein paar #P2P Messenger ausprobieren 🤔

Habe hier irgendwo gelesen, dass #Meta Posting zu #Minneapolis lösche - hat jemand dafür Quellen oder Belege? Ich finde das total krass und würde es gerne aus Neugier verifiziert wissen.

在網路看到"threads檢舉代替封鎖"的文章有感而發

我對於meta的檢舉功能有很大的質疑，檢舉是一回事，meta怎麼處理又是一回事。
其實最主要是我對meta的信任是0，明明已檢舉違規內容，但系統依舊說沒有違規，一些該刪的不刪，該下架的不下架，該停權的不停權，然後又一直亂ban守規矩的使用者，怎麼信任？

#meta #檢舉 #meta停權

If you don't want to see billionaires succeed, remember that their wealth is almost exclusively a function of the stock market, and STOP USING THEIR PRODUCTS.

#Amazon #ChatGPT #Facebook #Grok #Instagram #Meta #SpaceX #Whatsapp #X

#Foxnews has already spun Alex Pretti's murder into a political story. Major news network will follow the lead and take the murder story down soon.

#Meta's Facebook & instagram, Musk's #Twitter and even TikTok's algorithms also tip the balance toward Trump since 2025.

In this information environment, most Americans believe "domestic terrorists" are running wild in #Minnesota. It lays the groundwork for the declaration of martial law and the cancellation of the midterm elections.

#AlexPretti

Alt...

Foxnews puts "truce shattered" as the front page story and blame Democrats for upholding ICE funding.

Don't ever trust a man wearing "smart glasses" from Meta.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7jej2elyyo

#privacy #harassment #meta

With the US acting more and more like a rogue state, it's time to impose your own personal sanctions.

Bite the bullet. Stop using Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and ChatGPT - where you can. Hit them where it hurts and burst that AI bubble.

Most of the barriers come down to inconvenience.

#LeaveBigTech #Boycott #BoycottAmerica #US #BigTech #Microsoft #Apple #Google #Meta #ChatGPT #AIBubble

„Nein, wenn es Dir wichtig wäre,
Dich mit mir zu verabreden, würdest Du mich - insbesondere angesichts der Weltlage - nicht dazu bringen wollen, das im Kaffeekränzchen Deiner #Nazibar (#facebook #meta #whatsapp) zu organisieren.“
Meine Güte.

All the people decrying #Wayland and #SystemD are the same #Stallmanist [#GNU "#AGPLv3-only!" extremist] folks that refused to do it better themselves but instead choose to enshittify and toxify the #FLOSS community.

• THIS is so fecking true!

#meta #community #OpenSource #RadeBait #Venting #Commentary #Sarcasm #politricks

OPINIE Cum am fost acuzați de ”factcheckerii” #Meta că promovăm imagini AI ca fiind reale când, de fapt, demontam fake-uri virale pe 📸#Instagram, parte a grupului 🇺🇸#America␁n.

🔗 https://wp.me/p9KpFA-53lm

#Știri #SUA

With #meta blocking stories about the protests and strike in #Minnessota, it is a reminder of why platforms like the fediverse are important. This is a video of the clergy protest at the MSP airport today, passed along by a colleague, at which 97 clergy were arrested.

#AbolishICE #IceOut #ClergyProtest

Meta is stopping teens from chatting with its AI characters https://thever.ge/qTUv #Meta #News #Tech #AI

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

Alt...

Meine IT Datenschutz Liste für alle 2026 !!

Meta wants to block data about social media use, mental health in child safety trial https://arstechni.ca/ARRX #socialmedia #Policy #meta

Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide

Meta on Wednesday announced it’s expanding ads on Threads to all users globally. The expansion, which starts next week, will be gradual, the company says, noting it may take months for the full rollout to complete.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/threads-rolls-out-ads-to-all-users-worldwide/

#FediPact #meta #threads

之前 IG 是公開個人檔案，可選要維持私人無數據、或轉換成專業有數據的品牌模式⋯是說 #Meta 會保護個人隱私和數據，似乎漸漸成為公開的笑話了？🤷

Wie die Rechten in der EU von US-Tech Konzernen umworben werden... #Instagram #Facebook #Meta #WhatsApp #Signal #X #Twitter #Amazon #Google #Cloudflare #Microsoft #UnplugTrump #FckUSA #SignalApp #UnplugBigTech #Linux #NoNazis #FckAfD #FckNzs www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

US-Tech-Konzerne verbrüdern si...

RE: https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/115934750259614840

Those surprised, sign below.

#Threads #Meta

Happy to provide detailed documentation to NFB for escalation to Meta. This needs human review from people who understand assistive technology, and it needs to be escalated to Meta's accessibility and legal teams.
How are blind users supposed to access Threads if screen readers trigger automatic suspensions?
#Accessibility #A11y #Threads #Meta

Rotten to the core. Ban Meta.

"The company has petitioned the judge to exclude certain research studies and articles around social media and youth mental health; any mention of a recent high-profile case involving teen suicide and social media content; and any references to Meta’s financial resources, the personal activities of employees, and Mark Zuckerberg’s time as a student at Harvard University."

Wired: Meta Seeks to Bar Mentions of Mental Health—and Zuckerberg’s Harvard Past—From Child Safety Trial https://www.wired.com/story/meta-child-safety-trial-ask-judge-bar-mental-health-harvard/ @WIRED #Meta #Zuckerberg #mentalhealth

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant.

@AssociatedPress reports on the case that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp: https://flip.it/15-BOp

#Meta #FTC #SocialMedia #Technology #Antitrust