Interessant om in 'Data als Wapen' van De #Groene te lezen over de gevaren van het #internet en dan met name die van #desinformatie.

Kimberley #Kruijver, onderzoeker bij #TNO:
‘De – meestal Amerikaanse – Big Tech-bedrijven willen weinig of geen controle, ze willen klik, klik, klik om nog meer winst te maken. Dat is de wind die er nu waait, zowel economisch als politiek. #Meta heeft zijn factcheckers al weggehaald. Europa worstelt daar enorm mee.'

@DeGroene

@itnewsbot

#Meta "#AI hiring" was in actuality poaching talent from other AI shops.

They we're literally paying salaries of hundreds of millions per year $800,000,000 (up to)

But in a sign of what a colossal dick Zuck is, 2/3rd of those approached chose "Fuck off" over "Fuck you money"

STOP using corporate platforms! 🚨🛑

From demanding "real names", official IDs, and face scans destroying pseudonymity,

To carefully keeping track of everyone you interact with,

To tracking everything you do on the internet *outside* these platforms linking it back to your profile without your knowledge,

They will now utilize, process, tag, and judge everything you post to feed their AI models or sell it back to someone else's models.

It will only get *worse* from now.

You have no control whatsoever on what will be done with this AI-compiled profile of you later on.

The only solution to stay safe from their insatiable greed is to leave and delete,
before they eat you whole.

#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Threads #X #Twitter #Reddit #LinkedIn #Discord #Slack #Privacy #HumanRights #NoAI #AI

LLMs are harmful. Not just because of their output, but also because of the output their owners explicitly design them not to produce.

For example, try asking Meta's LLM what the company does to prevent their tech from having inappropriate conversations with minors and see corporate censorship in action.
--
#IrresponsibleTech #LLMs #Meta

There is always a catch with Meta. and how can you be sure it's accurate?

"Meta notes that the AI translations will use the sound and tone of the creator’s own voice to make the dubbed voice sound authentic when translating the content to a new language."

Tech Crunch: Meta rolls out AI-powered translations to creators globally, starting with English and Spanish https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/19/meta-rolls-out-ai-powered-translations-to-creators-globally-starting-with-english-and-spanish/ @TechCrunch @Sarahp #Meta #AI #privacy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into both Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for “potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly marketing themselves as mental health tools.” Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/qJ3DPy

#Tech #AI #Technology #Meta

There's already been an outcry over this.

"Add to that the—for me–always nagging feeling that Meta will learn even more about you and your behavior, and you may want to change your initial choice."

Malwarebytes (includes sales pitch): Instagram Map: What is it and how do I control it? https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/08/instagram-map-what-is-it-and-how-do-i-control-it

Consumer Affairs: Instagram’s new map feature sparks safety fears — What parents should know https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/instagrams-new-map-feature-sparks-safety-fears-what-parents-should-know-081825.html #cybersecurity #infosec #Meta #Instagram #privacy

#Meta is #crackingdown on #unoriginalcontent on #Facebook, removing accounts that repost others’ work without permission or meaningful edits. This move follows #YouTube’s similar policy update targeting mass-produced and repetitive content. Both platforms aim to promote originality and value-added content, potentially impacting accounts that rely heavily on reposting. https://www.searchenginejournal.com/meta-follows-youtube-in-crackdown-on-unoriginal-content/551096/?eicker.marketing #performance #marketing #analytics

Following the success (sarcasm!) of my previous post "Battle of IMs", I decided it's time to write another post where I try to articulate in a technical but snarky way my view on the wonderful world of social media, and which one is best among the mainstream and non-mainstream ones. This is a long post, reviewing 14 different "socials".

https://gagliardoni.net/#20250818_battle_of_socials

#socialmedia #social #privacy #selfsovereignty #security #digitalsovereignty #mastodon #nostr #bluesky #ssb #securescuttlebutt #facebook #meta #tiktok #threads #x #twitter #diaspora #friendica #linkedin #xing #instagram

From yesterday. And the outrage shouldn't end here. Both Meta and Musk's Grok should be accountable because they are both permitting this.

Reuters first revealed this on August 14:
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/ @Reuters

Newsweek: Outrage Grows After Meta Admits AI Guidelines Let Chatbots Flirt With Kids https://www.newsweek.com/outrage-meta-grows-ai-chatbot-flirt-children-2114089 @newsweek #Meta

Wenn ihr #Bücher, Fachbücher oder ähnliches geschrieben habt, könnt ihr hier nach gucken ob Meta euren Intellektuellen Input verwendet hat ohne #Copyright oder #Urheberrecht einzuhalten.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/search-libgen-data-set/682094/

#Literatur #Meta #KI

@rootsandcalluses @ACM

I meeaaaaaaannnnn, the US Computer World does contain a bunch of (mainly) men whose work in the digital sphere seems to revolve around enabling and implementing eugenics and fascism, but that's just silly con valley for you. 😅

Wouldn't be surprised if enough such accounts (all the big Computery instances I know of have to do with FOSS, most of which lean ostensibly left) were reported by enough accounts on mstdn.social for this to result in that...

#meta

This is same "senator" who was seen fleeing the January 6 coup attempt. 😆

PC Mag: Senator Orders Meta to Hand Over Docs About 'Sensual' Exchanges With Minors https://www.pcmag.com/news/senator-orders-meta-to-hand-over-docs-related-to-sensual-exchanges-with @PCMag #Meta #AI

#Meta faces backlash over AI policy that lets bots have ‘sensual’ conversations with children https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/15/meta-ai-chat-children?CMP=share_btn_url

Un document intern al #Meta detaliază practici imorale ale chatboților AI.
Au permis creatorilor să „angajeze un copil în conversații romantice sau senzuale” – 📰#Reuters.

🔗 https://techrider.ro/ai/analiza-un-document-intern-al-meta-detaliaza-practici-imorale-ale-chatbotilor-ai-au-permis-creatorilor-sa-angajeze-un-copil-in-conversatii-romantice-sau-senzuale-reuters/#new_tab

#Știri #Tehnologie #InteligențaArtificială #AI

Meta should also be on the target list. It's "erotic" AI bots are targeting minors and recently contributed to the death of a cognitively-impaired man.

TechCrunch: Louisiana attorney general sues Roblox https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/15/louisiana-attorney-general-sues-roblox/ @TechCrunch #Roblox

The Independent, from yesterday: Cognitively impaired man traveled to NYC to meet Facebook chatbot he fell in love with. He never returned home https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/ai-relationship-death-facebook-b2807899.html @TheIndependent #Meta #AI

#Meta în criză internă.
Mai mulți cercetători părăsesc compania din cauza echipei de superinteligență.

🔗 https://techrider.ro/ai/meta-in-criza-interna-mai-multi-cercetatori-parasesc-compania-din-cauza-echipei-de-superinteligenta/#new_tab

#Știri

Wtf #ai #technology #meta https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/

Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids https://arstechni.ca/3PRW #childsafety #Instagram #chatbots #Facebook #Policy #MetaAI #meta #AI

Investigație 📰#Reuters. #Meta permite chatbot-ului său AI din aplicația Messenger să inventeze povești, să mintă că este o persoană reală și chiar să poarte conversații romantice, pentru a atrage utilizatorii, inclusiv pe minori. În 🇺🇸#SUA, un bărbat grav bolnav, convins de chatbot să călătorească în alt stat “pentru a se întâlni”, a murit pe drum.

🔗 https://biziday.ro/?p=328139

#Știri #Tehnologie #InteligențaArtificială #AI

Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors https://thever.ge/td8y #Meta #News #Tech #AI

Meta appoints notorious anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as AI bias advisor

"Robby Starbuck, a former music video director turned failed congressional candidate and MAGA Republican pundit, is the face of the right’s anti-DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) movement in its self-imposed ‘War on Woke’."

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/14/meta-robby-starbuck-ai/

#FediPact #meta #threads #AI

And since we're talking about Meta, here's a link (originally via @FediPact ) about them appointing an anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist Robby Starbuck as an "AI bias advisor".

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/14/meta-robby-starbuck-ai/

#Meta #threads

"An internal Meta policy document, seen by Reuters, reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex, race and celebrities."

Reuters: Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/ @Reuters #Meta #AI

The victim was cognitively-impaired. And even if he wasn't, this is a crime, Meta, for which you bear responsibility - and will, in court.

"Meta declined to comment on Bue’s death or address questions about why it allows chatbots to tell users they are real people or initiate romantic conversations."

Reuters: Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-death/ @Reuters #AI #Meta

#Meta’s flirty #AI #chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home.

A 76 year old New Jersey man grew infatuated with “Big sis Billie,” a #Facebook Messenger chatbot with a young woman’s persona that purported to be real, even giving the man a real address in NYC to come be with her. His attraction which ended in his #death puts a spotlight on Meta’s AI guidelines, which have let chatbots make things up & engage in 'sensual' banter with #children.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/metas-flirty-ai-chatbot-invited-retiree-new-york-he-never-made-it-home-2025-08-14/

Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

"An internal Meta Platforms document detailing policies on chatbot behavior has permitted the company’s artificial intelligence creations to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” generate false medical information and help users argue that Black people are “dumber than white people.”...

"Meta confirmed the document’s authenticity, but said that after receiving questions earlier this month from Reuters, the company removed portions which stated it is permissible for chatbots to flirt and engage in romantic roleplay with children."

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/

#meta #threads #FediPact

A political appeal by a democratically minded European based on the dramatically changing situation and its consequences in the field of technology and IT:

Guys, if for whatever reason you are still working with Windows (or Apple, Google...), I can only urge you to take the current circumstances as a reason to switch to Linux and free software! Never has such a switch been more appropriate and important!

The end of Windows 10, Microsoft's coercion towards MS accounts and cloud compulsion, all the advertising spam from MS within Windows 11, the artificial hardware requirements for it, the AI compulsion in Windows, the data exploitation including data sales and telemetry behavior, the integrated spyware, and so many other negative and bad things!

And on top of that, there are the current political developments in the fascist states of America. Uneducated idiot, fascist, anti-democrat and narcissist with a severe minority complex – and best friend of child molester Epstein – Trump is turning the country into a fascist dictatorship, and the big American tech companies are bowing to the convicted criminal, most recently Tim Apple– ready to hand over all the data he demands and install surveillance tools, and not even stopping at Europe and Europeans. Trump's hatred of Europe is well known, who knows what other brown shit will spill over the Atlantic to us.

That's why, dear people, and especially those outside the US (unfortunately, we can't help the good and decent people there, but they elected the brown problem in the White House themselves): Linux and free software now!

#linux #opensource #freesoftware #windows #endof10 #microsoft #google #apple #bigdata #bigtech #surveillance #fascism #trump #europe #eu #meta #amazon

Auf Whatsapp wurde ein 'erweiterter Chat-Datenschutz' implementiert. Ein Kettenbrief warnt vor 'automatischem Zugriff' auf private Chatinhalte durch MetaAI.
Laut Minikama soll MetaAI nur auf Inhalte zugreifen, wenn Beteiligte im jeweiligen Chat die KI aktiv nutzen.

Echt jetzt? - Tut mir leid. Ich glaube es nicht. Selbst mit eingeschaltetem Chat-Datenschutz und dem Hinweis, dass 'MetaAI in diesem Chat nicht erwähnt werden kann' glaube ich Meta nicht.

(Nutze v.a. Signal!)

#Meta #AI #Whatsapp

Metan omistama Threads tuplasi käyttäjämääränsä vuodessa

Threadsilla on nykyisin yli 400 miljoonaa kuukausittaista aktiivista käyttäjää

https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2025/08/13/threads-400-miljoonaa-kayttajaa-kuukaudessa

#sosiaalinenmedia #threads #meta #uutiset #teknologia #tekniikka

LEAKED: A New List Reveals Top Websites Meta Is Scraping of Copyrighted Content to Train Its AI (Including Many Fediverse Instances!!!)

"The tech giant is sidestepping guardrails that websites use to prevent being scraped, data show, in a move whistleblowers say is unethical and potentially illegal."

ARTICLE: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/meta-facebook-tech-copyright-privacy-whistleblower

FULL PDF: https://www.dropsitenews.com/api/v1/file/b3555944-e204-4f5e-9a64-e44281b19a82.pdf

#FediPact #meta #threads #AI