Well, I finally deleted my #Instagram account and my #Facebook page for "Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles".

They were a big waste of time anyway, and once #Meta makes #AgeVerification mandatory, it's two less things I have to delete before saying goodbye to them for good.

@LeoKirke

No particular date, but (a) both the #EuropeanUnion and the German government are preparing laws for #AgeVerification and (b) #Meta has lobbied hard for this.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47361235

Alphabet Enshittification

Open up / create another Google account and  continue storing and your data over there
When a Google account has about 75% of it quota occupied The System already starts to mutter that you need to buy More Space

That is the reason why they do this

You can create infinite amounts of accounts

@rl_dane

🦋💙❤️💋#SwitiLobi 💙💕🌹💐💙🦋

#Enshittification #Google #Meta #deception #Quota #programming #mathematics

US Top News and Analysis | Hassett says AI isn't costing anybody their job right now — but tech layoffs keep coming

AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that, despite a wave of tech layoffs at companies such as Amazon, Meta, Oracle and Block, there is “no sign in the data” that artificial‑intelligence technology is currently costing anyone their job; he emphasized that the administration is studying AI’s future impact on the workforce and has set up a task force to assess it, while firms cite AI‑driven automation and the move to smaller, highly skilled teams as reasons for recent staffing reductions.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/11/trump-white-house-hassett-ai-jobs.html

#KevinHassett #EconomicCouncil #CNBC #SquawkBox #WhiteHouse #Amazon #Meta #Oracle #Block #Square #

The Guardian | Forget the AI job apocalypse. AI’s real threat is worker control and surveillance by Nazrul Islam

AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

The article argues that the real threat of artificial intelligence at work isn’t mass unemployment but a growing divide between workers who use AI to augment their skills and those who are controlled and surveilled by opaque AI systems. While higher‑paid, autonomous roles (analysts, lawyers, managers) can benefit from AI as a “copilot” that speeds routine tasks and frees creativity, many lower‑paid workers face “bossware” that schedules, monitors, and judges performance, turning AI into a manager that dictates shifts, task timing and productivity metrics. This algorithmic management spreads from warehouses and gig platforms to corporate offices and schools, intensifying stress and eroding dignity, trust and control. The author calls for equitable AI skill training, transparent and contestable systems, and genuine worker participation in how AI is introduced, warning that without these safeguards the AI divide will cement a new, hidden inequality in the labour market.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/11/ai-worker-control-surveillance

#Amazon #Meta #WhiteHouse #aiartificialintelligence #workcareers

Das Tool namens Axplorer ist eine Neugestaltung eines bereits bestehenden Tools namens Pattern Boost. Der markante Unterschied: Pattern Boost lief auf einem Supercomputer; Axplorer läuft auf einem Mac Pro. (+)

#Mathematik #KI #Meta #AxiomMath

https://t3n.de/news/ki-als-boost-fuer-die-mathematik-wie-ein-neues-tool-die-software-von-meta-und-google-uebertrumpfen-will-1741742/

Times of India | Meta is laying off 8,000 employees this month, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a clear message for staff: We are streamlining teams so they aren't bigger than…

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Meta announced it will cut about 8,000 jobs on May 20, 2026, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg restructures the company around smaller, AI‑powered teams that can deliver the output previously achieved by larger groups. CFO Susan Li said the record $125‑$145 billion capital‑expenditure on data‑centers, custom chips and model training forces a tighter headcount, and she admitted the firm no longer has a clear picture of its “ideal” size in an era where AI tools enable one or two engineers to ship in a week what once required dozens of people for months. Zuckerberg emphasized that the cuts are about fitting the workforce into the next version of Meta rather than pure cost‑saving, insisting AI will amplify rather than replace workers. The move has sparked low internal morale, with reports of “ultraflat” structures, performance tracking via an internal Model Capability Initiative, and a 6 % drop in Meta’s stock after the earnings call.

Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/meta-is-laying-off-8000-employees-this-month-and-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-has-a-clear-message-for-staff-we-are-streamlining-teams-so-they-arent-bigger-than/articleshow/131009667.cms

#Meta #MarkZuckerberg #SusanLi #AI

#instagram SILENTLY removes end-to-end encryption from messages.

https://help.instagram.com/3490194014566528/

#meta #clownworld #privacy #infosec

@bluedevil

Looking to #Meta for security is sorta like going to a butcher for a salad.

English – The Conversation | Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting? by Joel Scanlan, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania

AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

Meta has eliminated end‑to‑end encryption for Instagram direct messages, meaning every private message can now be read by the platform and potentially used to personalise features, train AI models or target ads, despite earlier promises of a “privacy‑first” future. The change was justified by Meta on the grounds that few users opted into the encrypted option, a claim critics say reflects a circular rationale since the feature was hidden and rarely advertised. While regulators and child‑protection groups argue that encryption hinders detection of sexual exploitation and grooming, research shows most predators quickly move victims off‑platform, and technology already exists to flag harmful content on‑device without breaking encryption. The article stresses that the debate is a false choice—privacy and safety can coexist through on‑device, privacy‑preserving detection methods—and calls for Meta to apply a consistent, safety‑by‑design approach across all its messaging services.

Read more: https://theconversation.com/instagram-can-now-read-all-users-private-messages-will-this-make-kids-safer-or-just-boost-ad-targeting-282496

#Instagram #Meta #lawenforcement #childprotection

Jetzt online ansehen:

@AwetTesfaiesus spricht auf der #2MR über Politik und Verantwortung in offenen sozialen Netzwerken:
👉 https://watch.2mr.social/w/4E8TuBh4J1mX6sFyTLXAA6

> Der #Algorithmus bestimmt mehr über meine Timeline, als ich selbst.

Awet ist Abgeordnete im @bundestag, Obfrau des Ausschusses für #Kultur & #Medien und Mitglied im #Rechtsausschuss – auf der #2MR im Gespräch mit @wahl_beobachter. 🙌 🙏

#SocialMedia #Loops #Grüne #SaveSocial #WirVerlassenX #X #Meta #Grundrechte #Demokratie #OMR #Meta

NOLA: Tiny Louisiana parish becomes AI boomtown as Meta builds $10B data center: 'It's changing fast'

https://www.nola.com/news/business/meta-louisiana-ai-data-center/article_77f553ff-c272-4e6c-a775-60bbbee0b065.html#tncms-source=special-report

#meta #ai #climateemergency

This has been circulating but maybe not as much as it should. Extortion through glasses.

https://gizmodo.com/extortion-using-smart-glasses-is-a-thing-now-2000755562

#crime #ethics #meta #metaglasses

Instagram messages are NO longer end-to-end encrypted, https://help.instagram.com/491565145294150.

Who’s next? WhatsApp?

Please, stop using any Meta’s services. They are evil.

#instagram #meta #privacy

Instagram will no longer encrypt chats starting this Friday

Meta announced that IG will officially discontinue end-to-end encryption feature on May 8th.

All DMs will be decrypted once it reaches Meta's servers.

https://cybersecuritynews.com/instagram-end-encryption-direct-messages/

#Meta #Instagram #privacy #surveillance #security #enshittification #messaging #socialmedia #technology

New Meta AI logo just dropped and it looks like the Apple Health Cycle Tracking icon.. 🥴 Lol what a fail. #Meta #AI #Apple

“The Big Tech group #META is building #AgenticTools for its more than 3bn users, according to people familiar with the matter, including an advanced digital assistant that will be powered by its new #MuseSpark #AIModel.
One person familiar with the project said the #assistant was being trialled internally by a group of staff. Another insider said the goal was to develop a #product similar to #OpenClaw, which allows users to create #AIBots known as #agents to autonomously complete #tasks on their behalf.

Meta wanted to allow users to share highly #sensitive #information, such as health and financial #data, with its assistants if they so choose”

🍿 #ArtificialIntelligence <https://archive.md/nKnao> / (paywall) <https://www.ft.com/content/5b48360c-53f2-444a-80a8-f7034750fd62>

In bullshit AI news, look, more bullshit:

https://cybernews.com/tech/meta-ai-analyze-bone-structure-age-verification

"It's AI phrenology, not facial recognition!"

💁🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️💁🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

#Meta #AI #Tech #FuckZuck

The
Real
Facebook
Oversight
Board

“ Mark Zuckerberg had recently announced the creation of Facebook's
"Supreme Court" an oversight board designed to take content moderation to an independent court-style setup. That board addressed the wrong issue: content, which had never really been the problem. The first problem was the company's distribution model: an oversight board on content could never match the speed of the dissemination of information online.”

HOW TO STAND UP TO A
DICTATOR
THE FIGHT FOR OUR FUTURE
MARIA RESSA

#meta #facebook #polarization #democracy #resist #nokings

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Mark Zuckerberg had recently announced the creation of Facebook's "Supreme Court"the dissemination of information online.

You know how most #AI companies like bumhole-suggestive logos for some reason - #Claude being the perfect example (also #OpenAI, WhatsApp's "MetaAI", etc)?
A philosophical question to ponder: which direction is the bumhole facing? Towards one? Or maybe it's aiming away from one, as one metaphorically craps on anyone downstream with low-quality slop code? Or maybe it's both? I think this needs a poll (not a pole)... #Meta #LLM #LLMs #philosophy
Anus direction:

Publishers sue Meta over AI training, India's Zee Entertainment sues Nykaa over Instagram videos, and the music industry protests USCO price hikes.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/05/06/3-count-personally-authorized/

#Copyright #AI #Instagram #Meta

New Mexico proposes $3.7bn fine for Meta and sweeping changes to its social platforms

State’s attorney general petitions for overhaul of how Meta’s child safety protocol in second phase of landmark case [Meta][1] has returned to court in the US this week for the second phase of a lawsuit brought by Raúl Torrez, [New Mexico][2]’s attorney general, following a Marc...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/05/new-mexico-meta-court-fine
#Meta #NewMexico #Technology #USnews #Socialmedia #TheGuardian
(Wed, 6 May 2026 05:00:04 +0000)

Gifted link:

"...“These A.I.-generated books are already flooding the world’s largest book marketplace, Amazon, in volumes that materially displace human-authored works,” the complaint states..."

Yup. That's one of the reasons my book isn't as prioritized to publish.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/books/publishers-turow-meta-zuckerberg-lawsuit-copyright.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.RWOP.Fza1_6NG8r2T&smid=url-share

#writers #publishing #meta #ai #copyright

This is just... increasing complexity. Whether it actually will matter is something else.

If I were a kid, I would only post stick figures. 🤣

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/meta-will-use-ai-to-analyze-height-and-bone-structure-to-identify-if-users-are-underage/

#meta #ai #ageverification

🆕 blog! “RSS Feeds Send Me More Traffic Than Google”

Yeah yeah, I know, data-point of 1.

I recently read Susam's blog post where they said that "most of the traffic to my personal website still comes from web feeds" - I wondered if that was true for my site.

I've been writing this blog for a while. I've never much bothered with "aggressive" SEO - I have a …

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/rss-feeds-send-me-more-traffic-than-google/
⸻
#blog #blogging #meta #statistics

Nach Forderungen der EU: Meta plant europaweite Alterskontrolle

Mithilfe von Künstlicher Intelligenz will der Meta-Konzern überprüfen, ob sich Kinder unter 13 auf Instagram oder Facebook bewegen. Dafür sollen auch Bilder und Videos analysiert werden. Betroffene können sich aber wehren.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/meta-alterskontrolle-eu-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#META #Facebook #Instagram #Altersbegrenzung

MacRumors: PSA: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8 https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/psa-instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-8/ @macrumors #Instagram #Meta

No trans people posting selfies in cute dresses allowed! - Instagram

#trans #instagram #transphobia #meta

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Ada's account being permabanned and set to be deleted by instagram. Reason: Your account, or activity on it, doesn't follow our Community Standards. Which guidelines? Nobody knows.

Alt...

"How we made this decision" Our technology found your account, or activity on it, doesn’t follow our rules. As a result, our technology took action. We use the same rules around the world, and for everyone on Instagram.

NY Times: Five Publishers and Scott Turow Sue Meta and Mark Zuckerberg https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/books/publishers-turow-meta-zuckerberg-lawsuit-copyright.html @NYTimes #Meta #Zuckerberg #copyright

Thank you New Mexico, for giving Meta an excuse to roll out this system.

I'm sure it is backed by independent research and is highly accurate. Right? Just like how other age estimation systems are highly accurate?

Also, as I have said before, I think kids should be allowed on social media because the benefits clearly outweigh the harms.

https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.theverge.com/tech/923564/facebook-instagram-teen-accounts-ai-bone-analysis

#censorship #youthRights #Meta