Fire Zuckerberg (and his dumb AI clone.)

USA Today: Meta plans first wave of 8,000 layoffs on May 20 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/19/meta-layoffs-may-20-2026/89689553007/ @USAToday #Meta

Went to a cocktail bar last night fully intending to order a cocktail.

Bartender: "We don't have a physical menu. You have to check us out on #Instagram to get the cocktail list."

I find them on Instagram only to discover that it's impossible to see their menu there when not logged in.

I. Don't. Have. An. Instagram. Account.

Me: "Yeah, I'll have a small beer, thanks." (at less than quarter of the price of a cocktail)

🙄 FFS businesses, stop getting captured by #Meta. It hurts your business.

Es ist vollbracht. #cachyOS läuft. Nach #Meta und #Apple und #Google konnte ich nun endlich auch #Microsoft den Laufpass geben. Damit bin ich technologisch fast vollständig frei von der amerikanischen #broligarchy. Und alles nur wegen eines unterhaltsamen Vortrags auf dem #39c3 von @marcuwekling der verteilte Bedenken zu einem klaren Handlungsvorschlag zusammengefasst hat. Da muss man sich an der Stelle wohl mal bedanken! 🙏

PS: Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 sieht jetzt sogar besser aus als unter Windoof.

PPS: Ich bin echt kein Informatiker. Wenn ich das kann (und du auf Mastodon bist), kannst du das auch, Diggi!

#linux #did #dut #did_dut #goeuropean

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CachyOS Desktop

Zuckerbot: Meta entwickelt eine KI-Version von Mark Zuckerberg
https://torbenkopp.com/zuckerbot-meta-entwickelt-eine-ki-version-von-mark-zuckerberg/
#meta #zuckerberg #writing #literature #belletristik #literatur #books #press #markets #ai #technology #science #artist #gaming #business #linux #philosophy #humanities

Digitale Souveraenitaet, liebe @HennaVirkkunen beginnt erst dann, wenn uns #BigTech Firmen wie #Microsoft #Meta #Amazon und #Google keine EU-Gesetze mehr diktieren!

Vorab gibt es meine neue @info Ausgabe schon einmal als #Podcast 👉 https://share.transistor.fm/s/95e26b7a und wie immer wuerde ich mich freuen #Fediverse ,wenn ihr diese boosten & damit weiterverbreiten koenntet.

Es geht um Daten, die uns alle betreffen: den oekologischen Preis des KI-Booms & genau den wollen diese Firmen moeglichst verschleiern!

[Veille 📣] Exclusive: Meta targets May 20 for first wave of layoffs; additional cuts later in 2026 | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-targets-may-20-first-wave-layoffs-additional-cuts-later-2026-2026-04-17/

On le savait déjà, les entreprises de la big tech n’emploie que peu de personnes rapporté à leur chiffre d’affaire, et sans surprises ça va encore diminuer.

Lien vers cette entrée dans ma veille : https://links.vulgarisons.info/shaare/G-tnmA
Toute ma veille est disponible ici : https://links.vulgarisons.info/
#meta #emploi #gafam
#links #veille

📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/qZskrN4usiyyoPnVGTDZXa
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://adalta.info/articles/prstn_meta_116421122777821145_fr)
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Un diagnostic alarmant révèle un paysage numérique fragmenté et problématique pour la protection des mineurs.

#privacy #war #politik #meta #smartphone

@alatartheblue

And right now, in the USA, these trickier questions are mostly handled by individual states.

Below is a link to a webpage addressing a wide variety of situations involving audio & video recording.

This helps us consider the wide-range of issues involved here.

There are *legitimate* uses -- which are very different from how this #Meta product is used by bad actors.

This is a complex situation and Meta knew, or should have known, that it would be irresponsible to release this product at this time.

'Field Guide to Secret Audio and Video Recordings'
(from: New Media Rights)

https://newmediarights.org/page/field_guide_audio_and_video_recordings

3/3

#law #consent #privacy

Meta's smart glasses make it easy to secretly film people. It's mostly women bearing the fallout

Laws around covert recording have struggled to keep pace with tech changes, law professor says

⭐ Nearby Glasses is an app that scans your surroundings for Bluetooth low-energy signatures, a feature of smart glasses.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/meta-glasses-covert-recording-9.7139927

#consent #SAAM #technology #privacy #law #Meta

#meta #sensuurityökalut #CarelessPeople #EdesvastuutontaVäkeä #SarahWyn-Williams #Salaliitto

"Keväällä 2025 entinen Facebook-johtaja Sarah Wynn-Williams kertoi Yhdysvaltain senaatin kuulemisessa, että Meta on tehnyt yhteistyötä Kiinan kanssa sensuurityökalujen kehittämisessä ja tietojen jakamisessa. Meta kiisti väitteet, joista ovat Wynn-Williamsin lisäksi uutisoineet muun muassa BBC ja Reuters.

Edesvastuutonta väkeä -teoksessa Wynn-Williams muistelee seitsemää vuottaan ­Facebookin palveluksessa. Alkuteos Careless People nousi ilmestyttyään maaliskuussa 2025 The New York Timesin kirjalistan kärkeen Metan yritettyä vaikuttaa ensin sen julkaisuun ja sitten kirjoittajan medianäkyvyyteen sanktioin.

Wynn-Williams sai potkut vuonna 2017 syytettyään esimiestään Joel Kaplania seksuaalisesta ahdistelusta." Jne..

https://suomenkuvalehti.fi/kulttuuri/arvio-entinen-facebook-johtaja-kuvaa-sosiaalista-mediaa-sisapiirilaisen-silmin/

Gotta love @pluralistic

Every new post from Cory Doctorow is both enlightening and amusing.

So glad I escaped #Meta and I have tried in earnest to encourage friends to follow to #Mastodon, but so far, no joy.

https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/17/for-youze/

Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything

Google, Microsoft, and Meta largely ignore cookie opt-outs, independent audit says

https://www.techspot.com/news/112073-clicking-reject-cookies-might-not-actually-do-anything.html

#Google #Microsoft #Meta #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #dystopia #technology #socialmedia

See someone wearing #meta pervert specs? Try this one simple trick that doctors HATE:

- Tell the person their meta pervert specs are really nifty
- Ask to have a quick look at them
- Break the pervert specs over your knee
- Throw one half to the east, one to the north.

Meta enteignen!!!

#meta #facebook #metakonzern

Facebook Identity verification, Chris Kelly --2008

https://odysee.com/@novwies:9/Facebook_Identity_verification-2008:2

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#ageverification #socialmedia #meta #surveillance #humanrights #privacy #technology

#Google, #Microsoft, #Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit

https://www.404media.co/google-microsoft-meta-all-tracking-you-even-when-you-opt-out-according-to-an-independent-audit/

#privacy #BigTech #surveillance

Je suis en train de me rendre compte d'a quel point ça me dérange pas d'utiliser #watsapp alors que j'essaie d'arrêter complètement Instagram et #méta ...
Je viens de jeter un coup d'œil à comment wattsapp gagne de l'argent.

Il y a des versions payante notamment pour les professionnels mais c'est surtout que c'est un organe de méta qui fonctionne avec les autres applications.

Ils n'auraient pas accès aux conversations qui sont chiffrées ni aux photos, vidéo, messages vocaux.

(Suite ->)

Independent audit discovered that #Google #Meta and #Microsoft apply #tracking cookies regardless of your cookie settings. #privacy
https://www.404media.co/google-microsoft-meta-all-tracking-you-even-when-you-opt-out-according-to-an-independent-audit/

Irtaudun pikkuhiljaa Metan otteesta; jokin viikko takaperin poistin Facebook-tilin, vaikka itse äppiä en ole käyttänytkään melkein kahteen vuoteen. Tänään poistan Instagram-tilini ja julkaisin siitä juuri hyvästi-päivityksen. Whatsapista ei voi lähteä koska kaikki käyttää sitä ainakin toistaiseksi.

Poistumisen syyksi sanoin paitsi Metan toiminnan ylipäätänsä, myös sen jatkuvan tekoälysonnan mitä se suoltaa sekä käyttöön liittyen, että sisällöllisesti. Jatkuvalla syötöllä tulee mainoksia ja niiden välissä uutisia, jotka tarkoituksella aiheuttavat kahtiajakautumista, etenkin mitä tulee politiikkaan Suomessa ja maailmalla. Väkivaltakuvastoa, sortoa, jatkuvaa ihmisoikeusten loukkaamista... Ei vaan pää kestä enää. Toki nämä asiat ei tietenkään mihinkään häviä ja omalta osalta yritän vaikuttaa edelleen keskusteluun, mitä omiin mielenkiinnon kohteisiin ja epäkohtiin yhteiskunnassa tulee, mutta sen voi nyt tehdä ilman jatkuvaa botti- ja trolliarmeijaa tuolta jostain.

Toisaalta taas oma riippuvuus tästä helvetin kädessä pidettävästä mustasta aukosta vähenee nyt, todennäköisesti. Enää minut löytää siis vain täältä, ja täältä en ole kuitenkaan mihinkään lähdössä. Ellei Meta keksi tätäkin systeemiä ostaa.

See you more in the real world 🌍 f*ck capitalism ✊🏼

#some #meta #avautuminen

#Facebook and #Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “#Antifa”
#Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals”
If “antifa” is mentioned in the context of “references to historical or recent incidents of violence” — a category so sprawling that it includes “historic wars” and “battles” — that post will also be penalized. Sa7 comparing antifascist nature of WWII to contemporary movement
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/facebook-instagram-antifa-censor/

Welcome to the fediverse! ✨ ✨

The Intercept: *Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”*

"Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals.”"

https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/facebook-instagram-antifa-censor/

#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #antifa

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@BenjaminHCCarr/116404074652698835

Thankfully that’s not a problem on Mastodon. I can say it as much as I want. Antifa. Antifa antifa antifa. Antifaantifaantifaantifa.

#Meta is trash.

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬 » 🌐 2026-04-14
@BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io

#Facebook and #Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “#Antifa”
#Meta’s new rules let it ban users or suppress comments that include the word “antifa” alongside “content-level threat signals”
If “antifa” is mentioned in the context of “references to historical or recent incidents of violence” — a category so sprawling that it includes “historic wars” and “battles” — that post will also be penalized. Sa7 comparing antifascist nature of WWII to contemporary movement
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/14/facebook-instagram-antifa-censor/

Hmmm what could go wrong? Meta is reportedly building a photorealistic, AI-powered version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with employees.

https://flip.it/nLme_h

#Meta #AI #Zuckerberg #TechNews

#Meta Is Warned That #FaciaRecognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ray-ban-oakley-smart-glasses-no-face-recognition-civil-society/

#AI #SmartGlasses #RayBan #Oakley #privacy

Does the world need more billionaires?

Guess we will soon find out, as they multiplying now, and not even naturally:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/13/meta-ai-mark-zuckerberg-staff-talk-to-the-boss

#News #Tech #Technology #AI #Artificialintelligence #Zuckerberg #markZuckerberg #Billionaires #Corporation #Meta #Facebook #Future #IT #Chatbot #MetaAI #DeMeta #MadeInDex

Title: P3: Research NNs for interior design and huggingface [2023-07-21 Fri]
import sys import time from gradio_client import C
lient client = Client("ysharma/Explore_llamav2_with_TGI", hf_token="")
job = client.submit(str(sys.argv[1:]), api_name="/chat")
while not job.done():
time.sleep(0.5)
print(job.outputs()[-1])
💕\n#dailyreport #GAN #neural #interiordesign #huggingface #interior #design #GAN #neural #convolutional #GAN #huggingface #LLama2 #LLM #Meta

Meta doesn't care. Consider all the suspect parties interested in buying this kind of identifying data.

Engadget: Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/meta-warned-by-dozens-of-organizations-that-facial-recognition-on-its-smart-glasses-would-empower-predators-185000998.html @Engadget #Meta #facialrecognition #privacy

Easy to assume Meta expects this abuse, doesn't give a shit and just factored it into their pricing strategy.

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-ray-ban-oakley-smart-glasses-no-face-recognition-civil-society/

#facialRecognition #privacy #ethics #meta

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Screenshot from wired.com. Headline: Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators Subheadline: More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people. on the right is a photograph of a pair of meta's shitty glasses with a white blur background.

Mark #Zuckerberg is reportedly building an AI clone to replace him in meetings

The AI version of Zuckerberg is trained on his mannerisms, tone, and public statements, according to a report from the Financial Times.

https://www.theverge.com/tech/910990/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-ai-clone

#news #tech #technology #AI #grok #aislop #nvidia #meta

It's a good thing this article is paywalled because the headline on its own is nauseating.

FT: Meta builds AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff https://www.ft.com/content/02107c23-6c7a-4c19-b8e2-b45f4bb9ce5f @financialtimes #Meta #Zuckerberg

Good thinking, #Meta.

Reduce the discomfort of working at a huge, malignant corporation by letting employees talk with an #AI simulation of the boss.
https://archive.is/mtVXJ

#MarkZuckerberg

I've been using eyeglasses with a thick frame for most of my life. Now I have to look into getting ones with a thin frame just to avoid being confused with any of the assholes wearing spy glasses from‌ #Meta #Facebook or the upcoming one from #appleinc

Fuck surveillance capitalism.

Talk about a low bar. He fails the Turing test... 🤣

https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/meta-is-building-a-3d-ai-clone-of-mark-zuckerberg-so-employees-feel-more-connected-to-the-ceo-report/amp-11776066622528.html

#meta #zuckerberg

Arint KI Morgen-Briefing | 13.04.2026

• The user wants me to translate the title "fiege ki agent automatisiert reklamationen" into German. They want ONLY the… (Quelle)
• Handarbeit war keine Option mehr: Wie ein KI-Agent bei Fiege 70 Prozent der Claims übernimmt (Quelle)
• The user asks: "Du bist ein professioneller Nachrichtenubersetzer. Ubersetze den Titel unten akkurat ins Deutsche. Gi… (Quelle)
• ar AA20HpEN (Quelle)
• The user is asking me to translate a news headline from English to German. They want only the translation, no explana… (Quelle)
• The user asks to translate a title accurately into German. They specifically request: "Gib NUR die Ubersetzung aus, k… (Quelle)
• OpenAI kritisiert Anthropic in Memo an Aktionäre, während Konkurrent an Dynamik gewinnt (Quelle)
• The user wants me to translate the title "Meta Neue KI Modelle sollen teils Open Source werden" into German. Wait, th… (Quelle)

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#KI #Meta #News #Openai #Anthropic #arint_info #Open_Source

Wow I know #Meta et.al. do some creepy stuff to find out about us. (Google "shadow profiles" if you doubt). But their Instagram app just did something truly weird. It just recommended to me a person who was a childhood friend OVER 50 YEARS AGO. I haven't lived there in 51 years. He no longer lives there either. He currently lives 5 hours by car away from me in a different state. We have had no contact since we were kids. We have NO friends in common. We have no common interests that I can see from his Instagram or Facebook. (In fact, based on some media accounts he follows I doubt we would be super friendly as adults). I literally only knew him because he lived like 8 houses away when I was a child and we went to the same neighborhood church. We just played with Tonka trucks and G.I. Joes together. Kind of dumbfounded at this. Is Meta buying former residence locations from data brokers and matching up people who lived in the same neighborhood as kids? A bit of a reach and really demonstrates how creepy their surveillance infrastructure is. #SurveillanceCapitalism

Arint KI Morgen-Briefing | 12.04.2026

• The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Market Is Sending Mixed Signals Right Now. Here's How I'm Reading Them. (Quelle)
• Marist University summit examines how artificial intelligence is transforming government, business (Quelle)
• The Cheapest "Magnificent Seven" Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Just Got Even Cheaper. Here's Why I'm Not Waiting… (Quelle)

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#AI #KI #Meta #NVDA #arint_info #AI_Spending