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Meta’s factchecker cut has sparked controversy – but the real threat is AI and neurotechnology

Mark Zuckerberg’s recent decision to remove factcheckers from Meta’s platforms – including Facebook, Instagram and Threads – has sparked heated debate. Critics argue it may undermine efforts to combat misinformation and maintain credibility on social media platforms.

The Conversation

TikTok's CEO used to work for Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern. Just one decade later, he's become one of Meta's fiercest competitors

Shou Zi Chew interned at Facebook during his time at Harvard Business School.

Fortune

Making American oligarchy great again

Donald Trump has no idea what the billionaire tech titans suddenly flocking to his side are really after

Salon

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Facebook dumps fact checkers; the internet responds

Meme the pain away.

Creative Bloq

Meta is cutting 5% of its workforce as Zuckerberg looks to "raise the bar"

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shares internal memo aimed at cutting the companies low performers.

TechRadar

Meta forced to apologise for Mark Zuckerberg’s comments about Modi election ‘loss’

Indian lawmakers had warned of legal action if American tech giant did not apologise

The Independent UK

Meta To Cut 5% Of Workforce Amid Policy Changes

Meta, formerly Facebook, plans to cut 5% of its workforce, focusing on low performers. CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to raise performance standards and swiftly ...

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Zuckerberg Targets Underperformers: Inside Meta's Latest 5% Workforce Cut

Facebook's parent business, Meta Platforms, intends to rehire the affected roles later this year but will lay off about 5% of its employees owing to poor performance.

International Business Times

Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg To Attend Trump Inauguration: Report

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend Donald Trump's inauguration next week, NBC news reported Tuesday, further highlighting the tech moguls' efforts to develop closer ties with the incoming president.

International Business Times

Prominent Puerto Rican civil rights leader José “Cha Cha” Jiménez dies at 76

José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, a prominent civil rights and liberation movement figure and founder of the Young Lords in Chicago and Co-Founder of the Rainbow Coalition, has died

The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg will cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cohosting a reception with billionaire Republican donors next week for Donald Trump’s inauguration

The Independent UK

Three of the country’s most notorious billionaire rivals will sit together at Trump’s inauguration

ANALYSIS: For years, the biggest tech giants have battled amongst themselves (remember when Zuckberg and Musk were going to have a cage match?). Now they are coming together in support of the president — and their own interests, writes Io Dodds

The Independent UK

Imposter participants challenge research integrity in the digital age

The rise of digital platforms has transformed the way researchers recruit participants. “Platforms” means not only social media channels such as X, Facebook and Instagram, but also specialized participant-recruitment websites.

The Conversation

Elon Musk reportedly exploring buying TikTok — Bytedance says 'pure fiction'

A recent report claimed that Elon Musk might purchase TikTok to keep the available in the US. Bytedance refuted those claims.

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The Independent UK

Looming TikTok ban leads some users to look for alternative apps. Here are some that are out there

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app

Salon

TikTokers flock to Chinese alternative

Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English, has picked up tens of thousands of TikTok users looking for an alternative

Fortune

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle call for Meta to reverse its decision on fact-checking, which they say was fueled by ‘ego or profit’

The royal couple has a history of being mistreated by misinformation in the media.

The Guardian - US

How to politicize the truth on Facebook, Instagram, and Wikipedia

Control the arbiters of facts and you wield truth itself as a cudgel

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Mark Zuckerberg remakes a 'masculine' Meta

Zuckerberg told podcaster Joe Rogan that corporate America has rejected masculinity.

Salon

Zuckerberg’s gaslighting isn't working

Mark Zuckerberg’s gaslighting about Meta’s shameful decision to end fact-checking is still very dangerous

Evening Standard

Tech leaders want us to ditch Meta and X, but what are they offering instead?

Entrepreneurs and celebrities want to reclaim social media from billionaires. They hope to raise $30m to grow Bluesky, a social media app, into an ecosystem to rival Meta and X

The Guardian - UK

Why I have finally quit Facebook (it’s not just about fact-checking)

For years I’ve overlooked the many good reasons for leaving the social media platform. But now there is no other choice, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - US

‘I’m alive’: man who uses wheelchair tells of New Orleans attack ordeal

Family of Jeremi Sensky, from Pittsburgh, suggests wheelchair may have acted as ‘boulder’ to help stop attack

Fortune

Biden just gave Trump a powerful weapon to use against EU tech regulation

Some EU countries will have to negotiate with Trump if they want large amounts of cutting-edge AI chips.

Marie Claire

Mark Zuckerberg thinks corporate culture needs *more* “masculine energy”

Big Tech’s love affair with ‘free speech’ hurts women and minorities the most

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