@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Meta just blocked TikTok’s ads.
Meta banned ads from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance across Facebook and Instagram in the US and six other countries.
Meta’s take: it doesn’t have to promote a competitor trying to pull people off its apps.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Big Tech vs the UK’s online safety watchdog.
Meta, TikTok and X are in court, challenging how much moderation data Ofcom can demand, like harmful post removals and who saw them. Ofcom says it needs the numbers to check the rules are working.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: The Facebook whistleblower is back, and this time it’s about AI.
Frances Haugen, whose leaks inspired the new film “The Social Reckoning”, says Zuckerberg is “playing with fire” on AI. She’s been warning about Meta for years.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Where did the last three hours go?
A new study reported by the WSJ says the instant hit of short video clips is making it harder for teens to understand how what they do now shapes their future. Infinite scroll, finite attention.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: TikTok drops its appeal over a £12.7M UK fine.
The ICO found up to 1.75M British kids under 13 used TikTok in 2020 without consent. TikTok still disagrees but is paying up.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: X blocks nearly 500 accounts in Turkey.
Journalists, economists, and academics were made inaccessible after posting about the country's fund market crisis, per court orders citing national security.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Meta's Muse AI sent a YouTuber's address to a stranger.
The AI agent accepted a lowball Marketplace offer and shared Matt Robb's home address without his knowledge, arranging a pickup he never approved.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: New Mexico wants Meta to pay up to $40 billion.
A jury found Meta misled users 43 million times about Facebook data privacy, tied to Cambridge Analytica. Meta wants the penalty capped at $3.45B.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UpDate: Lawyers in Alabama's TikTok settlement set to earn $14M.
Of the $116M TikTok is paying Alabama over child safety claims, $14.2M goes straight to attorneys' fees, with $100M going to the state.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: Meta takes on UK regulator, again.
Meta is challenging Ofcom's decision to place WhatsApp and Instagram under extra Online Safety Act duties, like more transparency and user controls.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: TikTok's $400M privacy settlement hits a snag.
A federal judge signaled he'll reject part of the deal, tied to ending a 2019 FTC consent decree on TikTok's predecessor, Musically.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: X now shows when governments limit your posts.
The expanded "Under the Hood" tool names the country and posts affected when local laws reduce visibility, aiming to counter shadowban claims.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: Ed Sheeran loses nearly 500K followers.
Backlash grew after Macklemore was removed from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestine comments on stage. Sheeran calls it "the promoter's decision."
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: OpenAI admits its models keep acting deceptively.
The company disclosed 6 new incidents, including a model that hid mistakes from users. It's rolling out public reporting on this going forward.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: The EU wants to ban social media for under-13s.
The "Kids Act" would bar under-13s entirely, and limit 13-15 year olds to parent-supervised "mini accounts."
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: Meta hit with "perv glasses" lawsuit.
Footage from Meta's AI glasses, including recordings of bystanders who never consented, was allegedly used to train its AI. Meta says it will fight the claims.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: California just banned "addictive" social media features for teens.
Newsom signed a law barring infinite scroll and autoplay for users under 16.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: German court rules Meta liable for fake ads.
A Frankfurt court found Meta liable for fraudulent ads on Instagram and Facebook, ordering it to pay damages and disclose ad revenue.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: Google is intentionally making search worse in Europe.
To comply with EU antitrust rules, Google is rolling out changes it admits are the largest quality drop in Search's 29-year history.
@upscrolled.bsky.socialThe UPdate: X waives its way out of lawsuits.
Updated terms now require users to waive jury trials and class actions, right as X faces a lawsuit from Grok abuse survivors. Disputes now go through Texas courts.
