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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg

Internet power-user Mark Faceberg bet the company on an ersatz Second Life, how’s it working out for him? Facebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 workers, marking the second round of significant job cuts announced by the tech giant … Continue reading

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Faceberg Wants The Fediverse

Mark Faceberg, who has never had an original idea, has a new idea: make a Twitter-like service now that Space Karen has basically destroyed Twitter: Meta is exploring plans for its own text-based social network similar to Twitter, the company … Continue reading

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Our Failed Social Media, Part Infinity

Grifters There’s something going on in our Corporate Social Media, per Axios’ morning email thingie: ⚡ What’s happening: Meta said Sunday that it’s starting to trial a new paid verification service for Instagram and Facebook users to receive a badge … Continue reading

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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg

Meta has restored Hair Füror’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram in time for the 2024 Goat Rodeo. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, restored former President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts on Thursday, giving Trump access to post on both … Continue reading

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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg

Faceberg has restored Hair Füror’s accounts to Facebook and Instagram: Former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts are being reinstated, the social media giant Meta announced Wednesday — a little more than two years after he was suspended from … Continue reading

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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

Meta (nee Facebook) is not going to help you, ladies: WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision … Continue reading

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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

The Move fast and break things philosophy, what could go wrong, amirite? [A] group of Facebook engineers identified a “massive ranking failure” that exposed as much as half of all News Feed views to potential “integrity risks” over the past … Continue reading

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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

It’s probably not that much of a secret that Faceberg hates TikTok and like Putin in Ukraine, that which Faceberg cannot have he must destroy: Facebook parent company Meta is paying one of the biggest Republican consulting firms in the … Continue reading

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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg (Part Infinity)

Yup, the Canadian Truck Convoy has a Facebook connection: HOW FACEBOOK TWISTED CANADA’S TRUCKER CONVOY INTO AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT After more than two weeks of chaotic protest, this week, the Canadian government pushed back. On Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin … Continue reading

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‘Oops,’ Said Faceberg, part infinity

Seriously? At a virtual all-hands meeting Tuesday, Facebook escalated its attempts to not only rebrand itself but also manage its demoralized and often adversarial workforce with a new set of corporate values derived from a naval slogan. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, … Continue reading

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