#WhatsApp shares its metadata with #Meta
They know:
✅ Your location
✅ Your device
✅ Who you're writing
✅ When you write them
✅ How often you write them
✅ Whether they reply
Stop this tracking with a #privacy-first alternatives: 👉 tuta.com/blog/best-whatsapp-al…
What is your favorite?
Review: Lots of messengers are similar to WhatsApp for Android, iPhone and desktop, and some don't ask for a phone number.Tuta
Remember Aaron Swartz, because Zucc won't be getting any jail time for this.
youtube.com/watch?v=bBa5TO_nBJ…
Meta leeched over 80 terabytes of books of off torrents for commercial purposes. Not personal use. They made sure to not seed the books to cover their behinds.
When you do it, it's 30 years in prison, when they do it it's a fine.
#AI #ProfessionalPiracy #Meta #Llama #Ollama
In this video I discuss how Meta/Facebook has been illegally downloading dozens of terabytes of books from Z-library, Libgen, and other sources to train thei...YouTube
Meta staff torrented nearly 82TB of pirated books for AI training — court records reveal copyright violations
"...court records reveal that the social media company used pirated torrents to download 81.7TB of data from shadow libraries including Anna’s Archive, Z-Library, and LibGen. It then used this information to train its AI models."
#tech #news #Meta #AI #books #bookstodon #writers #libraries #media
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Did they think they could get away with it?Jowi Morales (Tom's Hardware)
🚨 Welke gegevens van je zou #Meta nog meer allemaal gebruiken om #AI te trainen? 🤔
tweakers.net/nieuws/231648/met…
#WhatsApp heeft al AI in de app...🤷 faq.whatsapp.com/1002544104126…
Zeker zijn dat je privégesprekken en data niet en nooit worden gebruikt? Kies #Signal: signal.org/install
Meta gebruikte naar verluidt ruim 80TB aan illegaal verkregen data om het Llama-llm te trainen. Werknemers van het bedrijf zouden onder meer ruim 35TB aan documenten uit Z-Library en LibGen hebben gedownload aan de hand van torrents.Yannick Spinner (Tweakers)
Via Tom's Hardware: Facebook flags Linux topics as 'cybersecurity threats' — posts and users being blocked
Does this mean that Meta/Facebook is going to also ban mentions of:
What an absolutely asinine thing to do. Linux is incredibly prevalent in the technology landscape today. Yes, #linux on the desktop is a small percentage of the overall devices on the market today. However, linux usage in #embedded, #server, and #appliance applications is to a level where censoring references to it is insanity.
The irony of all of this? Zuckerfaces recent pull back of moderation on Meta's sites.... Meaning it's now okay to bash socially vulnerable populations, spread tons of mis-information on many social and political topics... But linux?"Oh no! That's a #CyberSecurity threat!"
This reeks of political #tomfoolery. I won't be surprised if it's eventually revealed that our new overlords put pressure on #Meta to #censor linux.
tomshardware.com/software/linu…
DistroWatch is one of the largest affected organizations.Mark Tyson (Tom's Hardware)
While I appreciate bringing up the security concerns the existence of alternatives to #FDroid I do not think we have those when it comes to pure FOSS apps without the usual big corporate trackers/libs. #Accrescent lists a few apps and fails to provide relevant information about them (such as requested permissions). E.g. #Qlango includes multiple tracking libraries by #Meta / #Facebook and doesn't look like it is FOSS to any degree. Even while the #FDroid repo is not carefully curated I don't run into traps like these. 🤷
There is a need for a curated and maintained FOSS app repo and currently there is nobody but @fdroidorg providing it. #Obtainium, #Accrescent are mostly option for expert users who exactly know who to trust and what they are looking for. @Kulei @newhinton
Gebruik je #WhatsApp? Dan support je #Meta. #Instagram is ook van Meta.
"Het is dinsdag niet mogelijk om verschillende zoekopdrachten gerelateerd aan politieke tegenstanders van Donald Trump uit te voeren via Instagram."
Wil je werkelijk een bedrijf met zulke ondemocratische praktijken steunen?
Maak de switch je kunt het! Heb je vragen, laat het me weten!
Schakel over naar @signalapp of @matrix
nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/01/21/insta…
#BanWhatsapp #BanMeta #signal #signalapp #matrix #opensource #FOSS
Pixelfed.cz je platforma pro sdílení obrázků, etická alternativa k centralizovaným platformám.Pixelfed CZ
@IzzyOnDroid
Haha, so wahr wie traurig diese Zusammenfassung. 😅😩👍
Somit ist Meta mit dessen Diensten und Plattformen wohl auch in die Kategorie von "Plattform für alternative Fakten und Verteiler von Falschmeldungen" einzuordnen sowie vollendes zu meiden und blockieren.
Diese wichtige Erkenntnis manchen Nutzern und insbesondere bei Familie und Freunde verständlich zu machen sowie konsequent durchzusetzen, das könnte die wahre Herausforderung werden...🤔😭
#Meta
@heiseonline
Einerseits schon sehr amüsant das Meta sich sowie das Geschäftsmodell von Instagram durch Pixelfed bedroht sieht und nun zu solchen unlauteren Maßnahmen greift. 😅😉
Anderseits ziemlich bedenklich in mehr als einer Hinsicht sowie wohl auch rechtlich, das Meta auf Instagram nun Links zu Pixelfed als Alternative sperrt und somit Zensur vom feinsten betreibt. 🖕🤮
#Meta #Instagram #Pixelfed #Alternative #Sperre #Zensur
@IzzyOnDroid
TIL that on #Meta platforms now one can write terrible, offensive slurs against LGBTQIA+ folks and immigrants… with zero repercussions. But the second one mentions a #Fediverse project like #Pixelfed, the post is automatically removed.
Meta “moderation” policies in 2025: racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia and sexism are allowed; mention of competition is strictly forbidden.
Source: mastodon.social/@dansup/113813…
Mai come in questi giorni è importante dare un segnale forte contro meta e amazon
Abbandonare i loro social ora e subito e non contribuire mai più alla valanga di disinformazione e odio che gira nelle loro piattaforme. Le alternative del #fediverso non mancano, non sono perfette ma migliorano ogni anno, consigliamo:
#META
facebook - poliverso.org
Instagram - pixelfed.uno
GoodReads - bookwyrm.it
Twitch - nostream.mastodon.uno
'#NobelPeacePrize winner #MariaRessa has said #Meta’s decision to end #factChecking on its platforms and remove restrictions on certain topics means “extremely dangerous times” lie ahead for #journalism, #democracy and #socialMedia users'
Listen to Maria
She's been speaking truth to power in the #Philippines for decades, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for #journalists
I greatly admire her and if anyone knows what they're talking about here, it's her
theguardian.com/world/2025/jan…
Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in USDan Milmo (The Guardian)
¿Que cómo de malo es?
Mirad esto.
No es que #Meta permita ahora llamar a alguien "enfermo mental", no. Eso sigue estando prohibido, con una excepción: si eres LGTBQI, entonces sí te lo pueden llamar y no es causa de acción por parte de los moderadores.
Literalmente han añadido una excepción para poder volver a patologizar a las personas LGTBQI.
This is NOT Meta's Facebook/Instagram/Threads.
This is MUCH better 
✨
Take the time to familiarize yourself with this new way of life.
Interact with others genuinely,
let go of the numbers.
Discover new features,
let go of the old ways.
Read about the culture here.
Listen, learn, and make it your Home 💚
infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon…
#Mastodon #Fediverse #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Threads
This is NOT Twitter. This is MUCH better 🐘 Take the time to familiarize yourself with this new way of life. Interact with others genuinely, let go of the numbers. Discover new features, let go of the old ways. Read about the culture here.Infosec Exchange
At the same time the largest conservative outlets were screaming about censorship, #Meta was internally clocking them as the biggest producers of hate speech on Facebook. Simultaneously, one employee notes: "We make special exceptions to our written policies for them."
RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4pdp…
Mark Zuckerberg, Recipient of World's First Rat Penis Transplant, Announces Meta Will Stop Fact Checking
thehardtimes.net/culture/mark-…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, medical pioneer who received the world's first experimental rat penis transplant, announced today that the social media juggernaut would stop fact checking.Matt Husser (The Hard Times)
Hey guys, here’s a message from Mastodon gGmbH partner Meta from the Social Web Foundation.
Enjoy!
threads.net/@tomwarrenuk/post/…
#meta #mastodon #socialWebFoundation #BigTech #SiliconValley #moderation #freezePeach
Meta unveiling big changes to Threads, Instagram, and Facebook today. Zuckerberg is abandoning fact checkers in favor of an X inspired Community Notes system in a move to restore “free expression” and reduce moderation mistakesThreads
Das sollte man in Bezug auf die Nutzung von kommerziellem #SocialMedia und #Kommunikation nicht unbeachtet lassen, vielleicht auch besonders in #digitaleKirche:
#Meta unterstützt #Trump Amtseinführung finanziell mit großer Summe:
bbc.com/news/articles/c8j9e1x9…
#Instagram #Facebook #WhatsApp #FediKirche
It appears to be the latest attempt by the Meta boss to build a closer relationship with the incoming president.Liv McMahon (BBC News)
Lots of great stuff on open source & AI from Facebook's @yannlecun - As usual @karaswisher asks some great questions. Am I convinced that the bots aren't going to lead to our downfall, no. Do I think Yann's got it right on legislation no. But I liked his responses on open source, and frankly his openness to confront power.
youtube.com/watch?v=UmxlgLEscB…
#OpenSource #AI #Meta
Johns Hopkins University and Vox Media have teamed up to present the On with Kara Swisher podcast at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center. The partn...YouTube
🚨 Ever spoken about something and the next minute you're getting an advert about it on your smartphone? Almost like your phone is listening..
Well, evidence claims that Meta, Microsoft, Google and Amazon could all be listening!
For more details 👉 👉404media.co/heres-the-pitch-de…
#Meta #Amazon #Microsoft #Google #CMG #CMGpitch #Bigtech #Activelistening
Meta is already using it’s user’s data in the USA, But its brazen attempt to use EU user data and introduce Meta AI won’t pass! 🙅 🧐
Read more here 👉👉tuta.com/blog/noyb-privacy-win…
#MetaAi #Meta #AI #NYOB #Privacyrights #gdpr #GDPR #AI #Tuta #privacy
Meta’s ‘legitimate interest’ to use Facebook and Instagram user data to train its AI models met with backlash in the EU.Tuta
I'm hearing that Mozilla worked with Facebook to build this malware that they silently injected into our machines.
Reminds me of that episode of Batman where Batman teamed up with the Penguin to develop a more citizen-friendly system of crime and extortion so that the Penguin could stop having so many people murdered.
Oh, no, wait. That never happened because Batman knows who the fucking bad guys are.
Facebook v roli pasáka vlastních uživatelů. Zase. #meta #soukromí
news.refresher.cz/157218-Faceb…
Dokumenty, které byly předány loni v dubnu v rámci rozsáhlé antimonopolní žaloby proti společnosti Meta, byly odtajněny 23. března. Stojí v nich překvapivé informace o vztahu mezi Netflixem a bývalým Facebookem.Karolína Fejtová (Refresher)
Meta is deploying chatbots powered by AI to impersonate humans in its discussion groups. The chatbots make stuff up—that is their nature. One invents a nonexistent child. Another pretends to have nonexistent merchandise. It shouldn’t be necessary to explain how vile and poisonous this is, but Casey Fiesler @cfiesler spells it out:
theconversation.com/ai-chatbot…
People participate in online communities to share experiences and sympathy. AI chatbots that join the conversation can only pretend to offer either.The Conversation
Just published my first post on the new Kibbutz Blog: LALegault’s antisemitism, explained
blog.kibbutz.gay/sarah/lalegau…
Holocaust revisionism and Nazi inversions Example A Biden/Bibi/Hitler, history will remember them in the same breath Link: https://n...sarah
Threads is the largest player so far to adopt #ActivityPub, and as @mike says, “The implications are huge.”
Why is Threads doing this? How is the team working with the community? How are they thinking about moderation, monetization and privacy in these early days and going forward?
In the newest episode of @dot_social, Mike digs in with @rklambo, Director of Product Management, and @pcottle, Software Engineer. Check it out in the fediverse on PeerTube or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. More details here:
about.flipboard.com/inside-fli…
#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Federation #MastodonMigration #Threads #Meta #ActivityPub #Flipboard
Threads is the largest player so far to adopt ActivityPub, which is needed for the open social web to scale. Why is Threads doing this?Mia Quagliarello (Flipboard)
If you’re on mastodon.social, I would highly recommend that you switch to a different server that protects its people instead of exposing them to a well-known bad actor like Facebook/Meta via Threads.
For alternatives, see: fedipact.veganism.social
And remember that Mastodon is not the fediverse. The fediverse is much more than just Mastodon and definitely more so than mastodon.social and Mastodon gGmbH.
#mastodonSocial #mastodonGGMBH #mastodon #fediverse #threads #facebook #meta
An interactive list to see which ActivityPub (Matodon, Lemmy, FireFish, etc) instances are federating with Threads.netfedipact.veganism.social
"Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal"
Das ist vorsätzliches Umgehen von Sicherheitsmaßnahmen und eine illegale Überwachung/Spionage. Wer Meta/Facebook noch in irgendeiner Weise vertraut, der sollte sich gut überlegen, was Vertrauen für ihn bedeutet.
Reminder to anyone who said "Meta wouldn't do anything to Fediverse, we should let them join!"
Meta is now automatically muting all posts that mention PixelFed, so it's users can't read about any alternatives to its services.
mastodon.social/@dansup/112126…
Just remember, *Every time advocacy groups warn about tech/capitalism, believe them.* We don't make shit up, we use history of actions and facts to state our reasons to be against it.
If your instance isn't part of @FediPact please urge your admins to join or move to another instance who is.
And if you want proof, ask the general public what Jabber/XMPP was, and then ask what Google how they killed it.
EDIT: *Please* send support to the creator of the FediPact, @vantablack as she is homeless. This is possible because of them.
#fedipact #meta #pixelfed #eff
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