Meta said today it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from “sextortion” scams on its Instagram platform, which has been accused by US politicians of damaging the mental health of youngsters. Gangs run sextortion scams by persuading people to provide explicit images of themselves and then threatening to release them to the public...
Nigerian creators can now monetise their content starting from June 2024, according to Meta. Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, said this yesterday. Meta’s President of Global Affairs Sir Nick Clegg spoke about this when he led a delegation of Meta Platforms Incorporated to visit President Bol...
With major elections looming, Meta’s policy on deep fake content is in urgent need of updating, an oversight body said today, in a decision about a manipulated video of US President Joe Biden. A video of Biden voting with his adult granddaughter, manipulated to falsely appear that he inappropriately touched her chest, went viral last […...