A new report showed Meta’s new AI platform could have sexually explicit conversations with kids and empower predators. Meta has a history of promoting inappropriate, sexual content to kids through its platforms and even exploited children’s use of the social platform to sell advertisements. It is time for Meta to protect kids.
Findings align with undisclosed internal research at Meta, which has pledged an ‘age-appropriate’ experience for teens; company says testing isn’t representative of their experience
Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta purposefully engineered its platforms to addict children and knowingly allowed underage users to hold accounts, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint
As Facebook’s parent company has aggressively injected Meta AI into its products, it has fueled its systems with a bounty of customer data.
If I were running Meta, I’d do a few things differently, starting with improving Facebook Marketplace search. But one big thing I’d do on day one? Get rid of all those user-generated AI companion chatbots. They’re only going to be a headache for Meta.
WhatsApp says its new AI feature embedded in the messaging service is “entirely optional” – despite the fact it cannot be removed from the app.
