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Facebook deletes 10 million accounts and warns the purge will go on

Some of the world’s biggest online platforms are purging accounts.

Meta blindsided fact checkers with plan to cancel program

Many fact-checkers got less than an hour’s notice that Meta planned to replace the work they do with X-style community notes. Some had signed new contracts just weeks earlier.

Mark Zuckerberg becomes fourth billionaire worth $200 billion

Zuckerberg’s net worth boosted more than $2 billion Thursday as Meta stock traded up more than 1%.

Inside Facebook’s scammy abortion access network

In hundreds of groups across the social media app, women with unwanted pregnancies turn to one another for pills and herbal remedies. Many say they are getting scammed instead.

Millions of Google, WhatsApp, Facebook 2FA security codes leak online

Security experts advise against using SMS messages for two-factor authentication codes due to their vulnerability to interception or compromise. Recently, a security researcher discovered an unsecured database on the internet containing millions of such codes, which could be easily accessed by anyone.

Meta will no longer pay Australian publishers after refusing to renew Facebook deals

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced it will cease payments to Australian news publishers, effectively ending its financial agreements when they expire later this year.

Harvard expert’s research on Facebook was shuttered after $500 million Zuckerberg pledge to university, whistleblower claims

Disinformation Expert Joan Donovan claims that Harvard University dismantled her team of online disinformation experts after receiving a $500 million pledge from a foundation run by Mark Zuckerburg.