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Meta launches AI agent that can access other apps to send emails, make payments
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plan to supply "personal superintelligence" is part of an attempt to diversify the company's revenue sources beyond advertising.
UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity, urges companies to reduce risks
Meta reaches $18 billion of settlements over children's social media addiction
Instagram head Mosseri, at children's addiction trial, says few teenagers knew of safety feature
In world first, Australia bans social media usage for children under 16
Governments from Denmark to Malaysia, and even some states in the US, say they plan similar steps.
US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
Reuters reported that internal documents from late 2024 stated that Meta expected to earn about 10% of its revenue that year – about $16 billion – from illicit advertising.
Australia’s teen social media ban pushes content creators to look abroad
Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will take effect on December 10, and some content creators are considering moving abroad.
Hamas used fake Instagram profiles to map IDF bases, track soldiers before October 7 assault
Hamas worked for years to compile models based on information IDF soldiers personal social media and practiced infiltrating bases using VR technology.
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
To the company’s disappointment, “people who stopped using Facebook for a week reported lower feelings of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and social comparison,” internal documents said.
Meta does not hold social media monopoly, judge rules
The agency sought to force Meta to restructure or sell Instagram and WhatsApp in order to restore competition among social media networks.
Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer
This was the second major internet disruption of 2025, following the October malfunction of Amazon's cloud services unit, AWS.
EU weighs pausing parts of landmark AI act in face of US and big tech pressure, FT reports
The European Commission proposes to pause parts of AI legislation following months of urging from tech giants such as Meta and Alphabet and pressure from the Trump administration.
WhatsApp, YouTube, and Facebook: What are the most popular apps used in Israel in 2025?
In 2025, the Index also measured the public's use of artificial intelligence services, particularly large language models (AI chatbots), which have become widely accessible.
Meta to give parents more control after criticism over flirty AI chatbots
The features will be built on protections already applied to teen accounts and will be guided by the PG-13 movie rating system.
