A New Mexico judge imposed a second major penalty against Meta, bringing total fines to $942M and mandating platform changes including Like count restrictions and notification curfews for minors.
Chinese AI researchers are increasingly active on X, filling a communication gap left by OpenAI and Anthropic employees who have grown reluctant to share technical insights publicly.
Snapchat adjusts its recommendation algorithm to surface human-created videos while still permitting AI-assisted editing tools.
LinkedIn adds user-facing reporting feature and strengthens AI-detection classifiers to combat artificially generated low-quality posts flooding professional feeds.
Meta expands its AI chatbot to private messaging on Threads, matching similar integrations across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Northzone-led funding backs a privacy-first social platform targeting young users fatigued by algorithmic feeds and creator culture.
Gay dating app Goose rocketed to #4 in App Store lifestyle downloads after launch, but investigation reveals dozens of fake AI-generated influencer accounts driving user acquisition.
Meta is testing a stand-alone Creator Studio app with built-in AI assistance, aiming to reduce creator reliance on third-party tools like ChatGPT.
Social platforms are replacing opaque recommendation systems with user-facing tools that let people explicitly shape what they see in their feeds.
Synthetic content creators have evolved from obvious digital productions to nearly indistinguishable accounts, making platform moderation and user trust increasingly difficult.
Meta's standalone AI app now auto-generates clickbait-style articles with AI-created text, images, and prompts—often fabricated or misattributed to real sources.
Meta's own support chatbot was exploited to reset passwords and take over high-value Instagram accounts, including the @obamawhitehouse handle, before the company patched the vulnerability.
Hundreds of fake AI influencers impersonating Black entrepreneurs are selling counterfeit goods on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook to drive traffic to Shein storefronts.
The FTC's 48-hour nonconsensual imagery removal mandate launches amid questions about whether platforms can actually comply and whether the policy will help victims.
Photorealistic AI images of a wristwatch collaboration flooded Instagram before launch, setting expectations the real pocket watch couldn't meet.