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41 states sue Meta for allegedly addicting kids to Facebook and Instagram — Ars Technica

State attorneys general in 41 states and the District of Columbia has sued Meta, writes Ashley Belanger. Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/41-states-sue-meta-for-allegedly-addicting-kids-to-facebook-and-instagram/

Meta’s threads is here. What to know and how to use it — CNET

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that the app passed two million signups in its first two hours, writes Kourtnee Jackson. 

Google and Facebook urged by EU to label AI-generated content — The Guardian

Social media companies including Google and Facebook have been urged by the EU to “immediately” start labelling content and images generated by artificial intelligence, writes Lisa O'Carroll.

Meta sells Giphy to Shutterstock at a $262M loss

Shutterstock has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Giphy from Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, for $53 million.

Meta slapped with record $1.3 billion EU fine over data privacy — CNN

Meta has been fined a record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) by European Union regulators for violating EU privacy laws by transferring the personal data of Facebook users to servers in the United States, writes Hanna Ziady.