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Image Credits:Jens Büttner/picture alliance / Getty Images 7:00 AM PDT · April 19, 2025 The first week of the Meta antitrust trial brought new revelations about how the company formerly known as Facebook approached the competitive threat posed by Instagram in the early 2010s. The U.S. government is accusing Meta of violating competition laws by acquiring companies like Instagram and WhatsApp that threatened the Facebook monopoly. If lawyers for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are successful, the government could force Meta to break up its business by selling off Instagram and WhatsApp. As part of the trial, the FTC shared compelling evidence to demonstrate that Facebook was very much aware of the risk Instagram created for its business as the photo-sharing app grew in popularity. In documents containing Facebook’s internal emails, Facebook execs fret over Instagram’s growth and discuss how much to pay for the app, if Facebook were to acquire it. The company execs also discuss other strategies for limiting Instagram’s growth, including copying its functionality and releasing an app of their own,  » Read More

A group of solar shoppers in the U.S. opts to buy them secondhand, often through listings on eBay, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace.Getty Images—RyanJLane  » Read More

(Gray News) – You could soon be getting money from a years-old $90 million class action lawsuit filed against Facebook. The lawsuit was filed in 2022, accusing the company of improperly collecting and storing personal data from Facebook user who went to third-party websites with the Facebook “Like” button. Anyone in the United States who went to a non-Facebook website that displayed the “Like” button between April 22, 2010, and September 26, 2011, were eligible to submit a claim to receive payment. According to litigation documents, payments were issued April 10, 2025 to class members who submitted a valid claim form in this case. The final amount is the $90 million, minus attorney and court administration fees and service awards to class representatives, divided by the number of those who submitted a valid claim.Payments will be delivered via PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, virtual prepaid card or by check. Copyright 2025 Gray Local Media, Inc. All rights reserved.  » Read More

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Constable deputies arrested David King Paiz, 31, today. Officials accuse Paiz of running an illegal bingo operation on Facebook. The Texas Office of the Attorney General had previously arrested Paiz on charges relating to the illegal bingo operation in May 2024. Paiz currently faces three counts of Money Laundering (less than $300,000), one count of Bingo Regulations, and one count of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity. Constable deputies arrested Paiz on Saigon Drive in East El Paso and booked him into the El Paso County Jail on a $100,000 bond. BE PART OF THE CONVERSATIONKVIA ABC 7 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation. Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.  » Read More

Thursday April 17, 2025 3:26 am PDT by Tim HardwickApple has seemingly had one of its most useful AI tools blocked from Meta's apps. Writing Tools, which is an Apple Intelligence feature, is not available to use in Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger. Apple's Writing Tools include options to proofread, rewrite, and summarize text almost anywhere you can type in iOS 18. A long press in a text input field usually brings up the feature, but not in any of Meta's apps currently. Brazilian blog Sorcererhat Tech spotted the lack of Writing Tools across Meta's apps. Developers can choose whether to allow the tools in their apps, so it looks as if Meta has declined the offer. According to a Wall Street Journal report from June 2024, Apple held discussions with Meta about integrating the Facebook owner's AI model into iOS 18 as part of its Apple Intelligence feature set. However, Apple turned down the AI partnership due to privacy concerns.  » Read More

NewsPublished: Apr. 17, 2025, 11:57 a.m.A Florida woman is accused of selling human bones on Facebook Marketplace, WESH 2 reports. Kymberlee Schopper, 52, is charged in Volusia County, Fla., with purchasing/selling human organs or tissue, the report said. She was released on bond. Local police have been investigating since 2023 when they received a tip that her business, Wicked Wonderland, was selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace, the report said. A partial human skull was listed for $600; a rib or vertebra could be bought for $35. Schopper told authorities that the bones were “educational models,” the report said. Testing found they were real human bones. Teen driver in Mercedes hits Amish buggy near Michigan border, killing 3 childrenGrand Funk Railroad, 38 Special to rock National Cherry FestivalRock hunter gets stuck in quicksand-like hole at Lake Michigan beach, finds romanceIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site,  » Read More

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A woman was arrested after allegedly selling human bones on Facebook Marketplace.Kymberlee Schopper, 52, is charged with purchasing or selling human organs or tissue. Kymberlee Schopper, 52, is charged with purchasing or selling human organs or tissue.(Volusia County)According to the Orange City Police Department, they have been investigating since 2023 after receiving a tip that Schopper’s business, Wicked Wonderland, was advertising human bones for sale on Facebook Marketplace.According to WESH, two human skull fragments were being sold for $90, a human clavicle and scapula were being sold for $90, a human rib was being sold for $35, a human vertebra was being sold for $35 and a partial human skull was being sold for $600.When Schopper was questioned by police, she said the bones were “educational models,” but testing determined the bones were real, according to WESH.She was released on a $7,500 bond, according to Volusia County arrest records.Copyright 2025 Gray Local Media,  » Read More

Janet Diaz is a council member and candidate for mayor in 2025. LANCASTER, Pa. — Lancaster City Council member and mayoral candidate Janet Diaz is being called on to resign by multiple colleagues because of a Facebook post they and community activists say was insensitive. A post on Diaz's Facebook page on April 2nd came following what Diaz believed was a show of rudeness by colleague Ahmed Ahmed at the previous day's meeting. The post referenced Ahmed's background, which saw his family come to Lancaster as refugees when he was three years old. "During a city council meeting, I requested that the number of questions directed to the Chief of Police be limited due to time constraints," the post reads. "However, Councilor Ahmed responded with noticeable rudeness, particularly toward the women presenting, and dismissively suggested that any questions be redirected to Chief Mendez instead. His attitude only added tension to an already pressed discussion. This is not a Lancasterian way of treating women with disrespect. We have other candidates running that were born/raised in Lancaster." Ahmed told FOX43 News that he believed the post and its distinction between those born and not born in Lancaster contained elements of racism and

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The head of the Libertarian Party of Colorado repeatedly used anti-gay slurs last week in an exchange with a person who criticized the party’s social media presence, according to copies of the messages reviewed by The Denver Post. The party’s chairwoman, Hannah Goodman, sent the slurs Friday after a commenter privately messaged the party’s Facebook account to criticize what he saw as its “asinine” postings. After an initial exchange that included the commenter sarcastically highlighting the party’s lack of electoral success, Goodman — replying through the party’s official account — defended her party’s achievements and repeatedly referred to the commenter using an anti-gay slur. She also repeatedly referred to him using a slur for people with intellectual disabilities. Goodman continued using the slurs after the commenter said he planned to take the messages to the media. The party confirmed in a statement Saturday that Goodman, a congressional candidate last year, sent the messages. In a subsequent email exchange in which the commenter asked party leadership for an apology, Goodman told the commenter that she had authored the messages through the party’s Facebook account.  » Read More