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Meta has agreed to pay out $90 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated privacy by tracking its users on the internet even after they had logged off from Facebook.The decade-long class action lawsuit involved claims the Facebook 'Like' button plug-in, when placed on other websites, could track users' activity away from the social media platform even if they did not interact with the plug-ins.This was done through the use of cookies, which tracked things such as websites users visited, interactions with those websites and the items they viewed or purchased, according to court documents.As part of the proposed settlement, which must still be approved by a judge, Facebook's parent company Meta - led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg- has agreed to delete all the data it 'wrongfully collected' during the period between 2010 and 2011.The company, which posted profits of $39.37 billion in 2021, will pay $90 million to users who filed a claim, after lawyer fees are deducted. It was not immediately clear how that would be distributed to the claimants.  » Read More

... production company Sarofsky immediately went viral when HBO posted the dance number on Facebook, with currently over 6 million views.  » Read More

The social media giant’s downturn was a long time comingWhen your business model depends on profiting from your users’ ignorance, eventually the gig will be up. So it seems to be for Facebook, or Meta, which had a historically horrible day last week and began to lose significant numbers of users for the first time.Getty Images  » Read More

'I thought this was a free country': Canadian woman slams cop for hounding her at home when she posted on Facebook that she might attend Freedom Convoy protestNadine Ellis-Maffei posted video of the police visit to her home in OntarioPolice officer came to 'provide information' in response to Facebook postEllis-Maffei had written a post supporting the Freedom Convoy and suggested that she might attend the demonstrations in Ottawa Mother-of-three compared the incident to 'thought police and Big Brother'Have you been contacted by police for posting on Freedom Convoy protests? Email us at newsUS@dailymail.com By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com Published: 15:23 EST, 16 February 2022 | Updated: 18:28 EST, 16 February 2022 Nadine Ellis-Maffei said the police visit was like the 'thought police and Big Brother' knocking at her doorA Canadian woman has slammed police for making an unannounced visit to her home in response to her Facebook posts supporting the Freedom Convoy protests.  » Read More

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. has settled a decade-old class action lawsuit over the company's use of cookies in 2010 and 2011 that tracked people online even after they logged off the Facebook platform. As part of the proposed settlement, which must still be approved by a judge, Meta has agreed to delete all the data it wrongfully collected during that period. The company, which posted profits of $39.37 billion in 2021, will also pay $90 million to users who filed a claim, after lawyer fees are deducted. Reaching a settlement in this case, which is more than a decade old, is in the best interest of our community and our shareholders and we're glad to move past this issue, said Meta spokesperson Drew Pusateri in a statement on Tuesday. According to the lawsuit, Facebook got people's consent to track them while they were logged in to its platform but promised to stop the tracking once they logged out.  » Read More

Meta will pay $90 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it kept tracking users after they logged off. The 2012 suit said Facebook used plug-ins and cookies to track visits to third-party websites containing "like" buttons. If approved, this would be one of the 10 biggest data privacy class action settlements ever. Loading Something is loading. Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old lawsuit alleging Facebook kept tracking users' internet activity after they'd logged off of the platform.The proposed settlement was filed late Monday and still requires court approval. If approved, it would be one of the 10 biggest data-privacy class-action settlements ever, according to the document.The 2012 lawsuit alleges that, between April 2010 and September 2011, Facebook violated privacy and wiretapping laws by using plug-ins to store cookies tracking users' visits to third-party websites that contained "like" buttons. The social media site had users' permission to track them while they were logged in but promised to stop when they logged out.  » Read More

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Facebook Marketplace and other digital shopping options have been wildly popular during the pandemic. However, the ABC7 I-Team is finding that online shopping complaints are soaring and some consumers may not get answers if they have a problem.Not getting a product or buying something that looks far different than the ad? Whether its an online classified like Facebook Marketplace, or a link you see on social media, consumer experts want you to slow down before you tap and buy."Well, it was a high-class looking vacuum, like a Roomba," that's what Elizabeth Savio and her wife Michelle say they thought they were buying. The Round Lake couple say they saw these pictures of a high-end model robotic vacuum on Facebook Marketplace. They bought two and paid $129 each.Instead, they received two of what they describe as lower-end models."I ended up with a toy," Elizabeth said. "I cannot go over any carpeting, I cannot go over really anything other than just a regular surface, hard surface."The Savios say the cheaper model they ended up with,  » Read More

Facebook is rolling out its Facebook News service in France on Tuesday (Feb. 15), thanks in part to a collaboration with AFP Media Services, the company announced in a blog post Monday (Feb. 14). The service will “spotlight news stories from a diverse range of reliable and relevant news sources,” according to the post. “As part of our ongoing commitment to journalism and content creation at Meta, this new tab will give people a dedicated space to seek out stories that matter the most to them, whilst ensuring original reporting is given a wider reach to audiences across the country,” the post continues. The company has also collaborated with l’Alliance de la Presse d’Information Générale (APIG) in order to partner with over 100 media outlets. That partnership will include several national dailies, including 20 Minutes, La Croix, Le Figaro, Le Journal du Dimanche, Le Parisien, Les Echos and others, and local dailies and weeklies such as La Dépêche du Midi, La Provence, La Voix du Nord, Le Dauphiné Libéré, Le Progrès,  » Read More

More Than Half Expect to Spend 3+ Hours in a Metaverse Daily Over 77% of those interested in joining a metaverse are worried about Facebook owning the data, according to the survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers commissioned by Advokate Group. An overwhelming 87% would prefer a metaverse on the decentralized blockchain. This sentiment was even more pronounced among Gen Z respondents who were 10% more likely to prefer a blockchain metaverse than their Millennial counterparts. Marketing Technology News: TaTaTu Creates Opportunities for Paid Employment on Feature Film Sets Including ‘In the… What will they do in a metaverse? The number one activity consumers are pursuing in the metaverse is gaming, followed closely by socializing with friends. A more distant third was work-related activities and then attending concerts. More than half (55%) expect to spend 3 or more hours a day in a metaverse. Metaverse participants all seemingly would like to make real money while there with over 93% wanting to earn money that can be transferred outside the metaverse.  » Read More

Whatsapp WhatsApp is reportedly planning to introduce a camera button in user's Business Settings. In this, users can select a photo or take a new one use as a cover photo. New Delhi: The Meta-owned instant messaging application WhatsApp is reportedly planning to add a new Facebook-like cover image. The feature has recently been spotted by WhatsApp development tracker WABetaInfo. "WhatsApp is working on a new feature that allows setting a cover photo for your profile. Actually, this feature is under development on WhatsApp Business, and it’s not planned for standard WhatsApp user accounts. When the feature is enabled for beta testers, there will be some changes in your Business profile settingsa, said WABetaInfo. According to the screenshot shared by the WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is planning to introduce a camera button in user's Business Settings, allowing users to select a photo or take a new one use as a cover photo. "As you can see in this screenshot, WhatsApp is planning to introduce a camera button in your Business Settings: you can select a photo or take a new one to use as the cover photo.  » Read More