Meta Reports $60.8bn Revenue Despite Zuckerberg’s Image Problems
Meta reported $60.8bn in revenue for the second quarter despite ongoing legal battles and a tarnished public image.
Mark Zuckerberg leads Meta to record profits despite public criticism
Meta reported $60.8bn in revenue and $15.9bn in profit for the second quarter of this year, despite ongoing public criticism of Mark Zuckerberg, according to the BBC.
UK Woman Loses £140,000 to AI Deepfake Romance Scammers on Facebook
An 80-year-old woman in the UK lost £140,000 to romance scammers who used artificial intelligence deepfakes on Facebook, prompting a bank and police warnings about spotting online…
Facebook Found Liable in New Mexico Over User Privacy
A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable on Friday for deceiving users about privacy protections, ruling on over 43 million violations of state consumer protection law following a…
Meta Runs 300 Ads with AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material on Facebook, Instagram
Meta ran over 300 ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) this year, many linked to Chinese developers, according to a Tech Transparency Project…
Meta to Pay $17 Billion Settlement Over Youth Safety on Facebook and Instagram
Meta agreed to a $17 billion settlement with 47 states to end a landmark federal child safety trial on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
Meta Whistleblower Arturo Béjar Testifies on Child Safety and Growth Culture
Former Meta engineer and whistleblower Arturo Béjar testified in federal court in Oakland, California, stating that CEO Mark Zuckerberg fostered a corporate culture that treated child … Read more
Debunked: The WHO has not said hantavirus is ‘spreading very fast across the world’ – The Journal
Recent claims circulating on social media suggesting that the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a hantavirus “spreading particularly fast across the world” are entirely … Read more
Cape Town Musician Robin Pieters Injured in Smash-and-Grab After Chasing Thief in Elsies River
Robin Pieters, the rising star of Cape Town’s Kaapse music scene, found himself at the center of a harrowing smash-and-grab incident last week in Elsies River, … Read more
US Treasury Shuts Down Nuevo Laredo Casino Linked to Cartel del Noreste
Mexican authorities have shuttered the Casino Centenario in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, following a coordinated investigation into the facility’s role as a financial hub for organized crime. … Read more
Arsenal Announces Global Partnership with Meta
Arsenal Football Club has entered into a strategic global partnership with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, marking a significant shift in how the … Read more
Globo Launches Vertical Soap Opera ‘Loquinha’: The New Era of Brazilian Telenovelas
The landscape of Brazilian teledramaturgy is undergoing a fundamental shift, moving away from the living room television and directly into the palm of the hand. On … Read more