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sam,
@sam@southampton.social avatar

I do get upset sometimes that EchoVR is no longer around. I really loved that game and was one of the main reasons I got Quest 2 headset, now there's not much point of a Quest 3 for me.

ai6yr,
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JamesGleick,
@JamesGleick@zirk.us avatar

Meta is deploying chatbots powered by AI to impersonate humans in its discussion groups. The chatbots make stuff up—that is their nature. One invents a nonexistent child. Another pretends to have nonexistent merchandise. It shouldn’t be necessary to explain how vile and poisonous this is, but Casey Fiesler spells it out:

https://theconversation.com/ai-chatbots-are-intruding-into-online-communities-where-people-are-trying-to-connect-with-other-humans-229473

gimulnautti,
@gimulnautti@mastodon.green avatar

@JamesGleick fucking madness

lauren,
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org avatar

As much as I dislike / , there is no denying that their Meta Quest 3 VR headset is an amazing piece of technology, and very much a 21st century device. Like smartphones, I have this fantasy of setting one up with lots of local apps, time traveling to the early 1950s, and dropping one on a workbench at Bell Labs. Probably would seriously screw up the timeline though.

br00t4c,
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mobileatom,
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A social app for creatives, Cara grew from 40k to 650k users in a week because artists are fed up with Meta’s AI policies.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/06/a-social-app-for-creatives-cara-grew-from-40k-to-650k-users-in-a-week-because-artists-are-fed-up-with-metas-ai-policies/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Vivaldi,
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Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, plans to use your photos and posts to train its AI products and services. 🤖

Will you opt-out by filling out the form, or delete your content, or are you planning to leave these platforms? 🤔

video/mp4

Obiwan2208,
@Obiwan2208@vivaldi.net avatar

@Vivaldi I've already dropped Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter.

I'm only active on Telegram and Mastodon.

My hand doesn't tremble if #Privacy is in scope

Arentol,

@Vivaldi left years ago

PawelK, Polish
@PawelK@pol.social avatar

Z ciekawostek o

Dobry wieczór!

Meta znów na dywaniku EU. Tym razem za trenowanie AI danymi swoich użytkowników.

Organizacja pozarządowa NOYB (None Of Your Business - Nie Twój Interes) złożyła 11 wniosków przeciwko Mecie w UE oraz wezwała odpowiedzialne organy 11 europejskich państw, w tym Polski, do działania.

Już 26 czerwca wchodzą w życie nowe zasady polityki prywatności, które pozwolą właścicielom Facebook’a wykorzystać lata prywatnych postów, zdjęć czy innych danych zbieranych od użytkowników. Według NOYB Meta bezprawnie wykorzysta dane do trenowania swojej technologii AI.

Meta broni się tłumacząc, że korzysta z dostępnych publicznie danych oraz informacji zamieszczonych przez użytkowników w usługach takich jak Instagram czy Facebook.

Jeżeli państwa członkowskie nie zdążą wstrzymać wejścia w życie nowych zasad przed 26.06, cofnięcie danych nie będzie już możliwe.

Źródło: https://ig.me/j/AbZDqlHK8egdQCfc/

kubikpixel, (edited ) German
@kubikpixel@chaos.social avatar

Was soll ich dazu noch sagen, wollt ihr gratis Arbeiten und verstumpfen dabei? Ich überzeuge fast Niemensch sich von diesem Social-Media zu lösen, evt. hilft das.

»„Meta AI“ Assistent – Training mit deinen Daten:
Der Facebook- und Instagram-Konzern Meta will Daten von Nut­ze­r:in­nen für das Training von KI nutzen. Ein Datenschutzverein legt Beschwerde ein.«

📰 https://taz.de/Meta-AI-Assistent/!6012084/


#meta #facebook #instagram #ki #daten #socialmedia #sozialmedia #datenschutz

mobileatom,
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noyb urges 11 DPAs to immediately stop Meta's abuse of personal data for AI. #meta

https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-urges-11-dpas-immediately-stop-metas-abuse-personal-data-ai?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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adfichter, German
@adfichter@chaos.social avatar

macht es dahingegen extrem kompliziert, Widerspruch einzulegen. Unter anderem müssen sogar persönliche Gründe angegeben werden. Eine technische Analyse der Opt-out-Links ergab außerdem, dass Meta eine Anmeldung verlangt, um eine ansonsten öffentliche Seite einzusehen. Insgesamt verlangt Meta dadurch von etwa 400 Millionen europäische Nutzer:innen einen Widerspruch, anstatt sie um Einwilligung zu bitten.

https://noyb.eu/de/noyb-urges-11-dpas-immediately-stop-metas-abuse-personal-data-ai

johnleonard,
@johnleonard@mastodon.social avatar

Meta's AI plans are against EU law, says @noybeu's Max Schrems

'This is clearly the opposite of GDPR compliance'

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4268817/metas-ai-plans-eu-law-max-schrems

br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

A Palestinian former Meta engineer is suing the company for discrimination

#lawsuit #meta

https://qz.com/meta-palestinian-employee-sues-suppression-1851521690

br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Meta Wants Quest to Become the Android of VR

#meta

https://gizmodo.com/meta-android-of-vr-1851521814

majorlinux,
@majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com avatar

Meanwhile, Twitter is just allowing porn everywhere.

Ex-Meta engineer sues company, claiming he was fired over handling of Palestine content

https://www.engadget.com/ex-meta-engineer-sues-company-claiming-he-was-fired-over-handling-of-palestine-content-123057080.html?src=rss

#Meta #Palestine #Moderation #Instagram #SocialMedia #Tech #FreePalestine

br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Meta Employee Sues, Alleging Censorship of Pro-Palestine Content and 'Pattern of Bias' at Company

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/meta-employee-sues-alleging-censorship-of-pro-palestine-content-and-pattern-of-bias-at-company/

br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Meta Employee Sues, Claims He Was Canned Over Gaza Content and 'Pattern of Bias' at Company

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/meta-employee-sues-claims-he-was-canned-over-gaza-content-and-pattern-of-bias-at-company/

br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Meta Quest will soon let you watch Netflix from its web browser

https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/4/24171322/meta-quest-3-netflix-browser

br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar
carlsetzer,
@carlsetzer@mas.to avatar
FluffyBunnikins,

@carlsetzer @pluralistic I’ve been reporting every single ad on Instagram as spam for over a year now. Every. Single. One. I wonder if I’m going to be able to do that to these ‘unskippables’.

pabuisson,
@pabuisson@ruby.social avatar

Not sure what to do with my photographs. I used to rely on quite a lot, but it's been the same since 2000, and far from being the greatest solution.

I won't join , been off from Facebook for 10 years, so I won't go back in this environment.

What's left? maybe? Or could be a viable alternative today? Or maybe even turn my personal in a platform where I can also share photos? 🤨 🤔

nhoizey,
@nhoizey@mamot.fr avatar

@pabuisson you’re welcome!

I built a GitHub Action to POSSE to Mastodon/Pixelfed: https://nicolas-hoizey.com/articles/2023/01/07/let-s-posse-to-mastodon-with-a-feed-and-a-github-action/

madargon,
@madargon@is-a.cat avatar

@pabuisson Pixelfed, as I know, is constantly improving. It looks good now. Many users I follow have accounts there. I even plan to introduce there person who didn't use any social media.

br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Who Can Opt Out of Meta's AI Data Training (and Who Can't)

https://lifehacker.com/tech/opt-out-of-meta-instagram-and-facebook-ai-data-training

br00t4c,
@br00t4c@mastodon.social avatar

Meta Tests Holding Your Instagram Hostage With Unscrollable Ads

https://gizmodo.com/meta-tests-holding-instagram-hostage-unscrollable-ads-1851517163

jrefior,
@jrefior@hachyderm.io avatar

I've been boycotting Meta for idk how long, ~8 years? I think QAnon and misinformation spread on Meta skewed the 2016 election, and thus we have Trump, Dobbs, etc.

But sure seems to be winning this fight. Almost everyone uses their platforms, even young people.

I don't know if I'll keep the boycott going, there are people I'd like to connect with who won't use anything else.

One advantage of not being there, though, is I haven't had to fend off as many scammers:
https://www.howtogeek.com/892109/how-to-spot-a-whatsapp-scam/

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