>"A District of Columbia federal judge has revived a case against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, over its alleged maintenance of a social networking monopoly."

"Yanis Varoufakis explains why Socrates was right to reject ancient Athens' version of the ultimate "metaverse.""

"The former US president is working to launch a social media app called Truth Social early next year."

"Although whistleblowing isn’t a panacea for corruption and corporate malfeasance, it has proven highly effective as a last line of defense against behavior that is both economically harmful and politically destabilizing. As such, there is _...Read More_

"Mark Zuckerberg wants you to believe his metaverse is the final frontier. The misconception comes with over a century of warnings."

"It’s a rebrand of Silicon Valley's increasing power and reach. And it’s made for companies, not people."

"A long line of ugly Americans, mostly government officials, have believed that applying simple formulas based on idealized versions of US institutions could convert long-suffering places into Western-style consumer utopias. Today, the _...Read More_

"Mark Zuckerberg’s latest Meta morphosis fills me a deep sense of dread. And some companies are too toxic to rebrand, says journalist Imogen West-Knights"

"The firm posts strong profits as it continues to face negative press over leaked internal documents."

"Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name focused on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday, as the tech giant comes under fire from regulators around the world over its business practices."

Facebook announced in a corporate blog post Sunday that it will hire 10,000 workers in the EU to build out its plans for the "metaverse."

>"UK campaigners write to chief executive with list of demands to ensure online safety of young people"

"It's been a tough week for Facebook. Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to Congress that the company is aware that its platforms are used to spread hate and misinformation but has failed to take action to prevent it. The social media _...Read More_

"The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents — leading to a firestorm for the social media company in recent weeks — was revealed on 60 Minutes Sunday night as _...Read More_

Facebook has announced a $50 million fund that it says will help it develop the metaverse more responsibly. It’s officially called the XR Programs and Research Fund, and the company says it’ll be invested into “programs and external _...Read More_