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14.03.26 - 13:24
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Meta and Google trial: are infinite scroll and autoplay creating addicts? (The Guardian)
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Features woven into the fabric of platforms have been central to landmark social media harm case in US. How do they work?It was as “easy as ABC”, claimed the lawyer prosecuting a landmark social media harm case against Meta and Google which heard closing arguments this week. The defendants were guilty, said Mark Lanier, of “addicting the brains of children”. Not true, replied the tech companies. Meta insisted providing young people with a “safer, healthier experience has always been core to our work”.Features such as autoplay videos, infinite scrolling and constantly chirruping alerts woven into the fabric of online platforms were central to the six-week trial in Los Angeles, which has been compared to the cases against tobacco companies in the 1990s. But how do these features work and what are their consequences? Are they creating addicts rather than users or are they just giving consumers more of what they want? Continue reading......
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14.03.26 - 12:54
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Meta reportedly plans sweeping layoffs as AI costs increase (The Guardian)
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Sources tell Reuters layoffs could affect 20% or more of company as plans reflect broader tensions within big techMeta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency brought about by AI-assisted workers.No date has been set for the cuts and the magnitude has not been finalized, the people said. Continue reading......
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14.03.26 - 06:00
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Meta will mehr als 20 Prozent der Stellen streichen (Die Welt)
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Beim Facebook-Konzern könnte ein weiterer massiver Jobabbau bevorstehen. Insider berichten von möglichen Kürzungen in der Größenordnung von bis zu einem Fünftel der Belegschaft. Hintergrund sind hohe KI-Investitionen. Meta selbst weist den Bericht zurück....
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