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מחאה פרו פלסטינית ב אוניברסיטת ניו יורק

Meta’s content moderation under fire for allowing "River to the Sea" posts

04.09.24|Omer Kabir
Oversight board decision ignites controversy over political speech and online safety.
מארק צוקרברג nמטא משקפי קווסט Quest

Meta ends global AR chip development, shuts down Israeli operations

04.09.24|Meir Orbach
The process of winding down its AR chip operations began in October of last year when Meta started laying off employees globally in this division. 
מטא פייסבוק לייק

Meta shuts down Israeli network pushing AI-generated propaganda in U.S. and Canada

29.05.24|Omer Kabir
The Israeli network included 510 Facebook accounts, 11 pages, one group, and 32 Instagram accounts. Meta also said that it took down an Iranian network that was targeting users in Israel 
מייסד ומנכ"ל מטא מארק צוקרברג  הבעלים של פייסבוק ואינסטגר ומנכ"ל גוגל סונדאר פיצ'אי

Is your feed filled with junk? Blame it on the algorithm

28.05.24|Omer Kabir
Social networks are trying to increase revenue by tweaking their settings. The result: more junk content and problematic ratings. The solution: algorithm-free platforms, such as WhatsApp.
ווטסאפ אפליקציות צ'ט

WhatsApp Down: Messaging service suffers serious disruption

03.04.24|CTech
Users of Meta-owned WhatsApp from across the world have reported problems with both sending and receiving messages
כנס ענן פאנל חזון המולטי קלאוד ההיברידי אור לנצ'נר מנכ"ל ברייט דאטה

Meta admits defeat against web-scraping firm Bright Data, abandons legal action

26.02.24|CTech
“This is not a settlement. Bright Data did not make any agreement with Meta or make any changes to its conduct. This was a total concession by Meta to drop the case it brought against Bright Data for scraping public web data on its website,” Bright Data said
המנהיג העליון של איראן עלי חמינאי

Meta suspends Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts

08.02.24|CTech
Meta has removed the accounts for “repeatedly violating” its “Dangerous Organizations & Individuals policy.” Khamenei has called to wipe Israel off the map numerous times and praised the horrific October 7 attack by Palestinian terror group Hamas
כנס מיליון להייטק אור לנצנר, מנכל Bright Data

Court rules against Meta in Bright Data scraping case

25.01.24|CTech
“The Facebook and Instagram Terms do not bar logged-off scraping of public data; perforce it does not prohibit the sale of such public data. Therefore, the Terms cannot bar Bright Data’s logged-off scraping activities,” said U.S. District Judge Edward Chen
מטא פייסבוק 6.12.22

Meta fined over $6.5 million for not reporting acquisitions in Israel

11.01.24|Tomer Ganon
Meta, which at the time of the acquisition of the two companies (Redkix and Servicefriend) had a monopoly in the social media market, did not apply for approval from the Israel Competition Authority as required
מימין מארק צוקרברג ו טים קוק

2024 antitrust watch: 4 cases that could redefine tech industry giants

04.01.24|Omer Kabir
An overview of pivotal legal battles against Apple, Google, Meta, and the potential fallout that could reshape the tech landscape
מטה מטא פארק מנלו קליפורניה

Meta's oversight board ramps up scrutiny on violent content in Israel-Hamas war

10.12.23|Reuters
The cases will be the first to use a new expedited review mechanism announced earlier this year that requires the board to make decisions within 30 days
כנס המפתחים של מטא מארק צוקרברג 9.23 הדור השני של המשקפיים החכמים בשיתוף ריי באן

Meta laying off employees in metaverse-oriented Reality Labs division

04.10.23|Reuters and CTech
Reality Labs has significant activity in Israel, which could potentially also be hit by the layoffs
ראש הממשלה יאיר לפיד

Cyber Directorate investigates blocking of opposition MKs from WhatsApp

10.09.23|Omer Kabir
According to the Cyber Directorate, as of now all members of the Knesset, including Opposition Head Yair Lapid, have access again to the application. As far as is known, this is not a case of device hacking