The Meta Oversight Board — a semi-independent body that interprets Meta’s rules and suggests changes — has responded to the recent dissolution of the company’s third-party fact-checking system. Its statement contains a series of gently worded reminders to Meta that it exists and would very much like to continue existing in the future, pretty please.
A Reddit user noticed that after using Meta’s AI tools to edit a selfie, Instagram made posts featuring AI-generated versions of themselves, as reported by 404 Media. Meta says it’s a test of a feature that puts AI-generated content for your Facebook and Instagram feeds.
After user outrage, Meta is deleting its small army of AI bot profiles in order to fix a bug that removed the ability to block the accounts. As I reported earlier today, the bots have been around since 2023, but many users just discovered them in the last few days following news coverage and social media posts.
The New York Times reports on a spate of cases where predators posing as photographers and promoters used social media to connect with parents and solicit child sexual abuse imagery, taking advantage of not just Instagram but also parents who want to turn their young children into influencers.
[The New York Times]
