
u/bardsmanship

Rooftop solar reaches 20% of Puerto Rico’s generation mix
utilitydive.com
Meta, Tiktok and Google under investigation for allegedly disobeying Australia’s social media ban
theguardian.com
Indonesia summons Meta and Google over non-compliance with child social media curbs
asiaone.com
r/DeMeta now has 1000 members!
We're growing fast! One day we will have enough critical mass to consign Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads to the dustbin of history. Keep spreading the word!

'We're having a moment' - fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial
Fear and denial, but no remorse or regret huh? Truly, it is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

Meta shares drop on fears US verdicts open door to deluge of lawsuits
My popcorn is ready, can't wait for the flood of lawsuits against Meta!

Wedium, Europe's answer to TikTok and Instagram?
Website: https://wedium.social/
It's a "100% European" platform that requires identity verification to post content, whereas lurkers who just consume content don't have to be verified.
Thoughts on whether this has a shot at taking off?

Business owners distressed after Meta suspends Facebook accounts
Honestly I wish Meta would suspend more business accounts in my country so people start looking for alternatives.

Meta will pay Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators with big followings to post on Facebook
This move really smacks of desperation!
Exclusive: Meta vowed to stop illegal financial ads in Britain. It failed 1,000 times in a week
reuters.com
IAB Sweden CEO explains the rare decision to expel Meta
Basically the Swedish chapter of a global trade organization for digital marketing and advertising kicked Meta out because they have too many scam ads on their platforms, and instead of blocking fraudsters Meta chose to charge them more money so they could also rake in $$$ from fraud.
Good to see SOME orgs still have a backbone!

Reddit User Uncovers Who Is Behind Meta’s $2B Lobbying for Invasive Age Verification Tech
gadgetreview.com
Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount
channelnewsasia.com
Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns
It's bad enough that they're even considering licensing Google's Gemini.
Fingers crossed that Meta just flushed more billions down the toilet!

Meta, Google Pivot in Addiction Trial to Accuser’s Home Life
archive.is
One every six minutes: the victims scammed on Facebook or Instagram
And that's just in the UK!
Uploading Pirated Books via BitTorrent Qualifies as Fair Use, Meta Argues
torrentfreak.com