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UK tribunal green-lights $2.7B Facebook collective action antitrust lawsuit
- Facebook has lost a bid to have a £2.1bn+ mammoth collective action-style competition lawsuit thrown out, which seeks damages worth a minimum of some $2.7bn at current exchange rates.
- The suit, led by competition law expert Dr. Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, alleges that Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram exploited UK users’ personal data due to their market dominance in social networking.
- Lovdahl Gormsen argues that Facebook's data collection practices involve an 'unfair trading condition', and as users have no real alternative, the company imposes an unfairly high price on users and their information.
- The class action lawsuit covers 46 million users of Meta services in the UK between February 14, 2016, and October 6, 2023.
- The “opt out” collective action has already been nearly three years in the making, and it has been certified by the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal.
- The case is notable for its potential impact on how competition law might be applied by individuals in their own legal actions and in other class-action-style antitrust suits.
- If successful, the case could set a precedent for how data exploitation applies under competition laws. It also places a monetary value on personal data.
- Lovdahl Gormsen is represented by Quinn Emanuel, and the case is being funded by Innsworth, one of the world's biggest litigation funders.
- Facebook users in the UK are automatically opted into the collective claim unless they actively opt-out if they do not wish to be included in any potential damages or financial settlement.
- The litigation will proceed to trial, and the plaintiffs are seeking damages ranging from £2.1bn to £3.1bn.
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LatAm startup Vambe sees ARR skyrocket after pivot to conversational AI
- Chile-based startup Vambe pivoted from building a CRM for debt collection to focusing on conversational AI agents.
- Their AI agents help small and medium-sized businesses automate communications and close sales on platforms like WhatsApp.
- Vambe's annual recurring revenue (ARR) surged from $20,000 to $1 million after the pivot.
- The company recently raised $3.85 million in a seed round led by Monashees, with plans to expand in Mexico.
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Meta Looks To Nuclear Energy For US Data Centres
- Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is exploring the use of nuclear energy for its data centres in the US.
- Meta plans to release a request for proposals (RFP) to identify nuclear energy developers to help meet its AI innovation and sustainability objectives.
- Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon have also signed deals to secure nuclear energy for their data centres.
- Meta aims to add 1-4 GW of new nuclear generation capacity by the early 2030s.
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Threads tests a way to hide your replies from your profile
- Instagram Threads is testing a privacy feature to make replies to others' posts less visible on the platform.
- The feature allows users to customize their profile to remove the tab displaying their replies, making them more private.
- This option provides more privacy without switching to a fully private profile.
- Threads has also introduced controls to limit who can reply to posts, similar to competitor Elon Musk's X.
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Instagram now lets creators enable replies in Broadcast Channels
- Instagram's Broadcast Channels now allow creators to enable replies from viewers.
- Previously, viewers could only react with emojis, but now they can reply to posts and respond to other users' responses.
- Creators can also share prompts to start conversations in their Channel.
- Meta is providing new metrics and personalized guidance to help creators understand and improve their Broadcast Channel content.
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Get Closer to Your Community With Replies, Prompts and Insights
- Instagram introduces updates to broadcast channels to enhance community engagement.
- Replies feature enables back-and-forth conversations between creators and followers.
- Prompts feature allows creators to initiate conversations with Q&As and daily check-ins.
- Insights and best practices help creators understand their audience and improve content performance.
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Googling Is for Old People: What This Means for Web Designers
- Younger audiences, particularly Gen Z, are skipping Google entirely in favor of platforms like TikTok and Instagram for finding information.
- This shift in the younger generation's behavior undermines Google's traditional search model.
- The decline in younger users' reliance on Google threatens the company's core revenue model through advertising.
- The potential erosion of Google's dominance in search may lead to advertisers allocating their budgets to social media channels that better capture the coveted demographic.
- To remain relevant, Google will need to embrace more aggressive innovation.
- Web designers will need to focus on more visual storytelling, prioritize mobile UX, rethink search interfaces, and optimize for social platforms.
- Incorporating features like voice search, contextual suggestions, and AI conversational interfaces are essential for web designers.
- The future of search and Google is being rewritten as younger people's digital habits shift.
- Embracing changes in user behavior will help web designers and Google stay ahead of the curve.
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Meta seeks new nuclear reactors to run US data centers
- Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is seeking 4 gigawatts of new nuclear energy to power its data centers.
- The company is requesting proposals for 1-4 gigawatts of reactor capacity to be delivered starting in the early 2030s.
- Meta is joining other tech giants like Amazon and Alphabet in exploring nuclear power as a clean and reliable energy source.
- The company is open to both large conventional reactors and small modular designs for faster deployment.
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WhatsApp is dropping support for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 series
- WhatsApp is dropping support for the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus models.
- Support will end on May 5, 2025, according to clues found in the latest WhatsApp beta code.
- Users will need to switch to a newer iPhone to continue using WhatsApp.
- WhatsApp offers easy syncing features and chat migration options for users switching to new devices.
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Mark Zuckerberg seeks ‘active role’ in Trump tech policy
- Mark Zuckerberg seeks 'active role' in Trump tech policy
- Mark Zuckerberg dined with Donald Trump to discuss technology and demonstrate Meta's camera-equipped sunglasses.
- Zuckerberg wants to participate in the administration's tech policy decisions and maintain America's leadership in the technological sphere.
- There has been a softening of relations between Zuckerberg and Trump, with the lifting of the ban on Trump and positive remarks exchanged.
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Meta ‘planning $10,000,000 cable which will stretch round entire world’
- Facebook's parent company, Meta, is planning to lay over 40,000km of fiber optic cables under the sea to handle data for its social media platforms and AI investments.
- The project, which may cost over $10 billion, will make Meta the sole owner and user of the underwater cable.
- Meta already has the 2Africa cable project, aiming to connect Africa and Europe, but the new cable would be its own project.
- The cable's route is expected to serve India and will avoid potential geopolitical risk areas in the Red Sea, South China Sea, and Egypt.
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Meta ‘planning $10,000,000,000 cable which will stretch round entire world’
- Facebook's parent company, Meta, is planning to lay over 40,000km of fiber optic cables under the sea to handle its social media platforms and AI investments.
- The estimated budget for the project is starting at $2 billion but could potentially reach over $10 billion.
- The cable is expected to serve India and will have a circuitous route from the US East Coast to South Africa to India before returning to the US West Coast via Australia.
- The cable will avoid potential geopolitical risk areas such as the Red Sea, the South China Sea, and Egypt.
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Pornography & Hypocrisy: A Facebook Thing
- Facebook is facing criticism for allowing explicit ads and not taking them down despite user reports.
- The platform bans certain words like 'sex' and 'nude' in everyday posts.
- Facebook's reasoning behind the word bans is to protect the community and uphold moral standards.
- Critics argue that Facebook's decision is driven by profits, as the platform makes billions from selling ad space.
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Best Linktree Alternatives to Supercharge Your Online Presence
- Wlinky, Beacons, Taplink, Milkshake, and Carrd are among the top Linktree alternatives.
- Wlinky offers a clean interface, while Beacons provides a drag-and-drop editor for visually engaging pages.
- Taplink offers advanced features like forms and payment gateways, while Milkshake is designed for Instagram users.
- Carrd stands out with its versatility, allowing users to build full-fledged websites.
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Indian Govt Blocks 28,000+ Social Media URLs in 2024
- In 2024, the Indian government blocked over 28,000 social media URLs due to harmful content.
- The banned URLs included those related to pro-Khalistan separatist movements, hate speech, and material deemed a danger to public safety and national security.
- Facebook (now Meta) and Twitter were the social media platforms most affected by the content takedowns.
- The government's decision to block these URLs was based on concerns raised by the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding threats to India's independence and sovereignty.
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