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Meta Set to Allow More Political Content on Instagram and Threads

Anshuman Jain
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri has confirmed that users will start receiving political recommendations starting this week in the U.S. and then globally following the new policies from Meta. This change aims to give creators a better reach and provide more content options for users who want it.
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Instagram’s Sensitive Content Filter Incorrectly Flagged LGBTQ+ Terms for Months

Anshuman Jain
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Instagram mistakenly blocked LGBTQ-related content from teenage users due to misclassified search terms. The issue was resolved after UserMag reached out to Meta, the platform's parent company. This incident comes at the time when Meta is trying to relax censorship and restrictions on Facebook and Instagram.
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Meta Shifts to Community-Based Fact-Checking, Echoing X’s Model

Anshuman Jain
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Facebook and Instagram will transition away from independent fact-checkers and towards community notes, similar to X. The decision is taken because of the alleged bias among fact-checkers, particularly in the US. This move has raised concerns among independent fact-checkers and experts.
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Instagram Gains Bold New Powers to Combat Sextortion Scams

Sagnik Das Gupta
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Instagram is rolling out a set of new features or security measures to combat sextortion and protect teenagers from it. From preventing users from screenshotting ephemeral texts in DMs to displaying safety notices and fully rolling out the Nudity Protection feature, here's how Instagram is strengthening its defenses against such scams.
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Meta Launches Affordable Quest 3S to Replace Quest 2

Anshuman Jain
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Meta unveiled the Meta Quest 3S at the Meta Connect 2024 event. It's a more affordable upgrade from the Meta Quest 2, featuring Fresnel lenses, a narrower field of view, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset. The 128GB model starts at $299.99, with a 256GB variant also available. Pre-orders begin today on Meta.com, and the device officially goes on sale on October 15th.
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Meta Quest 3 Just Became a Lot More Versatile with This New Feature!

Sagnik Das Gupta
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Meta has rolled out a new app called HDMI Link for its Quest 3, which allows the headset to connect to any HDMI or DisplayPort output-supported device. This way, users can make use of the big screen of the headset to play games, watch movies or simply work by connecting their devices to it. The app is available to download for Meta Quest 2, 3 and Pro headsets.
Meta Orion True AR Glasses Reportedly in the Works

Meta Orion AR Smart Glasses Reportedly in the Works; Demo on the Way!

Sagnik Das Gupta
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According to a new report, Meta is apparently working on their very first pair of true AR glasses. These AR glasses will probably be similar in working to Brilliant Labs' Frame AI glasses. Although the Orion is in advanced stages of development, it is not slated to release to the public until 2027. However, Meta employees will be given access to the device this year itself to start testing it out. However, a demo for the device will reportedly be showcased at the Meta Connect set for later on this year.
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Meta is Working to Achieve AGI: Mark Zuckerberg

Arjun Sha
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Meta is going bullish on AI development by building a large infrastructure of hardware resources and bringing top AI talents from around the world. According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta is working to achieve AGI and to make the vision a reality, it has already ordered over 340,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs. By the end of 2024, it will have a stockpile of 600,000 GPUs. Zuckerberg also says that Meta might open-source AGI as long as it makes sense. The company is now training the next-gen Llama 3 model that will have advanced reasoning and coding abilities.
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