US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook
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Twenty-nine states want Meta to scrap features like infinite scroll, Stories and likes in a landmark child safety trial.
The social platform says it will test a video-first look for users when they open the app in select countries, potentially bringing it to the U.S. next year.
Hoping to stop the spread of hoaxes and false stories on its platform, Facebook is making changes to its “Trending Topics” feature, surfacing only those stories that have been covered by what it deems credible publishers.
Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok — changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone. Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a “reimagined experience” later this year that will put a subset of users into a “full-screen video the moment they open the app.
Parents of undergraduates are using college parent Facebook groups to help their own kids, but they don’t realize the potential consequences.