Early Facebook investor Jim Breyer says Zuckerberg has been 'revitalized' by Meta's AI push

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  Meta pushes back on claims that it's boosting Trump on Facebook and Instagram

  Meta is countering claims that it boosted President Donald Trump and his administration on Facebook and Instagram as it came into office Monday.
  
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• Meta to Cut 5% of Staff as Zuckerberg Says He Will 'Raise the Bar'

  CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the job cuts are necessary as the company builds “the most important technologies in the world.”
  
  The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 14
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  Mark Zuckerberg says Biden officials would 'scream' and 'curse' when seeking removal of Facebook content

  On an episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" released Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg painted a picture of Biden administration officials berating Facebook staff over requests to remove certain ...
  
  NBC News - Jan. 10
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  Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim

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  Italy Says Cecilia Sala, Journalist Detained by Iran, Has Been Released

  Cecilia Sala, 29, was detained last month while on a reporting trip. She had been held for 20 days and told her family that she was kept in isolation.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 8

• Meta goes ‘MAGA’: Facebook adjusts fact-checking approach as Zuckerberg touts ‘free expression’ and cites ‘cultural tipping point’

  “We’re going to work with President[-elect] Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 7
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  Venezuela's opposition leader says son-in-law has been abducted

  Yahoo News - Jan. 7
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  Do Facts Meta on Facebook?

  Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking on his platforms.
  
  BBC News - Jan. 7
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  Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles

  Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people. Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 3

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