Facebook

21°

Weather

YnetGlobal Channels

Sites & Sources

more channels

Contact

Facebook

When AI turns on the boss: Facebook chatbot tells customer to sue Meta

After eight days of failed attempts to fix an ad system glitch, Facebook’s support bot said it had exhausted its options — then drafted a pre-lawsuit letter to Meta, urged compensation and said the customer would likely win in court

Israel Wullman | 09.17.26

Meta’s monetization system rewarded neo-Nazis, racists and conspiracy promoters, probe finds

An Australian ABC investigation found extremist figures and pages allegedly received payments through Meta’s content monetization program, raising questions over whether social media algorithms financially reward the most provocative and hateful content

Raphael Kahan | 08.12.26

Meta ordered to pay $567 million over harm to young users in landmark trial

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567 million over harms to young people, allocating $420 million for treatment services; The ruling follows a jury finding that the company knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed child safety risks

AP | 08.07.26

Zuckerberg’s AI bet gets expensive: Meta’s free cash flow plunges 91% in Q2

Meta’s free cash flow plunged 91% in Q2 as the company ramps up AI spending, with its $145 billion infrastructure push weighing on finances despite strong ad revenue growth and rising user numbers

Reuters | 07.30.26

Meta outage hits Facebook, Instagram and Messenger

More than 4,000 users report problems accessing Meta’s platforms, with complaints including failed logins, frozen feeds and disrupted messaging

ynet | 07.19.26

Report: Meta plans cloud business to sell excess AI compute capacity

The planned service would let developers access Meta-hosted AI models and raw computing capacity, part of a push to recoup massive data center and chip spending, Bloomberg reports

ynet | 07.01.26

Kids beat Australia’s social media ban by simply lying about their age

Six months after the under-16 ban took effect, most minors are still using TikTok, Instagram and other blocked platforms, exposing the limits of old-style regulation in the digital age

Raphael Kahan | 06.30.26

Users report global outage on Facebook and Instagram

Users worldwide, including in Israel, report disruptions on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger; Meta says it is working to fix the issue

ynet | 06.12.26

Hazel Brief and her son, Yona Bezalel Brief, who was injured on October 7 defending Kibbut Kfar Aza and died 417 days later in Sheba Hospital

Who has the rights to a soldier's soul: bereaved mother's open letter to Betzalel Smotrich

Opinion: Before you use a fallen soldier’s picture, ask the family; Ask if they can bear it. Ask if the timing won’t crush them. Ask if their child’s face is yours to share

Hazel Brief | 06.11.26

Guy Rosen has served as Meta’s CISO since 2022

Meta’s top Israeli executive Guy Rosen leaves after 13 years

Guy Rosen, Meta’s most senior Israeli executive and CISO since 2022, is leaving after 13 years; The Onavo co-founder, whose startup was acquired in 2013, will stay for a transition period before focusing on advising Israel’s tech ecosystem

Meir Orbach | 06.03.26

Meta launches premium subscriptions for WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook

Meta’s paid tiers add extra features to WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook, while new Meta One plans will test AI tools for users, businesses and creators in Singapore, Guatemala and Bolivia

Calcalist | 05.28.26

Meta layoffs begin in Israel as tech giant cuts 8,000 jobs in global AI shake-up

Meta is shifting 7,000 employees into AI roles while pouring up to $135 billion into infrastructure, but workers warn the push is fueling anxiety, distrust and fears their own jobs could become obsolete

Omer Kabir, Calcalist | 05.20.26

US lawsuit against Meta could reshape Facebook and Instagram

New Mexico’s attorney general is pressing Meta to overhaul Facebook and Instagram over child safety, seeking strict age checks, usage caps and limits on addictive features—moves that could reshape social media globally

Raphael Kahan | 05.04.26

Meta to pay millions in Israel over Cambridge Analytica data scandal settlement

A multimillion-shekel settlement will fund academic research and democracy education after a class action filed in Israel in 2018 over the Cambridge Analytica affair was approved, citing Meta’s policy changes and difficulty proving direct harm to Israelis

Lital Dubrovitsky | 04.26.26

‘Like a casino for kids’: Zuckerberg faces jury in test case alleging Meta harms children

Meta CEO is set to answer before a jury to claims that Instagram and Facebook used addictive techniques that harm children, as a 20-year-old plaintiff alleges the apps worsened her depression and suicidal thoughts

Israel Wullman | 02.18.26