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A wrong translation by Metas Facebook has ignited an uproar in Karnataka. The wrong Kannada to English translation by Facebook claimed that CM Siddaramaiah was killed. However, the CM was condoling the death of actor Saroj Devi.
Meta will begin removing monetization privileges and stop recommending content from accounts that repeatedly post unoriginal content, many times aided by AI.
WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 17 (Reuters) - A lawyer for Meta Platforms (META.O) shareholders who were suing Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders told a Delaware judge on Thursday that the parties had reached a settlement agreement, ending a $8 billion trial over Facebook’s user privacy violations.
The lawsuit aimed to hold Meta executives accountable for not preventing privacy violations impacting Facebook users.
The social media firm's apology for incorrect Kannada translations on Facebook and Instagram came after Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah raised his concerns over mistranslations changing facts
Siddaramaiah had said errors in Kannada translation were distorting facts and misleading the public, especially about official government communications
Famed investor Marc Andreessen is scheduled to take the stand on Thursday to defend his role on the Facebook board of directors when it was hit with a $5 billion fine in 2019 for alleged violations of an agreement with a U.
Meta cracks down on unoriginal content on Facebook, penalizing spammy accounts and boosting original creators.