Andy Stone
@andymstone.bsky.social
Meta communications "Notable online pugilist"
Wired has chosen to not to share Meta's response with its readers, in full or even in part. @dell.bsky.social @dmehro.bsky.social
Andrew Couts@couts.bsky.social · 2mo agoNEW: Meta is testing its face recognition system for its smart glasses using software built by Rank One Computing, a company that sells its tech to the US military and was founded by fmr FBI and CIA people. @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social have the scoop: www.wired.com/story/meta-r...
Well, now, that's interesting. You're saying rates for Georgia Power customers are going DOWN?!
Atlanta News First @atlantanewsfirst.com · 2mo agoLower rates approval to give Georgia Power customers $50 in savings a year
After (checks historical record) over a dozen years worth of public criticism from Julia, this kind of gleefully reductive take from her is nothing new. But there is a word for it: projection.
Julia Angwin@juliaangwin.com · 3mo agoMeta’s disregard for its users and its reckless spending are driving it into the grave. But unfortunately dying Internet companies can do a lot of damage on their way down. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...
In fact, the judge today called some of the State's proposals an "overreach."
The Verge@theverge.com · 3mo agoMeta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes
An expert @theguardian.com quotes: the “idea that WhatsApp can selectively and retroactively access the content of [end-to-end encrypted] individual chats is a mathematical impossibility."
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 6mo agoUS authorities reportedly investigate claims that Meta can read encrypted WhatsApp messages
Here's the letter from Meta's legal counsel to Quinn Emanuel, which represents both NSO Group and individuals making these categorically false claims. As numerous experts have noted -- their suit has no evidence and they should withdraw it or face a sanctions challenge.
Joseph Menn@joemenn.bsky.social · 6mo agoNew by me in the Big, if True category. Free marketing link. wapo.st/4qa7hfz
“Social media’s association with adolescent well-being was complex and nonlinear, varying by age and sex,” [a recent] study concluded. That’s no doubt true, and it’s one reason these cases don’t belong in court. www.wsj.com/opinion/soci...
Opinion | A Big Social-Media Shakedown
The plaintiff bar says media platforms are liable for adolescent ills.
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Never let the facts get in the way of a good story, eh, @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social!? The documents you cite in the story itself contradict this headline.
Jeff Horwitz@jeffhorwitz.bsky.social · 6mo agoThis sure seems important. “We know families are worried, but our results do not support the idea that simply spending time on social media or gaming leads to mental health problems – the story is far more complex than that,” said the lead author Dr Qiqi Cheng. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study
Research finds no evidence heavier social media use or more gaming increases symptoms of anxiety or depression
theguardian.com
WhatsApp's Will Cathcart responds to Elon Musk on the categorically false claim that WhatsApp messages are not encrypted.
Absolutely gobsmacked that the sole "expert" @laurengoode.bsky.social quoted here is a lawyer who, just last year, (in)famously condemned Meta and quit representing the company. So much for dispassionate reporting, @wired.com.
WIRED@wired.com · 7mo agoThe trial starts soon in New Mexico’s case against Meta—and the company is pulling out all the stops to protect its reputation. www.wired.com/story/meta-c...
The District Court’s decision to reject the FTC's arguments in this matter is correct - and it recognizes the fierce competition we face. Meta will remain focused on innovating and investing in America.
Techmeme@techmeme.com · 7mo agoThe US FTC plans to appeal to revive its case accusing Meta of bolstering an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp; Meta won the case in 2025 (Jody Godoy/Reuters) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Leave it to @reuters.com and @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social to fault Meta for removing scam ads from Facebook and Instagram. What disingenuous reporting.
Jeff Horwitz@jeffhorwitz.bsky.social · 7mo agoWe got Meta’s “general global playbook” for defeating advertiser verification regulations, which the company knows would reduce scams. It includes making scam ads “not findable” for regulators searching Meta’s ad library through targeted scrubbing. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Speaking of stunts, one wonders if Raul Torrez plans to raise money off sending the letter today, just as he did a few weeks ago.
New York Post @nypost.com · 8mo agoNew Mexico AG rips Instagram for claiming PG-13 rating system protects kids: ‘Dangerous promotional stunt’
Again, @reuters.com/@jeffhorwitz.bsky.social are misconstruing and misrepresenting the facts. With respect to frauds and scams, Mark Zuckerberg's "integrity strategy pivot" was to ↑ teams' goals and instruct them to redouble efforts to fight frauds and scams globally, not just from specific markets.
Reuters@reuters.com · 8mo agoLast year, Meta had to reckon with an alarming realization about its Chinese advertising customers: They were defrauding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users worldwide. The company has tolerated the fraud to safeguard billions in revenue reut.rs/4oXsgC2
Blind-sourced gossip may make for an entertaining read, but it's just that, gossip. We told @nytimes.com on record: "the conversation these anonymous sources claim happened was met with surprised-disbelief by the people who supposedly had it." Wonder why the Times didn't include it.
Techmeme@techmeme.com · 8mo agoSources: this fall, Alexandr Wang told people that he disagreed with top Meta execs like Chris Cox and Andrew Bosworth, including on using Instagram data for AI (Eli Tan/New York Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Reports the outlet that definitely does not, ever, write clickbait-y, SEO-optimized headlines
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 8mo ago“I hate it,” VanderMeer said in an email. “If I post content, I want to be the one contextualizing it, not some third party. It's especially bad because they're using the most click-bait style of headline generation, which is antithetical to how I try to be on social” www.404media.co/instagram-is...
At the very end of this thread, Jeff, you include a caveat that “everything here relies on plaintiffs’ context.” Turns out that was burying the lede.
Jeff Horwitz@jeffhorwitz.bsky.social · 9mo agoI’ve spent almost seven years covering Meta and have had a good deal of exposure to internal work product on teen well-being. But a Friday filing in the school district social media litigation breaks some ground on Meta’s causal findings regarding social media harm. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
