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Mercies

@mercies@mastodon.social

mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06

Skeptical of power, more interested in facts than narratives. Accountability is not partisan.

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Joined March 22, 2026

Mercies @mercies@mastodon.social

· 2mo ago

Meta controls which political messages users see, suppresses others, and sells precision-targeted influence. Now it is licensing Newsmax—which paid over $100 million to settle cases tied to false election claims—for AI news answers. This is not ordinary media diversity. It is an opaque distribution system blending propaganda with reporting. #MediaLiteracy #AI #Facebook #Meta #Newsmax https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/newsmax-meta-enter-ai-content-130000336.html

Yahoo Finance

Newsmax and Meta Enter AI Content Partnership

BOCA RATON, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 28, 2026 /Newsmax Inc. (NYSE:NMAX) ("Newsmax" or the "Company") announced today that the Company has entered into an AI content partnership with Meta Platforms ("Meta"). Under the agreement, Meta will have access ...

Mercies @mercies@mastodon.social

· 5mo ago

#Meta has removed optional end-to-end encryption from #Instagram DMs. Their stated reason: few people used it. But the practical effect is that private messages are no longer protected from Meta itself. If a conversation is sensitive, privacy now depends on company policy rather than cryptography. That’s a meaningful difference. #Privacy #DigitalRights #E2EE
https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/meta/stop-using-instagram-for-private-messages-after-todays-change

Meta can see your Instagram messages now, and it's time to stop using it

Android Central

Meta can see your Instagram messages now, and it's time to stop using it

Instagram has officially removed end-to-end encryption from private direct messages.