Meta didn’t buy Moltbook for bots — it bought into the agentic web

Meta’s Moltbook acquisition may look odd at first, but the deal could signal how Meta sees AI agents shaping future advertising and commerce on an agentic web.

WhatsApp is launching parent-linked accounts for pre-teens

WhatsApp is rolling out parent-managed accounts for under-13 users, limiting features to messaging and calls while giving parents PIN-protected controls, alerts, and approval over contacts and groups.

Meta rolls out new scam detection tools to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger

The tech giant says the new features are designed to alert users before they engage with something suspicious.

WhatsApp will now sniff and warn if a scammy link could steal your account

WhatsApp’s new warning system can stop scammers from hijacking your account by tricking you into scanning a QR code or entering your phone number.
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Facebook Messenger will use AI to read your chats and save you from scams

Meta is rolling out AI-powered scam detection on Messenger and new warnings for suspicious friend requests on Facebook.
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Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger get new ways to protect users from scams
Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger get new ways to protect users from scams

Meta is adding more scam detection tools to Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp that can help users protect their accounts. In its announcement, Meta says the new features aim to alert users about suspicious activities before they engage with them, such as unrecognized friend requests and device linking notifications, because “we know that scammers try to […]

Meta has bought Moltbook, the AI agent ‘social network’
Meta has bought Moltbook, the AI agent ‘social network’

Do you remember the name? Moltbook, the vibe-coded platform, famous for an unsecured database that let humans impersonate AI agents, is joining Meta Superintelligence Labs. Moltbook was, in many ways, a product of chaos. Its code was written almost ent…

Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts

Meta says that Moltbook’s approach to “connecting agents through an always-on-directory” is novel.

Meta’s deepfake moderation isn’t good enough, says Oversight Board
Meta’s deepfake moderation isn’t good enough, says Oversight Board

Meta’s methods for identifying deepfakes are “not robust or comprehensive enough” to handle how quickly misinformation spreads during armed conflicts like the Iran war. That’s according to the Meta Oversight Board – a semi-independent body that guides the company’s content moderation practices – which is now calling on Meta to overhaul how it surfaces and […]

ChatGPT and Gemini are nudging users towards illegal gambling, says investigation

An investigation has found that AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini can be prompted to recommend illegal offshore casinos, raising concerns about gambling addiction and weak safeguards.
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