Meta Platforms Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., is a technology company that develops technologies to help people connect, find communities and grow businesses. The company's primary focus is on building the metaverse, which aims to bring together their apps and technologies under one new company brand. The metaverse will be a hybrid of today's online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world, allowing people to share immersive experiences with others even when they can't be together and do things together that wouldn't be possible in the physical world. Meta offers various experiences for different ages and provides tools for guardians to tailor their teens' experiences. The company also provides a subscription service in Europe to offer no ads, and they are committed to building the metaverse responsibly.

88%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on its reporting.

Bias

92%

Examples:

  • The articles provided show no clear bias.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Meta Quest offers various experiences for different ages such as surviving a zombie apocalypse, catching a concert with friends or visiting International Space Station with family.
  • Teens aged 13 to 17 will have their profile automatically set to private and guardians can use parental supervision tools to tailor their teens’ experiences.

Contradictions

88%

Examples:

  • New Ray-Ban smart glasses models are available for pre-order: Skyler with a cat eye design and Headliner with a low bridge option.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The sentence 'Understanding the ages of people on Meta Quest helps both us and developers provide the right experience, settings, and protections for teens and preteens' is deceptive because there is no evidence provided to support this claim.
  • The sentence 'We’re asking everyone who has a Meta Account on Quest 2 and/or 3 to confirm their age by re-entering their birthdate.' is deceptive because it implies that all users of Meta Quest need to verify their ages, but this is not the case.

Recent Articles

  • Meta's New AI Studio: Users in the US Can Now Create Personalized AI Characters on Instagram and the Web

    Meta's New AI Studio: Users in the US Can Now Create Personalized AI Characters on Instagram and the Web

    Broke On: Monday, 29 July 2024 Meta introduces AI Studio, allowing US users to create customized AI versions of themselves on Instagram or the web. This feature enables interactivity through chat threads and comment responses as if human. Users can tailor their AIs based on content, topics, and links while managing auto-replies and interactions. Meta aims for increased engagement with full transparency by labeling AI profiles.
  • New Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses: Cat Eye Designs, Hands-Free Video Calling, and Intelligent Assistant Features

    New Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses: Cat Eye Designs, Hands-Free Video Calling, and Intelligent Assistant Features

    Broke On: Tuesday, 23 April 2024 New Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses styles, including Skyler with a cat eye design and Headliner with a low bridge option, cater to different face shapes and offer hands-free video calling via WhatsApp and Messenger. The latest models also come equipped with Meta AI, an intelligent assistant that supports voice commands for getting things done, creating connections, and accessing real-time information. Additionally, the glasses now offer real-time text translation services using the built-in camera.
  • Meta Quest: Virtual Reality Platform Offers Various Experiences for Users of Different Ages with Privacy-Oriented Default Settings and Parental Supervision Tools.

    Meta Quest: Virtual Reality Platform Offers Various Experiences for Users of Different Ages with Privacy-Oriented Default Settings and Parental Supervision Tools.

    Broke On: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 Meta Quest offers virtual reality experiences for users of all ages. Adults have private or public profiles with default settings that allow followers and connections to see activity, while teens have more privacy-oriented defaults including a private profile and hidden activity. Parental supervision tools are available for teen accounts, and preteens have the most restrictive account settings with parent-managed accounts.

  • Meta Announces Ad-Free Subscription Plans for Facebook and Instagram in Europe

    Broke On: Monday, 30 October 2023 Meta has announced ad-free subscription plans for Facebook and Instagram in Europe. The company has not yet disclosed the pricing details for these subscription plans. The new subscription model is expected to significantly alter the user experience and Meta's revenue model.