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A day before filing lawsuits, both runoff candidates — Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro — announced their intention to seek each other's disqualification. Lula's campaign accuses Meta of 'algorithmic manipulation,' while Bolsonaro's camp accuses Lula of abuse of power over WhatsApp mailings. The TSE fined Meta unless it equalizes conditions for the campaigns.
Sevara AzamovaThe campaign team of Brazilian President Lula da Silva will file a complaint with the top electoral court on Tuesday demanding the disqualification of rival Flavio Bolsonaro over alleged 'algorithmic manipulation' by Meta. The court previously gave the company 24 hours to prove equal treatment of the campaigns under threat of a fine of about $200,000 per day. Ahead of the runoff, polls show a technical tie.
Javlon TursunovMeta told Brazil's electoral court that it did not favor any candidate in the upcoming runoff and introduced mandatory human review of automatic restrictions on campaign ad accounts. The response followed a complaint by Lula's Workers' Party.
Madina UsmonovaAccording to Sensor Tower, the Meta Muse app reached 10.9 million downloads since its launch in September, of which 10.2 million were in the US. Only 11 other apps had previously achieved this result. Muse holds the top spot in the App Store and shows user retention higher than ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok.
Sevara AzamovaCourt documents obtained by NPR show that TikTok employees repeatedly warned management about risks to minors, including sexual exploitation and access to suicide-related content. TikTok called the selection of quotes 'taken out of context' and pointed to its investments in safety.
Javlon TursunovTechnology stocks led a sell-off on Asian exchanges on Tuesday: investors ignored Wall Street's rebound amid growing doubts about the sustainability of the AI investment boom ahead of Meta and Tesla earnings. SK hynix, Samsung, Kioxia and SoftBank suffered heavy losses, with the Kospi down 3.7%. Oil is rising on risks around the Strait of Hormuz, while the euro is under pressure from protests in France and Italy.
Dilnoza RahimovaBrazil's Superior Electoral Court ordered Meta to prove within 24 hours that its algorithms on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp do not favor any candidate ahead of the presidential runoff on October 25. The move followed complaints from President Lula's campaign about the suppression of content favorable to him.
Otabek YusupovMeta updated its commercial terms of use, adding a clause granting the right to use content from business account domains to train and develop its products. Lawyers interviewed by Nieman Lab called it an 'outstanding provision' that could have allowed Meta to collect data from publishers' websites. After criticism, the company removed the wording, stating that the terms applied only to advertising and business products and did not change how its crawlers operate.
Sardor QodirovMeta denies political bias in favor of candidate Flávio Bolsonaro after a ruling by Brazil's supreme electoral court ordering the company to treat him and incumbent President Lula equally ahead of the October 25 runoff. Lula's campaign claimed reach restrictions and said it was ready to file a complaint with the OAS.
Otabek YusupovBlind users of Meta AI glasses report that due to incidents of covert recording and harassment using the device, they are being called 'pervert glasses' and are afraid to wear them in public places. Some events, including ComicCon Scotland, have banned wearing such devices, depriving blind visitors of familiar assistance.
Sardor QodirovThe Tech Transparency Project has since the beginning of 2026 discovered 332 paid ads on Facebook and Instagram in which AI was used to turn ordinary photos of adults and children into sexualized content. Meta says it reviews ads before publication and prohibits the sexual exploitation of children, yet its system failed to stop these materials. Most ads led to AI image-generation apps, a significant share of which, according to TTP, were developed in China.
Sardor QodirovA CensHERship campaign survey found that 96% of nearly 200 surveyed creators, doctors and charities had faced restrictions on women's health content on social media. Meta and TikTok deny deliberate suppression and say they are working on moderation systems.
Sardor QodirovMeta has introduced the open-weight model Muse Spark Open with 816 billion parameters and a 1 million token context. The company calls it the most capable open model in the US. The model was built to run on Apple computers but requires at least 1 TB of RAM.
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