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- Calls to investigate tax sites for sharing financial information with Meta https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/12/23791496/meta-google-tax-filing-warren-sanders-pixel 157 comments
- Meta paid VR developers exorbitant salaries. It's now in financial trouble https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/07/meta-developer-salary-metaverse-investment/ 20 comments
- Tax-filing websites have been sending users financial info to Meta https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2022/11/22/tax-filing-websites-have-been-sending-users-financial-information-to-facebook 20 comments
- A meta-analysis of 113 studies (31 countries) finds that suicide ideation increased during the pandemic. Anxiety, depression, loneliness, and poor sleep quality were potential risk factors. Females, single or divorced, and those with financial problems were most vulnerable. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022395623003904 3 comments science
- Democrats call on DOJ to investigate tax sites for sharing financial information with Meta | TaxSlayer, H&R Block, and TaxAct embedded Meta’s pixel onto their tax filing sites https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/12/23791496/meta-google-tax-filing-warren-sanders-pixel 30 comments politics
- Meta paid VR developers salaries of up to $1 million. Facebook’s owner is now in financial trouble | Programmers’ high pay is just a sliver of the company’s multibillion-dollar metaverse investment https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/07/meta-developer-salary-metaverse-investment/ 10 comments technology
- A large meta-analysis on climate interventions shows interventions based on social comparisons or financial incentives were the most effective, while education or feedback was the least effective at encouraging climate-friendly behaviors https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2214851120 5 comments science
- Meta delays setting team budgets as Facebook parent plans fresh round of layoffs, Financial Times reports https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-delays-setting-team-budgets-facebook-parent-plans-fresh-round-layoffs-ft-2023-02-11/ 39 comments wallstreetbets
- Meta faces lawsuit for harvesting financial data from tax prep websites https://www.engadget.com/meta-collecting-sensitive-financial-data-tax-prep-websites-100454171.html?src=rss 4 comments technology
- Meta faces lawsuit for harvesting financial data from tax prep websites https://www.engadget.com/meta-collecting-sensitive-financial-data-tax-prep-websites-100454171.html 24 comments technology
- Popular Tax Prep Software Sent Financial Info to Meta, Report Finds https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/22/popular-tax-prep-software-sent-financial-information-to-meta-report.html 5 comments privacy
- Meta releases an update about metaverse’s financial situation. They lost $3.6 billion in the third quarter of 2022. - BitDegree Insider https://newsletter.bitdegree.org/p/bad-news-metas-metaverse 22 comments cryptocurrency
- Meta Pulls UK Internship Offers Amid Financial Turmoil https://gizmodo.com/meta-pulls-uk-internship-offers-1849618902 12 comments technology
- The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Meta is considering creating “Zuck Bucks,” a virtual currency that consumers can use across its apps https://bitcoinist.com/meta-is-reportedly-planning-to-create/ 19 comments cryptocurrency
- Advanced meta-analysis of YouTube financial advice https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/fysngt/advanced_metaanalysis_of_youtube_financial_advice/ 14 comments wallstreetbets