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A Verge report highlights how Ray-Ban Meta glasses are being used to film retail workers without meaningful consent. One Target employee described being repeatedly pranked and harassed by customers wearing the glasses.
Former Meta safety executive Arturo Béjar testified that the company’s safety failures were rooted in the culture established by Mark Zuckerberg. His testimony opened a trial brought by four state attorneys general over Meta’s handling of platform safety issues.
Meta Glasses owners are reportedly using online services to disable the glasses’ recording indicator LED. Critics warn that this makes covert filming in homes, workplaces, concerts and other private settings nearly impossible to detect.
Prosecutors from 33 U.S. states are seeking roughly $200 billion from Meta in a major lawsuit, while Meta estimates its potential exposure could reach $1.4 trillion. The article argues that recurring privacy, antitrust, youth-safety, and data cases have turned regulatory penalties into a predictable operating cost for the company.
Meta is launching Meta Startup School, a three-month programme for early-stage consumer brands. Its first cohort will include 200 startups receiving training and support from venture capital firms and industry experts.
ByteDance has shut down its experimental paid-reading app after eight months of limited traction. The closure highlights the difficulty of competing with established platforms in a market where users are accustomed to free online fiction.