Threads users cannot block meta ai chatbot

Meta has begun testing a new AI chatbot on Threads that users are unable to block or opt out of, sparking widespread frustration across the platform. The public-facing account has drawn angry replies and become the top trend with over a million posts. Testing is currently limited to a handful of countries.

Meta announced the early beta test of its Threads AI chatbot yesterday. The feature mimics Grok on X and is initially available only in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Argentina and Singapore. Despite the limited rollout, the @meta.ai account is visible to all users on the platform.

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Illustration of a hacker exploiting Meta's AI chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts by changing email addresses and bypassing security.
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Meta patches ai chatbot flaw used to hijack instagram accounts

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Hackers exploited Meta's AI support chatbot to take over Instagram accounts by tricking it into changing associated email addresses. The vulnerability allowed password resets without two-factor authentication after matching locations via VPN. Meta resolved the issue with an emergency patch on May 29.

Meta announced Tuesday that Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users. The platform also introduced new community expansions and a personalization tool called Your Algo.

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Meta has begun testing a redesigned web version of Threads that adds a direct messaging inbox and improves navigation. Connor Hayes, head of Threads, demonstrated the changes, which include new shortcuts for saved posts, insights, activity, and switching feeds. The company plans further investments in the web experience.

Meta workers have begun circulating flyers at US offices to protest a company program that tracks their mouse movements and keystrokes. The initiative aims to train AI models but has sparked concerns among employees about surveillance and job security.

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Meta unveiled Muse Spark on Wednesday, the inaugural AI model from its Superintelligence Labs and the first in the Muse family. The company described it as a ground-up overhaul of its AI efforts, aiming for personal superintelligence. While proprietary for now, future open-source models are planned.

Five major book publishers and author Scott Turow filed a class action lawsuit against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a US District Court in New York. They accuse the company of illegally using millions of copyrighted works to train its Llama AI models. Meta defends the practice as fair use.

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