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Rudxain: rm "More sources", as it's been moved to "External links"

2026-03-15T11:45:39Z

rm "More sources", as it's been moved to "External links"

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal

	~~== More sources ==~~

	* [https://salimvirani.com/facebook "Get your loved ones off Facebook"]
	* [https://stallman.org/facebook Richard M. Stallman]

	~~[[User:Rudxain\|Rudxain]] ([[User talk:Rudxain\|talk]]) 15:51, 20 September 2025 (UTC)~~

	== New topic for someone to pick up ==		== New topic for someone to pick up ==

	An independent investigator uncovered a "national [USA] lobbying operation" for age verification legislature mainly backed by Meta (https://tboteproject.com/). Looks like they were very good about sharing their investigative methodology and made it possible to independently verify their claims, making the report a good fit for the Consumer Rights Wiki. [[Special:Contributions/130.215.207.163\|130.215.207.163]] 01:46, 15 March 2026 (UTC)		An independent investigator uncovered a "national [USA] lobbying operation" for age verification legislature mainly backed by Meta (https://tboteproject.com/). Looks like they were very good about sharing their investigative methodology and made it possible to independently verify their claims, making the report a good fit for the Consumer Rights Wiki. [[Special:Contributions/130.215.207.163\|130.215.207.163]] 01:46, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

130.215.207.163: /* New topic for someone to pick up */ new section

2026-03-15T01:46:38Z

New topic for someone to pick up: new section

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			== New topic for someone to pick up ==

			An independent investigator uncovered a "national [USA] lobbying operation" for age verification legislature mainly backed by Meta (https://tboteproject.com/). Looks like they were very good about sharing their investigative methodology and made it possible to independently verify their claims, making the report a good fit for the Consumer Rights Wiki. [[Special:Contributions/130.215.207.163\|130.215.207.163]] 01:46, 15 March 2026 (UTC)

Rudxain: /* More sources */ new section

2025-09-20T15:51:38Z

More sources: new section

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal

			== More sources ==

			* [https://salimvirani.com/facebook "Get your loved ones off Facebook"]
			* [https://stallman.org/facebook Richard M. Stallman]

			[[User:Rudxain\|Rudxain]] ([[User talk:Rudxain\|talk]]) 15:51, 20 September 2025 (UTC)

Sora Minazuki at 22:37, 4 June 2025

2025-06-04T22:37:15Z

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	* The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI. The news feed can be disabled via either an organization lock or by advanced ADB commands, however it is unknown if Horizon Worlds can be diabled entirely.		* The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI. The news feed can be disabled via either an organization lock or by advanced ADB commands, however it is unknown if Horizon Worlds can be diabled entirely.
	* Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking)		* Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking)
			* Facebook paid teens to install VPN that spies on them (https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/29/facebook-project-atlas/). They used the collected data to gather intelligence on competitors (https://archive.is/Vo5YP).
			* Meta abused their native apps on Android to defeat browser security mechanisms. They de-anonymized users so that they could attach names to personal browsing histories (https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/meta-and-yandex-are-de-anonymizing-android-users-web-browsing-identifiers/).

	== Article needs breaking down into Incidents, and probably product lines ==		== Article needs breaking down into Incidents, and probably product lines ==

131.191.12.78 at 05:23, 22 January 2025

2025-01-22T05:23:44Z

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	Meta's a big company[citation needed] so going foreward it won't be possible to have everything all in the company page [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]])		Meta's a big company[citation needed] so going foreward it won't be possible to have everything all in the company page [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]])

			== Cambridge Analytica ==

			Needs some kind of mention of the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the US.

			https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal

Casper: add signature.

2025-01-21T19:04:47Z

add signature.

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	== Article needs breaking down into Incidents, and probably product lines ==		== Article needs breaking down into Incidents, and probably product lines ==

	Meta's a big company[citation needed] so going foreward it won't be possible to have everything all in the company page		Meta's a big company[citation needed] so going foreward it won't be possible to have everything all in the company page [[User:Keith\|Keith]] ([[User talk:Keith\|talk]])

	- Keith

Keith: /* Article needs breaking down into Incidents, and probably product lines */ new section

2025-01-16T11:03:19Z

Article needs breaking down into Incidents, and probably product lines: new section

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	* The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI. The news feed can be disabled via either an organization lock or by advanced ADB commands, however it is unknown if Horizon Worlds can be diabled entirely.		* The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI. The news feed can be disabled via either an organization lock or by advanced ADB commands, however it is unknown if Horizon Worlds can be diabled entirely.
	* Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking)		* Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking)

			== Article needs breaking down into Incidents, and probably product lines ==

			Meta's a big company[citation needed] so going foreward it won't be possible to have everything all in the company page

			- Keith

Andyman1222: Add something regarding Horizons

2025-01-15T11:32:01Z

Add something regarding Horizons

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	* Facebook likely "rebranded" to Meta due to leaked documents regarding vaccine misinformation (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59083601)		* Facebook likely "rebranded" to Meta due to leaked documents regarding vaccine misinformation (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59083601)
	* The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI.		* The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI. The news feed can be disabled via either an organization lock or by advanced ADB commands, however it is unknown if Horizon Worlds can be diabled entirely.
	* Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking)		* Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking)

Andyman1222: Added some potential topics to add to this page

2025-01-15T11:30:28Z

Added some potential topics to add to this page

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		Additional Meta topics:

		* Facebook likely "rebranded" to Meta due to leaked documents regarding vaccine misinformation (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59083601)
		* The "metaverse" or Meta Horizons is an always online platform which users can generate, share, and profit off of content, similar to that of Roblox or Fortnite/UEFN. In recent updates to the Quest lineup, Meta has directly integrated Horizons into the headset's own OS, without the user able to consent or easily opt out of this. This includes the Horizons app feed opening on headset startup, and "horizons worlds" intermixed with installed apps in the apps list. Notably, the user cannot select or easily remove worlds that show in the app list, although there is a separate tab for installed apps present in the UI.
		* Meta has taken actions to prevent bootloader unlocking of their present and current devices (a Meta dev discussed in a blog article about how they patched the issue considering it as a vulnerability but I cannot find the article; additionally the website oculus.com/unlock is now 404- the website originated for the Oculus Go headset and suggested it could have been unlockable in the past but is no longer). The bootloader acts as the firmware of android devices which can allow the user to change the installed OS of the device if unlocked, thus removing planned obsolescence when the default OS is disabled, by allowing the user to use an alternative OS to continue the device's functionality. This is especially becoming prevalent as the original Quest headset, as well as the Quest Pro, are headsets with core functionality in the Android OS, and which could become obsolete at any time if Meta disables support and required account sign-ins for these headsets. (Note that this bootloader issue expands to some Android devices in general, in particular brands that do not allow bootloader unlocking)

Casuallynoted: Created blank page

2025-01-15T04:49:27Z

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