Litigation over Facebook Newsfeed tool can't proceed until app is built, US judge says
By Mike Swift ( November 7, 2024, 23:33 GMT | Insight) -- A University of Massachusetts professor who wants to build a software tool that would allow Facebook users to tailor the content of their Newsfeed on the platform can't pursue litigation against Meta Platforms until he builds the proposed "Unfollow Everything 2.0" browser extension, a federal judge in San Francisco said today.Legal action against Meta Platforms by University of Massachusetts professor Ethan Zuckerman, who wants to build an app that would allow Facebook users to tailor the content in their newsfeeds, won’t move forward until he builds the proposed “Unfollow Everything 2.0" software tool....
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