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Meta paying out a 'staggering' $181 million to give back office space it can't fill

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta—which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads—has ended a London office lease at the penalty of $181 million.

Fortune

Competition, Not Antitrust, Is Humbling the Tech Giants

The worst of the antitrust alarmism keeps proving untrue, as tech companies believed by some to be monopolies instead lose market share.

Reason

Meta Connect 2023: What to expect and how to watch the Quest 3 reveal

Meta Connect 2023 is where we’ll hear the final details on the Quest 3 VR headset, Meta’s plans for XR and the metaverse.

Evening Standard

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EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation

Musk is told his platform, now known as X, must comply with new laws designed to combat fake news and Russian propaganda

The Guardian - UK

Swifties Desperate For Eras Tour Tickets Beware ‘Cos Scammers Are Ramping Up Their Slimy Schemes

"Oh God, this is ringing the alarm bells."

Pedestrian.tv

UFC Fight Night 228 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

UFC Fight Night 228 winners and losers react on social media outlets such as X, Instagram and Facebook.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Quirky AI chatbots could be headed to Instagram and Facebook this week

A sassy bot inspired by Bender from Futurama is among the new AI chatbots Meta is said to be planning

Evening Standard

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RNC's livestreaming partner for the GOP debate is a haven for disinformation and extremism

The exclusive online livestream for the second Republican presidential debate this week will take place on Rumble, an alternative video-sharing platform that has been criticized for allowing far-right extremism, bigotry, election disinformation and conspiracy theories

The Independent UK

Are #MeToo Allegations Speech on "Matters of Public Concern"?

The Minnesota Supreme Court says "sometimes," and splits 4-3 in favor of a particular allegation being on matters of public concern.

Reason

A Former Twitter Executive's Highly Selective Concern About 'Coercive Influences' on Social Media

Yoel Roth worries about government meddling in content moderation, except when Democrats target "misinformation."

Reason

2 Black TikTok workers claim discrimination: Both were fired after complaining to HR

Two Black employees bring charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging they suffered discrimination and retaliation while working at the social media giant.

WEKU

Goodbye to Twitter, the once cool app

Twitter gave me community and my writing career. Now it's a joke, and charging a fee is the end

Salon

Social media users abusing monkeys in sickening videos for money and hits

Exclusive: Baby animals tortured, killed and have limbs amputated in horrific clips of physical and psychological torment, research finds

The Independent UK

Your Face Belongs to Us by Kashmir Hill review – nowhere to hide

From stalkers to authoritarian states, the use and abuse of facial recognition tech

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

The joke's on us – how big tech is replicating our laughter online

Human laughter as we know it likely developed between ten and 16 million years ago. For context, the stone tools our distant human ancestors made in the Early Stone Age date back around 2.6 million years. These are vast time spans, but it was perhaps good that our Palaeolithic ancestors…

Fortune

U.K. Online Safety Act: The good, the bad, and the ugly

The now-agreed bill will mandate age verification or estimation, introduce a new censorship regime, and possibly undermine encryption.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: EU plan for ‘schoolyard guardians’ to help tackle illegal online content

Exclusive: EU commissioner Thierry Breton reveals ‘big, big fight’ to get tech giants to better police the content they deliver

The Independent UK

UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies

British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google and Facebook and Instagram parent Meta

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Fortune

Ex-Foursquare president Steven Rosenblatt lays out plans for Oceans Ventures’ second seed-stage fund

The six-person venture firm is looking for teams, not “hero” founders.

The Independent UK

Meta’s encryption plans will create ‘safe haven’ for paedophiles, Braverman says

Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.

Pedestrian.tv

Pour One Out For These Brisbane Brides Who Found Out Their Wedding Venue Shut Down Via Facebook

Brisbane brides-to-be have been left fuming after learning via Facebook that their wedding venue, The Golden Ox, had closed down.

The Independent UK

Fearne Cotton deletes Russell Brand podcast episodes after ‘unfollowing’ him on Instagram

Cotton has removed all mention of the comedian from her podcast after he was accused of sexually assaulting four women, which he denies

AAP

Ads reveal pathway to success for 'yes', 'no' campaigns

Facebook ads targeting different states and a variety of age groups have shone a light on how the 'yes' and 'no' campaigns plan on winning the voice referendum.

The Independent UK

Meta’s new end-to-end encryption ‘means thousands of criminals could go undetected’

Suella Braverman urges social media giant to reconsider plans to “go dark” amid fears it could leave children vulnerable to predators

Pedestrian.tv

It’s 2023 And We’ve Only Just Had A Study That Used Actual Blood To Test Menstrual Products

1 in 5 Aussie women still suffer from period poverty and with the rise of cozzie livs, almost two thirds of women are unable to afford menstrual products.

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