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New lawsuit says social media and gun companies played roles in 2022 Buffalo shooting

The lawsuit filed in the New York Supreme Court argues that several companies, along with the shooter's parents, played roles in the 2022 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.

WEKU

Lawsuit by Buffalo supermarket shooting victims pins blame on Facebook, Amazon and other tech giants

Relatives of those killed and wounded during last year’s mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket are suing several online platforms, weapons retailers and others who they say contributed to the massacre

The Independent UK

Tax prep firms shared private data from millions of customers with Meta and Google, lawmakers say

Potential breach of taxpayers’ incomes, tax refund and personal information should be ‘immediately’ investigated, congressional investigation urges

The Independent UK

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Some Critics of the Ruling Against Biden's Censorship by Proxy Have a Beef With the 1st Amendment Itself

"Disinformation" researchers alarmed by the injunction against government meddling with social media content admire legal regimes that allow broad speech restrictions.

Reason

Meta's Threads wants to become a 'friendly' place by downgrading news and politics

Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta's Twitter clone as a more "friendly" place for online discourse. Executives say breaking news and politics will not be the emphasized. But is that realistic?

WEKU

I've been on Threads for a week and I may never go back to Twitter – but Musk could still fend off Zuck

The threads honeymoon is a breath of social media fresh air

TechRadar

H&R Block, others shared ‘extraordinarily sensitive’ customer data with Meta, lawmakers say

Three large tax preparation firms sent highly personal and financial information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta to help create targeted advertising.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Biden administration’s loss in social media ‘misinformation’ case is a win for free speech

Even “verifiable misinformation” is protected by the First Amendment, which means the government has no business trying to suppress it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Scheming Leeds dad targeted victims on Facebook in sophisticated jewellery con

Casey Robinson used fake profiles to enquire about goods for sale on Facebook Marketplace

Leeds Live

Everything I hate is on Twitter – how can the alternatives compete?

When Elon Musk took over the platform, the downward slide was depressing. But then, the horror may always have been a big part of its appeal, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers say

Some congressional Democrats say three large tax preparation firms sent “extraordinarily sensitive” information on tens of millions of taxpayers to Facebook parent company Meta over at least two years

The Independent UK

French news groups take Twitter to court over digital copyright

Three of France's biggest newspaper groups are seeking to force Twitter to appear in court over licencing fees they say the social media site owes for publishing their content. While Facebook and Google have reached agreements with French publishers, Twitter has so far refused to negotiate.

Radio France Internationale

Critics of the Ruling Against Biden's Anti-'Misinformation' Crusade See No Threat to Freedom of Speech

The response to the decision illustrates the alarming erosion of bipartisan support for the First Amendment.

Reason

NASA is celebrating 1 year of James Webb Space Telescope science on July 12. Here's how to participate

This week marks one year since the powerful James Webb Space Telescope shared its first images of deep space, and you can celebrate the milestone with NASA.

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Meta’s Threads App Expected To Generate $8 Billion In Annual Revenue

Analysts project Threads to surpass Twitter's revenue, highlighting Meta's growth potential.

Nottingham Post

Expert warns of which cold callers scam phrases to listen out for and hang up phone immediately

A cybersecurity expert has revealed the three phrases which you should watch out for when called by an unknown number.

Fortune

VC billionaire Marc Andreessen rips the 'big companies' that want to regulate A.I. for being 'bootleggers'

“Big companies basically want a government protected cartel,” Andreessen says on the Bio Eats World podcast. “They want basically a regulatory barrier.”

TechRadar

Apple is fixing a critical security bug that affects iOS, macOS and Safari, so patch now

Flaw allowed threat actors to run arbitrary code on affected Apple devices, possibly granting access to data, apps, and more.

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The Guardian - AU

TechScape: With 100 million users, is Threads on course to finish off Twitter?

Meta wants its new rival to be a friendly, news-free space. But with missing features, it might not leave Elon Musk’s platform in the dust quite yet

The Guardian - US

I signed up for Threads against my better judgment

Can 100 million new users be wrong? You bet

Reason

District Court Injunction Sets off Fireworks

Episode 467 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Daily Mirror

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg called to testify over its use in human trafficking cases

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is calling on Mark Zuckerberg to testify after dozens of Florida human trafficking cases have been linked to Meta apps

Fortune

Meta won’t have to pull Facebook and Insta out of Europe after all—at least, not for now

The European Commission has approved the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, but it may be doomed.

Evening Standard

How many users does Threads have? How it compares to Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

It looks like Threads is here to stay following the number of sign-ups

The Independent UK

Europe signs off on a new privacy pact that allows people's data to keep flowing to US

The European Union has signed off on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease concerns about electronic spying by American intelligence agencies

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