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Uni tracks election social media spending

A Queensland university has created a unique online dashboard to track social media spending trends during the federal election campaign.

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Why does the metaverse look so... normal?

In the metaverse, you can basically do anything you want, so why does it all look much like our normal world, ask Luke Pearson and Sandra Youkhana

The Independent UK

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $11,447 (4 ETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $11,447, which is 1.79x the current floor price of 1.979 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

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Metaverse Land Just Sold For $16,091 (5 ETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $16,091, which is 2.52x the current floor price of 1.979 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

MP journalist among 8 stripped: Behind viral pic, BJP MLA’s 'failed auditorium promise, pressure'

Five days after eight people, including a journalist, were stripped and assaulted inside a police station, pictures linked to the incident in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh were widely circulated on social media on Thursday.

Newslaundry

Meta Says it is Considering Steps to Curb Russian Government Misinformation

Facebook-owner Meta has removed hacking campaigns, influence networks and scam operations amid the war in Ukraine, according to a report released on Thursday by the social media company, which also said it was reviewing additional steps to address misinformation from Russian government pages. "We're constantly reviewing our policies based on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta is testing virtual 'Zuck Bucks' after failed cryptocurrency project

Oh, that digital Prada suit is way too many Zuck Bucks, I think we should head to the Meta Mall for something cheaper.

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Why Is Facebook Censoring Articles About How BLM Used Donations To Buy a $6 Million House?

Reporting that makes Black Lives Matter look bad should not be covered up by social media companies.

Reason

A time bomb ‘supercharged’ by the pandemic: How white nationalists are using gaming to recruit for terror

Experts are warning that far-right agitators are using online gaming platforms to spread hate and recruit a new generation of converts. Supercharged by the rise of gaming and social isolation during the pandemic, extremism academics say more needs to be done to police these platforms for grooming hate. Io Dodds…

The Independent UK

Meta plans ‘Zuck bucks’ virtual coins for Facebook and Instagram users

Mark Zuckerberg hopes payment tokens will reduce platforms’ reliance on adverts as popularity wanes

The Guardian - UK

Dad dies in huge crash and bride fighting for life weeks after they tied the knot

Alex Firth, a postman from Leeds, West Yorkshire, died at the scene after the crash in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, with newlywed wife Kirsty fighting for her life in hospital

Daily Mirror

Meta: Russian invasion driving more disinformation online

A report from Facebook owner Meta finds a big jump this year in disinformation and propaganda linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Scammers seize on war in Ukraine

A new Facebook report documents new twists on old frauds fueled by wartime misinformation.

Axios

Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Thursday, April 7

Reuters Here’s Why HP Shares Are Trading Higher Premarket

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Mum left in tears as kids ruin newly decorated house by smearing black paint everywhere

A mum has jokingly offered to give away her kids after finding out they'd covered her newly-decorated home with black paint, destroying her couch, carpet and four-month-old kitchen lino

Dynamite News

Facebook halts its F8 developer conference this year to focus on Metaverse

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, on Wednesday, announced their decision of pausing the F8 developer conference in 2022 as it gears up for new initiatives towards metaverse.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Go ahead and improve Twitter, @ElonMusk

Anyone who ever has sent a tweet with a typo — and who among us has not? — craves an edit button. So the news this week that Elon Musk plans to agitate for just such a long-neglected asset was heartening to anyone who has suffered the agony of a…

The Guardian - UK

Kenya’s already fragile elections now face a dangerous new enemy: big tech platforms

Media complacency has allowed for a thriving disinformation industry that threatens Kenya’s democratic discourse, says Kenyan journalist Odanga Madung

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Meta Bans Over 400 Facebook Accounts In Preparation For Philippines' 2022 General Elections

In the lead-up to the Philippines' 2022 general elections, Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ: FB) says it has taken down over 400 accounts, Pages, and Groups focused on fake engagements.

Wales Online

Woman advertising her flat on Facebook left mortified after noticing embarrassing item in photos

'Will that be included with the rent?'

Bangkok Post

Meta removes Facebook accounts over misinformation ahead of Philippines polls

Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of over 400 accounts, pages and groups ahead of general elections in the Philippines as the Facebook parent moves to crack down on hate speech and misinformation. The accounts included Facebook Pages and groups linked to Philippines' New People's Army, a banned…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta Virtual Money Moves Could Include 'Zuck Bucks'

Facebook's parent company Meta is exploring the potential of digital money referred to internally as "Zuck Bucks" in a play on the founder's name, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. Meta abandoned its effort to create a global cryptocurrency -- first called Libra but eventually re-branded as Diem -- in the…

Reuters

Meta removes Facebook accounts to tackle misinformation ahead of Philippines polls

Benzinga

'Zuck Bucks:' Meta Said To Explore Digital Tokens, Creator Coins After Failed Diem Project

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is reportedly revisiting its digital asset plans after having failed to launch Diem, a cryptocurrency that it spent years developing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former President Barack Obama warns Chicago audience of ‘anger-based’ journalism and social media cashing in on conflict

The former president said he believes platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube “appear to have some insight into what’s more likely to prompt insurrectionists, white supremacists, misogynist behavior and internet bullying.”

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