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Mark Zuckerberg planning to launch NFTs on Instagram

As NFTs are all the rage these days, Facebook chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg is planning to let Instagram users mint non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the social media platform.

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Sex abuse survivor worries Facebook changes will give predators 'free rein' to target children

Facebook plans to introduce end-to-end encryption on its messaging platform, which Rhiannon-Faye McDonald will make it safer for sexual predators

Chronicle Live

Rahul attacks Facebook, says its 'worse for democracy'

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it was "worse for democracy".

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End Facebook interference in India's democracy: Sonia

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday urged the government to put an end to the alleged "systematic interference" of Facebook and other social media giants in India's electoral politics.

Dynamite News

Dylan Voller defamation case settlement leaves legal questions unresolved

While Voller’s case has been settled, the high court ruling on liability for third-party comments stands

The Guardian - AU

Abuse survivor fears Facebook security plan will allow predators ‘free rein’

Rhiannon-Faye McDonald has written an open letter to the social media giant outlining her concerns about end-to-end encryption.

The Independent UK

‘Game of Whac-a-Mole’: why Russian disinformation is still running amok on social media

Social media companies’ response amid war in Ukraine has been haphazard and confusing, experts say

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Facebook charged BJP less for India election ads than others

The cheaper rates allow the BJP, Facebook’s largest political client in India, to reach more voters for less money.

Al Jazeera

Facebook parent company Meta joins UK anti-scams initiative

The tech giant has joined Stop Scams UK, a body of businesses working to stop scammers.

The Independent UK

Facebook angers Silicon Valley staff by axing free laundry service

Soon after social media giant recorded first ever drop in users, parent company Meta began ‘adjusting’ employee perks

The Independent UK

Irish Data Watchdog, South African Competition Commission Penalize Facebook Parent Meta

Privacy watchdog Irish Data Protection Commission penalized Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) €17 million ($19 million) for failing to prevent a series of data breaches on its Facebook platform in 2018, Bloomberg reports. The breach affected up to 50 million accounts. "This fine is about record-keeping practices from 2018 that we have since updated,…

Benzinga

Irish Watchdog Fines Meta 17 Mln Euros for Data Breach

Ireland's data regulator on Tuesday said it was imposing a 17 million euro ($18.7 million) fine on Facebook parent Meta Platforms after an inquiry into 12 data breach notifications the regulator received in 2018. The country's Data Protection Commissioner said it had found that "Meta Platforms failed to have in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta To Hire 2K Employees Over The Next 5 Years In Spain

Facebook owner Meta Platform Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is looking to hire 2,000 people over the next five years in Spain, Reuters reports. The 2,000 employees will mainly staff the company's first 'lab,' a flexible base for its remote workers, in Madrid. Facebook will establish a Metaverse Innovation Hub with local telecoms firm Telefonica SA (NYSE:TEF). Spain…

Benzinga

Facebook parent company hit by 17 million euro fine by Irish regulator

In a statement on Tuesday, the DPC said that it had found that Meta had breached EU data protection rules.

The Independent UK

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Bangkok Post

Activist acquitted of lese majeste

The lower court has acquitted a political activist of lese majeste and computer crime charges due to the lack of witnesses and evidence to support the allegations.

The Conversation

Russian government accounts are using a Twitter loophole to spread disinformation

In February this year, reports surfaced on Twitter and Facebook that the Ukrainian government was undertaking a mass genocide of civilians. Around the same time, conspiracy theorists began saying Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy was an agent of the “New World Order”.

ABC News

Pakistan captain Babar Azam scores first Test century in two years as hosts end day four of second Test trailing by 313 runs

Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored his first Test ton in more than two years on day four to give his side hope of making it out of the second Test in Karachi with at least a draw.

Al Jazeera

Inside Facebook and BJP’s world of ghost advertisers

Facebook allowed surrogate advertisers to secretly fund BJP’s election campaigns, boosting its reach on the platform.

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Reuters

Facebook owner to help train Australian politicians, influencers in run-up to election

Facebook owner Meta Platforms will help train Australian political candidates on aspects of cyber security and coach influencers to stop the spread of misinformation in a bid to boost the integrity of an upcoming election, it said on Tuesday.

ABC News

Ukraine-Russia war updates: Ukrainians claim Russian strikes hit apartment building in Kyiv, China denies claims Russia asked for military equipment — as it happened

Ukraine officials say a series of Russian strikes have hit a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, igniting a huge fire and frantic rescue effort in a 15-storey apartment building.

Dublin Live

Brand new 106 bed luxury hotel for Dublin's Docklands given green light

It will be one of only three hotels in the north Docklands area which is home to such blue-chip business as Central Bank, Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Version

ABC News

Facebook's parent company Meta plans Australian election ramp-up as it prepares for rise in misinformation and threats against politicians

Facebook's parent company Meta will have dedicated staff monitoring the platform in the coming Australian federal election. But it's the safety of politicians that also has the company's attention.

Benzinga

BofA Cuts Price Target On This Social Media Giant By 12%

BofA analyst Justin Post lowered Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) price target to $290, down from $330, but reiterated a Buy. The price target implies an upside of 54%. Post noted that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would have a "modest impact" on advertising sales of the Facebook parent. Also Read: Deutsche Bank Still Finds Big Tech…

The Guardian - UK

Facebook and Instagram users not allowed to call for death of Putin

Update from parent company Meta says ‘calls for the death of a head of state’ are banned

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Inflation, Blockchain, and Bitcoin Futures: An Interview with Anthony Scaramucci

SkyBridge Capital Founder, Anthony Scaramucci, joins Melissa Francis in a discussion about inflation, blockchain, and Bitcoin Futures.

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