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Snapchat parent reaches $35 million biometric privacy class-action settlement in Illinois

Illinois residents who use Snapchat may be eligible for payouts of between $58 and $117 in a class-action privacy settlement reached this month by the app’s parent company, Snap Inc.

Chicago Tribune

Priti Patel urges Meta to rethink end-to-end encryption plans

UK home secretary says plans of Facebook owner could hinder child abuse investigations

The Guardian - UK

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‘It’s a modern-day Facebook’ – how BeReal became Gen Z’s favourite app

A new wave of social media apps are taking advantage of the revolt against Instagram and TikTok. Will these ‘authentic’ networks change the way we connect?

The Guardian - UK

Russia to Enforce Search Engine Disclaimers on Five Foreign IT Firms

Russia's state communications regulator said on Friday it was taking punitive measures against five foreign IT companies for violating online content laws, which could require search engines to include a disclaimer about the violations. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said it was imposing measures against ByteDance's TikTok, Telegram messaging service, Zoom Video…

Asharq Al-Awsat

House panel probes online threats to federal law enforcement

The panel sent a letter to eight social media companies.

Axios

Robert Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine group banned from Facebook and Instagram

Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defense is known for cherry-picking facts and conspiracy theories to spread mistrust of the Covid-19 vaccines

The Independent UK

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EXCLUSIVE: LandVault Is Building New Transactions, Experiences For Metaverse Brands

The metaverse is going to be huge. Facebook changed its name to meet the opportunity. And yet, according to Statista, while there are 3 billion users on Facebook, only 50,000 are using Web3 virtual spaces.

Benzinga

Facebook Bans Major US Anti-vaccine Group

Facebook-owner Meta said Thursday it had kicked one of the most influential US anti-vaccination groups off the social media network for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. The Children's Health Defense (CHD), which has been a critic of Covid vaccines, immediately accused Meta of stifling its free speech rights, AFP said. "Facebook is…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Think twice about period tracking, pregnancy apps, new study says

DALLAS -- A new study shows many period and fertility tracking apps aren’t clear about what user data they would share with law enforcement, raising concerns the information could be used to prosecute people in states where abortion is banned.

Tribune News Service

Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort

An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on platforms like Facebook despite efforts to rein in their abuse and misinformation

The Independent UK

Instagram and Facebook suspend Robert Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine group

Critics calls move ‘too late too little’ after group repeatedly violated policies on Covid-19 misinformation

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group kicked off Instagram, Facebook

Instagram and Facebook have suspended Children's Health Defense from its platforms for repeated violations of its policies on COVID-19 misinformation

The Independent UK

Google workers demand abortion protections, data privacy

Hundreds of Google employees are petitioning the company to extend its abortion health care benefits to contract workers and to strengthen privacy protections for Google users searching for abortion information online

The Independent UK

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The Hindu

Indian apps, games record 200% increase in active monthly users

There has been an 80% increase in consumer spends in 2021 compared to 2019 on Google Play

The Independent UK

Instagram quietly introduces feature allowing users to filter weight loss ads from feeds

Campaigners say the adverts make people feel ‘inadequate’

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Think women ought to have abortion rights? Don’t talk about it on Facebook

The case of Facebook’s parent company, Meta, turning over private message data to Nebraska investigators, who then used it to prosecute a teenage girl who induced an abortion, is the latest proof that our sense of privacy is an illusion.

The Guardian - US

Meta announces more measures for safety and security of midterm elections

In addition to banning political, electoral and social issue adverts, Facebook will also remove organic content spreading falsehoods

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Los Angeles Times

How data from period-tracking and pregnancy apps could be used to prosecute pregnant people

The Independent UK

U.S. midterms bring few changes from social media companies

Social media companies are sharing their plans for safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections, although they have offered scant details

The Guardian - US

How private is your period-tracking app? Not very, study reveals

Research on more than 20 apps found that the majority collected large amounts of personal data and shared it with third parties

The Conversation

A researcher asked COVID anti-vaxxers how they avoid Facebook moderation. Here's what they found

How are social media platforms managing vaccine misinformation at this stage in the pandemic?

Input

Oracle begins reviewing TikTok algorithms as data security doubts intensify

TikTok’s “Project Texas” rehab campaign has officially begun.

Dublin Live

Leo Varadkar introduced to the BeReal app by group of teenagers

The Tanáiste took part in the trend following a request from a group of teens

The Guardian - UK

Dating apps have made our love lives hell. Why do we keep using them?

I became a critic of dating apps a decade ago, and the stories I hear are only getting worse, says Nancy Jo Sales, a writer at Vanity Fair

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