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WhatsApp introduces avatars for personality and privacy

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Evening Standard

‘The metaverse will be our slow death!’ Is Facebook losing its $100bn gamble on virtual reality?

The company now known as Meta has spent staggering amounts on creating an immersive successor to the traditional 2D internet. But what has it got to show for it, apart from 11,000 job losses?

The Guardian - UK

Facebook threatens to remove all news content if bill forcing payments to local media outlets passes

Meta/Facebook is threatening to remove all local news from its platform following reports that proposed legislation to force Big Tech to pay publishers for news content is being added to a defense bill in a bid to win approval during the lame-duck Congress session.

Chicago Tribune

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Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

Facebook parent Meta Platforms says it will be forced to consider removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation that could require social media companies to pay news outlets

The Independent UK

Big Tech, free speech advocates join to oppose journalism bill

WASHINGTON — Top social media companies and free speech advocates, groups that usually take opposing views over tech policy, are coming together to oppose a measure that would allow journalism organizations to jointly negotiate with tech companies.

Tribune News Service

EU ruling restricts Meta’s targeted ad model: Report

The ruling could limit the data Meta may access to sell personalised ads, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Al Jazeera

Facebook would rather pull news from its platform than pay publishers for their content

After nearly monopolizing the online news market, Facebook now says it might cut loose “content users don’t want to see and that’s not a meaningful source of revenue.”

Fortune

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Wisconsin Republicans ask Democrat Evers to ban TikTok

Wisconsin’s Republican representatives in Congress are calling on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to delete the video platform TikTok from all state government devices, including his own

The Independent UK

Meta Stock Tumbles On Report EU Flagging Concern Over Targeted Ad Sales

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that a panel advising the European Data Protection Board has raised concerns over Meta's targeted ad sales.

The Street

Facebook moderation system favours ‘business partners’, says oversight board

‘Cross-check’ system appears to protect users who generate high revenue from content moderation more than ordinary users

The Guardian - UK

Engagement with Musk's tweets explodes post takeover

The new owner's engagement numbers soar, but he's getting a lot more replies than likes.

Axios

Meta oversight board urges changes to VIP moderation system

Facebook’s quasi-independent oversight board says an internal system that exempted high-profile users, including former President Donald Trump, from some or all of its content moderation rules needs a major overhaul

The Independent UK

Oversight board slams Meta for special treatment of high-profile users

San Francisco (AFP) - An oversight panel said Tuesday that Facebook and Instagram put business over human rights when giving special treatment to rule-breaking posts by politicians, celebrities and other high-profile users.

AFP

For some foreign workers, Seattle tech layoffs can mean a forced exit

For many of the thousands of Seattle tech workers who've been laid off or will be in coming weeks, the pain will be short-lived.

Tribune News Service

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Reason

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Chronicle Live

Facebook Dating adds age verification to stop under-18s using the platform

Meta will roll out the new technology to help make social media safer for young users, with a similar system already in place on Instagram

Reason

Supreme Court Debates Whether Web Designers Can Be Forced To Make Gay Wedding Pages

A million hypotheticals bloom in arguments over when and where the government may compel speech.

The Walrus

How Period-Tracking Apps Can Be Weaponized by Pro-Life Advocates

With Roe v. Wade overturned in the US, menstruation apps have become a new concern in the fight for abortion rights. Do they pose the same risk in Canada?

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT could start a search engine revolution. Should Google be worried?

The momentous debut of a best-in-class chatbot brings the next chapter in search closer to reality.

Liverpool Echo

Facebook down as thousands of users report issues

People are reporting problems accessing Facebook

Asharq Al-Awsat

Slack CEO Butterfield to Depart Next Month

Slack Chief Executive Officer Stewart Butterfield plans to leave the workplace messaging platform in January, parent company Salesforce Inc said on Monday. Lidiane Jones, who is the senior vice-president of product management for Salesforce Commerce Cloud, will take over as CEO of Slack, a company spokesperson said. Business Insider had…

Manchester Evening News

Is Facebook down? Users complain that comments and newsfeed not showing

DownDetector started receiving reports of problems with the site at around 5pm on Monday.

StockNews.com

1 Software Stock Every Investor Should Buy at Least Once

Microsoft (MSFT) continues to expand its product portfolio with technological advancements and strategic partnerships. The stock has gained nearly 16% over the past month, and Wall Street analysts expect it to keep soaring. Keep reading….

Wales Online

Facebook Dating to add age verification

It comes after parent company Meta added similar technology to another of its services, Instagram

StockNews.com

2 Stocks Wall Street Always Likes to Stick With

The Fed’s aggressive monetary policy stance has created widespread recession possibilities for next year. However, stable consumer spending and a hot labor market shows signs of a resilient economy. Amid this scenario, Wall Street favorites Microsoft (MSFT), and Merck & Co. (MRK) could be worth buying, considering their fundamental strength.…

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