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Facebook, beware: the metaverse is really flat

In a few weeks' time, Mark Zuckerberg will announce a new virtual reality headset from Meta Platforms.

Bangkok Post

Android users warned to delete popular Google Play Store apps as bug could steal your money

It is because some could contain invasive malware meaning unwitting users could be signed up to expensive subscription plans

Wales Online

Samsung, Huawei and Google phone users urged to delete popular apps which may contain malware

Smartphone users and tablet owners are being warned against downloading certain apps from the Google Play Store, which may contain dangerous information-stealing software

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Expert warns of 'massive surge' in hacking crimes as more people working remotely - here's how to stay safe

Employees travelling or working outside of the office network often connect to public Wi-Fi hotspots which could be responsible for the spike according to web filtering platform Titan HQ

Irish Mirror

Woman reveals Hinge date demanded money for drinks after she declined to go home with him

‘After this video I will never be dating a man again,’ one viewer says

The Independent UK

Nick Clegg to decide on Trump’s 2023 return to Instagram and Facebook

Meta’s president of global affairs said it would be a decision ‘I oversee’ after the ex-president’s accounts were suspended in 2021

The Guardian - US

Another Commentary on the Fifth Circuit's Texas Social Media Law Decision

As I noted yesterday, I'm still trying to fully digest the Netchoice v. Paxton opinions, but I passed along two commentaries from top scholars on the subject, one entirely critical from Prof. Genevieve Lakier (Chicago) and one that's mostly critical from Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota). I thought I'd also pass…

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Instagram is trying to stop unwanted nudes from sliding into your DMs

Cyberflashing has been a problem for years, and the tech giant is finally turning its attention to it

Evening Standard

TikTok Has Launched Its Own Version Of BeReal So Prepare Yrselves For Even More Toilet Selfies

BeReal, with video!

Pedestrian.tv

Facebook violated rights of Palestinian users, report finds

Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination

The Independent UK

Instagram set to introduce new feature to help crack down on nudity

The tool will use artificial intelligence (AI) to detect nudity in photos and automatically filter them out

Liverpool Echo

Packingham Jr.: Louisiana Court Upholds Ban on Certain Sex Offenders Using Many Social Media Sites

The relative narrowness of the law, the court concludes, distinguishes the law from the one struck down in Packingham v. North Carolina.

Reason

No likes, filters or influencers: Millions of people are using BeReal and TikTok is trying to copy it. Here's how it works

Soaring to the top of download charts around the world, BeReal gives you just two minutes to capture an "authentic" moment each day. But is this really what it means to be authentic?

ABC News

Facebook Live copied tech from war veteran's app, jury finds in $175 million verdict

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram was ordered to pay nearly $175 million for violating patents held by the maker of a push-to-talk app founded by a former Green Beret who had sought to solve battlefield communications problems he encountered in Afghanistan.

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Evening Standard

Dreams of flight dashed? Flying car firm backed by Google co-founder shuts down

Kittyhawk had built and flown more than 100 aircraft. But not all hope is lost, as UK and European competitors have been catching up

The Independent UK

Pinterest executive admits site was ‘not safe’ when Molly Russell used it

The social media giant’s head of community operations apologised at the inquest into the teenager’s death on Thursday.

Wales Online

Criminals are using QR codes to scam people in restaurants with 'QR phishing' on the rise

A rise in cybercriminals swapping QR menu codes with malicious alternatives is among a variety of scamming methods utilising the new phenomenon

The Independent UK

Pinterest executive ‘deeply regrets’ content viewed by Molly Russell

Judson Hoffman admitted some images he was taken through from the platform were ones he would ‘not show to my children’.

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Reuters

Italy's watchdog asks Facebook for clarification on pre-election activities

Italy's Data Protection Agency has asked Facebook to clarify the activities the social media giant has engaged in ahead of Sunday's national elections, it said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Russian influencer ‘facing six years in prison for using Instagram’

‘Are you serious? Me? An 18-year-old fashion blogger?’

Daily Record

Amazon staff's charity walk for Women's Aid

The employees joined their colleagues from the Dunfermline and set off on their 22-mile excursion from the Amazon delivery station in Bathgate and finished the walk at the Amazon fulfilment centre in Dunfermline.

The Guardian - UK

The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher review – how social media rewired our world

A stark warning about the extent to which Facebook et al distort our perception of reality

Axios

Search interest in abortion falls as the border rises

The midterm election is just seven weeks away.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Jury Orders Meta to Pay $174.5 mn for Violating Patents

A US jury on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay $174.5 million for violating live-streaming patents developed by a US Army veteran seeking to fix shortcomings in battlefield communications. A trial in Texas federal court ended with jurors deciding that "live" features at Facebook and Instagram used technology patented by Voxer,…

Chicago Sun-Times

The government can’t fix social media moderation — and shouldn’t try

By trying to mandate a diversity of opinions, the government could achieve the opposite result.

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