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For sale on Facebook: monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolins

The ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Some of the content is oblique -- vendors often post images of animals or parts for sale without any price or explanation.

The Economic Times

Australia to double potential fines for Facebook and Instagram over child social media accounts

Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts

The Independent UK

Ransom Note Said She Died; Now Ex-FBI Agent Is '99% Sure' Nancy Guthrie Case Will Be Solved by August

A retired FBI agent says she is '99 per cent sure' the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case will be solved, with movement she expects by around August 1.

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'Doing the Bare Minimum': Australia to Fine Social Media Giants Up to A$99m After Under-16 Ban Falls Short

Australia raises fines to $99 million for social media platforms failing to enforce the under-16 ban, highlighting ongoing enforcement challenges and global implications for children's online safety.

International Business Times UK

Prominent Jewish family hit by 1500 threats a month

Australian Jewish families have documented threats to their daughters from other children, leaving them scared to go to school or public places.

AAP

Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content

Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests several groups with thousands of members run by what expert calls ‘engagement farm’ operations in south-east Asia

The Guardian - AU

Woman finds a $50 makeup artist on Facebook Marketplace. Then she gets the full treatment: ‘What do you think?

“This should have been 120$.”

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Dave Eggers: ‘Once you have a machine think and write for you, you’re cooked as a species’

As his new novel is published, the US author talks about nurturing the next generation of creatives, debating Sam Altman – and why he writes on a boat in San Francisco Bay

The Guardian - UK

‘Zombie’ squirrels with oozing warts are found in several states in peoples’ backyards

Squirrel fibromatosis, a disease that causes oozing tumors to form, typically doesn’t impact their ability to survive

The Independent UK

86-year-old Canadian woman loses $900,000 in AI crypto scam she found on Facebook; friend says she nearly took her own life

An elderly woman from Ontario, aged 86, unfortunately fell victim to a cryptocurrency scam that cost her over $900,000. Deceived by a deepfake video featuring Mark Carney, she believed in a fraudulent investment platform that claimed to have the Bank of Canada’s endorsement. In a desperate move, she invested her…

The Times of India

'I Thought She Could Swim': Parenting Influencer Jamal Morton Announces Death of 2-Year-Old Daughter

Parenting influencer Jamal Morton announces the tragic death of his daughter, Sadé Rose, who drowned in the family pool. The incident highlights child safety concerns around home swimming pools.

International Business Times UK

Former Facebook VP Says Zuckerberg 'Profoundly Failed' in AI Race, Allowing Nvidia to Win

Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive, criticises Meta's AI strategy, arguing the company missed a leadership opportunity in AI, allowing Nvidia to dominate the ecosystem.

International Business Times UK

Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government is giving priority to strengthening the world's first laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms

The Independent UK

Venezuelans hope online posts will bring news of missing after devastating earthquakes

People in Venezuela and abroad are desperately searching for loved ones after two powerful earthquakes struck Wednesday evening

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Who Is Brooke George? 10 Photos of the Brit TikTok Influencer in Dubai Death Penalty Case Over Alleged Fatal Stabbing

British TikTok influencer Brooke George faces murder charges in Dubai, claiming self-defence during a violent attack by her boyfriend. Campaigners call for her release on bail.

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Truth Of IVF Mother Implanted With Wrong Baby Revealed As Experts Warn Catastrophic Mix‑Up Is Tip Of Iceberg

“How many embryos were swapped already?”

The Independent UK

Mystery of a missing Texas giraffe deepens as cops call stories of recapture false

Gracie the giraffe was last seen on a game camera west of the South Texas city of Leakey

The Guardian - UK

Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her

Former employee files complaint accusing company of ‘coercive surveillance’ and first amendment violation

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The Economic Times

All you need to know about Meta’s Instagram, Whatsapp and Facebook subscription plans in India

Meta has launched paid subscription plans for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook in India, offering customisation and convenience features for a monthly fee. WhatsApp Plus costs Rs 79, while Instagram and Facebook Plus are Rs 99 (with an introductory Rs 49 for Instagram). These moves aim to diversify revenue beyond advertising…

The Independent UK

Cambodia Supreme Court upholds treason convictions of 2 journalists, raising press freedom questions

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the treason convictions and 14-year prison sentences of journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara, who were accused of posting Facebook photos from a restricted military zone during last year’s border clashes with Thailand

The Independent UK

Americans are inundated with suspected scams. New polling shows why few victims report them

A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams

Bangkok Post

Australia teen social media ban has little impact: research

SYDNEY - Australia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures.

The Guardian - UK

Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows

Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’

TechRadar

Quote of the day by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Privacy is no longer a social norm — declaring the erosion of social boundaries

Social media users have organically grown less concerned about privacy over time, according to the creator of Facebook

Reason

The Age of Stupid—and Self-Serving—AI Regulation Is Here!

Anthropic and OpenAI may not like current federal controls on their products, but it will be consumers who end up getting screwed.

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