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Mark Zuckerberg Decides to Face Elon Musk

Meta Platforms, Zuckerberg's social media empire, reportedly plans to launch a network to compete with Tesla CEO's Twitter.

The Street

Mark Zuckerberg Secretly Sharpens an anti-Elon Musk Weapon

Meta Platforms, Zuckerberg's social media empire, reportedly plans to launch a network to compete with Tesla CEO's Twitter.

The Street

Meta working on potential Twitter rival

San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook owner Meta is working on a new "text sharing" social media network, it said Friday, in a project seen as a potential rival to embattled Twitter.

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Democrats Deride the Twitter Files Reporters as 'So-Called Journalists'

Members of Congress showed their true colors at a Thursday hearing.

Reason

Rights group Amnesty calls on Ethiopia to end social media blackout

Amnesty International has called on the Ethiopian authorities to restore access to social media networks including Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, as a blockade of some internet platforms enters its second month.

Radio France Internationale

WTAF: A Melb Woman Caught A Man Writing A Racist Text About Her Her Toddler On A Flight

“Best believe I confronted him, even if I was making a scene.“

Pedestrian.tv

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas' Facebook account liked posts that called Chicago ‘hell hole’ and attacked Democrats; he again denies involvement

CHICAGO — Paul Vallas’ Facebook account liked a series of comments that attacked Democrats, referred to Chicago as a “hell hole” and “S---cago” and labeled Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker “the king of full term abortion,” a Chicago Tribune review of his social media found.

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Former model supports Charles Bronson at parole hearing despite end of prison romance

Gemma Fernandez says she still speaks to the notorious inmate who learns later this month if he is to be freed after 48 years behind bars

Wales Online

These 1970s CTA cars have gone off the rails — and are for sale — in West Virginia

The 2400-series CTA rail cars have been listed for $35,000 on Facebook Marketplace. But you have to go get them — and they weigh 54,000 pounds apiece.

Chicago Sun-Times

Facebook Marketplace scams to be aware of when buying or selling goods online

Facebook users take it upon themselves to ban, report, and warn others of scams and fraudsters. Here are some tips for using social media to buy and sell goods.

ABC News

Strava vs AllTrails: the two outdoor activity apps pitted against each other

It's Strava vs AllTrails: what are the pros and cons of two leading online platforms for runners, hikers and cyclists?

Advnture

Facebook parent Meta still pays women in the U.K. and Ireland less than men and gives them much smaller bonuses

For every £1 a male employee earns at Meta U.K., women earn 92p when looking at median hourly pay.

Fortune

Big tech is going after subscriptions — traditional media’s last domain of revenue

Just when you thought platforms had relented on the media-tech war, big tech is going all-in on subscription models. Will it work?

Crikey

Fate of Taste in question thanks to busy summer in Grant Park, the first mayoral runoff debate and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Evening Standard

Is Meta about to release a chatbot for Instagram and Facebook?

Mark Zuckerberg and co have big plans for artificial intelligence.

The Conversation

Should you pay for Meta's and Twitter’s verified identity subscriptions? A social media researcher explains how the choice you face affects everyone else

Social media services have generally been free of charge for users, but now, with ad revenues slowing down, social media companies are looking for new revenue streams beyond targeted ads. Now, Twitter is charging for its blue check verification, and Meta and Twitter both charge for identity protection.

Wales Online

Handy pooch learns to climb ladders so he can join owner at work

Nik Whysall taught his cockapoo Oscar to as his dog can't stand being away from him for too long

Chronicle Live

Aldi customers fuming after 'disgusting' bag checking procedure in UK stores

The budget retailer has confirmed the major change to a number of UK stores - leaving shoppers far from impressed.

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The Street

Old Recipe Yields Big Gains for Mark Zuckerberg and Meta

Social-media giant Meta Platforms, of which Zuckerberg is CEO, will reportedly cut thousands more jobs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Facebook users to receive second payment in biometric privacy lawsuit settlement

A second check of just over $30 was issued at the end of February to those who cashed initial settlement payments of $397, part of a $650 million compensation fund.

The Independent UK

US special forces may use deepfake technology for psy-ops, report says

US officials have warned in the past of other countries like Russia using social media manipulation

The Street

Mark Zuckerberg Has the Right Recipe to Please Wall Street

Social-media giant Meta Platforms, of which Zuckerberg is CEO, will reportedly cut thousands more jobs.

Tribune News Service

For laid-off tech workers, Seattle job market is no longer quite so friendly

Like many of the thousands of workers cut recently by Seattle-area tech firms, Eric, a former Amazon software engineer, recalls his layoff as a kind of one-two gut punch.

Asharq Al-Awsat

TikTok to Allow Creators to Sell Collections of Long-Format Videos

Chinese short-video sharing app TikTok said on Tuesday it will allow some creators to produce collections of longer videos and charge their audience a premium for access, opening up a new channel of monetization for its users. Its new offering "Series" will allow eligible creators to put collections of up…

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Hammer Hits Meta Again As Company Plans To Cut Thousands

Facebook parent Meta is planning another round of layoffs that will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week.

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