Laos’ methanol poisoning deaths send chill through backpacker paradise Backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng is in the spotlight following six deaths blamed on tainted alcohol. Al Jazeera · Nov 25, 2024
15 Best Sites to Buy TikTok Followers (Real & Active) TikTok is a highly competitive platform that allows its users to share their ideas and creativity by posting short-form videos. It is one of the first social media sites that popularized short-form videos among netizens. TikTok also allows its ... USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 25, 2024
Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16 An advocate for major social media platforms has told Australia's Parliament that a plan to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed rather than being rushed to approval this week The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2024
Rush to pass social media ban angers experts, MPs As parliament prepares to stop people younger than 16 using social media, the government has been accused of trying to ram through the laws without scrutiny. AAP · Nov 24, 2024
Australia-wide study ordered into school bullying Bullying in Australian schools will be put under a microscope as the federal government looks to tackle the behaviour in the real world. AAP · Nov 24, 2024
Why your words and photos might already be training AI More tech companies are introducing AI features to their services, and authors and experts warn it can be hard – if not impossible – to opt out. AAP · Nov 23, 2024
Meta is ‘reckless’ in ‘need-to-know situations’, Canada warns Australia as it braces for early bushfire season Heritage minister says Facebook made ‘room for misinformation’ after turning news off in 2023 as Australia mulls actions that could lead to Meta doing the same The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2024
Meta reveals major crackdown on organized crime scams Facebook is going after 'pig butchering' scams, with two million accounts already taken down. TechRadar · Nov 22, 2024
Supreme Court Allows Class Action Lawsuit Against Meta Supreme Court allows class action lawsuit against Meta over Cambridge Analytica scandal to proceed. Investors allege inadequate disclosures led to share pr... Top News · Nov 22, 2024
This devious malware is targeting Facebook accounts to steal credit card data Python NodeStealer now targets more than Facebook Business accounts. TechRadar · Nov 21, 2024
Florida Man Pretending to Be Elon Musk on Facebook Convinced Elderly Woman to Invest Life Savings in Pressure Washing Business: Cops A Florida man so convincingly portrayed tech billionaire Elon Musk via Facebook that he allegedly manipulated an elderly woman into investing her life savings into his pressure washing business. Latin Times · Nov 21, 2024
Texas mom left toddler home alone covered in feces to travel 400 miles and meet Hinge date, police say The 16-month-old infant was found partially dressed with ‘feces on their skin’ The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Meta is trying to make Messenger into a video conferencing contender Calls on Messenger now support HD video, background noise suppression, voice isolation and more. TechRadar · Nov 21, 2024
Top News · Nov 21, 2024 Georgia Residents Sue Sheriff For Violating Free Speech Rights Lawsuit filed against Sheriff Owens for censoring critical opinions on Facebook, sparking debate on free speech rights.
T3 · Nov 21, 2024 Facebook Messenger just got a huge free iPhone update Facebook's big new Messenger update adds new features and some iPhone-specific improvements.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024 Labor has passed its proposed social media ban for under-16s. Here’s what we know – and what we don’t Australians may have to hand over more personal data and big tech firms face $50m fines, but there are a number of questions that are yet to be answered
The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024 The government has introduced laws for its social media ban. But key details are still missing The federal government today introduced into parliament legislation for its social media ban for people under 16 years.
International Business Times · Nov 21, 2024 Australian Eyes $30m Fine For Social Media Flouting Under-16s Ban Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off their platforms, under new laws tabled before Australia's parliament Thursday.
The Conversation · Nov 20, 2024 Social media has complex effects on adolescent wellbeing, and policymakers must take note In late 2024, more than 20 years after the birth of Facebook, the impact of social media on our lives cannot be overstated. Initially underestimated by many in business, social media eventually came to be recognised for its power to enable workers to share solutions, ideas and perspectives. While companies took…
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024 Deputy PM Angela Rayner vows meeting over 'troubling' cases of human remains being sold on Instagram London MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy said it was ‘abhorrent’ for human remains to be sold on social media sites such as Instagram, Facebook, eBay, Etsy and Gumtree
Fortune · Nov 20, 2024 Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is back, revolutionizing warfare with a $14 billion startup. And this time he wants you to like him “I realized too late that my reputation is actually very important,” Luckey told Fortune.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2024 MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riots Commons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 19, 2024 Two Men Have Been Charged After Human Remains Found In Search For 19 Y.O. Isla Bell Melbourne teenager Isla Bell went missing after leaving her Brunswick home on October 4.
The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2024 'Trumpian scaremongering': Tories spark fury with attack on Scottish LGBT charity THE Scottish Tories’ deputy chair has provoked anger with “Trumpian scaremongering” about the LGBT community ...