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Meta’s encryption plans will create ‘safe haven’ for paedophiles, Braverman says

Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.

The Independent UK

Pour One Out For These Brisbane Brides Who Found Out Their Wedding Venue Shut Down Via Facebook

Brisbane brides-to-be have been left fuming after learning via Facebook that their wedding venue, The Golden Ox, had closed down.

Pedestrian.tv

Fearne Cotton deletes Russell Brand podcast episodes after ‘unfollowing’ him on Instagram

Cotton has removed all mention of the comedian from her podcast after he was accused of sexually assaulting four women, which he denies

The Independent UK

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Ads reveal pathway to success for 'yes', 'no' campaigns

Facebook ads targeting different states and a variety of age groups have shone a light on how the 'yes' and 'no' campaigns plan on winning the voice referendum.

AAP

Meta’s new end-to-end encryption ‘means thousands of criminals could go undetected’

Suella Braverman urges social media giant to reconsider plans to “go dark” amid fears it could leave children vulnerable to predators

The Independent UK

It’s 2023 And We’ve Only Just Had A Study That Used Actual Blood To Test Menstrual Products

1 in 5 Aussie women still suffer from period poverty and with the rise of cozzie livs, almost two thirds of women are unable to afford menstrual products.

Pedestrian.tv

Braverman urges Meta not to ‘go dark’ on detecting child abuse with encryption

Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.

The Independent UK

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No campaign spreads through TikTok ‘like wildfire’ as pro-voice creators struggle to cut through

Fair Australia’s memes and slick videos are surging on social platform, garnering far more views and followers than the yes campaign

The Guardian - AU

Solana co-founder: 'To keep the next great American founder in America, Congress must regulate crypto. But first lawmakers should learn how it works'

'There’s no viable path to reasonable regulatory certainty in the space," writes Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko.

Fortune

I quit Facebook and Twitter cold turkey – and I barely know myself

All of that humblebragging and oversharing – and my obsessive checking of it – was driving me insane. Why did I stay so long?

The Guardian - AU

American white nationalists are fleeing US sites for Russian platforms. Here’s why

The Russian government doesn’t need to do anything to encourage the spread of extremism ‘because it’s already cooking,’ Neil Johnson tells Gustaf Kilander

The Independent UK

Hawaii's spirit of aloha helps restore a wildfire-damaged community

Native Hawaiians say the aloha spirit is unique — and it's helping them recover.

WEKU

American white nationalists are fleeing US sites for Russian platforms. Here’s why

The Russian government doesn’t need to do anything to encourage the spread of extremism ‘because it’s already cooking,’ Neil Johnson tells Gustaf Kilander

The Independent UK

‘Day without Meta’: Canada journalists urge boycott of Instagram, Facebook

Journalists urge one-day boycott of Meta platforms for company’s decision to block news in Canada over contentious law.

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The Guardian - AU

Chris Kenny cops it from his viewers for sticking by the voice

The columnist has stood out among News Corp colleagues for his stance and fans are not happy. Plus: latest from the factchecking war

Radio France Internationale

Iranians hit by internet curbs in year since Mahsa Amini protests

Iran has imposed curbs on the internet in the year since protests erupted over Mahsa Amini's death, forcing people to find other ways to run their businesses or keep in touch with loved ones.

The Independent UK

Book Review: Novelist and blogger Cory Doctorow pens a manual for destroying Big Tech

“There is no fixing Big Tech,” Cory Doctorow, a novelist and public-interest technologist who gained online fame with the blog “Boing Boing,” writes in his new book “The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means of Computation,” a manifesto for people who want to destroy it."

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: TikTok took over social media with its uncanny algorithm – but at what cost?

In their attempts to mimic the video-sharing site’s uncanny success, Facebook, YouTube and others might have signed their own death warrants

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The Guardian - AU

Google fails to list voice ads from prominent organisations in political ad disclosure database

Exclusive: Search giant investigating whether ads should be included with further detail about targets and spending

Reason

The 5th Circuit Agrees That Federal Officials Unconstitutionally 'Coerced' or 'Encouraged' Online Censorship

The appeals court narrowed a preliminary injunction against such meddling but confirmed the threat that it poses to freedom of speech.

Zenger

Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Is Now Singapore’s Richest Person

Singapore's wealthiest resident fell out with Mark Zuckerberg over his diluted investments in a lawsuit settled out of court.

Reason

Free Speech, Social Media Firms, and the Fifth Circuit

The Fifth Circuit was right to rule it was illegal for the federal government to coerce social media firms, but wrong to uphold a Texas law requiring those firms to post material they prefer to keep out.

Al Jazeera

Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter’s profile after show criticising Israel

Tip of the Iceberg episode investigated how Facebook targets Palestinian content related to Israel.

WEKU

Appeals court slaps Biden administration for contact with social media companies

The panel of judges say that the administration's efforts to flag what it considered to be harmful content likely amount to a violation of the First Amendment.

The Independent UK

Number of sexual partners changes as we age, study shows

British researchers questioned more than 5,000 people aged 18 and older during the 2022 mpox outbreak.

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