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Meta Removes Khamenei's Instagram and Facebook Accounts Over Hamas Support

Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after criticism over his support for Hamas.

Top News · Feb 9, 2024

Instagram and Facebook delete the accounts of Iran’s supreme leader

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei supported Hamas’s 7 October attack on Israel, which Meta said violated its policies

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2024

Two shootings on camera: Why the heat’s turned up for Shinde and Fadnavis

Over the last seven days, two instances of violence in Maharashtra have turned up the heat on Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis.

Newslaundry · Feb 9, 2024

'One-sided War': Indonesians Join Forces To Bust Election Disinfo

Small armies of grassroots fact-checkers are battling a wave of election misinformation in the world's third-largest democracy, dedicating spare time to debunk posts before next week's presidential vote.

International Business Times · Feb 9, 2024

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader killed during FB live; Mumbai crime branch to investigate

The investigation into the murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar during a Facebook Live has been transferred to the Mumbai Crime Branch, an official said.

The Hindu · Feb 9, 2024

Meta Removes Instagram, Facebook Accounts Of Iran's Khamenei

Meta on Thursday said it had removed the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for violating its content policy.

International Business Times · Feb 9, 2024

Meta plans to use Facebook data to train AI — this could end badly

Mark Zuckerberg of Meta has claimed that his company possesses a larger AI training data set than Common Crawl, indicating plans to train an AI based off its user's personal data.

Laptop · Feb 8, 2024

Right-Wing Bloggers Busted During Militia Border Tour

Bloggers arrested for drug possession after receiving information that someone in a caravan was pointing a gun at migrants, DPS report says.

Texas Observer · Feb 8, 2024

More fake Facebook job ads are spreading malware to steal all your details

Ov3r_Stealer is here to steal your login credentials and crypto wallet information.

TechRadar · Feb 8, 2024

‘Is he a good guy or a bad guy?’: an online hunt to solve a shocking death

New Max documentary covers 2018 death of a hiker known as Mostly Harmless – and the flurry of internet sleuths trying to find out who he was and why he died

The Guardian - US · Feb 8, 2024