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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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 Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meta plans thousands more layoffs as soon as this week

Meta Platforms Inc., the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is planning a fresh round of layoffs and will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

High Court ditches Facebook challenge over privacy

The High Court of Australia has sent Facebook back to the Federal Court over the Cambridge Analytica privacy breaches.

AAP

Facebook parent Meta plans to cut thousands of jobs in fresh layoffs

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is planning a fresh round of layoffs and will cut thousands of employees as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

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UFC 285 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

See how the UFC 285 winners and losers reacted on social media outlets such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

USA Today Sports Media Group

High Court dumps Facebook's challenge against prosecution over Cambridge Analytica privacy breaches

Facebook had argued it was not responsible for allegedly unlawful access to Australians' personal data in 2014 and 2015, which was later used in Donald Trump's election campaign.

ABC News

High Court to decide if Facebook is liable for the possible breach of 300,000 Australians' personal data

A personality quiz on Facebook, which led to the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica data breach, will take centre stage in the High Court of Australia today.

ABC News

More than just risk: LGBTQIA+ young people use social media to sustain and make sense of family relationships

Much of World Pride has been about the visibility of LGBTQIA+ people. This is important to affirming who we are, our place in the world, and celebrating ourselves as LGBTQIA+ individuals. Social media offers new opportunities to be visible, and many people have shared their celebrations of Pride during this…

The Conversation

Big tech in crisis: the cuts, lay-offs and worried workers at Twitter and Meta

After years of growth, the social media giants are slashing at budgets in post-Covid difficulties, leaving morale to slump...

Evening Standard

An Important Wiretap Act Case Pending in the New Jersey Supreme Court

The law professor hypo come to life.

Reason

You Need to Watch the Most Intriguing Sci-Fi Movie on HBO Max ASAP

The Emma Watson-starring techno-thriller is exhaustingly self-serious, but there are intriguing ideas buried in the melodrama.

Inverse

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Dublin Live

Woman claiming to be Madeleine McCann deletes Instagram account as doubts cast

Julia Wendell had been documenting her claims and supposed evidence online through her recently deleted Facebook and TikTok accounts

The Guardian - AU

Using Queensland’s own laws to highlight the government’s youth justice failings does not make judges soft

The judiciary has exposed how children are being treated and yet it is still blamed for the recidivism that occurs as a result

Axios

Big Tech bows to the ways of Wall Street

Layoffs and share buybacks never looked so good.

Reason

Conservatives at CPAC Criticize—and Misunderstand—Section 230

A senator, a state attorney general, and a former congressman excoriated the law while getting much of it wrong.

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The Conversation

Protecting privacy online begins with tackling 'digital resignation'

From smart watches and meditation apps to digital assistants and social media platforms, we interact with technology daily. And some of these technologies have become an essential part of our social and professional lives.

Daily Mirror

Mum makes daughter's room look 'gorgeous' with Facebook marketplace and Wilko bargains

A mum has been praised on social media after she upcycled a cheap bed for her daughter to make it look more in-keeping with the theme of her room - parents loved it

Chicago Sun-Times

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife to invest $250 million in new Chicago research lab

The lab will harness brain power from Northwestern University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Irish Mirror

Madeleine McCann latest: Video deleted after girl who says she's Madeleine McCann makes bombshell police claim

Julia Wendell has deleted her Instagram account after deleting her Facebook and TikTok already

Fortune

When it comes to the TikTok ban debate, hypocrisy abounds

U.S. tech services are also a threat to foreigners’ data—and China bans many apps.

France 24

How 'apolitical' Western Youtubers help push Syrian propaganda

Their videos get huge amounts of clicks and profits on YouTube. And their vlogs show a Syria that has turned the page on years of civil war. But these so-called "apolitical" travel influencers are shown around the country by regime-sponsored guides that shape the narrative. One guide who appears in…

Irish Mirror

Jailed ex-soldier who posed as teen girl on Snapchat to 'catfish' children: "I deserve my fate"

Constantin Maxim, 48, pleaded guilty to possessing 1,458 images of child pornography on his mobile phone

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