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Facebook was paid $5.29 million from California campaign accounts

In California, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $5.29 million from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.5 percent of all reported expenditures.

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Facebook was paid $4.49 million from Virginia campaign accounts

In Virginia, state-level candidates and PACs spent $4.49 million from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2021 election cycle. Facebook received 1.06 percent of all reported expenditures.

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Mother is shot dead days after funeral for her five-year-old son

Councilman pastor says ‘violence is a disease’ after multiple killings

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Home Bargains 89p hayfever product called 'lifesaving' by customers

A 89p Home Bargains product that is intended to help alleviate the symptoms of hay fever has been called "lifesaving" and "amazing" by people who suffer from allergies

Edinburgh Live

Youth hospitalised following largescale disturbance in Lanarkshire town

One source told us 'the young team are running wild' in the town just now, with reports of knives involved in Friday's incident

Daily Record

Facebook accused of failing to detect ‘rampant election fraud’ campaign ad bought by Trump-backed Republican

Facebook says it is working to stamp out disinformation ahead of midterms

The Independent UK

Social media getting spammed by big-spending politicians in Qld despite election ad blackout

Some Queensland politicians are spending thousands this week to advertise on your Facebook, Instagram and other social media feeds, in a last-ditch effort to grab your attention while radio and television adverts are banned in the closing stages of the election campaign.

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Court Upholds Denial of Restraining Order for "Online Rants That [We]re False" About Petitioner

The trial court reasoned: "You guys ... have a spat on Facebook.... Nobody cares about these s[p]ats. Just block them and move on."

Reason

Federal election 2022 updates: Anthony Albanese delivers victory speech, Scott Morrison concedes defeat as Labor wins government

Newly elected prime minister Anthony Albanese says his team will work every day to bring Australians together, saying he will lead a government "worthy of the people of Australia".

ABC News

Facebook was paid $123,154 from Arizona campaign accounts; other states reported millions

In Arizona, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $123,154 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.19 percent of all reported expenditures.

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Facebook was paid $38,542 from Florida campaign accounts; other states reported millions

In Florida, state-level candidates and PACs have spent $38,542 from their campaign accounts on services from Facebook in the 2022 election cycle so far. Facebook received 0.01 percent of all reported expenditures.

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“Now I Walk My Own”: Kao Chia-yu’s Path, Part 2

Kao Chia-yu frames her rise as that of a self-made actor against established forces. The story begins in her college years. This is the second part of a three-part essay on Kao and the world that made her.

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Meta employees aren't allowed to talk about abortion at work

Leaked internal communications reveal Meta's stance on reproductive rights is an outlier for controversial topics.

Input

The Daily Wire's anti-Amber Heard ads

Stories with titles such as "The Attempted Character Assassination of Johnny Depp" are sponsored by Daily Wire

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'Scorned' Leeds woman chucks 'cheating' boyfriend's clothes in swimming pool - but he thought he was single

Grace Mclean, from Roundhay in Leeds, got her revenge with a video of her chucking his clothes in the hotel pool going viral

Benzinga

This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $10,373 In MANA In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $10,373, which is 2.43x the current floor price of 2.17486825 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($10,373 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

Benzinga

Virtual Land Just Sold For 2 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $3,883, which is 1.11x the current floor price of 1.795 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

Virtual Land Just Sold For 8 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $14,874, which is 4.27x the current floor price of 1.795 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

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Conservative outlets are profiting from pro-Johnny Depp content

Ben Shapiro's 'The Daily Wire' site has spent over $35K on ads calling out ‘toxic femininity.’

Wales Online

‘I signed up to take in Ukrainian refugees but the stress of it all left me in hospital needing emergency surgery’

Charmaine Bird said the whole process had been a nightmare

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Benzinga

Media Finds Facebook Monetizing Searches For Buffalo Shooting Video With Ads

People searching on Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Facebook for footage of the May 14 racist shooting rampage in Buffalo, N.Y., may have come across posts with footage of the attack or links to websites promising the gunman's full video, the New York Times reports. The users have also come across multiple ads incorporated…

Benzinga

This US Ruling Could Force Google To Break Up Its Ad Business

A bipartisan group of senators led by Utah Republican Mike Lee introduced legislation targeting conflicts of interest in the advertising technology industry, the Wall Street Journal reports. The legislation could force Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google to break up its dominant online-ad business. The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act would prohibit…

Texas Observer

Texas’ ‘Anti-Censorship’ Law Censors Social Media. What If It Goes Into Effect?

A federal appeals court recently upheld a state law requiring companies like Facebook and Twitter to host hate speech.

Wales Online

People are split on Cardiff's divisive new cycle lane

Some people are pleased to see the new cycleway, others not so much...

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