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From Instagram to Paypal, Russia's internet is being dismantled as a digital iron curtain descends

A digital iron curtain is falling on Russia as the government ups censorship and foreign companies withdraw services. Here's what happens when the internet gets dismantled.

Russia Finds Meta Guilty of ‘Extremist Activity’, Says WhatsApp Can Stay

Russia Finds Meta Guilty of ‘Extremist Activity’, Says WhatsApp Can Stay

A Moscow court on Monday found Meta Platforms Inc guilty of "extremist activity", but said its decision would not affect the WhatsApp messenger service, focusing its ire on the company's already banned Facebook and Instagram social networks. Moscow's Tverskoi District Court upheld a lawsuit filed by Russian state prosecutors on…

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Metaverse Land Just Sold For $29,160 (12,000 MANA) In Decentraland

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $29,160 (12,000 MANA) In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $29,160, which is 2.95x the current floor price of 3.415699 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($29,160 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…

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Truth or Fake 2022: Debunking fake news with high-school students

During French Press Media in Schools Week from March 21 to 26, the FRANCE 24 Observers team when to meet a class of students from the Paul Valéry high school in Paris. We answered their questions about disinformation and exchanged tips on how to sort the real from the fake.…

Russia court bans Facebook, Instagram on 'extremism' charges

A Moscow court has banned Facebook and Instagram for what it deemed extremist activity in a case their parent company, Meta

The Independent UK

Trolls and traffickers target Facebook group for Ukrainian refugees

Technology firm should help spot Russian-based users, says founder of group matching up with UK hosts

The Guardian - UK

Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law

Court in Moscow labels parent company Meta as ‘extremist’ amid crackdown on western media

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Valleys roofer finds a lost dog and makes hilarious video about their brief adventures

Valleys roofer finds a lost dog and makes hilarious video about their brief adventures

The bond between 'Philip' and Lloyd Roach came to an end as quickly as it started

Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law

A Moscow court banned Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram in Russia Monday, in what was the first use of the country’s sweeping law on “extremism” against a foreign technology company.

Tribune News Service

Facebook users 'banned indefinitely' for ignoring message some mistook for spam

Facebook users 'banned indefinitely' for ignoring message some mistook for spam

A notice was sent to selected accounts deemed at particular risk from hackers, telling them to enable an enhanced security feature called Facebook Protect

Golfers make way for massive gator in ‘Jurassic Park’ moment

Golfers make way for massive gator in ‘Jurassic Park’ moment

A number of Florida golfers ceased play briefly over the weekend to allow a giant alligator to cross the fairway.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Russia finds US company Meta guilty of ‘extremist activity’

Russia finds US company Meta guilty of ‘extremist activity’

Russian court bans Meta from operating but move will not affect the company’s WhatsApp messenger service.

Telegram Displaces WhatsApp As Russia's Popular Messaging Tool

Telegram Displaces WhatsApp As Russia's Popular Messaging Tool

Telegram surpassed Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) owned WhatsApp to become Russia's most popular messaging tool, Reuters reports based on PJSC MegaFon (OTC:MFOYY). The service started actively growing on February 24 as Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Telegram's share jumped to 63% in the first two weeks of March from 48% in the…

Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Reacts To This Bullish Pattern: How To Play The Trend

Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Reacts To This Bullish Pattern: How To Play The Trend

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) has created double bottom and triple bottom patterns on the daily chart.

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Facebook Parent Meta Employees Seek Greener Pastures Post Stock Meltdown

Several Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) employees burdened with underwater stock options looked to exit the social media giant following its plunging stock prices,

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Fears over unregulated Facebook pages where Ukrainian refugees ‘advertise themselves’ to find UK hosts

Concerns current ‘matching’ system for UK sponsorship scheme is like a ‘Tinder for people traffickers’

Russian court bans Facebook, Instagram after Meta found 'extremist'- TASS

A Russian court on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram in the country after finding Meta Platforms Inc "extremist", TASS news agency reported.

Daily Dose Ep 999: Hijab protesters denied re-test, AAP’s 5 RS picks

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'Kill more': Facebook fails to detect hate against Rohingya

A new report has found that Facebook failed to detect blatant hate speech and calls to violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority in advertisements submitted to run on its platform

Mrs Hinch fans share cheap and surprising hack for washing whites

Fans of the cleaning influencer took to Facebook to share their tips

The Guardian - AU

Digital code of conduct fails to stop all harms of misinformation, Acma warns

Need for damage to be serious and imminent before Facebook and Google take action means ‘chronic’ problems build, watchdog says – citing mistrust of vaccines

Financial Times

How Big Tech lost the antitrust battle with Europe

Brussels is set to finalise stringent new legislation targeting Silicon Valley giants, whose desperate lobbying has fallen on deaf ears

The Conversation

The ACCC is suing Meta for celebrity crypto scam ads on Facebook. Here's why the tech giant could be found liable

On the last day of his 11 years as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Rod Sims announced the commission is bringing a “world-first” claim against Meta (owner of Facebook) in the Federal Court for false or misleading conduct.

Australia to make Big Tech hand over misinformation data

Australia's media regulator will be able to force internet companies to share data about how they have handled misinformation and disinformation under new laws that will bolster government efforts to rein in Big Tech.

Telegram Thrives Amid Russia's Media Crackdown

Russia's campaign to restrict access to Twitter, Facebook and other sources of uncensored information on its invasion of Ukraine has skipped one crucial platform: the social media and chat app Telegram.

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