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Meta and X respond to EU calls for vigilance over disinformation on social media

Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as X, formerly known as Twitter, have responded to a letter from EU Commissioner Thierry Breton urging caution over an increase in disinformation and illegal content. Both social media giants have said they've taken action on social…

France 24 · Oct 12, 2023

Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown to be charged with murder of his mother, police say

Myrtle Brown’s body was found in a creek behind her home in suburban Chicago last month

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023

‘We lie on the floor till someone buys us’: shocking allegations of UAE agencies’ abuse of domestic workers

Women interviewed by the Guardian report agencies denying them food and passports, holding them captive, and ‘selling’ them on social media

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023

‘Any pics from Rome???’: Shane Lowry won’t let Justin Thomas forget about 2023 Ryder Cup in recent Instagram post

There's a good chance the trash talk between the two teams won't stop until 2025 at Bethpage Black.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 11, 2023

Travis Kelce’s ex Kayla Nicole addresses ‘backlash’ amid his new romance with Taylor Swift

Travic Kelce’s ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole appeared to address the “backlash and embarrassment” she has faced online since he was romantically linked with Taylor Swift last month.

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023

Feminist fight not over, says UK teenager on Hillary Clinton Instagram takeover

Global children’s charity Plan International UK said 20 girls and young women were part of a takeover to mark the International Day of the Girl.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Unmasking Banksy – the street artist is not one man but a whole brand of people

The graffiti artist known as Banksy might be unmasked in an upcoming defamation case over his use of Instagram to invite shoplifters to go to a Guess store because it had used his imagery without permission. The case could be seen as an attempt to force Banksy to relinquish his…

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2023

Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole addresses ‘backlash and embarrassment’ in Instagram post

Kelce, who is currently rumoured to be dating Taylor Swift, was in a five-year on-again, off-again relationship with the sports presenter

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Rebecca Loos responds to ‘nasty’ comments after David Beckham addresses alleged affair

‘[I] am taking in the nasty comments with as much humour as I can,’ Loos writes on Instagram

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Social media platforms swamped with fake news on the Israel-Hamas war

Of all platforms, Elon Musk’s X appears to have had the worst outbreak of fake news related to the war.

Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2023