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California lawmakers pass new social media protections for minors

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers passed legislation designed to protect the privacy and well-being of minors on social media and shield them from predators and exploitative commercialization on internet platforms.

Los Angeles Times

What Are Whales Doing With Meta Platforms

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Meta Platforms. Looking at options history for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) we detected 11 strange trades.

Benzinga

Tech & Science Daily: Why did Nasa’s Artemis 1 rocket launch fail?

Plus, a different solution for tackling global warming... modified grass

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Australia's e-safety commissioner issues legal notices to Apple, Meta and Microsoft

Australian authorities issue Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Snap and Omegle with legal notices.

ABC News

The Internet is Now So Centralized That One Company Can Break It

We are now at a point where the Internet has become so centralized that a single company can bring it to its knees. What began as a military communication system 53 years ago and evolved into a fundamental human right is now so connected to everything that any fallibility could…

Benzinga

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Meta Platforms

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bullish stance on Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Benzinga

WhatsApp rolls out in-app shopping product with JioMart

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Meta Platforms, is rolling out a shopping product in India, the first time users will be able to browse and purchase groceries and other household products without leaving the app.

The Times of India

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Benzinga Before The Bell: Meta Loses Key Metaverse Official, US Government To Cancel Free At-Home COVID Tests, Singapore Mulls Rules To Regulate Cryptocurrency Trading And Other Top Financial Stories Monday, August 29

CNBC No More Free COVID-19 At-Home Tests, Federal Government Says

Benzinga

Chile battles flood of 'half truths' as constitution vote nears

A Chilean constitution that bans private property and allows abortions in the ninth month of a pregnancy. Private companies counting votes. A flood of prisoners and recent migrants allowed to vote in the upcoming constitutional referendum.

Reuters

5G rollout by Diwali, Qualcomm partnership: Key points from Reliance Industries' AGM

NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries on Monday conducted its 45th annual general meeting (AGM). This is the 3rd time when RIL conducted its AGM virtually.

The Times of India

Mark Zuckerberg gave up running due to THIS reason, find out his new exercise regimen

If you workout in the morning, then you are probably not just doing it to stay physically fit, but also to give a positive start to the rest of your day. Such is the case with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg who often feels overwhelmed after seeing all kinds of messages…

The Times of India

Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach lawsuit ends in 11th hour settlement

Dramatic move shows Mark Zuckerberg ‘desperate to avoid being questioned over cover-up’, says Observer journalist

The Guardian - UK

If You Invested $1,000 In Meta Platforms And Twitter When They Banned Donald Trump, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

Former President Donald Trump was banned from several social media platforms in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Here’s a look at what’s next for Trump in the social media world and how investors would have done investing in social media stocks that banned…

Benzinga

Twitter and Meta took down pro-US propaganda campaign abroad, report says

The BBC reported that Twitter had identified the US and England as the possible country where the accounts had originated

The Independent UK

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Meta’s next big VR headset is officially coming in October

Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the upcoming release while on Joe Rogan’s podcast.

The Independent UK

Republicans demand Zuckerberg be called to Congress over Joe Rogan podcast revelations

‘This isn’t the weird smoking gun lots of people are making it out to be – also, it was Trump’s FBI!’

The Independent UK

Facebook parent culls large Proud Boys network from sites

Facebook parent Meta says it has removed a network of accounts linked to the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group it banned in 2018

Evening Standard

Wealthy investors ‘are backing the metaverse’

Nine in ten High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) now invest in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or land in the ‘metaverse’, according to research.

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Al Jazeera

Meta, Twitter bust ‘deceptive’ pro-US influence campaign: report

Fake accounts promoted pro-Western narratives while trying to discredit China, Russia and Iran, researchers say.

ABC News

What was wrong with Facebook yesterday? Users thought they'd been hacked after Meta's 'configuration change'

Thousands of confused users began reporting the glitch yesterday afternoon. Here's what happened and what the company had to say about it.

Bangkok Post

Who'll establish ethical norms for the metaverse?

The "metaverse" isn't here yet, and when it arrives it will not be a single domain controlled by any one company. Facebook wanted to create that impression when it changed its name to Meta, but its rebranding coincided with major investments by Microsoft and Roblox.

Tribune News Service

Meta removes fake accounts tied to pro-US influence campaign

A covert online persuasion campaign to cast the U.S. and its allies in a positive light in the Middle East and Central Asia — as well as to bash its adversaries — was disrupted by Meta Platforms Inc. and Twitter Inc., which have removed the “inauthentic” accounts from their platforms,…

The Hindu

U.S. bill strengthens digital news publishers’ right for revenue sharing with Big Tech

A revised version of the bill was tabled by bipartisan senators in the United States on Wednesday that strengthens the stance for digital news publishers to negotiate with Big Tech companies for sharing revenues that entail the use of their content.

WEKU

Facebook users reporting celebrity spam is flooding their feeds

Meta, the parent company of the social media platform, says a configuration change caused the issue with users' feeds early Wednesday morning.

Benzinga

Benzinga Before The Bell: Top Amazon Seller Succumbs To Economic Meltdown, Twitter To Tackle Toxic Content, Spam Bots, Bed Bath & Beyond Secures Loan Deal As It Tries To Stay Afloat And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 24

CNBC Top Amazon Seller Succumbs To Economic Meltdown

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