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Leaders: Buying Meta’s blue tick won’t buy you respect

When the entry requirement for verification is a monthly fee, instead of actual influence, the badge is no longer an indicator of anything other than that you paid for it.

Fortune

What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet?

Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today

The Independent UK

Here's why Bitcoiners are flocking to Nostr

Exactly how high is the ceiling for the decentralized social network?

Fortune

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Quality of life on the internet is coming at a higher price

Major platforms are looking for more ways to charge users for novelties and in some cases basics.

Axios

Supreme Court showdown for Google, Twitter and the social media world

At the center of two cases to be argued over two days is Section 230, which provides tech companies a legal shield over what users post online.

WEKU

‘Football Twitter’ is a nightmare of abuse and attention-seeking, so I walked away

Enough was enough when it came to the noise of Twitter and I am loving life without it

The Guardian - UK

Armed with hashtags, these activists made insulin prices a presidential talking point

Hannah Crabtree got active on Twitter in 2016 to find more people like herself: those with Type 1 diabetes who’d hacked their insulin pumps to automatically adjust the amount of insulin delivered.

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How two supreme court battles could reshape the rules of the internet

Lawsuits brought by families of terrorist attack victims will consider whether companies are responsible for users’ content

The Guardian - US

High court takes 1st look at law that shields internet firms

The Supreme Court is taking up its first case about a federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet

The Independent UK

Twitter is ending free SMS two-factor authentication. So what can you use instead?

Receiving login codes via text message is much easier to compromise. Using authenticator apps or even a USB are preferred alternatives

The Guardian - AU

Splitting up social media may be its only hope

By now it should be evident that Twitter Inc. is a shadow of its former self. What’s not clear is which alternatives might replace it, or how the market will look a few years from now. This chaos offers an opportunity to rethink the entire structure of the social media…

Tribune News Service

Colts to hire Jim Bob Cooter as OC: How Twitter reacted

Here's how Twitter reacted to Jim Bob Cooter being the Colts' new offensive coordinator.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'Based AI': Elon Musk praises Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing for comparing an AP reporter to Adolf Hitler

The edgy CEO of Twitter, himself a critic of the media, lauded Microsoft's AI search engine for likening a journalist to despots Hitler and Pol Pot.

Fortune

Supreme Court for first time casts doubt on Section 230, the legal shield for Big Tech

WASHINGTON — Internet giants like Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter owe much of their success to a legal shield erected by Congress in 1996.

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The Guardian - UK

Does paid-for Facebook and Instagram signal end of free-access orthodoxy?

Creators and influencers on Meta’s platforms are an obvious market for verified users’ monthly fees

Irish Mirror

Meta to roll out paid subscription service to 'verify' account

It follows Twitter's announcement last month

Leeds Live

Emmerdale’s Bernice Blackstock star Samantha Giles quits Twitter after Elon Musk’s ‘rubbish’ change

Samantha is well known for playing Bernice on Emmerdale

Evening Standard

Twitter will soon charge for SMS 2FA — here’s how to protect your account without paying

Two-factor authentication via SMS will become another feature of Twitter Blue membership — but you can mimic the functionality free of charge

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Joe Biden arrives in Kyiv in surprise visit

US president meets Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of anniversary of invasion. Plus, the disruptors who want to make death greener

Wales Online

Twitter security changes are 'desperate drive' to save money

He said many users would be less protected as a result of the move

Axios

Big Tech's future is up to a Supreme Court that doesn't understand it

The court has historically struggles to adapt to new technology.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Tesla allegedly fires staffers for labor organizing

Elon Musk really likes bots — except, perhaps, when they’re cluttering Twitter. The also-CEO-of-Tesla likes them so much that he’s built “full self-driving” software that’s so unready for prime time, it just triggered the recall of 362,758 automobiles. (For the record, we love vehicle-assist safety technology keeping cars in their…

Evening Standard

Meta starts selling Instagram and Facebook verification in the UK

For £9.99 per month, you can grab a blue badge and boost your profile’s visibility

AAP

'Chilling' gaps in online child exploitation protection

The taking down of online child exploitation material can take days and one social media giant has no Australian point of contact to handle complaints.

The Guardian - AU

Facebook and Instagram to get paid verification as Twitter charges for two-factor SMS authentication

Mark Zuckerberg follows Elon Musk’s lead in introducing fee for blue ticks, while Twitter to restrict 2FA via SMS to paid users

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