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‘Social media helped kill my daughter’: Molly Russell’s father says more safety measures needed online

Inquest hears 14-year-old reached out to celebrities and influencers through anonymous Twitter account asking for help before her death

The Independent UK

The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher review – how social media rewired our world

A stark warning about the extent to which Facebook et al distort our perception of reality

The Guardian - UK

Molly Russell reached out to celebrities and influencers for help, inquest told

The teenager’s father was taken through tweets sent from her anonymous Twitter account at North London Coroner’s Court.

The Independent UK

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Please don't cook chicken in NyQuil, the FDA asks TikTok users

The challenge, which originated in part from a 2017 Twitter joke, is the subject of an FDA warning about unhealthy cooking challenges from TikTok.

WEKU

The SPAC King Folds, Ending the Blank-Check Frenzy

Chamath Palihapitiya pioneered a new way of raising money. Now he’s giving $1.6 billion back, and his preferred investment vehicle looks increasingly like a passing fad.

Businessweek

US politicians tweet far more misinformation than those in the UK and Germany – new research

Politicians from mainstream parties in the UK and Germany post far fewer links to untrustworthy websites on Twitter and this has remained constant since 2016, according to our new research. By contrast, US politicians posted a much higher percentage of untrustworthy content in their tweets, and that share has been…

The Conversation

Jeremy Vine says he was 'fired on from all directions' by Alex Belfield & 'disgusted' with YouTube

Belfield was convicted on four charges at Nottingham Crown Court

Nottingham Post

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Cyberpunk 2077 popularity skyrockets after Netflix anime

Developer CD Projekt RED thanks players for giving their RPG a second chance

USA Today Sports Media Group

What Are Whales Doing With Twitter

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Twitter. Looking at options history for Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) we detected 12 strange trades.

Benzinga

Father’s hilarious method to get his son to smile in first day of school photo goes viral

“Literally how we got our family pictures accomplished,” one person responded to the post on Twitter.

The Independent UK

"Central Park Karen" Defamation & Discrimination Lawsuit Rejected

From today's opinion by Judge Ronnie Abrams (S.D.N.Y.) in Cooper v. Franklin Templeton; this seems correct to me (for more on the defamation theory here, see this post): Plaintiff Amy Cooper, a white woman, was formerly employed by Defendant Franklin Templeton in New York as a Portfolio Manager. On May…

Reason

Jake Paul pleads with social media companies to unban controversial Andrew Tate

The YouTuber-turned-boxer insists that he still wants to knock out the former kick-boxing champion, but is keen to support free speech after he was deplatformed by all major social media outlets

Daily Mirror

Six human moments at the Queen's funeral - spider cameo, paper blunder and mix-up

The Queen's funeral had many of us in tears, but there were also some heartwarming and humorous moments that made us smile - and reminded us all that not everything goes to plan

Daily Mirror

The government can’t fix social media moderation — and shouldn’t try

By trying to mandate a diversity of opinions, the government could achieve the opposite result.

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The Independent UK

Molly Russell accessed material from ‘ghetto of the online world’, inquest told

The schoolgirl’s father gave evidence from the witness box at North London Coroner’s Court on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Molly Russell’s father thought his daughter had ‘normal mood swings’ before her death

Ian Russell gave evidence at the inquest at North London Coroner’s Court on Wednesday

Irish Mirror

Khamzat Chimaev reacts to Conor McGregor's confusing social media post

McGregor is currently on set in the Dominican Republic where he is filming his part in Jake Gyllenhaal's remake of Road House

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: AI’s dark arts come into their own

Advanced AI is moving from the lab into the mainstream – offering a glimpse of the dangers ahead. Plus, What3Words loses its direction

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Daily Mirror

Shoppers look on in horror as man 'beats baby squirrel to death' in UK grocery store

The RSPCA is investigating after horrified customers said they saw a man violently attack the small creature which had wandered into a shop in Camberwell, South East London

The Guardian - US

Don’t cheer for the Espionage Act being used against Donald Trump. It will backfire

Wishing to see Trump called to account need not make us champion a 100-year-old statute used to target whistleblowers

Nottingham Post

Domino's Pizza fans say Holly and Phil queue joke is 'tweet of the day'

Domino's Pizza entered the Twitter storm over the Presenter's allegedly

Daily Mirror

Khamzat Chimaev responds to Conor McGregor's latest confusing voice message

McGregor posted a voice memo of himself repeating the same phrase "the most power Twitter's ever laid eyes on" in a number of accents, which confused fans and now UFC rising star Khamzat Chimaev

Bristol Post

Bristol Rovers issue warning to fans as CEO Tom Gorringe's Twitter account is hacked

A string of bizarre messages began appearing on the executive's Twitter feed just after 9pm on Tuesday night

Reason

The Government Can't Fix Social Media Moderation and Should Not Try

Democrats and Republicans both demand solutions that are inconsistent with the First Amendment.

Daily Mirror

Helen Skelton dismisses concerns of fitting Strictly into busy schedule as working mum

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton - who is mum to seven-year-old Ernie, five-year-old Louis and baby Elsie - downplayed her busy life ahead of taking part in the BBC dancing competition

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