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What is wrong with Facebook? Users’ feeds full of celebrity fan messages

Instead of seeing the usual posts from their family and friends, Facebook users’ feeds are flooded with fan messages to celebrity pages.

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

Facebook down as glitch makes homepages only show posts on celebrity pages

Facebook down as glitch makes homepages only show posts on celebrity pages

Facebook users have been flocking to Twitter this morning to report issues with their homepages which are reportedly only showing other users' posts on celebrity fan pages

Glasgow Live · Aug 24, 2022

Elon Musk's Twitter Friendship with Indian Superfan

Elon Musk's Twitter Friendship with Indian Superfan

Not many people can boast of having candid conversations about planetary conquest with Elon Musk, but for Indian software engineer Pranay Pathole, a friendly chat with the world's richest man is just a tweet away. Their unlikely online friendship has blossomed since Pathole was a teenager, with the mercurial billionaire…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 24, 2022

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Is irregardless a word? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary says yes, whether people like it or not

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary wasn't having a bar of it, putting the argument to bed irregardless of what social media's grammar police do or say.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

How Twitter’s whistleblower could boost Elon Musk’s legal battle

Peiter Zatko, former security chief, brought allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns against the company

The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2022

Danniella Westbrook 'devastated' as she splits from fiance after 'tough relationship'

Danniella Westbrook has split from her fiance in a decision that she feels is 'best for her and her career at this moment in time'

Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022

5 takeaways from Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko

Startling new revelations from Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, have raised serious new questions about the security of the platform’s service, its ability to identify and remove fake accounts, and the truthfulness of its statements to users, shareholders and federal regulators

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

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Read Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s memo about the whistle-blower

Read Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal’s memo about the whistle-blower

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc chief executive officer Parag Agrawal defended the company on Tuesday in an email to employees after a former executive claimed the social network ignored major security vulnerabilities and doesn’t know how many spam bots it has on the platform.

The Times of India · Aug 24, 2022

Mental Health Is A Real Problem For Reality TV Stars, Mostly Because Viewers Can’t Be Normal

Mental Health Is A Real Problem For Reality TV Stars, Mostly Because Viewers Can’t Be Normal

We need to be able to call out someone’s bullshit on TV, yet also show compassion and empathy when they say they’re not doing OK.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 24, 2022

Far-right extremist Laura Loomer loses GOP congressional primary in Florida

Far-right extremist Laura Loomer loses GOP congressional primary in Florida

Loomer, who was banned from Twitter, has a history of making Islamophobic remarks

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Survey: Healthcare ranks as top online activity

Survey: Healthcare ranks as top online activity

The top internet activity for Thais was receiving healthcare consulting and services, while Gen Y spent the most time -- 8 hours and 55 minutes a day -- on the internet compared with other generations, according to the latest survey by the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA).

Bangkok Post · Aug 23, 2022

Meta learned via a tweet of FTC’s surprise suit to block vr deal

Meta Platforms Inc. learned that the US Federal Trade Commission was suing the company over one of its smaller acquisitions via a Twitter post.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Twitter faces legal, political peril in whistle-blower case

A whistle-blower complaint from Twitter Inc.’s former head of security, claiming severe shortcomings in the social media company’s handling of users’ personal data, will have wide ramifications for the business.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

British Airways passengers targeted in baggage scam using Twitter

British Airways passengers targeted in baggage scam using Twitter

Exclusive: One passenger whose bag had gone astray en route from London to New York JFK was told to wire money to an individual in Kenya

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2022

Morning mail: Morrison privileges push rejected, Kyrgios faces new legal action, Murdoch sues Crikey

Wednesday: Scott Morrison has been spared being referred to the privileges committee over his secret ministries – for now. Plus: a young dancer who wants ballet to be ‘more noisy’.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

A former employee accuses Twitter of big security lapses in a whistleblower complaint

Twitter's former security head is accusing the company of ignoring major security vulnerabilities and misrepresenting the number of fake accounts on the platform.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Whistleblower: bad news for Twitter, good news for Musk?

Elon Musk has spent months trying to get out of his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, saying the company has undercounted its fake and spam accounts

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2022

Former Twitter security chief blows whistle on lax practices

Peiter Zatko has accused the company of ‘deliberate ignorance’ regarding the site’s spam accounts.

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Reason · Aug 23, 2022

Babylon Bee Won't Back Down Over Trans Joke Twitter Ban

Kyle Mann, the Christian satire site's editor, also talks Biden vs. Trump, and why he saves his deepest burns for mega-pastors like Joel Osteen.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 23, 2022

Kathy Griffin turns to #CancerTwitter for medical advice after doctor 'ghosted' her

Less than a year after declaring herself cancer-free, Kathy Griffin turned to social media Monday for medical advice because she said her doctor had "ghosted" her.

InsideEVs · Aug 23, 2022

Tesla Exec Says Autopilot Prevents About 40 Crashes Per Day

Tesla's Ashok Elluswamy shares videos showing Autopilot preventing the car from accelerating into objects or humans even when the driver presses the go pedal.

The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022

Twitter whistleblower alleges ‘egregious deficiencies’ in security measures

Peiter Zatko says company deceived users, board members and the federal government about the strength of its security measures

The National (Scotland) · Aug 23, 2022

We want YOUR questions on the GERS figures to put to a top expert

WEDNESDAY will mark one of the most notorious days in the Scottish political calendar: GERS.

Financial Times · Aug 23, 2022

Twitter covered up security flaws and fake accounts, says whistleblower

Social network dismisses ‘false’ claims that could bolster Elon Musk’s attempt to abandon $44bn deal

Irish Mirror · Aug 23, 2022

Rare update on health of former Minister Mary O'Rourke after 'months in hospital'

Taking to Twitter, her son Aengus shared a selfie alongside his mother as she kept up to date on the local goings on in the Westmeath Independent.

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