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Elderly Kentucky Lawmaker Dies Weeks After Driving Lawnmower Into Empty Pool

A Kentucky lawmaker has passed away from injuries stemming from a driving his lawnmower into an empty pool.

International Business Times

Woman's 'Lovely' Facebook Photos of Aurora Borealis Turn Out to Be Lights from Local Tomato Factory: 'Still Beautiful'

While many praised the photos, locals from the area burst her bubble by letting her know that the photos were not actually of the aurora borealis.

Latin Times

Four Charged and Sentenced For Making Death Threats Against Election Workers Across the U.S.

The threats were directed at volunteers, elected officials, and even FBI agents who were falsely accused of "lying" and "cheating."

Latin Times

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One Tech Tip: How to prepare your online accounts for when you die

Most people have accumulated a pile of data on their social media and digital accounts over their lifetimes

The Independent UK

Ireland Fines LinkedIn 310 Mn Euros Over EU Data Breach

An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had fined professional networking platform LinkedIn 310 million euros ($335 million) over breaching users' personal data for targeted advertising.

International Business Times

Turkey restored access to social media platforms blocked following Ankara blast

You need a VPN to keep accessing X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. Yet, also these apps may be restricted.

TechRadar

23 Y.O. Got Stuck Upside Down Between 2 Boulders For 7 Hours While Trying To Retrieve A Phone

BIGGEST NOPE.

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From Prof. Michael McConnell: Meta Oversight Board Steps Up To Protect Conservative Political Speech

I'm delighted to pass along this item from my Hoover Institution colleague Michael McConnell, who is also a professor at… The post From Prof. Michael McConnell: Meta Oversight Board Steps Up To Protect Conservative Political Speech appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Meta bans accounts tracking jets of Musk, Trump and Zuckerberg

Elon Musk and Taylor Swift have both threatened to sue the college student behind the jet tracker project

The Independent UK

Meta Revives Controversial Facial Recognition Program In Effort To Combat Celebrity Scam Ads

Meta already uses an AI-driven ad review system, but the rise of more sophisticated deepfake technology has made scams harder to detect.

International Business Times

'Hide and Seek with a Cop' Halloween Event Triggers Hundreds of Internet Jokes: 'Can Criminals Play?'

An Oregon police department's Facebook invitation to play hide-and-seek with uniformed and armed cops drew both criticism and praise from social media users.

Latin Times

One simple prompt can make AI images come alive in Facebook Messenger and Instagram

Using Messenger you can now create images and animate them with ease!

TechRadar

Republican Mark Robinson suggested ‘deadbeat’ parents should be sterilized in racist social media posts

Candidate for governor of North Carolina is also taking heat after a CNN report unearthed a ‘Black Nazi’ porn profile

The Guardian - US

Thai island for sale at B1.8bn

Posts on Facebook made headlines on Wednesday as they advertised part of Koh Kham island in the eastern province of Trat for sale at 1.8 billion baht.

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The Independent UK

I fell for a Coldplay concert ticket scam on Facebook – here’s how to avoid my mistake

IN FOCUS: Someone on your social media has tickets to a massive gig but they can’t make it any more – seems legit. Except, in Kate Solomon’s case it wasn’t, and revealed a new frontier of scamming that social media platforms are struggling to get a grip on

The Conversation

Should a big tech tax fund news? A new report reopens debate on platforms and media

Meta’s announcement nearly eight months ago that it would no longer do commercial deals under the News Media Bargaining Code has led to much speculation as to how the government would respond.

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk’s pro-Trump Pac pouring millions into Facebook ads instead of X

America Pac is targeting users interested in the Boy Scouts of America, Kelsey Grammer, Kid Rock and Joe Rogan

Fortune

Meta is reviving facial recognition for Facebook and Instagram three years after it shut down the tool—this time, to fight back against scammers

Meta says early testing has been promising.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor concerned Meta may ‘sidestep obligations to pay for news’ as media bargaining code fight reignites

Social media company tells parliamentary committee Facebook and Instagram bring value to news outlets

The Independent UK

Genocide row MSP will not contest SNP expulsion

John Mason was expelled from the party following his comments he made about the conflict in Gaza.

International Business Times

Meta Resumes Facial Recognition Tech To Combat Celeb-bait Scams

The company will enroll around 50,000 public figures to launch a global trial in December, excluding major jurisdictions where it lacks regulatory clearance, such as Britain, European Union, South Korea, and Texas and Illinois in the United States.

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The Cockatoo Who Lived In A Sydney Coles For 4 Weeks Feasting On Brioche & Is Finally Free

Mickey the Cockatoo is Sydney's newest celebrity. He's been trapped in a Coles for 4 weeks, and needs to be freed. He loves eating brioche.

The Independent UK

Meta to scan people’s faces to check whether they are AI

The tech giant said it would use the technology as a new way of identifying fake celebrity endorsement adverts on its platforms.

The Guardian - AU

Meta to use facial recognition technology in fight against celebrity investment scam ads

Social media company says it has seen ‘promising results’ in detecting the scam ads, which have included deepfake images of Gina Rinehart and Guy Sebastian

PC Gamer

Twitch silently stopped sign ups from both Israel and Palestine for over a year, gets caught out, says it was all 'to prevent uploads of graphic material'

"We deeply regret this unacceptable miss, and the confusion it has caused."

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