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WhatsApp Channels | Indian leaders wield new digital megaphone

WhatsApp Channels may emerge as one of the most direct mass media to reach voters, with India projected to have over a billion smartphone users by 2026

The Hindu

Louisiana voters will decide on Amendment 1 on Oct. 14 that would prohibit private or foreign funding of elections

Amendment 1, on the ballot for Oct. 14, 2023, in Louisiana, would ban private, non-governmental, and foreign funding of elections in the state. While there has been legislation in several states to ban private funding for elections, Louisiana Amendment 1 is the first time that voters will decide the issue.

Ballotpedia

Our pick of the best films based on true stories, from Zero Dark Thirty to The Wolf of Wall Street

Looking for a movie adaptation of a shocking real event? Look no further

Evening Standard

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As vote nears, ‘horrific racism’ mars Australian Voice referendum campaign

Campaigning for historic vote on October 14 has exposed sharp divides in society and within the Indigenous community.

Al Jazeera

To generate ad revenue, Meta has a new job for its AI tools

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta says that its new AI tools will make it easier than ever to create visual ads to run on its platform.

Fortune

An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened

In parts of the world, religiously unaffiliated people are increasing in numbers, and can safely and publicly be an atheist or agnostic

The Independent UK

Instagram and Facebook could charge users to remove ads in Europe

Meta could be forced to offer similar concessions in the UK under pressure from the privacy watchdog

Evening Standard

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Tel Aviv School Director Takes Vacation Amidst Allegations Of Inappropriate Relationships With Minors

Udi Klein, principal accused of involvement with underage students, goes on extended leave as scandal unfolds.

Zenger

Defenders of the Florida and Texas Social Media Laws Contradict Themselves

If Facebook et al. are pushing a "radical leftist narrative," why don’t they have a constitutional right to do that?

Reason

Morning Mail: ‘perverse’ rewards for coalmines, US Congress in turmoil, kids’ gambling affecting schooling

Some coalmines could be financially rewarded by safeguard mechanism, analysis shows, and Republican infighting has come out in the open in Congress

The Guardian - AU

Social media wants to be free (of ads)

Advertising has been the main revenue model for social media from its earliest days. But companies like Meta, TikTok, and X are all now considering charging users.

Fortune

Alba ad mocking Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar blocked by Facebook

ALBA have had a political advertisement banned from social media – just months after it was banned from running an attack on the Tories by one of…

The National (Scotland)

Sam Bankman-Fried is known for T-shirts and cargo shorts. A defense lawyer explains why his glow-up matters to a jury

The disgraced FTX founder faces life in prison if convicted on all counts.

Fortune

Lee Anderson plays down ‘poverty nonsense’, saying 1970s was ‘real poverty’

The Tory deputy chairman also depended previous comments on food poverty

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Meta floats charging users in Europe $14 a month for Facebook or Instagram use

Fees would kick in if customers don’t let company use their digital activity to target ads.

The Guardian - AU

Facebook argues Australian users’ data harvested in Cambridge Analytica scandal is not ‘sensitive information’

In court documents Meta says parts of the case brought against it by Australia’s privacy regulator are ‘embarrassing’ and ‘defective’

The Independent UK

OLD Facebook and Instagram users in Europe could get ad-free subscription option, WSJ reports

Meta plans to give Facebook and Instagram users in Europe the option of paying for ad-free versions of the social media platforms as a way to comply with the continent’s strict data privacy rules

The Guardian - UK

Facebook and Instagram could charge for ad-free services in EU

Meta’s social networks considering charge of €13 a month on mobile and €17 on desktop, say sources

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FTC, Justice take on digital giants as Congress dawdles - Roll Call

Antitrust lawsuits against Amazon.com Inc. and Google LLC are meant to correct market distortions in areas where Congress has not acted.

Newsroom.co.nz

Cookies: adjusting to the cookie-less world

Online advertisers have been able to track your movements across the web – but, as Peter Bale finds out, that era is coming to an end.

AAP

Facebook demands Twiggy docs in clickbait scam battle

Facebook parent company Meta has issued a summons for billionaire Andrew Forrest to hand over documents it says his lawyers failed to disclose.

Reason

Do Social Media Algorithms Polarize Us? Maybe Not.

A series of studies suggest it's not algorithms that are driving political polarization, ignorance, or toxicity online.

The Guardian - AU

Why is Labor’s bill on combatting disinformation so controversial?

Coalition is ringing alarm bells about legislation, despite it containing many Morrison-era proposals. But they’re not alone in their concerns

France 24

'Counterfeit people': The dangers posed by Meta’s AI celebrity lookalike chatbots

Meta announced on Wednesday the arrival of chatbots with personalities similar to certain celebrities, with whom it will be possible to chat. Presented as an entertaining evolution of ChatGPT and other forms of AI, this latest technological development could prove dangerous.

The Guardian - UK

‘Tech platforms haven’t been designed to think about death’: meet the expert on what happens online when we die

What happens to our digital profiles and possessions after our deaths? Tech companies are yet to offer a satisfactory solution, says the technology researcher Tamara Kneese

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