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People only just learning what happens to your Facebook profile after you die

When a person dies, a family or friend can request to memorialise the person's account, keeping all their images, messages and data

Irish Mirror

People are only just realising what happens to your Facebook profile after you die

It might have never crossed your mind what would happen to your Facebook account, with all its posts, messages and pictures after you pass away, but it turns out you can actually have it memorialised forever

Daily Mirror

'Look who died' scam is making the rounds on Facebook — don’t fall for this

Scammers are messaging unsuspecting users on Facebook while pretending to be a friend with a new scam designed to steal their accounts.

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What is encryption? Minister warns Facebook and Instagram against introducing security feature

Tom Tugendhat says platforms will no longer be able to spot child grooming if they introduce encryption

Evening Standard

Facebook owner Meta expected to slash hundreds of jobs in Ireland

The news comes as a blow to Meta employees who have experienced a large of layoffs since November last year

Dublin Live

"Sleep Token fully delivered on their promises": metal fans review new album Take Me Back To Eden

We asked metal fans to weigh in on Sleep Token's new album Take Me Back To Eden - and here's what they thought

Metal Hammer

Facebook layoffs: Further Irish job cuts expected at Meta's Irish operation

This comes after Meta also cut 11,000 jobs globally in November last year, resulting in the loss of 300 Irish jobs

Irish Mirror

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Parmy Olson: Don't believe your lying eyes in the AI era

A fake photo of an explosion near the Pentagon went viral across Twitter on Monday, and stocks dipped. The incident confirmed what many have said for months: Misinformation is on course to be supercharged as new AI tools for concocting photos get easier to use.

Tribune News Service

Meta just copped a A$1.9bn fine for keeping EU data in the US. But why should users care where data are stored?

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has just been hit with an eye-watering €1.2 billion fine (about A$1.9 billion) for breaches of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

The Conversation

WhatsApp has a message editing feature you may not know about

Meta, which owns WhatsApp, announced the new function earlier this week

Liverpool Echo

Meta turning a blind eye to child abuse with encryption plans – minister

Security minister Tom Tugendhat warned the Facebook owner’s plans could hamper investigations and endanger tens of thousands of children.

The Independent UK

Apple’s WWDC Media Invite All but Confirms Its Mixed Reality Headset

Apple has sent out media invites for WWDC 2023 with a image that shows what could a teaser for its long-rumored mixed reality headset. Or maybe it's just Apple Park. Maybe it's both. Apple is cheeky like that.

Inverse

Laughing anglers slammed for 'pouring booze' down panicked fish's throat before throwing it

WARNING: DISTURBING FOOTAGE. Video footage of the incident, thought to have happened in Massachusetts, has gone viral as people got into heated debates over the fish 'abuse'

Daily Mirror

US surgeon general issues advisory on ‘profound’ risks of child social media use

Dr Vivek Murthy calls on tech companies and policymakers to take ‘immediate action’ to protect children’s mental health

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The Conversation

Crypto trading: politicians who say it should be treated like gambling are completely wrong

Cryptocurrency trading should be regulated in the same way as gambling, according to the UK parliamentary select committee in charge of scrutinising finance. The committee published a report arguing that this was necessary because digital assets such as bitcoin have “no intrinsic value, huge price volatility and no discernible social…

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Facebook To Launch A New Platform That Competes With Twitter

Project Barcelona Is expected to mull in new users that are hostile toward's Musk's take-over of Twitter

Bangkok Post

Fake AI photo of Pentagon blast spooks market

NEW YORK: A faked photograph of an explosion near the Pentagon spread widely on social media on Monday, briefly sending US stocks lower in possibly the first instance of an AI-generated image moving the market.

Los Angeles Times

Is a four-day workweek as good as it sounds? California employees share what it’s really like

OAKLAND, California — It’s after noon on a recent Wednesday, and the kitchen and patio at ThredUp’s Oakland headquarters are packed.

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The Guardian - UK

Facebook owner Meta sells Giphy at a loss of more than $260m

Stock image service Shutterstock buys gif search engine after Meta’s acquisition blocked by regulators

The Guardian - UK

TechScape: Warnings of a ‘splinternet’ were greatly exaggerated – until now

In this week’s newsletter: Facebook has been hit with a €1.2bn fine by EU regulators, and the cracks in the fault lines of data regulations are showing. Could that be a good thing?

Axios

Axios Harris Poll 100: Year of the tarnished titans

Our annual survey of brand reputation shows just how far some of the mighty have fallen.

Irish Mirror

WhatsApp to allow users to edit messages but there's a time limit

People have been calling for the rollout of the new feature for some time

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Laid off from Silicon Valley? Try public service

The last few months have not been good for tech workers. Groupon laid off 500 employees, Spotify axed 600, Yahoo nixed 1,600, Paypal cut 2,000, Salesforce let go of 7,000, Microsoft fired 10,000, and Alphabet — Google’s parent company — parted ways with 12,000. Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram,…

The Independent UK

The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens

It's becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to escape government scrutiny

USA Today Sports Media Group

UFC Fight Night 224 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

UFC Fight Night 224 winners and losers react on social media outlets such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

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