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Why TikTok says it stopped blocking pro-tobacco content

TikTok once showed mental wellness content to users who searched for tobacco-related terms. TikTok says that was a technical glitch and now shows the "correct" content: videos that glorify smoking and vaping.

Fortune

UK mental health charities handed sensitive data to Facebook for targeted ads

Embedded tracking tool revealed details of users’ visits to content on depression, self-harm and eating disorders

The Guardian - UK

Government ‘had secret unit to monitor online Covid lockdown critics’

The Counter-Disinformation Unit (CDU) was set up by ministers in 2019

The Independent UK

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YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. elections

The Google-owned video platform's reversal comes as former President Donald Trump continues to baselessly claim the 2020 election was stolen

WEKU

Journal of Free Speech Law Publishing Symposium on "Media and Society After Technological Disruption"

The symposium was edited by Prof. Justin "Gus Hurwitz" & Prof. Kyle Langvardt, and will be published later this year as a book by Cambridge University Press.

Reason

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

MTV star Jackie Oh had flown to Miami for 'Mommy makeover' surgery before death aged 33

MTV star and former Wild N Out girl Jacky Oh reportedly flew out to Miami for a "mommy makeover" surgery just days before her sudden death last month

Daily Mirror

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Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some Canadians

Meta is preparing to block news for some Canadians on Facebook and Instagram in a temporary test that is expected to last through the end of June

The Independent UK

California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news gains momentum

A bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay news agencies for using their content passed its first big test in the state Legislature on Thursday

The Independent UK

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

Quotes from prominent First Nations activists, writers, academics and politicians who have critiqued the notion of a Voice to Parliament have appeared in new No campaign social media ads. But some are not willing participants.

ABC News

Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet seen together for first time at his home amid dating rumours

Kylie Jenner has been seen with Timothee Chalamet for the first time since reportedly "taking things slow" and enjoying their time together as dating rumours continue to circulate

Daily Mirror

Meta threatens to pull news content in California if law to pay publishers passes

Proposed bill would require ‘online platforms’ to pay a fee to state news providers whose work appears on their services

The Guardian - US

Shredded Zuckerberg’s Murph Challenge: 300 Squats, 200 Push-Ups, 100 Pull-Ups To Mark Memorial Day

The world caught a glimpse of Meta Platforms Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an intense workout honoring the troops.

Zenger

Mark Zuckerberg completes extreme fitness challenge in 9kg vest

Facebook founder’s intensive workout is part of a recent trend of tech billionaires going buff

The Guardian - UK

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Daily Record

Woman loses incredible six stone after feeling 'disgusted' by Facebook picture

Abbey Lewis, who weighed just over 20 stone, burst into tears after seeing the photo and immediately messaged her pal to remove it from Facebook.

Reason

California Lawmakers Want To Make Tech Companies Subsidize News Media

Plus: Debt ceiling deal passes House, Congress wants to childproof the internet, lactation consultant licensing law is unconstitutional, and more...

Daily Mirror

'I lost six stone after 'disgusting' tagged Facebook photo left me in tears'

Abbey Lewis, who had a diet of McDonald's and oven food, hid her unhappiness with her weight as always being the 'loud and funny one' in her friendship group

Chronicle Live

Warning over 'purchase scams' as fraudsters trick people into buying goods that don’t exist

Lloyds Bank says there has been an increase in incidents involving criminals tricking people into paying for goods and services that don’t exist on social media

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Daily Mirror

How fraudsters hacked a friend's Facebook page and tried to scam me

'Trust me' insists crook as he tries to persuade me to pay £15,000 to receive a £550,000 grant

The Independent UK

Confused, uncool, and nowhere to scroll: The internet has become hostile for millennials like me

If TikTok is too young, Facebook is too geriatric and Twitter is a cesspit, where are digital natives – who practically invented the ways we use the modern internet – expected to go, asks Harriet Gibsone

WEKU

Facebook, Instagram to block news stories in California if bill passes

From Australia to Canada, Big Tech has resisted lawmakers' efforts to force them to pay news publishers for carrying their articles. Now, that battle is playing out in California.

Daily Mirror

Woman says Primark Disney trainers 'perfect' for wedding - but not everyone agrees

A woman has sparked a huge debate online after unveiling that Primark's £16 Disney trainers act as the 'perfect' wedding attire for brides - but others don't agree

Daily Mirror

UK bank issues £570 scam warning to those with Facebook or Instagram accounts

The high street bank found that there had been a "surge" in criminals tricking people into paying for goods and services that don’t exist on social media - with the average amount lost being £570

The Conversation

Meet the EU's answer to crypto: the e-euro

In a bid to play catch up with technology companies and younger generations of consumers, central banks are finally starting to take digital currencies seriously. Countries such as Sweden, China, and India have establish pilot digital currencies – respectively, the e-krona, e-yuan and e-rupee – via their central banks. In…

Daily Record

UK bank issues stark £570 warning to anyone shopping for clothes and games

Lloyds Bank has dubbed social media as the "Wild Wild west" of online shopping as scams cost shoppers millions of pounds.

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