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Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else

Many Americans turn to the latest big idea to lose weight — fad diets, fitness crazes, dodgy herbs and pills, bariatric surgery, just to name a few. They’re rarely the magic solution people dream of.

Tribune News Service

Bogus Glasgow workman threatened woman ‘I’m coming to your door’ in dispute over payment

William McKay, 35, carried out handyman tasks for Georgia Baker but demanded a further £100 from the lawyer which led to the dispute. He has now been jailed for 35 months.

Glasgow Live

Vietnam jails dissident for eight years over Facebook posts

A Vietnamese court on Friday jailed a dissident for eight years for anti-state activities after he posted on social media commentary critical of the Communist Party and its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters

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The grotesque inequality embodied by Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg is a threat to democracy

Something’s wrong when basic infrastructure maintenance seems utopian, while the hare-brained schemes of tech oligarchs become routine

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: Foreign Minister Penny Wong praises MH17 investigators, Alexei Navalny says he's been put in solitary punishment cell

What Australia is searching for, what's happening now and what's coming up later today: This is The Loop, your quick wrap of this morning's news.

ABC News

The Taylor Swift ‘It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me’ trend has women sharing their relationship struggles

Taylor Swift’s album ‘Midnights’ has inspired a number of TikTok trends

The Independent UK

1940s wartime photo shows proof time travel 'is real' after man spotted with 'phone'

During World War II, mobile phones were still decades away from being invented . But sci-fi loving fans think they might have spotted a time traveller using such a device in an old photo

Daily Mirror

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Co Down man who posed as young female to lure teenage boys spared jail

Defence barrister said that following his arrest, accused sought “intensive and aggressive therapy”

Belfast Live

Trump may be running for president — but he still can’t use Facebook

Donald Trump's suspension from Facebook and Instagram will stand for now despite his candidacy for president

The Independent UK

Twitter user gets account back after ban for ‘intimate’ image of meteor

Oxfordshire astronomer was locked out for three months after apparent automated moderation error

The Guardian - UK

Social media campaigns can be effective -- if offline action is also taken. A case study from Ghana

Ghana has about six million social media users out of a population of 31 million. WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube are the three dominant social media platforms, while Instagram and Twitter are gradually gaining popularity.

The Conversation

Concerns rise over obesity care startups

Concerns emerge over a wave of new startups offering access to drugs called GLP-1 agonists

Salon

Mother of Aboriginal man injured in apparent vigilante attack condemns Facebook abuse

Kathy Penny calls on social media companies to put a stop to ‘hatred and revenge’ following comments about her son

The Guardian - AU

Mum hits back after parents troll her for her son's epic £3,000 Bluey party

A mother has hit back at trolls who criticised her for throwing her one-year-old son a lavish birthday party, as they claimed it was a waste of money as he'll never remember it

Daily Mirror

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Mum can afford Christmas this year thanks to clever Martin Lewis saving challenge

A cash-strapped mum has managed to save up enough money to celebrate Christmas thanks to a clever Martin Lewis saving hack - and now she's branded the financial guru her 'hero'

The Guardian - UK

How the UK Christmas No 1 became a national obsession – and a vicious competition

Charity singalongs, novelty hits and Facebook campaign curveballs – the festive top spot holds a symbolic power for the British. Is that why Mariah still can’t win it?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook Still Banning Trump — for Now — despite Campaign

Donald Trump may be running for president, but he still can’t use Facebook. The social media platform has no plans to reinstate Trump’s account following the former president’s announcement that he will seek a second term in the White House, the company confirmed Wednesday. Trump was kicked off Facebook following…

Businessweek

Meta Confronts an Apple-Sized Hole in Its Once-Mighty Advertising Business

The social media company must deal with a range of headwinds, but a year later, the hit to its ad targeting capabilities has been particularly painful.

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COUNTERPOINT: Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase harms democracy

Social media has gotten a bad name in recent years, much of it deserved, as it has played a sizable role in spreading right-wing backwardness and even authoritarianism in much of the world. This includes, most prominently, the reach and especially staying power of the world’s most powerful politician in…

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Facebook India Head: Facebook Parent Company Meta Appoints Sandhya Devanathan As India Head And Vice President

Facebook's parent company Meta has appointed India's Sandhya Devanathan as India Head and Vice President. Read the full report on Dynamite News:

Daily Record

Stewartry community enterprises hit by mystery social media ban

Creetown Heritage Museum, Kirkdale Men’s Shed and Doors Open Days Dumfries and Galloway have seen their accounts disabled with no explanation

Daily Record

Angry resident told to 'get a life' after leaving passive-aggressive note on parked car

The driver parked his car overnight near a shop, which appeared to greatly bother a miffed local resident.

The New Daily

Big tech still using anti-competitive techniques that are now banned big foreign markets

Big tech is still slugging Australian consumers with competitive behaviours that have been banned in the US and EU, consumer advocates say

Leeds Live

Paedophile delivery driver tried to meet teenage girl at McDonald's in Leeds 'for sex' and told her 'age doesn't matter'

Ian Wadsley began messaging the decoy named Poppy on Facebook in May last year

Tribune News Service

‘Edged weapon’ used in attack that killed 4 University of Idaho students, police say

MOSCOW, Idaho — Moscow police released new details on Tuesday about the homicide investigation into the deaths of four University of Idaho students, revealing that, based on preliminary information, an “edged weapon” such as a knife was used in the attack.

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