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This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $6,066 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $6,066, which is 1.78x the current floor price of 1.69 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

The alleged Buffalo shooter livestreamed the attack. How sites can stop such videos

Using a GoPro camera attached to a helmet, the shooter streamed live on the site Twitch for two minutes before the stream was taken down. By then it was too late, and the video has spread elsewhere.

WEKU

How the alleged shooter livestreamed the attack, and how sites can stop such videos

Using a GoPro camera attached to a helmet, the shooter streamed live on the site Twitch for two minutes before the stream was taken down. By then it was too late, and the video has spread elsewhere.

WEKU

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Big Tech Urges US Top Court To Block Social Media Law Curbing Political Opinion

Lobbying groups representing Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google, and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court, Reuters reports. The groups looked to block a Texas law prohibiting sizeable social media platforms from banning users based on their political views. Also Read: Google, Facebook Restrict…

Benzinga

Sadness as cafe owners who 'light up' Nottinghamshire village announce closure

There's been a lot of laughter

Nottingham Post

How corporate takeovers are fundamentally changing podcasting

At first glance, it may seem as though Big Tech can’t figure out how to make money off its foray into podcasting.

The Conversation

With Roe v. Wade in the balance, abortion takes center stage in political ads

LOS ANGELES — The anticipated overturning of Roe vs. Wade quickly became the focus of political ads coast to coast.

Los Angeles Times

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Hungary still has no acceptable proposal from EU on Russia oil sanctions -minister

Hungary has not received any new serious proposal from the European Commission regarding oil sanctions on Russia since a visit of the Commission president to Budapest earlier this month, Hungary's foreign minister said on Monday on his Facebook page.

Reuters

Readers have say on Bristol Airport queues as passengers report mixed experiences

Bristol passengers had mixed experiences

Bristol Post

Online hate under scrutiny after Buffalo shooter streamed massacre on Twitch

Analysis: Call for social media firms to be held accountable for violent racist views ‘spreading like a virus’

The Guardian - UK

Live streaming motivated the Buffalo shooter

The accused shooter said he was encouraged by knowing he would have an online audience via Twitch

Axios

Country doctor shortages are taking a toll on people's health. Mallee candidates share their healthcare plans

People in western Victoria are being diagnosed with serious illnesses later, and sometimes too late to save their lives, the Rural Doctors Association says. Here is what Mallee candidates say they will do to improve healthcare in the region.

ABC News

Special Report: Platforms and power

360info investigates how today's platforms are driving inequality and how both regulation and new technologies might shape the future web, for better or worse.

360info

Facebook: from Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

WASHINGTON: Key chapters in the history of Facebook, the world's biggest social media application, which marks the tenth anniversary Wednesday of its stock market debut.

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How tech rebooted economics and platforms broke the invisible hand

Growing evidence and new research explain the evolution of economic diversity and the need to rethink monopolies in the age of technology.

360info

India's rocky road to social media independence

The prospect of freeing India from the grip of big social media platforms is alluring, but an embrace of local start-ups comes with its own risks.

The Independent UK

Buffalo shooting: Sites yank videos faster, but not by much

Social platforms have learned to remove violent videos of extremist shootings more quickly over the past few years

Bangkok Post

TikTok Is Eating Up Rivals. Can It Keep Users Hooked?

If the sun is setting on Facebook, then TikTok is dancing in the moonlight. How long can its short-form video hold consumers' fickle attention?

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Daily Mirror

Cash hidden all over city by riddler as people are gripped by mystery treasure hunts

The exciting game has seen residents of Miramichi, Canada, find hidden $50 (£60) and $100 (£30) bills all over the city thanks to one mystery person and a bunch of Facebook clues

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tech Titans Curb Hiring in a 'Challenging Macro Environment'

From e-commerce colossus Amazon to social networking star Facebook, US tech firms that once grew with abandon have reined in hiring to endure tumultuous times. Internet giants that saw business boom during the pandemic have taken a hit from inflation, war, supply-line trouble and people returning to pre-Covid lifestyles, said…

ABC News

Federal election: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has launched the Liberal Party campaign in Brisbane — as it happened

The Liberal Party launches its federal election campaign in Brisbane a week out from voters heading to the polls — as it happened.

ABC News

What Labor and Liberal Facebook ad spend tells us about where the election campaign is heading

We're rounding the final bend, but the election campaign marathon is now becoming a sprint to the finish, with political parties of all stripes upping their campaign pace and ad spend.

ABC News

Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest 2022 after attracting massive score from public vote - as it happened

Sitting in fourth position after the national jury votes, Kalush Orchestra are pushed into the winning spot by a whopping score of 439 from viewers around the world.

Daily Mirror

Woman transforms humdrum backyard into dream garden on a £2,000 budget

Teaching assistant Sophie Valentine decided to radically transform their 40-foot plain and grotty lawn at their West Sussex property after they bought it in 2019

The Hindu

Raj Thackeray condemns 'derogatory' Facebook post on Sharad Pawar; calls it 'wickedness'

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief said it needs to be examined whether the post is written by the persons being named or someone is allegedly trying to trigger a fresh controversy

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