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‘Think Before You Link’: app launched to help social media users detect fake profiles

Ken McCallum, the director general of M15, said malicious profiles were being used on an ‘industrial scale’

The Guardian - UK

MI5 chief Ken McCallum: Foreign spies are targeting officials online

The agency boss said MI5 had seen more than 10,000 ‘disguised approaches’ from spies to people in the UK on networking sites.

The Independent UK

Federal election updates: Coalition releases final policy costings, say public service cuts won't impact support for Australians

Finance Minister Simon Birmingham says essential services "remain guaranteed" under the Coalition, following the announcement of the government's costings heading into Saturday's polling day.

ABC News

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Why the Texas Social Media Law is a Menace to Freedom of Speech

The law forces social media firms to host and promote speech they oppose, and would set a dangerous precedent if upheld by the courts..

Reason

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Blames the Buffalo Shooting on Social Media

"It's all induced by the internet," she said.

Reason

Coast Guard rescues dog swimming across a lagoon in North Carolina

Dog was spotted swimming in the Pamlico Sound on 14 May

The Independent UK

This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $38,115 In MANA In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $38,115, which is 7.86x the current floor price of 2.41293692 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($38,115 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

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This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $4,268 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $4,268, which is 1.25x 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

This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $4,448 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $4,448, which is 1.30x 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

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

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

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The Conversation

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

Reuters

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.

Bristol Post

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

Bristol passengers had mixed experiences

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The Guardian - UK

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’

Axios

Live streaming motivated the Buffalo shooter

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

ABC News

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.

360info

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.

Bangkok Post

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.

360info

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.

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