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Veggie 'Meat' Maker Tofurky Wins Free Speech Challenge to Food-Labeling Law

Plus: Meta's campaign to smear TikTok, new research on immigrants and welfare, and more...

Reason

WhatsApp users warned over Cadbury Easter hamper scam

People have been warned not to follow the link

Dublin Live

Explainer-Russia's internet crackdown

On the day Russian troops poured into Ukraine, Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor put out a statement, demanding that media outlets only use official Russian sources to cover the "special operation" in Ukraine. Otherwise they could be blocked and face a fine of up to 5 million roubles.

Reuters

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Irish people warned of 'sinister' free Cadbury Easter basket scam circulating on WhatsApp

The scam message is being spread on social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp

Irish Mirror

Dunelm announces opening date for huge new Leeds shop at The Springs

Homeware specialist Dunelm has over 100 shops in the UK

Leeds Live

Hackers Got User Data from Meta with Forged Request

Facebook owner Meta gave user information to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials last year, a company source said Wednesday, highlighting the risks of a measure used in urgent cases. Imposters were able to get details like physical addresses or phone numbers in response to falsified "emergency data…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook fails to label 80% of posts promoting bioweapons conspiracy theory

A study found that external articles shared on the bioweapons myth were not labeled as ‘false information’ or ‘missing context’

The Guardian - US

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Urgent Facebook Messenger scam warning over four word text to never open

Facebook users who click on the link in the phishing message are taken through to a malicious web page that asks for log-in details - entering them gives hackers access to your account

Edinburgh Live

Apple, Meta Doled Out Customer Data To Hackers Masquerading As Law Enforcement: Report

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) shared customer data with hackers who pretended to be law enforcement, Bloomberg

Benzinga

South Shields ice hockey player helps find homes for 10 Ukrainian refugees in North East

Richard Jardine helped connect Ukrainian children who play ice hockey and their families with those in the North East willing to help

Chronicle Live

Scots woman left in stitches after buying £90 'once in a lifetime' dress online

Rachel Brown had nabbed the sparkling gown after spotting in a Facebook advert - but it wasn't the dress she had dreamed of.

Daily Record

Outback community rallies to help find lost teddy bear

A 5,000-kilometre, cross country journey for a father and his son's beloved teddy bear is the recipe for a best-selling children's book — or potential disaster — as Gordon Wilson finds out.

ABC News

A cut-and-paste attack on electric vehicle batteries and renewables is spanning the globe. But is it right?

Despite a boost from former resources minister Matt Canavan, a well-shared text essay decrying renewables contains only partial truths

The Guardian - AU

Facebook resorts to old smear tactics against TikTok

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, hired a Republican consulting firm called Targeted Victory to “orchestrate a nationwide campaign” against TikTok, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Apple and Meta unknowingly gave hackers customer data, sources say

The tech giants reportedly provided basic subscriber details, including customers’ addresses, phone numbers and IP addresses

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh woman in stitches after receiving £90 'dream' dress she ordered online

Rachel Brown had seen the dress in a Facebook advert, only to realise once she had bought it that the website very much seemed like a scam - only to be in fits of laughter when the real dress arrived.

Benzinga

Virtual Land Just Sold For 34,687 MANA In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $95,042, which is 8.81x the current floor price of 3.15 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($95,042 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…

Benzinga

Virtual Land Just Sold For 3 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $11,971, which is 1.59x the current floor price of 2.189 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

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Benzinga

This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $15,685 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $15,685, which is 2.09x the current floor price of 2.189 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $21,228 (6 WETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $21,228, which is 2.83x the current floor price of 2.189 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

The Independent UK

Facebook hired company to spread negative stories about TikTok, report says

The firm Targeted Victory reportedly told its employees to ‘get the message out that while Meta is the current punching bag, TikTok is the real threat’

Edinburgh Live

B&M shopper spots unusual new Pringles flavours and not everyone's convinced

Pringles have released two new products as part of its Passport range of crisps, and the unusual flavours have received a mixed response after one shopper posted them online

The Independent UK

Camilla keeps hi-tech watch over Charles at new Meta headquarters

The couple later took part in their first digital plaque unveiling to officially open the tech giant’s new King’s Cross campus.

Manchester Evening News

GMP slammed for taking pics in 'problem areas' - then driving away

One resident said two officers 'giggled' before getting back in their car

Benzinga

Meta Hired GOP Consulting Firm To Badmouth TikTok In Media: Report

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB) has reportedly paid a Republican consulting group to operate a campaign against TikTok that depicted the social media video platform as being a threat to young people.

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