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EU agrees on new digital rules to rein in Big Tech dominance

The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to rein in online “gatekeepers” such as Google and Facebook parent Meta

The Independent UK

Meta Inks Partnership for 3D Ads in Step toward the Metaverse

Meta Platforms Inc will make it easier for brands to run three-dimensional ads on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms through a new partnership with an ecommerce technology firm. The integration with VNTANA will allow brands to upload the 3D models of their products to Facebook and Instagram and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: The problem with Mark Robinson’s abortion revelation isn’t the abortion

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has always been particularly forceful in his postulation that nobody, for any reason, should ever have an abortion.

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TikTok is propagandists' new tool to win elections in Southeast Asia

Scholars and political observers have raised concerns over public opinion manoeuvring on social media in Southeast Asia as three countries in the region - the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, are gearing up for elections.

The Conversation

Anti-vaxxers say three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine results in higher infection rates. Here's why that's incorrect

Anti-vaxxers are using statistics from the UK's Health Security Agency to claim those who are triple-vaccinated are more likely to be infected with COVID-19 than the unvaccinated. But they're using inaccurate population estimates.

ABC News

Florida man who took Pelosi’s lectern in Capitol riot is hosting ‘going to prison’ party

BRADENTON, Fla. — Before surrendering to serve 75 days in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol, including taking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, Adam Johnson is hosting a “going to prison” party.

Tribune News Service

Pro-life North Carolina Republican admitted to paying for wife’s abortion in resurfaced Facebook post

‘It’s wrong when others do it and it was wrong when I paid for it to be done to my unborn child in 1989,’ Mark Robinson wrote in 2012

The Independent UK

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Ukraine-Russia war updates: British intelligence says Ukraine hitting back on 'high-value' Russian targets — as it happened

Britain's Ministry of Defence says Ukraine has launched strikes on "high-value" Russian logistical targets after Kyiv said it had sunk a Russian ship unloading armoured vehicles in an occupied port city.

ABC News

Facebook Collaborates With E-Commerce Tech Firm to Realize Its Metaverse Ambitions

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) collaborated with e-commerce technology firm VNTANA to help brands upload the 3D models of their products to the social media platforms and convert them into ads in a hassle-free manner. The move is a stepping stone into advertising in the metaverse, said VNTANA CEO Ashley Crowder. Also Read: Read How…

Benzinga

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $34,190 In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $34,190, which is 3.55x the current floor price of 3.15 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($34,190 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 30,675 MANA In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $80,675, which is 8.37x the current floor price of 3.15 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($80,675 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

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $118,350 (45,000 MANA) In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $118,350, which is 12.28x the current floor price of 3.15 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($118,350 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 6 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $19,397, which is 2.46x the current floor price of 2.54 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 $22,501 In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $22,501, which is 2.85x the current floor price of 2.54 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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NC’s lieutenant governor says abortion was ‘hardest decision’ he and his wife have made

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson confirmed on Thursday that his wife had an abortion before they were married, saying the couple made the decision together.

The Guardian - UK

Russia blocks Google News after ad ban on content condoning Ukraine invasion

Google announced action against users who ‘exploit, dismiss or condone’ Putin’s war

The Guardian - UK

Russia blocks Google News for its ‘inauthentic information’ on Ukraine

Move comes after Google banned adverts condoning the war from websites, apps and YouTube channels

Benzinga

Facebook Advertisers See Redemption Post Apple's Privacy Changes

The creator of Da Vinci Eye's drawing app, Samuel Gherman, had to cut his Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Facebook ad spending targeting Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone users, the Information reports. Gherman cut the ad spend by about 90% to less than $100 per day beginning May 2021. The cost of attracting a single new Da…

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Evening Standard

Should we be taking Donald Trump’s new ‘Truth Social’ app seriously?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, The Donald’s Truth Social app has already been derided as a farce. But should we really be writing him and it off, asks Samuel Fishwick

Bangkok Post

YouTube accused of 'censorship' in Russia

Russia's Union of Journalists on Thursday accused YouTube of "censorship" and called for punitive measures, as fears mount that the US company could be next in line for a ban in Russia.

The Guardian - UK

Sites reported record 29.3m child abuse images in 2021

Rise of 35% on previous year may represent improvement on the part of platforms, says nonprofit centre

Irish Mirror

Facebook and Instagram DOWN as social media channels face outage problems

Thousands of people have been left unable to access either app.

Bangkok Post

Your horoscope for Mar 25-31

Your spot-on horoscope for work, money, couples & singles from the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how will you fare this week & beyond!

ABC News

Socceroos' automatic World Cup qualification hopes dashed in 2-0 loss to Japan in Sydney

Late goals deliver Japan a 2-0 victory, meaning the Socceroos will have to go down the intercontinental knock-out path to reach the World Cup in Qatar.

Reason

Brickbat: Have a Seat

Ocean Gate, New Jersey, Mayor Paul Kennedy has been charged with official misconduct and theft after prosecutors said he sold borough-owned furniture and kept the money. Officials said Kennedy sold the furniture through a personal Facebook Marketplace account.

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