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Italy Fines Meta Over Data Use, Account Transparency

It also condemned Meta's handling of suspended Facebook and Instagram accounts.

Latin Times

News Corp aren’t ‘obsessed’ with the ABC, executive chairman says

Michael Miller, who is responsible for The Australian, Daily Telegraph, news.com.au and Sky News Australia, also blames social media for many of society’s ills

The Guardian - AU

Meta to train AI on UK Facebook and Instagram posts: how to opt out

Privacy activists have slated Meta’s plans to feed its AI photos and posts shared by adults on its social media platforms

Evening Standard

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Donald Trump’s TikTok account hits 5m followers after four days despite his calls to ban the platform

Former president joined social media app after days of bad press in hush money trial

The Independent UK

Social media giants told to pay price, play by rules

For years, social media companies have been accused of acting above regulation but a top media boss says they must play by the same rules as everyone else.

AAP

Texas AG Ken Paxton launches new team to prosecute online privacy and security cases

The new initiative will target companies that illegally collect and sell users’ data, Paxton’s office said.

The Texas Tribune

Mother and grandmother detailed sickening abuse in Facebook messages leading up to 5-year-old girl’s death

Kinsleigh Welty died back in April, after allegedly suffering years of abuse at the hands of her mother, grandmother and mother’s boyfriend

The Independent UK

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Elon Musk does not grasp EU fears about disinformation on X, official says

EU commissioner Vera Jourová says tech firms must hire staff versed in legal and historical context of free speech in Europe

The Guardian - UK

'AI will alter the role of the SEO practitioner': How SEO giant sees AI, the future of search analytics and beyond

An interview with Semrush about AI generated search results and pushing visibility beyond traditional SERPs

TechRadar

Why Facebook won’t be influential in the UK general election

In this week’s newsletter: All-powerful ‘microtargeting’ swaying the masses into voting a certain way was always overblown, but these days social media has moved on – and so have the parties

The Guardian - UK

Under fire mayor complains of 'witch hunt' amid probe

A north Queensland mayor who has been told to stand down amid a corruption watchdog probe says he is the victim of a "witch hunt".

AAP

Pickleball’s ‘ultimate ambassador’ took $50 million from investors - who now say they were duped

Rodney “Rocket” Grubbs said in court filings that he currently owes his investors a total of $47.5m, including interest.

The Independent UK

Trump tried to ban TikTok, now he’s joined it: So what changed?

The former president garnered over three million followers in just two days after joining the app on Saturday

The Independent UK

Ex-Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets 5 years in jail over $5m fraud scheme

Barbara Furlow-Smiles stole more than $4.9 million that had been earmarked for DEI initiatives from Facebook, with the help of her former interns, a hairstylist, baby-sitters, nannies and even her university tutor.

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Evening Standard

Black Lace and Eurovision singer Colin Gibb dies aged 70

The Agadoo hit-maker’s passing comes just days after announcing his retirement to fans

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Family Watches Cruise Sail Off Without Them After Social Media Post Costs Them $15k Vacation

The frustrated mother said Carnival Cruise had "apologized and then spit in [her] face with another bogus offer…" The post Family Watches Cruise Sail Off Without Them After Social Media Post Costs Them $15k Vacation first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland woman Natasha Ryan remembered as more than just the ‘girl in the cupboard’

Also known as Tash Black, the 40-year-old was at the centre of one of Australia’s most famous missing person cases

The Guardian - UK

Tories pursuing ‘ostrich strategy’ on Facebook campaign ads

Party is focusing on 80 seats it came closest to losing in last election and 20 seats it came closest to winning

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The Guardian - US

Revenge: analysis of Trump posts shows relentless focus on punishing enemies

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington documents former president’s threats against perceived political opponents

International Business Times

Trump Joins TikTok Years After Attempting To Ban The App

Trump's decision to join TikTok aims to connect with potential voters, particularly younger ones, ahead of the November election.

The Guardian - UK

‘The first TikTok election’: are Sunak and Starmer’s digital campaigns winning over voters?

The Tories and Labour are forking out more than ever on social media ads, but going viral isn’t easy. We speak to influencers and strategists about the messages and memes

Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg is quietly sitting on a shopping empire with 4 times the customers of Amazon, as Facebook Marketplace skyrockets

The secondhand platform boasts up to 1.2 billion monthly users, with Gen Z and millennials flocking to the site in search of hidden gems.

TechRadar

WhatsApp encryption isn't the problem, metadata is

Despite WhatsApp being under scrutiny for data vulnerability, don't worry, its encryption is not flawed. But this doesn't mean you are completely out of risk.

The Independent UK

Over two thirds of MPs have had their data leaked on the dark web, new study finds

MPs affected include cabinet ministers and opposition front benchers

Pedestrian.tv

A Melbourne Café Is At War With A Pissed Off Customer Over A $1 Charge Just To Heat Up A Muffin

"I was having a fantastic time, all until that very moment that I got the receipt."

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