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Meta, TikTok And X Have One-Year Deadline To Prepare For Australia's Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16

The Australian legislation could set a global precedent as other countries consider measures to regulate children's social media use.

International Business Times UK

Free Facebook In EU With Less Targeted Ads

Under pressure by EU regulators, Meta said Tuesday it was offering non-paying users of its Facebook and Instagram services in the bloc the ability to do so with less targeted ads, as well as cutting its subscription rates.

International Business Times

Top French newspapers sue X for unpaid use of their content

Several leading French newspapers said Tuesday that they are suing social media platform X, accusing it of running their content without payment.

Radio France Internationale

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Meta Offers Less Personalized Ads Option In Europe

Meta Platforms responds to European regulators by offering users in Europe a new choice for less personalized ads alongside ad-free subscriptions.

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‘Worst of a bad bunch’: Choice names NIB and Meta among worst Australian products and services of the year

The 2024 Shonky awards also list a ‘green’ juice with food colouring and a stick vacuum that ‘sucks at sucking’

The Guardian - AU

I went shopping wearing the AI-powered Meta Ray-Bans — here’s what I love and what annoyed me

Shopping with Meta Ray Bans add AI technology for a smooth and efficient shopping experience.

Tom’s Guide

Did Canada really ban Australian news outlet for airing Jaishankar’s statement?

Amid strained ties between India and Canada, several mainstream news outlets falsely claimed that the latter blocked news outlet Australia Today’s website and Facebook page for airing a press conference by foreign minister S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong.

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Bitcoin Flips Silver, Challenges $90K Amid Optimism For Trump's Crypto Promises

Bitcoin is now more valuable than silver and is moving toward toppling KSA's Saudi Aramco in market cap – will the rally endure and send $BTC to $100,000 as Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House?

International Business Times

Meta now allows military agencies to access its AI software. It poses a moral dilemma for everybody who uses it

Meta will make its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models available to the United States’ government, the tech giant has announced, in a controversial move that raises a moral dilemma for everyone who uses the software.

The Conversation

Apple Makes It More Difficult for Crooks and Cops To Look at Your Phone

A new "inactivity reboot" protects data from thieves and helps preserve due process.

Reason

First came the bots, then came the bosses - we’re entering Musk and Zuck’s new era of disinformation

Tech leaders’ politics are encoded into their platforms – and with Trump’s ascent, they have direct access to the Oval Office

The Guardian - US

Even Samsung doesn't know if it's making AR glasses or a VR headset, as a new patent reveals its big XR hardware plans

Samsung doesn't know if it's making AR glasses or a VR headset, but a patent has told us all about it.

TechRadar

The images of Spain’s floods weren’t created by AI. The trouble is, people think they were

The rapid growth of ‘AI slop’ – content created by artificial tools – is starting to warp our perception of what is, or could be, real

The Guardian - UK

'Batman: Arkham Shadow' is a must-play game, making theMeta Quest 3or Quest 3S a must-buy console.

Thanks to Camouflaj's Batman: Arkham Shadow, VR finally has its killer app (and it doesn't kill).

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Why tech billionaires dress like that

Zuckerberg, Bezos and Musk have ditched minimalism for a flashier wardrobe

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I'm convinced Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses are the most underrated gadget of 2024

The Independent UK

Canada’s foreign ministry refutes claims of government ban on Australian diaspora outlet

Inaccessibility of The Australia Today social media channels linked to Meta policy

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Australia Plans Social Media Age Limit To Protect Children

Australia plans to introduce an age limit of 16 on social media platforms to safeguard young users while addressing privacy concerns and ensuring access to...

International Business Times

Pharrell Williams To Bring Star Power To Web Summit Tech Event

Singer Pharrell Williams is due to kick off one of Europe's biggest tech events on Monday, the Web Summit in Lisbon, with organisers keen to move on from last year's edition when several big firms pulled out.

The Conversation

What do people think about smartglasses? New research reveals a complicated picture

Smartglasses, a type of wearable device, have evolved rapidly since the pioneering yet ill-fated Google Glass received social backlash in 2013. Early adopters were nicknamed “Glassholes”, and the product never reached commercialisation. No one could understand why people would want a weird-looking computer on their face taking photos and recording…

The Conversation

Youth social media: Why proposed Ontario and federal legislation won’t fix harms related to data exploitation

Ontario school board lawsuits against social media giants including Meta, Snapchat and TikTok are seeking damages — money paid as a remedy — for the disruption of the educational system.

AAP

Social media ban nearly past the post as queries remain

A social media ban for children younger than 16 is set to come into effect in 2025 after state leaders signed off on the "world-leading" measure.

The Guardian - AU

Australia to ban under-16s from social media – but can’t say how TikTok, Instagram and others will enforce it

Meta says it will comply if required, but the technology is not ready to enforce proposed age limit across up to 40 apps

Latin Times

Palestinian Journalist Says Instagram Account Suspended Weeks After Leaked Documents Found Meta Censoring Pro-Palestinian Posts

An Al Jazeera journalist reporting from Gaza said his Instagram account was suspended weeks after a report found that a Meta executive flagged pro-Palestinian content.

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