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Twitter and Meta took down pro-US propaganda campaign abroad, report says

The BBC reported that Twitter had identified the US and England as the possible country where the accounts had originated

The Independent UK

Meta’s next big VR headset is officially coming in October

Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the upcoming release while on Joe Rogan’s podcast.

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Republicans demand Zuckerberg be called to Congress over Joe Rogan podcast revelations

‘This isn’t the weird smoking gun lots of people are making it out to be – also, it was Trump’s FBI!’

The Independent UK

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Facebook parent culls large Proud Boys network from sites

Facebook parent Meta says it has removed a network of accounts linked to the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group it banned in 2018

The Independent UK

Wealthy investors ‘are backing the metaverse’

Nine in ten High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) now invest in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or land in the ‘metaverse’, according to research.

Evening Standard

Meta, Twitter bust ‘deceptive’ pro-US influence campaign: report

Fake accounts promoted pro-Western narratives while trying to discredit China, Russia and Iran, researchers say.

Al Jazeera

What was wrong with Facebook yesterday? Users thought they'd been hacked after Meta's 'configuration change'

Thousands of confused users began reporting the glitch yesterday afternoon. Here's what happened and what the company had to say about it.

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Who'll establish ethical norms for the metaverse?

The "metaverse" isn't here yet, and when it arrives it will not be a single domain controlled by any one company. Facebook wanted to create that impression when it changed its name to Meta, but its rebranding coincided with major investments by Microsoft and Roblox.

Bangkok Post

Meta removes fake accounts tied to pro-US influence campaign

A covert online persuasion campaign to cast the U.S. and its allies in a positive light in the Middle East and Central Asia — as well as to bash its adversaries — was disrupted by Meta Platforms Inc. and Twitter Inc., which have removed the “inauthentic” accounts from their platforms,…

Tribune News Service

U.S. bill strengthens digital news publishers’ right for revenue sharing with Big Tech

A revised version of the bill was tabled by bipartisan senators in the United States on Wednesday that strengthens the stance for digital news publishers to negotiate with Big Tech companies for sharing revenues that entail the use of their content.

The Hindu

Facebook users reporting celebrity spam is flooding their feeds

Meta, the parent company of the social media platform, says a configuration change caused the issue with users' feeds early Wednesday morning.

WEKU

Benzinga Before The Bell: Top Amazon Seller Succumbs To Economic Meltdown, Twitter To Tackle Toxic Content, Spam Bots, Bed Bath & Beyond Secures Loan Deal As It Tries To Stay Afloat And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, August 24

CNBC Top Amazon Seller Succumbs To Economic Meltdown

Benzinga

Facebook users hit with 'weird' glitch that sees their feeds spammed with celebrity messages

The issue is affecting thousands of social media users around the world as Meta said it is working to fix things 'as quickly as possible'

Chronicle Live

Facebook users baffled by celebrity posts glitch on their newsfeeds

Posts to celebrity pages are unknowingly popping up on people’s screens

Dublin Live

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The Guardian - AU

TikTok can track users’ every tap as they visit other sites through iOS app, new research shows

Researcher says social media app can collect keystroke information but ‘there is no way for us to know’ if or how data is used

Tribune News Service

Meta learned via a tweet of FTC’s surprise suit to block vr deal

Meta Platforms Inc. learned that the US Federal Trade Commission was suing the company over one of its smaller acquisitions via a Twitter post.

Benzinga

Meta Platforms Whale Trades Spotted

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Meta Platforms. Looking at options history for Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) we detected 61 strange trades.

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You may actually be able to find a PS5 by the time Sony’s PS VR2 launches

Sony has officially set the launch window for its VR headset as "early 2023," avoiding the introduction of Meta’s new headset.

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The Conversation

Six benefits that the metaverse offers to colleges and universities

Even though it’s unclear what exactly the metaverse is and whether it even exists, colleges and universities have jumped onto the metaverse bandwagon. They have augmented in-person and remote video learning with features such as gamified interactive virtual worlds, virtual reality and mixed reality.

The Independent UK

As Amazon grows, so does its eye on consumers

From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere

The Independent UK

Cardi B hits back at former UFC fighter who compared her to Andrew Tate

Controversial influencer was permanently banned from Facebook, Instagram and TikTok for violating guidelines

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel urges Meta to rethink end-to-end encryption plans

UK home secretary says plans of Facebook owner could hinder child abuse investigations

The New Daily

Who is Andrew Tate, the controversial figure being wiped from social media?

Although Andrew Tate's profile has now been removed from TikTok, countless of videos of the controversial figure remain on the platform.

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate: Who is the controversial social media influencer who’s been arrested?

Tate was arrested by Romanian authorities over human trafficking and rape charges on 29 December

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate permanently banned from TikTok

The platform said it is working to remove duplicate clips of Tate’s content

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