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This Plot Of Digital Land Just Sold For $13,828 In ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $13,828, which is 1.62x the current floor price of 2.89 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $17,668 (6 ETH) In The SandBox

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $17,668 (6 ETH) In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $17,668, which is 2.08x the current floor price of 2.89 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Virtual Land Just Sold For 6 ETH In The SandBox

Virtual Land Just Sold For 6 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $17,668, which is 2.08x the current floor price of 2.89 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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Facebook’s solidarity with Ukraine is impressive. Now extend it to others

Powerful tech platforms like Facebook and Instagram act very differently when people make even mild criticisms of, say, Israeli occupation of Palestine

The Guardian - US

Chart Wars: What To Watch As Meta Platforms (Facebook), Twitter Rebound With Tech Sector

Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter, Inc (NYSE: TWTR) stock gained ground Friday in tandem with the S&P 500, which was trading over 0.6% higher.

Virtual Land Just Sold For 5 ETH In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $14,496, which is 1.67x the current floor price of 2.99 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Australia sues Meta for ads promoting cryptocurrency scams

The Aussie watchdog says the ads promoted crypto scams by using photos of prominent Australian figures.

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Facebook didn’t remove scam ads featuring Australian billionaires. Now the ACCC is suing

Facebook didn’t remove scam ads featuring Australian billionaires. Now the ACCC is suing

Australia's consumer watchdog, the ACCC, is taking legal action against Facebook's parent company Meta in response to scam cryptocurrency investment ads.

Australia Sues Facebook Owner Meta over Scam Ads

Australia Sues Facebook Owner Meta over Scam Ads

Australia announced Friday it is suing Facebook owner Meta over scam adverts for cryptocurrency schemes that falsely claimed to be endorsed by prominent figures. Australia's consumer protection commission said it had started Federal Court proceedings against Meta Platforms for "false, misleading or deceptive conduct" in breach of consumer or securities…

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Meta Is Getting Zapped By The ACCC For Scam Ads & Oops, Hope There’s Lawyers In The Metaverse!

Meta Is Getting Zapped By The ACCC For Scam Ads & Oops, Hope There’s Lawyers In The Metaverse!

One person allegedly lost over $650,000 through a scam.

Facebook Parent Meta Gets Sued In Australia Again — This Time Over 'Scam Celebrity Crypto Ads'

An Australian regulator has decided to sue Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), alleging the Facebook parent engaged in false or misleading cryptocurrency advertisements.

Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements

Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements

Australia's competition watchdog filed a lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Friday, alleging the social media giant failed to prevent scammers using its platform to promote fake ads featuring well-known people.

ACCC takes Meta to court over Facebook scam ads depicting Australian identities

ACCC takes Meta to court over Facebook scam ads depicting Australian identities

Dick Smith, Andrew Forrest among prominent people used on cryptocurrency and other scam ads without approval

The Guardian - AU

‘Untold losses’: Facebook sued for helping scammers impersonate celebs and rip-off users

‘Untold losses’: Facebook sued for helping scammers impersonate celebs and rip-off users

The ACCC has dragged Facebook to court, accusing it of helping scammers impersonate celebrities, and causing "untold losses" for consumers.

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Facebook, Instagram parent company Meta sued over scam ads featuring Dick Smith, David Koch

The consumer watchdog is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, alleging it failed to take action against scammers on its social media platform.

Anti-vaxxers are claiming an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis is really being caused by adverse reactions to Pfizer's vaccine. Here's why that's bunkum

Anti-vaxxers are once again using a Pfizer document to spread misinformation, this week claiming that Japanese encephalitis is a cover-up for adverse reactions to the company's vaccine.

Ireland Fines Meta Platforms $18.6M In Data Breach Probe

The Irish government has levied an $18.6 million fine against Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: FB), the parent company of Facebook, for its handling of 12 data breaches that occurred between June 2018 and December 2018.

Morning Brief: Top Stories Dominating Financial Media on Thursday, March 17

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Why Instagram Has Suspended Kanye West's Account

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has suspended the Instagram account of rapper Kanye West for a day after he allegedly violated the platform’s policies on hate speech, bullying and harassment, Variety

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Molly Russell’s father slams Facebook’s ‘shameful’ evidence ‘dump’ after inquest delay

Teenager’s inquest had been due to take place in April but has been pushed until September at earliest

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Kanye West Suspended From Instagram for 24 Hours on Policy Violation

Kanye West has been suspended from social media network Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper infringed the platform's policy regarding harassment, a spokesperson for its parent firm Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) said. The platform deleted content sent from the 44-year-old rapper's account that was in violation of its policies…

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Facebook Removes More Russia Posts Claiming Children’s Hospital Bombing a Hoax

Facebook on Wednesday removed official Russian posts that falsely claimed reports of Russia bombing a children's hospital in Ukraine were a hoax, a company spokesperson said, even as similar messages appeared on other social media platforms. The misinformation, on Russian Embassy Twitter, Facebook and Telegram accounts, circulated even after Twitter…

Meta Rolls Out Parental Locks On Virtual Reality Apps, Instagram To Keep A Tab on Teens

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is rolling out parental supervision on its Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets.

What helps India’s BJP get lower Facebook rates? Divisive content

BJP’s large following, proxies & polarising content help it game Facebook’s algorithm to get cheap rates.

Meta rolls out parental supervision tools for Instagram

Parents can set time limits and see who’s following their kids. Quest VR parental supervision is coming soon, too.

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