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Lawmakers will face familiar technology issues next Congress - Roll Call

Bipartisan support isn't enough to get bills through Congress. The 2023 agenda includes several tech bills left unfinished 2022.

Roll Call

ChatGPT Successfully Imitates a Talented Sociopath with Too Many Lawyers

Episode 434 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

Reason

Concern as US media hit with wave of layoffs amid rise of disinformation

Wider economic uncertainty is behind cuts at companies including CNN, BuzzFeed and Gannett, executives say

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Five Great Reads: Facebook’s virtual insanity, looking back on Qatar, and an awkward breakup

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

‘Your job isn’t safe from AI and the metaverse is an enormous waste of money’: five tech realities for 2023

The year that evangelists become realists? Tech CEO Matt Hay on his industry predictions for 2023

Evening Standard

Central teams up with Instagram to launch pop-up spaces

Central Department Store, in collaboration with Instagram, has launched "The Instagrammable Store", which is divided into two parts on the first and seventh floors of CentralWorld.

Bangkok Post

Instagram To Inform Creators Bbout Posts Blocked From Being Recommended

Professional accounts can now check if any of their posts are banned from being recommended to users who don't follow them by going to the settings menu, under the account and then account status.Read on for details:

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Lawmakers drop journalism act from ‘must-pass’ defense spending bill under pressure from Facebook

An effort to add proposed journalism legislation to an annual “must-pass” defense spending bill was shot down by lawmakers after a public face off with Meta/Facebook over required payments to publishers for online news content.

Chicago Tribune

‘If you’re in tech, buckle up—it’s gonna be a tough ride’: The analyst who says Big Tech's layoffs show 'a new reality' sees 'more cuts' ahead

“The new reality is that demand is fading,” Jefferies analyst Brent Thill told Fortune. If we're headed for a recession, “it’s only inevitable that we’re going to have more cuts.”

Fortune

Microsoft keeps pulling the right political strings. Is it enough to get the Activision Blizzard deal over the finish line?

The tech giant is making shrewd moves, but regulators remain wary of its $68.7 billion purchase of the video game developer.

Fortune

WhatsApp brings in new avatar feature for its 2billion users starting today

WhatsApp is making a huge change it its app today as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that it will finally start rolling out 3D avatars that can be personalised

Daily Mirror

Will the metaverse be an inclusive workspace?

As companies return to physical and virtual offices, it's an important question.

Fortune

First Thing: Democrats celebrate as Raphael Warnock wins Georgia runoff

Republican Herschel Walker concedes as Warnock celebrates bolstering the Democratic party’s Senate majority

The Guardian - UK

WhatsApp introduces avatars for personality and privacy

Make a cartoony version of yourself for use with 36 custom stickers

Evening Standard

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‘The metaverse will be our slow death!’ Is Facebook losing its $100bn gamble on virtual reality?

The company now known as Meta has spent staggering amounts on creating an immersive successor to the traditional 2D internet. But what has it got to show for it, apart from 11,000 job losses?

Daily Record

Warning issued over Facebook and Instagram ads which give misleading financial advice

Consumer experts found a number of investment ads which it says could 'mislead' Facebook and Instagram users.

Chicago Tribune

Facebook threatens to remove all news content if bill forcing payments to local media outlets passes

Meta/Facebook is threatening to remove all local news from its platform following reports that proposed legislation to force Big Tech to pay publishers for news content is being added to a defense bill in a bid to win approval during the lame-duck Congress session.

Fortune

Meta had a system to protect celebrity Facebook and Instagram accounts from moderation

An independent review found Meta's "cross-check" program to have protected celebrity figures from moderation protocols.

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Fortune

Meta bans staff from discussing 'very disruptive' topics including abortion, gun rights and vaccines in new 'community engagement expectations'

“We’ll no longer allow for every type of expression at work, but we think this is the right thing to do for the long-term health of our internal community.”

The Independent UK

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from platform

Facebook parent Meta Platforms says it will be forced to consider removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation that could require social media companies to pay news outlets

Tribune News Service

Big Tech, free speech advocates join to oppose journalism bill

WASHINGTON — Top social media companies and free speech advocates, groups that usually take opposing views over tech policy, are coming together to oppose a measure that would allow journalism organizations to jointly negotiate with tech companies.

Fortune

Big Tech helped break local news. Does Congress have the right fix for the problem?

A late-arriving bill drew a sharp rebuke Monday from Meta and continues to produce split opinions.

Fortune

Companies are pouring millions into the metaverse workplace. Here's what you should know before joining them

There’s a place for the metaverse in return-to-office plans. Just don’t expect it to solve real-world workplace issues like harassment, racism, and sexism.

Reason

Cronyist Journalism Measure Could Prompt Facebook To Ban News

Plus: ACLU sides against religious freedom, abortions after Dobbs, and more...

The Guardian - UK

Facebook moderation system favours ‘business partners’, says oversight board

‘Cross-check’ system appears to protect users who generate high revenue from content moderation more than ordinary users

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