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A Saudi court has sentenced Salma al-Shehab to 34 years in prison after she was found guilty of using the Internet to "cause public unrest and destabilize civil and national security" for following and retweeting dissidents and activists on Twitter. The trial court sentenced her originally to three years in…

Reason

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

Congress wants to hear what Twitter whistleblower has to say

U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts

The Independent UK

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Twitter whistle-blower will be star witness in Congress

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing featuring testimony from Twitter whistle-blower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko on Sept. 13, the panel’s leaders announced on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Facebook users report bizarre glitches, random celebrity comments

Facebook users are reporting widespread problems with the social media network, as a bizarre glitch causes feeds to show random comments to celebrities.

The New Daily

Hackers are being incentivized with worthless NFT to return stolen funds

Nomad Bridge was hacked at the beginning of the month, losing close to $200M in what was a copy-paste exploit.

Input

Hot Take: Twitter Investors Should Buy The Dip Amid Whistleblower Allegations

A whistleblower complaint against Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) claimed the company may not be 100% truthful with its claims of the impact of bots and spam accounts.

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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

Twitter attorney says bot data given to Musk was ‘explicitly an estimate’

Twitter Inc. provided data for spam and robot accounts that was “explicitly an estimate” to billionaire Elon Musk, who hasn’t shown any reason why that information is relevant to his plan to ditch a $44 billion buyout of the social-media platform, the company’s lawyer told a Delaware judge.

Tribune News Service

The Babylon Bee's Kyle Mann: 'I'm No More Deserving of God's Grace Than a Transgender Person Is'

The Christian satire site's editor on defying Twitter bans, flaying Gen Z's super-thin skin, and being funny while pious.

Reason

The Loop: Paul Newman's daughters sue his charity foundation, Joe Biden forgives student loans, and a weird Facebook glitch — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

Hope not hate: most social media posts on Lionesses positive, study shows

Research finds female Euro players got 125 positive posts for each hate one – in contrast to abuse directed at England men

The Guardian - UK

CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley Is a Rare Toss-Up of a Title Match

It’s the most unpredictable title bout of the summer.

Sports Illustrated

SEC questions Twitter on how it counts fake accounts

U.S. securities regulators are questioning Twitter about how it calculates the number of fake accounts on its platform

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Evening Standard

US regulator quizzes Twitter boss on spam account numbers

Twitter has reaffirmed its view that fake accounts represent less than 5% of overall users

The Independent UK

Socialites deny Juneteenth party was racist at press conference – and inadvertently spark new race row

‘I’m aware of the perception of KFC. Was that the reason it was in my home? No. It was an easy meal’

Glasgow Live

Coldplay gush over Glasgow's Leo the Silent Raver in heartwarming clip

The band have their last Scottish date of their tour in Glasgow tonight before they head to Manchester, so the band spent some time roaming the streets of the city.

Benzinga

This Is What Whales Are Betting On Twitter

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

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Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon attacks 'nasty' pro-independence fringe who think she is a 'traitor'

In an interview, the First Minister also mocked Twitter lies about her by referring to the “parallel lives” she was supposedly living.

Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily: Twitter hits back over whistleblower security claims

Plus, England Lioness Jess Carter on returning to Wembley for a FIFA computer game tournament

Reason

A Cop Rear-Ended a Car, Sending a Toddler to the Hospital. The Car's Driver Was Breathalyzed. The Cop Wasn't.

Plus: Twitter whistleblower reports, court says FDA must reconsider vaping products, and more...

Salon

Loomer won't concede: "I'm a winner"

Another Trump ally takes a page out of the former president's playbook in a sign of things to come

Benzinga

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

Chronicle Live

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'

The National (Scotland)

BBC journalist in 'odd attack' on Gary Lineker in Twitter impartiality spat

ONE of the BBC’s highest paid media personalities, football pundit Gary Lineker, has called out a colleague at the corporation after a public…

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