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How the polarizing effect of social media is speeding up

In his new book, journalist Max Fisher unpacks how social media companies have engineered our feeds to keep us angry, and keep us online.

WEKU

Talksport investigate Trevor Sinclair after former West Ham star causes fury with Queen tweet

Queen Elizabeth II was confirmed dead on Thursday at the age of 96 and the country and world mourned for her but one particular social media post has caused outrage

Football London

Kohinoor: Why crown jewel is trending in India after Queen Elizabeth II’s death

Kohinoor diamond is entangled in dispute of ownership with claims not just from India but Pakistan too

The Independent UK

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Meghan and Harry go simple and subtle in their ‘loving’ tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

While the Twitter fires continue to burn over Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s relationship with Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex just paid quiet tribute to the late monarch.

Los Angeles Times

Trump partner in Truth Social delays key vote on merger

A key decision over whether Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social will merge with a cash-rich company and get $1.3 billion to take on Twitter has been put off for another month

The Independent UK

Real social networks coming to an end

Not only are billions of people around the world glued to their mobile phones, but the information they consume has changed dramatically -- and not for the better. On dominant social media platforms like Facebook, researchers have documented that falsehoods spread faster and more widely than similar content that includes…

Bangkok Post

There was a putrid fatberg in my home. Would I have to give my kitchen sink a colonic?

Just like the treatment I had at a wellness retreat, unblocking the pipes would reveal what my worst habits were – the things of me that had been hidden

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Jedward slammed over 'insensitive' Liz Truss tweet amid Queen's health concerns

Jedward provoked an angry reaction on Twitter earlier today, after the former X Factor stars made a controversial quip about Prime Minister Liz Truss meeting the Queen on Tuesday, as concern grows over the monarch's health

Daily Mirror

Steve Jobs’ daughter Eve mocks Apple’s new iPhone 14

Apple unveiled its newest version of the iPhone on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

The trolling of Dr. Oz: Satire and snark take center stage in Pennsylvania Senate race

ERIE, Pa. — When Dr. Mehmet Oz announced last fall that he would run for the U.S. Senate as a Republican here, he had a built-in advantage most first-time candidates don't: fame.

Los Angeles Times

Internet trolls are more prolific during a heatwave, study finds

Extreme temperatures linked to higher levels of aggression

The Independent UK

Azealia Banks roasts 'clown' Kanye West calling him a 'crybaby' in expletive-filled rant

American rapper Azealia Banks slammed Kanye West in a series of expletive-filled Instagram story posts in which she called him a “crybaby who hasn’t had a hot song in over ten years”

Daily Mirror

Meet the 10 winners of the Mirror People's Pet Awards 2022

The Mirror People's Pet Awards 2022 will honour 10 animals at a star-studded ceremony hosted by the hilarious Judi Love on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube at 8pm tonight

Daily Mirror

Wildlife agency claps back at online troll by poking fun at ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ drama

The tweet comes after the movie premiered at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend.

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The Guardian - UK

Hateful tweets multiply in extreme temperatures, US analysis finds

Scientists logged rises of up to 22% in racist and misogynist tweets when temperatures rose above 42C

The Times of India

Framework to regulate social media coming: Government

NEW DELHI: The Centre informed the Delhi high court on Wednesday that it will introduce at “some point in time” a framework to regulate social media platforms, including de-platforming of users by them. The government said its proposed framework would also be able to address grievances of existing cases of…

Reason

All the Cyberlaw You Missed in August

Episode 420 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

ABC News

Is RCS really 'the new SMS'? There's a battle over the future of texting, and our blue and green bubbles are caught in the middle

Google says Apple should ditch SMS, but its suggested alternative has its own issues.

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Andrew Whitworth opens up about joining Twitter, watching a ton of film and what he misses about playing

In an exclusive interview, Andrew Whitworth opened up about his desire to work for an NFL team, joining Twitter and retirement life

Al Jazeera

Judge refuses to delay Musk trial, allows whistleblower details

Details from a former Twitter security chief can be used as evidence, but judge strikes down a delay requested by Musk.

Tribune News Service

Musk can use Twitter whistle-blower claims in buyout fight

Elon Musk can add a Twitter Inc. whistle-blower’s allegations about spam and bots on the social media platform to his legal arsenal as the company fights to make him complete his $44 billion buyout, a judge ruled.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter to Expand its Community Fact-Checking Experiment, Birdwatch

Twitter Inc will expand its community fact-checking project called Birdwatch, the social media company said on Wednesday, deepening its novel approach to a new form of content moderation. Birdwatch launched in January last year, allowing some Twitter users to debunk misleading tweets by attaching notes to the content in order…

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk fails in bid to delay trial over terminated Twitter deal

Case will go ahead next month but his countersuit can be expanded to include whistleblower’s allegations

The Independent UK

Judge: Musk can use Twitter whistleblower but not delay case

Elon Musk will be able to include new evidence from a Twitter whistleblower as he fights to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media company, but Musk won’t be able to delay a high-stakes October trial over the dispute, a judge ruled Wednesday

Benzinga

Twitter Stock Jumps After Judge Denies Musk's Request To Delay Trial: What You Need To Know

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) shares traded higher Wednesday after a court denied Elon Musk's request to delay the trial in the social media platform's lawsuit against the Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA

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