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Instagram: New functions against sexual exploitation: The Instagram network, which belongs to Meta, will soon be testing new functions against sexual ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/instagram-neue-funktionen-gegen-sexuelle-ausbeutung/
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Forrest's case against Meta: Australian prosecutors have discontinued mining magnate Andrew Forrest's criminal ...
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Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion
apnews.com/article/instagram-meta-nudity-sexual-extortion-social-7bea9b1244ea023fb85265672bcd6560
Quick Glance: Instagram blurs nudity in messages to protect teens and combat sexual extortion
- Instagram has introduced new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that automatically blurs nudity in direct messages.
- The platform is testing out these features as part of its campaign against sexual scams and other forms of image abuse, aiming to make it harder for criminals to contact teens.
- In addition to blurring nudity in direct messages, Instagram is also planning a nudity protection feature that blurs images with nudity and encourages users to think twice before sending nude pictures.
- Critics view this as a positive step but call for further actions, especially for recipients of unwanted content.
Facebook Marketplace ranks last on anti-scam rating system; accounts for nearly 50% of cases
channelnewsasia.com/singapore/facebook-last-anti-scam-rating-system-e-commerce-4252726
Big, bold and unchecked: Russian influence operation thrives on Facebook: Pro-Kremlin network “Doppelganger” is buying Facebook ads to spread divisive content on ...
politico.eu/article/russia-influence-hackers-social-media-facebok-operation-thriving/
Battle lines drawn as US states take on big tech with online child safety bills: Nine states are hashing out bills to protect minors online. Tech companies are ...
theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/15/online-child-safety-bills-big-tech
The news media in this country is severely restricted, from who is allowed to own it to what it’s allowed to publish. But the growth of social media platforms ... Show more www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/laos-media-state-control-no-match-rise-of-social-news-channels/
Meta under fire for ‘tone deaf’ minimum age change on WhatsApp: Social media giant Meta has been urged to reverse the lowering of the minimum age to use WhatsApp ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/04/12/meta-under-fire-for-tone-deaf-minimum-age-change-on-whatsapp
Quick Glance: Controversy Surrounding WhatsApp's Age Limit Reduction
- Teachers, MPs, and activists criticize Meta for lowering the minimum age for WhatsApp from 16 to 13, raising concerns about child safety.
- There are fears that this change could lead to cyberbullying, sleep deprivation, and exposure to harmful content among children. Experts and politicians urge Meta to reconsider this decision.
- An activist group calls on Meta to reverse the decision, labeling it as 'insensitive'. A member of the Commons education select committee criticizes the 'reckless' unilateral decision.
- Ministers are considering implementing restrictions on smartphone purchases for individuals under 16 to protect minors.
Meta announces new nudity filter in effort to tackle sextortion: Meta has unveiled a range of new safety features designed to protect users ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2024/04/14/meta-announces-new-nudity-filter-in-effort-to-tackle-sextortion
Hairy Bikers' Si King shares moving statement as fans pay tribute to Dave Myers: The Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers tragically passed away in February after losing ...
stokesentinel.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/hairy-bikers-si-king-shares-9210698
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Deadly attack at the harbor: Video shows the crime in detail: The victim fell into the water after the knife attack. Divers later searched for the murder weapon ...
waz.de/staedte/dortmund/article242060136/Toedlicher-Angriff-am-Hafen-Video-zeigt-die-Tat-im-Detail.html
Carnage at the harbor: 13-year-old in a closed facility: A man died from a knife stab in this open hall at the Dortmund harbor.
waz.de/staedte/dortmund/article242051190/Bluttat-am-Hafen-13-Jaehriger-in-geschlossener-Einrichtung.html
Reality TV star Gamble Breaux knew she’d been hacked. Then the deepfakes of the prime minister began to appear
theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/07/reality-star-gamble-breaux-rhom-hacked-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-deepfake
Facebook profits from anti-abortion disinformation ads: Meta and Google are restricting access to abortion information across the world, while enabling ...
metro.co.uk/2024/03/27/google-facebook-restricting-abortion-information-promoting-disinformation-20534756/
Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time: CrowdTangle helps researchers track disinformation, but Meta will close it down before the US ...
wired.com/story/meta-kills-crucial-transparency-tool-worst-possible-time/
No lie, we watched maybe half the movies and TV shows on this list. How about you?
🔗: www.pcmag.com/news/must-watch-the-most-streamed-tv-shows-and-movies-this-week 📊: Reelgood
Scam: Crab Jesus and other AI images on Facebook and Instagram: AI images spam social networks, but they are often not just harmless disruptors in the timelines ...
heise.de/news/Scam-Krabbenjesus-und-andere-KI-Bilder-bei-Facebook-und-Instagram-9663038.html
Digital Services Act: Bundestag votes for EU digital rules: The Bundestag votes for the implementation of the EU digital rules in Germany ...
t-online.de/digital/aktuelles/id_100370022/digital-services-act-bundestag-stimmt-fuer-eu-digitalregeln.html
“Just terrible”: Giessen animal shelter with urgent message about dog Guinness: Guinness, a small black dog, was given to the Giessen animal shelter ...
giessener-anzeiger.de/stadt-giessen/einfach-nur-schrecklich-tierheim-giessen-mit-dringender-botschaft-wegen-hund-guinness-zr-92895531.html
A Fake Disney Plus ‘Golden Girls’ Reboot Has Resulted in Death Threats: The creator of the viral image speaks with The Daily Beast about what inspired the gag ...
thedailybeast.com/obsessed/a-fake-disney-plus-golden-girls-reboot-has-resulted-in-death-threats
How Facebook Messenger and Meta Pay are used to buy child sexual abuse material: Court documents and interviews detail the products’ role in alleged exploitation ...
theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/14/facebook-messenger-meta-pay-child-sexual-abuse-exploitation
Election misinformation is a problem in any language. But some gets more attention than others
apnews.com/article/elections-artificial-intelligence-language-platforms-ed829171343812cbe55fab99615c77e5
“Shrimp Jesus” brings no salvation: Researchers warn of fraudsters: AI-generated images are spreading on Facebook, with accompanying links leading to fraudulent ...
derstandard.at/story/3000000212750/garnelen-jesus-bringt-keine-erloesung-forscher-warnen-vor-betruegern
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Ten nations tell social media, banks, and telcos to get better at stopping scams: Australian minister singles out Meta – where Zuck has 600,000 Nvidia GPUs ready ...
theregister.com/2024/03/14/global_fraud_summit_communique_meta/
CrowdTangle’s former CEO has questions about Meta’s decision to close the research tool in an election year
f-st.co/5po5uKr
Not true love: Alleged US soldier turns out to be a fraud: Alleged US soldier deployed in Syria tries to scam Plettenbergerin via Facebook ...
come-on.de/lennetal/plettenberg/plettenbergerin-wird-opfer-des-sogenannten-love-scam-eindringliche-warnung-der-polizei-92983151.html
DHS testing out AI pilot programs for FEMA, ICE, and USCIS: The department will spend $5 million on the programs, in partnership with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta ...
theverge.com/2024/3/18/24104843/dhs-ai-pilot-programs-chatgpt-openai-anthropic-meta
Quick Glance: UN adopts groundbreaking global AI resolution
- The resolution underscores the need for guidelines for safe, trustworthy AI systems and excludes military AI.
- It promotes the positive potentials of AI, calls for bridging digital divides and ensuring equitable access to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- The resolution was a step forward to address the promises and risks of AI, aiming to support developing countries.
- Concerns regarding negative impacts of AI on human rights and data protection are highlighted, emphasizing the need for responsible regulation of the technology.
How Blatantly False Headlines Can Distort What We Believe In: New research highlights the necessity of stopping huge falsehoods during the presidential election ...
scientificamerican.com/article/false-headlines-plausibility-belief/
Be wary of AI-generated ads from scammers: Scammers are putting out ads with videos of "celebrities' that are created using AI to fool people Read more at ...
straitstimes.com/business/invest/be-wary-of-ai-generated-ads-from-scammers
Discovered in a cardboard box: cute animals abandoned in a schoolyard: Simply abandoned to their fate: These four animals were abandoned in Duisburg.
waz.de/staedte/duisburg/article242003908/In-Karton-entdeckt-Suesse-Tiere-auf-Schulhof-ausgesetzt.html
Facebook pays money for posts: This is how fraud has increased: Spam and fraud thrive on Facebook. Groups with tens of thousands of members sell accounts - and ...
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/international-business/facebook-monetarisierung-welle-von-spam-und-illegalen-kontoverkaeufen/
Facebook relationship as a horror trip: Woman fell for scammers and was now in court herself
mittelbayerische.de/lokales/landkreis-cham/facebook-beziehung-als-horror-trip-frau-fiel-auf-betrueger-herein-und-stand-nun-selber-vor-gericht-15742296
Instagram’s political content limit could ‘fuel censorship of pro-Palestine voices’
arabnews.com/node/2484366/media
“It is de facto damaging to reputation”: excitement about Facebook warning about “GAK” - Graz
meinbezirk.at/graz/c-sport/aufregung-um-facebook-warnung-vor-gak_a6610305
New ACCC figures show sharp rise in older people being fleeced in social media scams
abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/scam-report-crackdown-social-media-older-people-scamwatch-accc/103578218
EU Commission scrutinizes big platforms over election disinformation: The European Commission on Tuesday published guidelines for how it expects large online ...
nordot.app/1145343435234951921
Donald Trump: Supporters spread AI fake images with black voters: The US election could be a close race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The black population ...
stern.de/politik/ausland/donald-trump--unterstuetzer-verbreiten-ki-fake-bilder-mit-schwarzen-waehlern-34520074.html
Hairy Bikers team say 'we need your help' as urgent warning issued to fans: Sick scammers set up profiles in the name of Si King to try to fleece people of money ...
lancs.live/news/celebs-tv/hairy-bikers-team-say-we-28854560
Scary truth behind one word on Facebook: Facebook Marketplace is being flooded with scammers who are fooling Australians into handing over their hard-earned cash ...
news.com.au/technology/online/security/facebook-marketplace-flooded-with-scammers-who-are-dudding-aussies-out-of-huge-amounts-of-money/news-story/8b977bcf279a32f0682c41dbdbcdffb7
Deepfake app ads on Instagram undressed 16-year-old Jenna Ortega: Facebook and Instagram hosted ads that featured a blurred fake nude image of Jenna Ortega to ...
nbcnews.com/tech/internet/deepfake-jenna-ortega-fake-nude-image-meta-ig-instagram-facebook-rcna141023
After hacker attack - Meininger Stadtwerke have control again: Two and a half months after a hacker attack, Meininger Stadtwerke has regained control of its two ...
insuedthueringen.de/inhalt.nach-hackerangriff-stadtwerke-haben-kontrolle-wieder.4359e111-2d3a-410c-8119-5ac3a304bf91.html
Black voters in their sights: Trump supporters spread fake photos of the ex-president
spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/donald-trump-fake-fotos-des-ex-praesidenten-richten-sich-an-schwarze-waehler-a-1bf58d3d-086e-40ca-a876-c8f66eb5d25a
Meta to set up team to counter disinformation, AI abuse in EU elections: Facebook owner Meta will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of ...
reut.rs/49KYEk3
Meta taskforce to fight EU election disinformation as deepfake fears grow: Meta is launching a special task force dedicated to tackling disinformation and ...
thenextweb.com/news/meta-taskforce-to-fight-eu-election-disinformation-as-deepfake-fears-grow
AI in the election campaign: How tech companies want to take action against manipulation in the super election year of 2024
spiegel.de/wirtschaft/meta-google-tiktok-tech-konzerne-wollen-im-superwahljahr-2024-mit-ki-gegen-luegen-vorgehen-a-7ecc06b5-90fd-4839-b6c7-fbeed9d11b80
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Why fake news spreads so quickly on social media: Every day, social media users are provided with a variety of news about world events. There is a lot of fake ...
noz.de/lebenswelten/gadgets-apps/artikel/warum-sich-fake-news-in-den-sozialen-medien-so-schnell-verbreiten-46666337
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According to Tageblatt research, classification of the CFL's statement - Tageblatt.lu
tageblatt.lu/non-classe/einordnung-der-stellungnahme-der-cfl/
Russian disinformation: On Putin's second battlefield: Luxury yachts for Selensky and military aid on the black market: Russian disinformation campaigns ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/debatten/wie-russische-desinformation-die-ukraine-hilfen-untergraben-19540898.html
Quick Glance: Ukraine Conflict: Scholz Rejects Taurus Delivery
- Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejects the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine to avoid Germany's involvement in the war.
- The Ukrainian army withdraws from the town of Lastotschkyne as Russian forces advance.
- A partisan group shares a video of old Russian tanks in Crimea, highlighting the use of outdated weapons.
- Russia avoids publicly addressing the anniversary of the invasion in Ukraine, according to the Institute for War Studies.
Meta to set up team to counter disinformation, AI abuse in EU elections: Facebook owner Meta will set up a team to tackle disinformation and the abuse of ...
reut.rs/49sp9ei
Meta ‘dismayed’ by Sun Xueling’s comments that it is not doing more to fight scams
straitstimes.com/singapore/meta-dismayed-by-sun-xueling-s-comments-that-it-is-not-doing-more-to-fight-scams-on-facebook
A marketplace of girl influencers managed by mums and stalked by men: Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/22/us/instagram-child-influencers.html
Fraud trap: Celebrity doctor is declared dead in Facebook ad: Health expert Siegfried Meryn has once again fallen victim to fraudsters who are using his name for ...
kleinezeitung.at/oesterreich/18243777/promi-arzt-wird-in-facebook-inserat-fuer-tot-erklaert
Facebook parent company: Meta forms team to combat disinformation via AI: Ahead of the European elections, the company wants to take action against ...
handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/facebook-mutterkonzern-meta-bildet-team-gegen-desinformation-per-ki/100018415.html
Which? issue urgent warning over Instagram car leasing scammers: The consumer champions are warning social media users to stay vigilant, after a fake firm has ...
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/which-issue-urgent-warning-over-28812000
EU calls on tech firms to outline plans to tackle deepfakes amid election fears: Move involving companies such as Google, Facebook and X comes after evidence of ...
theguardian.com/business/2024/mar/14/eu-calls-on-tech-firms-outline-plans-to-tackle-deepfakes-amid-election-fears-google-facebook-x
How Meta wants to take action against electoral interference and voter fraud in the European elections
heise.de/news/Wie-Meta-gegen-Wahleinmischung-und-Waehlerbetrug-zur-Europawahl-vorgehen-will-9639048.html
Meta 'dismayed' by Singapore criticism over Facebook scams, says no one company can tackle them alone
channelnewsasia.com/singapore/facebook-scams-meta-dismayed-sun-xueling-statement-parliament-4163321
Meta has unveiled plans to launch a dedicated team to combat disinformation and harms generated by artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of the upcoming European ... Show more aje.io/cw17sw
Real-time AI deepfake chatbots are coming. How do we weed them out?
A zero-trust mindset will become increasingly essential to distinguish between authentic ... Show more #disinformation www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/4-ways-to-future-proof-against-deepfakes-in-2024-and-beyond?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_scheduler&utm_term=Artificial+Intelligence&utm_content=17%2F02%2F2024+09%3A00
Shein to face tough EU online content rules as users in the region soar: Shein, which is eyeing a US initial public offering, launched its marketplace in the EU ...
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2024/03/09/shein-to-face-tough-eu-online-content-rules-as-users-in-region-soar/
Real-time AI deepfake chatbots are coming. How do we weed them out?
A zero-trust mindset will become increasingly essential to distinguish between authentic ... Show more #disinformation www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/02/4-ways-to-future-proof-against-deepfakes-in-2024-and-beyond?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_scheduler&utm_term=Artificial+Intelligence&utm_content=15%2F02%2F2024+03%3A00
15-year-old falls for subscription trap on erotic site: Several cases of fraud in Schwandorf
mittelbayerische.de/lokales/landkreis-schwandorf/15-jaehriger-faellt-auf-abofalle-auf-erotikseite-herein-mehrere-betrugsfaelle-im-februar-15583861
Meta attorneys ask judge to dismiss shareholder suit alleging failure to address human trafficking
ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/meta-attorneys-ask-judge-to-dismiss-shareholder-suit-alleging-failure-to-address-human-trafficking-1.6796075
Big Tech companies sign accord to fight AI-generated election trickery: Meta, OpenAI, TikTok, Microsoft, and Amazon were among the agreement's signatories ...
euronews.com/next/2024/02/17/big-tech-companies-sign-accord-to-combat-ai-generated-election-disinformation
Facebook is 20. It still hasn’t grown up: On its 20th birthday, Facebook has become the poster child for ‘enshittification’, where an online platform decays to ...
theage.com.au/technology/facebook-is-20-it-still-hasn-t-grown-up-20240206-p5f2q6.html
“The Postillon” jokes about the solar catastrophe in Moers: The city of Moers is the setting for a fake report by the satirical magazine “Der Postillon”.
nrz.de/staedte/moers-und-umland/article241811808/Der-Postillon-witzelt-ueber-Solarkatastrophe-in-Moers.html
Author has a theory why tech and social platforms eventually decline: Cory Doctorow coined the term "enshittification" to describe how tech platforms from ...
businessinsider.com/cory-doctorow-enshittification-theory-why-tech-social-platforms-go-downhill-2024-3
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Winslet added that "fat-shaming" used to be widespread "back in the day", but she's glad to see attitudes in the industry evolving
Read ... Show more standard.co.uk/showbiz/kate-winslet-today-show-the-regime-fat-shaming-career-titanic-b1141727.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=image
Cheated when selling on Facebook: Thuringian warns about fake Paypal email: Initiating business on Facebook: Fraudsters have stolen the device.
thueringer-allgemeine.de/regionen/weimar-und-weimarer-land/article241796088/Beim-Verkauf-bei-Facebook-geprellt-Thueringerin-warnt-vor-gefaelschter-Paypal-Mail.html
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Safety by design: Tech's ability to reinvent the wheel can mean ignoring truths that others have learned. But new founders are sometimes figuring it out for ...
techcrunch.com/2024/02/10/safety-by-design/
Liza Likins, a former singer, was hoping to had found a love connection online after her husband passed away, but instead, she was scammed out of $1 million ... Show more tinyurl.com/vujtfkk6
Meta Unmasks Hundreds Of AI Spies On Facebook And Instagram Made By Italian Surveillance Dealers
forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2024/02/14/ai-spies-on-facebook-instagram-meta-warns/
Meta to set up team to counter disinformation, AI abuse in EU elections: The rapid growth of generative AI, which can create text, images, and video in seconds ...
rappler.com/technology/meta-set-up-team-counter-disinformation-ai-abuse-europe-elections/
Suitcase for 1.95 euros?: Vienna Airport warns about fake advertising: Alleged advertisements from Vienna Airport, which wants to get rid of unclaimed luggage at ...
kleinezeitung.at/oesterreich/18229380/flughafen-wien-warnt-vor-fake-werbung-fuer-verkauf-von-reisegepaeck
Breakingviews - Meta enters the dividend multiverse of madness
reuters.com/breakingviews/meta-enters-dividend-multiverse-madness-2024-02-08/
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