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She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell: A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a ...
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Meta AI: AI can be used in Germany without registration (VPN): Meta recently presented its new language model and really impressed with its performance. We...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/meta-ai-ki-ohne-anmeldung-in-deutschland-nutzbar-vpn/
Meta should give users free option without targeted ads, EU privacy watchdog says
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Facebook speculation about "chemtrails" in the Passau sky: expert clarifies: In the early hours of Sunday morning, some Passau residents observed unusual cloud ...
pnp.de/lokales/stadt-passau/facebook-spekulationen-um-chemtrails-am-passauer-himmel-experte-klaert-auf-15851397
Cat was stuck in Spalt for a week in Hörsching: HÖRSCHING. The house tiger was freed in a complex rescue operation.
nachrichten.at/oberoesterreich/katze-steckte-in-hoersching-eine-woche-lang-in-spalt-fest;art4,3941194
New XXL cycle path in Bochum: "And where should we park now?": The newly marked cycle path in front of their houses on Essener Straße poses problems for (from ...
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Temu likely to face tougher online content rules as EU users soar: PDD Group's fast-fashion e-commerce retailer Temu is likely to be subject to tough EU online ...
reuters.com/technology/temu-likely-face-tougher-online-content-rules-eu-users-soar-2024-04-15/
Thick clouds of smoke can be seen: fire in the Lenzing factory: LENZING. Six fire departments are currently on duty at the fire on the Lenzing-AG premises in ...
nachrichten.at/oberoesterreich/dichte-rauchschwaden-zu-sehen-brand-im-lenzing-werk;art4,3941408
Schuberl pulled it off: Green MP smokes a joint in the state parliament: The Green MdL Toni Schuberl from Zenting (Freyung-Grafenau district) went through with ...
pnp.de/lokales/landkreis-freyung-grafenau/schuberl-hat-es-durchgezogen-gruenen-abgeordneter-kifft-joint-im-landtag-15878907
WhatsApp trials Meta AI chatbot in India, more markets: WhatsApp is testing Meta AI, its large language model-powered chatbot, with users in India and some other ...
techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/whatsapp-trials-meta-ai-chatbot-in-india-more-markets/
Dutch government says it may stop using Facebook over privacy concerns: The Netherlands' digital mininster said the government will be forced to stop using ...
cnbc.com/2024/04/19/dutch-government-may-stop-using-facebook-after-privacy-concerns.html
Poor senior citizen from Iserlohn: How you can help: Ursula Wagner (name changed) broke her silence in an interview with Heimatzeitung and told us what it's like ...
ikz-online.de/staedte/iserlohn/article242124764/Arme-Seniorin-aus-Iserlohn-So-koennen-Sie-helfen.html
“Späti culture belongs to Berlin”: BVV Pankow advocates for seats in front of Spätis
berliner-zeitung.de/news/spaeti-kultur-gehoert-zu-berlin-bvv-pankow-setzt-sich-fuer-sitzplaetze-vor-spaetis-ein-li.2207204
Helga Hahnemann: Street in Niederschöneweide named after GDR entertainer: In the GDR, Helga Hahnemann was an entertainment icon. Now a street in Treptow-Köpenick ...
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Due to "absurd house bans": LASK stadium announcer quits: LINZ: Wolfgang Fröschl, the "voice" of LASK, has announced his departure after eleven years.
nachrichten.at/sport/fussball/lask/wegen-absurder-hausverbote-lask-stadionsprecher-hoert-auf;art100,3939275
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.
EU requires online platforms to provide free services without personalized advertising
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Treptow-Köpenick: Call for applications for “Star of the Year” 2024 against right-wing extremism
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German federal government uses Whatsapp channel: The Press and Information Office of the German Federal Government follows the Bundestag to Whatsapp ...
heise.de/news/Deutsche-Bundesregierung-bespielt-Whatsapp-Kanal-9688836.html
Comeback of “Germany’s most beautiful policewoman”: Where Adrienne Koleszár from Dresden is now on patrol
freiepresse.de/nachrichten/sachsen/comeback-von-deutschlands-schoenster-polizistin-wo-die-dresdnerin-adrienne-kolesz-r-jetzt-streife-faehrt-artikel13337334
Trans* coming out in the family: "I cried": Isabelle Ongena (left) is transgender and runs a rainbow family with her wife Tina in Duisburg.
nrz.de/region/niederrhein/article242057904/Trans-Comingout-in-der-Familie-Ich-habe-geweint.html
“Zillenials”: This is what lies behind the forgotten intermediate generation: Not as politically active as Gen Z, but also not as married as a typical ...
welt.de/kmpkt/article250816384/Zillenials-Das-steckt-hinter-der-vergessenen-Zwischen-Generation.html
Meta to blur Instagram messages containing nudity in latest move for teen safety: Meta said the protection feature for Instagram's direct messages would use ...
financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-meta-to-blur-instagram-messages-containing-nudity-in-latest-move-for-teen-safety-3454600/
Frances Haugen: How Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg act irresponsibly: Frances Haugen criticizes the harmful behavior of Facebook and Elon Musk in an interview.
sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/online-informationsumfeld-elon-musk-facebook-social-media-twitter-x-sz-digitalgipfel-1.6543624
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Animal shelter angry: dog Betty hit by train and killed just two weeks after moving out
fr.de/rhein-main/offenbach/tierheim-sauer-huendin-betty-nur-zwei-wochen-nach-auszug-vom-zug-erfasst-und-getoetet-zr-92999916.html
How the Erich-Ollenhauer-Straße cycle lane is being commented on: Finally safer or money thrown away: the new cycle lane on Erich-Ollenhauer-Straße in Wiesbaden ...
wiesbadener-kurier.de/lokales/wiesbaden/stadt-wiesbaden/viele-kommentare-im-netz-zu-radweg-erich-ollenhauer-strasse-3483813
Bakeries: Madness has arrived in German-speaking countries: When it comes to supposedly original slogans and product names, bakeries have recently become home to ...
welt.de/iconist/trends/article250896374/Baeckereien-Im-deutschsprachigen-Raum-ist-der-Wahnsinn-eingekehrt.html
Amniotic sac ruptured: Police escort pregnant woman to hospital: A traffic stop in Coesfeld took an unusual turn for a motorcycle police officer ...
come-on.de/nordrhein-westfalen/fruchtblase-geplatzt-polizei-eskortiert-schwangere-zum-krankenhaus-coesfeld-93021107.html
Restaurant scandal: Complaining guest receives a salty reaction from the host: A guest made a very extensive complaint about a popular restaurant - but the ...
merkur.de/verbraucher/facebook-altes-landhaus-lingen-facebook-niedersachsen-restaurant-beschwerde-93008868.html
Telegram gains more users than WhatsApp?: The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms in Ukraine and Russia ...
thenews.com.pk/latest/1179427-telegram-gains-more-users-than-whatsapp
Bodybuilding influencer Marco Luis (†) is dead: he died at the age of 46: Marco Luis made a name for himself online with his muscles. Now his wife has shared ...
t-online.de/unterhaltung/stars/id_100388458/bodybuilding-influencer-marco-luis-ist-tot-er-starb-mit-46-jahren.html
Restaurant scandal in Lower Saxony: Complaining guest receives a salty reaction from the landlord
hna.de/niedersachsen/landhaus-lingen-facebook-niedersachsen-restaurant-beschwerde-facebook-altes-93008880.html
Closing bell: Dow & Co give up profits, NXP, Micron, Tesla, Microsoft under pressure, Meta gains
deraktionaer.de/artikel/indizes/schlussglocke-dow-co-geben-gewinne-ab-nxp-micron-tesla-microsoft-unter-druck-meta-legt-zu-20355635.html
Welcome kiss: Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, right, welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting ...
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Old views from Bad Rothenfelde and Osnabrück on Facebook: The Facebook page “I love USA” compares, among other things, older and newer city views - also from Bad ...
noz.de/lokales/bad-rothenfelde/artikel/alte-ansichten-aus-bad-rothenfelde-und-osnabrueck-auf-facebook-46841749
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GP practice Dr. Saur & Dr. Keppler in Crailsheim: Successor for practice on Berliner Platz found at the last second
swp.de/lokales/crailsheim/hausarztpraxis-dr.-saur-und-dr.-keppler-in-crailsheim-in-letzter-sekunde_-nachfolger-fuer-praxis-am-berliner-platz-gefunden-73597317.html
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Kristina Vogel had to fight for her life again: Kristina Vogel sends greetings from the hospital.
thueringer-allgemeine.de/sport/article242109132/Kristina-Vogel-musste-wieder-um-ihr-Leben-kaempfen.html
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/
Facebook apologises for flagging Auschwitz Museum's posts as violating community standards
notesfrompoland.com/2024/04/17/facebook-apologises-for-flagging-auschwitz-museums-posts-as-violating-community-standards/
That changes in May: Flight tickets could become more expensive, drivers can probably use 100 percent biofuel, and the railway is retiring an app ...
stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.neue-gesetze-und-regeln-das-aendert-sich-im-mai.9717e1c4-336d-4b6a-8873-cd9274e9025d.html
Home game, trade fair, flea market: parking and traffic chaos looms: A bird's eye view of the Westfalenstadion and Dortmund's Westfalenhallen.
waz.de/staedte/dortmund/article242120442/Heimspiel-Messe-Troedelmarkt-Park-und-Verkehrschaos-droht.html
Meta Versus Chega: Portugal's Chega Party Threatens Legal Action Against Meta Over 10-Year Facebook Ban
techtimes.com/articles/303644/20240416/meta-versus-chega-portugal-party-threatens-legal-action-against-over-facebook-ban.htm
WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube: Are Bavarian folk songs now arriving in the modern age?
ovb-online.de/rosenheim/rosenheim-stadt/58-rosenheimer-hoagascht-whatsapp-facebook-und-youtube-kommen-bairische-volkslieder-jetzt-in-der-moderne-an-93013612.html
Polish police are looking for missing people: woman is said to live in Nordhorn: Polish police are looking for a missing woman who may be in Nordhorn ...
gn-online.de/nordhorn/polnische-polizei-sucht-vermisste-frau-soll-in-nordhorn-leben-535069.html
Protocols: Meta wants to play out less politics - what does this mean for political Instagrammers?
augsburger-allgemeine.de/politik/protokolle-meta-will-weniger-politik-ausspielen-was-heisst-das-fuer-politische-instagrammer-id70319786.html
Video on Facebook: Dieter Hallervorden criticizes arms deliveries to Israel - "And that's not supposed to be genocide?"
rp-online.de/politik/ausland/nahostkonflikt/dieter-hallervorden-irritiert-mit-video-und-gedicht-zu-israel_aid-110838767
Accusation of defamation: Extreme athlete Baumgartner has to pay journalist Klenk 5,000 euros | Tyrolean daily newspaper online
tt.com/artikel/30880516/vorwurf-ueble-nachrede-extremsportler-baumgartner-muss-journalist-klenk-5000-euro-zahlen
Speeding through a 30 km/h zone: pigeon caught speeding: Not only vehicles can be flashed: In Hagen, a speed trap caught a "speeding" pigeon ...
merkur.de/auto/verwarngeld-facebook-reaktionen-radarfalle-taube-blitzer-polizei-30-km-h-zone-10-ausloeser-zr-92997226.html
Astonishing find in raised bed: woman comes across rare animal "including 80 siblings"
kreiszeitung.de/welt/tier-kaefer-familie-fund-seltene-entdeckung-hochbeet-frau-93008444.html
Vaccine critics sold fake corona vaccination certificates via Telegram and Facebook
nwzonline.de/blaulicht/corona-impfung-gefaelschte-impfpaesse-ueber-telegram-und-facebook-verkauft-bewaehrungsstrafe-fuer-delmenhorster_a_4,1,761555732.html
“Detonation noises” in and around Rostock: That’s what the police and air force say
ostsee-zeitung.de/lokales/rostock-lk/detonationsgeraeusche-in-und-um-rostock-das-sagen-polizei-und-luftwaffe-DYVU4CHZ5JE5TGZL2JGXEINP3Q.html
HORIZON Before 9 : Eight things you should know this morning: Good morning from Frankfurt. They are sweet and often contain a lot of caffeine: energy drinks are ...
horizont.net/marketing/horizont-vor-neun/horizont-vor-9-acht-dinge-die-sie-heute-morgen-wissen-sollten-219243
Cannabis ban at Auesee in Wesel? This is what the citizens say: Especially in summer, when it's crowded at Auesee, the cannabis rules are difficult to control ...
nrz.de/staedte/wesel-hamminkeln-schermbeck/article242106736/Cannabis-Verbot-am-Auesee-in-Wesel-Das-sagen-die-Buerger.html
Neighborhood What you didn't know about Belgium (and Luxembourg) - Tageblatt.lu: Tageblatt.lu: Current news
tageblatt.lu/headlines/was-sie-noch-nicht-ueber-belgien-und-luxemburg-wussten/
Meta starts testing AI chatbot for WhatsApp and Instagram in India: The move by Meta is reflective of its intention to leverage its massive user base across its ...
business-standard.com/technology/apps/meta-starts-testing-ai-chatbot-for-whatsapp-and-instagram-in-india-124041200933_1.html
Quick Glance: OpenAI and Meta Prepare New AI Models Capable of 'Reasoning'
- OpenAI and Meta are on the verge of releasing new artificial intelligence models that are said to be capable of reasoning and planning.
- These upgrades are part of a wave of new large language models being released this year.
- Reasoning and planning are key steps towards achieving 'artificial general intelligence', allowing chatbots and virtual assistants to complete sequences of related tasks.
Oireachtas children’s committee to hear social media companies defend use of artificial intelligence
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📸 Gallery with all the images from yesterday's match #RealSportingCartagena 👉
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Party annoyed man via Facebook: 500 euros in damages: The fact that a political party repeatedly showed him in a picture annoyed the man so much that he went on ...
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Turtle “Heidi” doesn’t let escape - Hundreds search for the reptile: Owner Franz Aumayer points out their special license plate on Facebook.
nw.de/nachrichten/panorama/23830623_Schildkroete-Heidi-laesst-das-Ausbrechen-nicht-Hunderte-suchen-nach-dem-Reptil.html
Alliance 90/The Greens are now also on TikTok: Alliance 90/The Greens have not yet had their own appearance on TikTok. That will now change.
wuv.de/Themen/Media/Buendnis-90-Die-Gruenen-sind-jetzt-auch-auf-TikTok
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Nienburg: CDU mayor criticizes demo with right-wing slogan: The mayor of Schweringen comments on a post on Facebook about the demo for Lamin T. in Nienburg ...
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The “White Jesus” is the last party photographer in Eastern Switzerland: Peter Camen has been touring the night photographing parties for 15 years ...
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Rheinbahn strike Düsseldorf: passengers annoyed - “It’s enough”: There will be a short-term strike at the Rheinbahn on Monday (April 15). This is met with a lot ...
nrz.de/staedte/duesseldorf/article242098686/Rheinbahn-Streik-Duesseldorf-Fahrgaeste-genervt-Es-reicht.html
Burgthann woman is convicted of incitement to hatred: Burgthann/Hersbruck - A Facebook post against Muslims is the woman's downfall. Your insight doesn't change ...
nn.de/region/nuernberger-land/burgthannerin-wird-wegen-volksverhetzung-verurteilt-1.14211358
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Restaurant guest shows “bill for two large beers” and smells “pure rip-off”: After the VAT in restaurants was raised again to 19 percent, many people are ...
kreiszeitung.de/verbraucher/mehrwertsteuer-restaurant-gast-rechnung-abzocke-teuer-bier-92998719.html
Photo manipulation by the Greens is a bad foul shortly before the end of a losing game
nwzonline.de/oldenburg/stadion-in-oldenburg-gruene-manipulieren-facebook-foto-mit-fans-des-vfb-oldenburg_a_4,1,725462438.html
Olaf Scholz on social media: Chancellor joke about TikTok is a disgrace: Olaf Scholz is now on TikTok and promises not to dance there. It sounds funny ...
t-online.de/digital/kolumne-nicole-diekmann/id_100382224/olaf-scholz-auf-social-media-kanzler-witz-ueber-tiktok-ist-eine-blamage.html
With video:This is a hit! Carinthian singer at number one in the charts: Tamara Kapeller is celebrating success with her song "Wie wär's" and is delighted with ...
kleinezeitung.at/kaernten/18364655/das-ist-ein-schlager-kaerntner-saengerin-auf-platz-in-charts
Controversial video with "Chico": This is what the city of Dortmund says: In a video by the city of Dortmund, Chico presents his favorite place: Lake Phoenix.
waz.de/staedte/dortmund/article242079720/Umstrittenes-Video-mit-Chico-Das-sagt-die-Stadt-Dortmund.html
Tourism in the Harz: Why the Harz Tower in Torfhaus gets bad Google and Facebook reviews
mz.de/mitteldeutschland/sachsen-anhalt/harzturm-torfhaus-tourismus-rezensionen-google-facebook-besucher-3821832
Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg: Work on the bunker in Dresdener Straße is progressing: The Berliner Unterwelten association is building a historic bunker on Dresdner ...
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Reactions to crime statistics: Neukölln CDU man praises Green Party Minister Özdemir
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A Ferrari among cats: Jackson the cat is looking for a new “racing team” - forever
giessener-allgemeine.de/rhein-main/echter-ferrari-kater-jackson-sucht-neuen-rennstall-zr-93005592.html
Kaarst: Apartments are becoming scarcer - and more expensive: Finding a new apartment in Kaarst is becoming increasingly difficult. In the last few weeks ...
rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/kaarst/kaarst-wohnungen-werden-knapper-und-teurer_aid-110298423
Ice cream shop from Teterow apologizes for sugar-free soft ice cream: Customers at an ice cream shop in Teterow were able to involuntarily experience what soft ...
nordkurier.de/regional/mecklenburgische-schweiz/eisladen-aus-teterow-entschuldigt-sich-fuer-zuckerfreies-softeis-2428204
Three kittens almost froze to death in front of the Neumarkt animal shelter - Search for animal abusers underway
mittelbayerische.de/lokales/landkreis-neumarkt/drei-katzenbabys-fast-vor-neumarkter-tierheim-erfroren-suche-nach-tierquaelern-laeuft-15823104
How the people of Dresden are reacting to the traffic experiment on the Blue Wonder
saechsische.de/dresden/verkehr-baustellen-dresden/blaues-wunder-dresden-verkehrsversuch-petition-wut-reaktionen-5987753-plus.html
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