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NBA, Facebook Video Privacy Case Revived by Appeals Court

www.sportico.com

A case accusing the NBA of violating federal law by sharing with Meta a California man’s video-watching history when he visited NBA.com was resurrected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday. Michael Salazar alleges…

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Ex-serviceman 'used Facebook to make first contact with Iran' before exchange of money in 'poo bag'

Daniel Khalife is alleged to have tried to sell military secrets to an Iranian intelligence officer while he was on leave from the Army and then escaped from prison

Facebook put us out there

www.theverge.com

In February 2004, a 19-year-old, flip-flop-wearing Mark Zuckerberg released an online directory of Harvard students. In those days, the internet still felt small. It was mostly about finding webpages, not people.

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Viral Facebook video poses threat to Nigeria’s LGBTQ+ community - Meta

www.africanews.com

The report said the damage done by the video, which was viewed more than 3.6 million times between December 2023 and February this year, was "immediate and impossible to undo."

I joined a Facebook side hustle to make quick cash alongside my beautician job – it was a scam & I lost £4k in one day

A WOMAN lost £4k in a DAY after signing up for an “online side hustle” she spotted on Facebook – which turned out to be a cryptocurrency scam.

I joined a Facebook side hustle to make quick cash alongside my beautician job – it was a scam & I lost £4k in one day

www.thesun.co.uk

A WOMAN lost £4k in a DAY after signing up for an “online side hustle” she spotted on Facebook – which turned out to be a cryptocurrency scam.

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Beautician loses £4,000 in one day after signing up for 'online side hustle' she saw on Facebook that turned out to be crypto scam

www.dailymail.co.uk

Southampton business owner Monika Zytowiecka, 38, saw a non-specific post on Facebook looking for part time staff - to earn up to £250 a day - 'processing online orders' with 'no experience required'.

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Woman robbed after flaunting cash and gold on Facebook

e.vnexpress.net

A woman in Soc Trang Province in southern Vietnam posted a video on Facebook showing herself counting cash and wearing multiple gold jewelry pieces, allowing two men to locate and rob her.

Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

www.thehindu.com

Meta’s oversight board expressed serious concern over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after facing violence

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Por qué la campaña de Harris ha gastado US$ 11 millones en una página de Facebook con 1.000 seguidores

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Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Mientras Donald Trump y Kamala Harris persiguen frenéticamente a los votantes indecisos en la recta final de la campaña presidencial, millones de personas en estados clave están recibiendo anuncios en Facebook e…

Tuesday, Oct 15

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Former soldier Daniel Khalife, 23, spent 'well over a year' gaining trust of Iranian agent he approached over Facebook, court hears

www.dailymail.co.uk

Khalife, 23, found Hamed Ghashgavi through looking at a list of individuals sanctioned by the US government and approached him on the social media platform.

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Why the Harris campaign has spent $11 million on a Facebook page with 1,000 followers

kvia.com

By Donie O’Sullivan and Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris feverishly chase undecided voters in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, millions of people in battleground states are being served ads on…

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Meta criticised over viral video left on Facebook that threatened LGBT people

www.expressandstar.com

The video was posted in Nigeria, one of more than 30 of Africa’s 54 countries where homosexuality is criminalised.

Meta criticised over viral video left on Facebook that threatened LGBT people

www.shropshirestar.com

The video was posted in Nigeria, one of more than 30 of Africa’s 54 countries where homosexuality is criminalised.

Former soldier Daniel Khalife accused of spying for Iran made contact with agent on Facebook

www.mirror.co.uk

Daniel Khalife, 23, who is also charged with escpaing from Wandsworth prison, said was later told by his contacts to travel to a park in north London, where he spotted four of the 'creepiest, scariest guys I've ever seen'

Soldier who allegedly broke out of jail 'contacted Iranian agent over Facebook'

news.sky.com

A former soldier who broke out of prison after he was accused of spying for Iran told police he had decided to run his own entrapment operation after approaching an Iranian agent over Facebook, a court has heard.

Ex-soldier used Facebook to make first contact with Iran, court hears

www.bbc.co.uk

The ex-soldier created "completely fake" documents to get the Iranians to trust him, the court heard.

Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

kvia.com

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Meta’s oversight board has expressed serious concern over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gay…

Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria

www.independent.co.uk

Meta’s oversight board has expressed serious concern over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gay