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Thursday, Feb 19

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A FaceBook smart watch is okay, if you don't value privacy

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Meta has reportedly revived its abandoned Facebook Watch, plans to release it in 2026, and is probably rubbing its corporate hands at what health data it will learn from you, and then turn around and monetize.

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Mark Zuckerberg defiende la actuación de Instagram y Facebook: "Mienten sobre su edad"

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El fundador de Meta niega que sus plataformas permitan el acceso a menores de 13 años y asegura que la seguridad de los usuarios es una prioridad

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Nonprofit What To Fix says Facebook's content monetization program grew from under 3M to over 12M participants in just over a year; 8M+ accounts are in English (Hazel Gandhi/Rest of World)

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Nonprofit What To Fix says Facebook's content monetization program grew from under 3M to over 12M participants in just over a year; 8M+ accounts are in English — And Indonesian creators are leading the charge. — Facebook's new content…

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Gabon: Gabon Pulls Plug On Facebook and TikTok Amid Anti-Government Protests

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Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon on Wednesday, AFP journalists and a watchdog said, after regulators suspended them over security concerns amid anti-government protests.

Wednesday, Feb 18

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Mom of son who died by suicide after Facebook ‘sextortion’ scheme slams Mark Zuckerberg as ‘soulless psychopath’ outside LA court

nypost.com

A grieving mom whose 15-year-old son shot himself after a Facebook scam blasted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a “soulless psychopath” as he arrived to testify in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles.

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Gabon Blocks Facebook, TikTok Over ‘Hate Speech’, ‘Conflict-Inducing’ Posts

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Access to Facebook and TikTok was cut off in Gabon on Wednesday, hours after the country’s media regulator ordered an indefinite suspension of social media platforms, citing the spread of hate speech and content capable of provoking unrest…

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Gabon cuts off Facebook, TikTok amid teachers’ strike

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Less than a year after being elected, the president faces his first social unrest, with teachers' demands spreading to other public sectors — health, higher education and broadcasting.

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Woman Buys Couch From Facebook Marketplace, Shock Over What’s Found Inside

www.newsweek.com

“Imagine hiding in your house and when you come out you are in someone’s house,” said one user.

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Facebook, TikTok suspended in Gabon under regulator’s order

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Gabonese authorities impose indefinite social media blackout, citing risks to social cohesion and national stability.

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Gabon shuts down Facebook, TikTok over hate, ‘conflict inducing’ posts

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Gabon’s media regulator announces an immediate social media ban, suspending access to Facebook and TikTok over concerns about hate and conflict-inducing po

Facebook, TikTok inaccessible as Gabon shuts down social media

www.malaymail.com

LIBREVILLE (Gabon), Feb 18 — Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon today, AFP journalists confirme...

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Facebook, TikTok inaccessible as Gabon shuts down social media

www.vanguardngr.com

The communications body spokesman also cited the "spread of false information", "cyberbullying" and "unauthorised disclosure of personal data" as reasons for the decision.

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TfL Facebook ad banned for negative stereotype about black men

www.theguardian.com

Ad was part of campaign to encourage Londoners to intervene if they witness sexual harassment or hate crime

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META Granted Patent That Allows Facebook Users to Post After They Die

A patent granted to META in December gives an inside look at how Facebook users may still be able to post beyond the grave.

Tuesday, Feb 17

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Meta could make social media posting immortal — and we should all cancel our Facebook accounts right now

www.techradar.com

Meta submitted a patent for using AI to recreate the posting activities of the deceased, and I have concerns.

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Facebook patents AI to mimic the dead, will run dead people’s accounts, DM, and video call you as them

wegotthiscovered.com

Even in death, you will continue to generate value for Mark Zuckerberg. In what sounds like something out of Black Mirror (probably because it literally is something out of Black Mirror) it’s confirmed that Facebook‘s parent company, Meta…

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Man, 18, shot in head, pregnant woman stabbed 70 times — how Facebook Marketplace deals are turning deadly

nypost.com

Facebook Marketplace deals are turning deadly, with two people murdered this year trying to sell items.

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Brian Acton Was Once Rejected By Twitter And Facebook, But He Went On To Create WhatsApp — A Proof That 'No' Can Be Start Of A Billion-Dollar Journey

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Brian Acton turned rejections from Twitter and Facebook into a $19 billion success with WhatsApp, joining a long line of tech founders who proved that a ‘no' can launch a billion-dollar journey.

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Nick Castellanos & Family Sever All Ties With Phillies by Selling Away All His Personal Items & Memorabilia on Facebook Marketplace

We all know the problems that were there between the Philadelphia Phillies and Nick Castellanos. This eventually led to Castellanos going to the San Diego Padres. And it hasn’t taken much time for Nick Castellanos’s name to come up in the…