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Monday, Mar 16

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Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Warns AI Could Harm Workers—Even If It Doesn’t Entirely Replace Them

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At a panel on the future of work, economists, technologists, and policymakers debated whether AI will hollow out the middle class or simply accelerate trends already underway.

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Why some Facebook and Instagram advertisers are freaking out about a new payment policy

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Meta won’t let some advertisers pay with credit cards anymore — and these business owners are feeling the pain.

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WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and Gmail users told to check settings

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Essential settings could prevent scammers from accessing photos, messages and data

Gun Found Hidden In Litter Box After Facebook Meet-Up Robbery In Norwalk: Police

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A Facebook meet-up in Connecticut ended with an armed robbery and police uncovering a stolen pistol hidden inside a litter box, authorities said.

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Facebook Offers New Tools to Report Impersonation, Removes 20 million Accounts

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By Modupe Gbadeyanka As part of its commitment to celebrating and rewarding creativity, Facebook has updated its guidance, with clear definitions of what counts as original and unoriginal content. In a message on Monday, the social media…

People using WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Gmail urged 'change settings now'

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People could be leaving themselves exposed to major privacy risks by not having these features in place to protect their data, emails, photos and more.

Fears of an AI job massacre grow as Facebook-owner Meta plots to axe one in five staff

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Whispers that Meta's found Mark Zuckerberg could pull the trigger on axing one in five staff could become relaity as they pour billions into artificial intelligence.

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End of the Copycat Era: Facebook Prioritizes Original Content Creators in Guideline Updates

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Imagine spending hours scripting, filming, and editing a masterpiece, only to watch a copy-paste account steal your views with a low-effort re-upload. For too long, authentic voices on Facebook have had to compete with the noise of…

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I was Facebook's youngest engineer at 17. I left Meta at a moment when AI's lead can change every few months.

An ex-Meta product executive, once Facebook's youngest engineer, joins Whop, highlighting AI's impact on tech and startup dynamics.

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TV tonight: inside Facebook and Meta with ex-staff and whistleblowers

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Marianna Spring goes Inside the Rage Machine. Plus: the finale of the brilliant comedy Small Prophets. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Footy great turned NRL club board member Alan Fallah faces massive ban over disgraceful Facebook post linking rival team to dead Iranian leader

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A senior rugby league official could be banned from the game and stripped of his board position as a result of the scandal.

Sunday, Mar 15

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Woman catfished men into thinking she had cancer to con them on Facebook

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Robson, a mother of six whose own children have been taken into care, even told one of the victims her daughter had taken her own life.

Saturday, Mar 14

Cornwall woman turns detective after 'I found you' Facebook message

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Donna spent hours tracking down other victims in her quest for justice - and got it

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Romance fraudster cons lonely men out of £8,000 on Facebook and dating sites

Serial romance fraudster Leonnie Robson targeted vulnerable men on Facebook and dating websites, conning nine victims out of more than £8,000

Facebook dating site romance fraudster conned lonely men out of £8,000

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Fraudster Leonnie Robson, 35, mercilessly pursued her victims including one victim who she pressured into giving her his last £1.07 "which was all he had in his account"

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Romance fraudster is jailed for conning lonely men out of £8,000 after meeting them on Facebook - including one who gave her his last £1.07

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Leonnie Robson (pictured), 35, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, targeted nine victims in just 14 months, between March 2024 and May last year.

Friday, Mar 13

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Facebook launches new tools to help creators detect and report impersonation, and updates guidelines to better define what it considers to be "original content" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Facebook launches new tools to help creators detect and report impersonation, and updates guidelines to better define what it considers to be “original content” — After numerous accusations claiming that Facebook has turned into an “AI…

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Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators

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Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content.

Facebook Marketplace robbery suspect who held man at gunpoint still on the run, police say

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The Houston Police Department said that they are still looking for a suspect charged with armed robbery in a Facebook Marketplace heist.

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Florida café fears for workers’ safety after barista is accused on Facebook of mocking Charlie Kirk

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Exclusive: The proprietors of Amelia Island Coffee are suing an out-of-town customer over a ‘false’ Facebook post they claim has exposed them and their staff to serious danger