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Friday, Apr 17

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Killer XL bully owner's family abused victim on Facebook as he lay dying in hospital

John McColl's daughter says Sean Garner's family have shown 'no remorse, no empathy, no apology'

Worthless Racist Chicago Thug Who Livestreamed Brutal Torture of Disabled White Teen on Facebook Arrested for Beating and Mugging White Cyclist After Being Released from Prison

A vile racist anti-white Chicago predator who was one of the deranged psychopaths who brutally tortured a disabled white teenager on Facebook live in 2017 has been arrested for attacking another white person after being released from…

Thursday, Apr 16

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Facebook wants to scan users’ camera rolls for content

A new opt-in feature is designed to mine devices for images that can be turned into postable collages and recaps.

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Man Sold Fake-Title SUV In $22.5K Facebook Scam Targeting Bergen County Buyer

dailyvoice.com

A Bergen County resident was scammed out of $22,500 after buying a vehicle through Facebook Marketplace from a Queens, NY man that turned out to have a fraudulent title, authorities said.

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UK social media ban for under 16s explained as PM meets Facebook and Google

www.mirror.co.uk

Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure to introduce a social media ban for under 16s - The Mirror looks at how Australia's ban works and how one could work in the UK

Wednesday, Apr 15

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'I learned mum was murdered after seeing police at her Yorkshire home on Facebook Live'

www.examinerlive.co.uk

Vera Hudson's son has spoken out after discovering she was murdered by her neighbour via Facebook

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I thought I was in a happy relationship. Then I opened Facebook and saw my partner's comment underneath his female colleague's picture. It changed everything... don't make my mistake

www.dailymail.co.uk

It was just one simple sentence, a four-word comment my then partner had posted on a female work colleague's Facebook photo. But it highlighted how much things had changed.

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Omdia: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok now capture over 90% of social media ad revenue, with Meta accounting for 70% of the total (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)

www.techmeme.com

Omdia: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok now capture over 90% of social media ad revenue, with Meta accounting for 70% of the total — Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok “capture over 90 percent of social media advertising…

Tuesday, Apr 14

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Rolex Stolen In Facebook Meetup In Bergen County, Suspect Arrested Days Later

dailyvoice.com

A Wallington man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a Rolex during a Facebook Marketplace meetup in Hasbrouck Heights, police said.

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Facebook builds bizarre AI 'clone' of Mark Zuckerberg for staff to ask for advice

www.mirror.co.uk

Meta employees will soon be able to chat to an AI 'clone' of Mark Zuckerberg under the bizarre new plans as the £1.3trillion) tech giant attempts to catch up with rivals

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Police arrest man for threat made in Facebook post

kvia.com

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Police Department said it arrested a man who posted a Facebook post threatening to hurt several people. Police received an anonymous tip about the post. According to EPPD, Christian Sanchez threatened…

Monday, Apr 13

15

Uda du kya: Video shared on Facebook targets woman in burqa

www.siasat.com

A burqa-clad woman unknowingly became the latest target of online harassment after a right-wing woman shared a video of her online, asking her followers, “Uda du kya,” implying whether she should kill her. The Muslim woman was filmed…

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Mum posed as phony police officer in £600 TV Facebook Marketplace row

Shashi Swann, 48, bought the TV in December 2024

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Facebook 'Engineer' Says He's 'Done With Tech' — SPAC King Chamath Palihapitiya Says High Pay No Longer Means Real Security

www.benzinga.com

A post allegedly from a Meta engineer and comments from Chamath Palihapitiya highlight rising tech job anxiety.

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Part-time job ad on Facebook leads Sarawakian in Kuching to lose close to RM39,000

www.malaymail.com

KUCHING, April 13 — A housewife in her 40s here lost nearly RM39,000 after being duped by an illegitimate par...

Saturday, Apr 11

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Here's How Facebook Decides What Ads To Show You (And How To Change Them)

www.bgr.com

Facebook's news feed has become increasingly cluttered with ads in recent years, and here's how Meta decides what ads to show you, and how you can influence it.

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I found out I didn't get a job from a Facebook post. I told the employer it was wrong not to tell me directly.

After multiple interviews and weeks of silence, a job seeker says she emailed the hiring team to push for better communication.

Friday, Apr 10

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Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for social media addiction lawsuits

www.bbc.co.uk

The Facebook owner recently lost a landmark social media addiction trial in California