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Saturday, Jul 20

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We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny

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Result of Guardian Australia experiment aligns with research showing social media automatically delivers troubling content to young men, largely without oversight

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Meta Exposes Nigerian Facebook Creators to Monetisation Tools

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Facebook recently held its first-ever App event in Nigeria, introducing its creator products and monetisation tools to the Nigerian market.

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Facebook’s parent firm Meta fined $220M by Nigeria govt for violating data safety

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Facebook and Whatsapp’s parent firm Meta Inc has been fined $200 million by the Nigerian government over what it says “multiple and repeated” violations of the country’s data protection and consumer rights laws. In a statement(PDF), the…

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Meta speaks on FG’s $220m fine against Facebook, WhatsApp

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WhatsApp has disclosed that its parent company Meta will appeal the $220 million fine imposed by the federal government over the violation of Nigeria’s data privacy laws. Blueprint recall that …

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I was trolled by 5000 strangers on Facebook in 24 hours – then I found out the sinister reason why

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WHEN Heather Rose tuned in to Facebook to film her usual daily live video for her fans, she expected to see the regular 10 people watching to hear her advice as a wannabe beauty influencer.

I was trolled by 5000 strangers on Facebook in 24 hours – then I found out the sinister reason why

WHEN Heather Rose tuned in to Facebook to film her usual daily live video for her fans, she expected to see the regular 10 people watching to hear her advice as a wannabe beauty influencer.

I was trolled by 5000 strangers on Facebook in 24 hours – then I found out the sinister reason why

www.thesun.co.uk

WHEN Heather Rose tuned in to Facebook to film her usual daily live video for her fans, she expected to see the regular 10 people watching to hear her advice as a wannabe beauty influencer.

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Florida Man Arrested Over Death Threats to Trump, Vance on Facebook

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A Florida man was arrested and charged Friday for allegedly threatening to kill Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, authorities announced.

FCCPC Imposes $220m Fine on WhatsApp, Facebook over Alleged Violation of Data Privacy Laws, Others

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James Emejo in Abuja The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) yesterday, imposed a $220 million fine on Meta, formerly known as Facebook and WhatsApp over alleged consumer rights’

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MCMC slaps RM25,000 fine on individual for false Facebook post alleging Quran recital cancellation

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KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — An individual was slapped with a compound fine of RM25,000 for uploading false content related t...

Friday, Jul 19

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Data Privacy Breach: FG Slams $220m Fine On Facebook’s Parent Company, Meta

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The Federal Government has slammed a $220 million fine on Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram for alleged data privacy and breaches. According reports, a statement issued on Friday, the Federal Competition and…

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Breaking: FG slams heavy fines on Facebook, WhatsApp

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The Federal Government has fined Meta Platforms $220 million (about N330 billion) after investigations showed data-sharing on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. …

Nigeria fines Meta $220M after investigations showed data sharing on Facebook and WhatsApp violated local consumer, data protection, and privacy laws (Reuters)

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Nigeria fines Meta $220M after investigations showed data sharing on Facebook and WhatsApp violated local consumer, data protection, and privacy laws — Nigeria has fined Meta Platforms (META.O) $220 million after investigations showed data…

FG fines Facebook, WhatsApp $220m for violating consumer, data laws

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FCCPC chief, Abdullahi said the investigations were jointly held with Nigeria's Data Protection Commission and spanned over 38 months

UPDATED: Nigerian govt fines Facebook, WhatsApp owners N330 billion

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Meta provided some "information/evidence that is in part responsive to document requests and summons...," the FCCPC wrote.

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The CrowdStrike IT outage is pretty grim but let's hope it's not as bad as the infamous Dyn DDoS attack, Facebook mega-crash, and Rogers network disaster

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This one looks as bad as they come and there have been some truly massive IT problems in recent years.

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Launching Meta Verified Subscription Plans For Businesses on Instagram and Facebook in India

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We are expanding Meta Verified subscription plans to businesses on Instagram and Facebook in India. The expanded offering includes the value of the verified badge to build credibility with customers, and the opportunity to support a wider…

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Facebook users help capture burglar seen on Ring doorbell targeting house

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A burgler caught on a Ring Doorbell before stealing £1,600 of designer aftershave, has been spared jail.

Thursday, Jul 18

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Victim of paedophile swimming teacher learns of his death through Facebook

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Robert Rixon, 77, who was serving a 25-year sentence at HMP Parc in Bridgend for sexually abusing five young girls, died in June - but one of his victims was not informed