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Friday, Aug 16

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'Gracie Mae Thompson' Missing Child Posts Linked to Facebook Scam

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A viral post about a missing Texas teenager called Gracie May Thompson has been flagged as a scam.

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Council probe ‘serious data breach’ after personal details revealed on Facebook group

A SCOTS council has apologised after the personal data of Ukrainian refugees and their prospective hosts were published online in a “serious” data breach.

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US lawmakers demand that Mark Zuckerberg stop illegal drug ads on Facebook, Instagram

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The ads transferred Meta users to third-party platforms selling prescription pills, cocaine and other drugs.

Facebook Allegedly Censors This Movie about Republican Darling President

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The star of a new movie about the late President Ronald Reagan is accusing Facebook of targeting the movie.

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Dennis Quaid 'baffled' by Facebook explanation for throttling promotion of 'Reagan' biopic

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Actor Dennis Quad discussed Facebook's response after criticism it was throttling promotion of his new biopic about President Ronald Reagan.

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Man who put racist comments on Facebook to stir up racial hatred revealed to be war veteran who served in Iraq

www.walesonline.co.uk

Daffron Williams had been plagued by 'dreams, nightmares, flashbacks and anger' over his time in Iraq and Afghanistan, his solicitor told the court

New Court Ruling Says 58 Percent Of Facebook’s Crypto Ads Are Scams

The ACCC has just rolled out a shocking report about the dark side of Facebook’s ads, focusing more on crypto marketing schemes. As per their analysis, 58 percent of the ads were outlined as scams or deep fakes. They target victims without…

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Kenya: Fake Facebook Post Claims Kenyan Legislator Babu Owino Plans to Quit Opposition ODM Party Ahead of 2027 Elections

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Fake Facebook post claims Kenyan legislator Babu Owino plans to quit opposition ODM party ahead of 2027 elections

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Comber assault victim allegedly scalded with boiling water for disliking woman on Facebook

www.belfastlive.co.uk

PSNI say victim was also stabbed, bound, gagged and forced to strip

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The Morning After: Congress asks Zuckerberg why drug dealers are advertising on Facebook and Instagram

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Congress can’t get enough of the Meta boss. Nineteen members of Congress are now pressing Mark Zuckerberg to explain why Meta has allowed ads for cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs on both Facebook and Instagram. It comes after the Tech…

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Map Shows Countries Where Facebook Is Blocked

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Facebook is the most popular social network globally with close to 3.1 billion users worldwide as of July 2024.

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We bought a mouldy narrowboat on Facebook Marketplace — it saves us £10,000 a year in London rent

metro.co.uk

Nancy and Dale renovated a ‘mouldy’ narrowboat to save money (Picture: Nancy Kerina / SWNS)

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Husband of 'quiet, sheltered' grandmother, 53, says jailing her for 15 months for writing on Facebook that people should blow up mosques is 'well over the top'

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The husband of a grandmother jailed for more than a year for posting on Facebook mosques should be blown up has said the sentence is 'well over the top'.

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Meta denies claim more than half of Facebook crypto ads are scams

cointelegraph.com

Australia’s competition watchdog has claimed 58% of crypto ads on Facebook are scams; Meta says the data is old and unreliable.

Thursday, Aug 15

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Keyboard warrior branded 'bigot' after 26-word Facebook slur during UK riots

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A judge branded plasterer Kingsley, of Flintshire, Wales, a "bigot" after accepting responsibility for posts on Facebook that praised rioters and included ethnic slurs

Federal appeals judge: Facebook’s CENSORSHIP of RFK Jr. and Children’s Health Defense directly benefited government

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(NaturalNews) Facebook's censorship of Children's Health Defense (CHD) and its chairman Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) directly benefited the U.S. government,...

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Congress asks Mark Zuckerberg to explain why drug dealers are advertising on Facebook and Instagram

www.engadget.com

Nineteen members of Congress are pushing Mark Zuckerberg to explain why Meta has allowed ads for cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs to be shown on Facebook and Instagram. The letter comes after the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) uncovered…

Lawmakers ask Mark Zuckerberg to show how Facebook, Instagram are addressing illicit drug ads

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter on Thursday expressing concern that the company is failing to prevent illicit drug advertisements from running on its platform.

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F.B.I. Resumes Communication with Facebook, X and Others On Foreign Disinformation

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The Justice Department set new guidelines for agents to share tips with Facebook, X and other platforms after a legal challenge prompted a suspension of that communication.