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Social media giant X ordered to be taken down by judge in Brazil over dispute with Elon Musk | Science & Tech News
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A judge has ordered social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, to be taken down in Brazil. Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes made the order after the site’s billionaire owner Elon Musk failed to name a legal representative in Brazil. The judge and Musk have been feuding in public for months after X…
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Is Telegram founder’s arrest a sign of the tide turning against social media companies and their bosses? | Science & Tech News
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The bosses of the world’s biggest social media companies have typically avoided personal repercussions, even when their platforms have faced scrutiny over their duties to their billions of users. Social media companies including Facebook, X and TikTok have repeatedly come under fire from policymakers for failing to sufficiently tackle the spread of misinformation, but their…
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Bluesky: Social media site reports surge in new UK users after Elon Musk’s riot comments | Science & Tech News
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Social media platform Bluesky says it has seen a surge in signups in the United Kingdom in recent days. Since X owner Elon Musk made controversial comments about the riots in the UK, a number of influential figures said they would leave the platform or scale back their use, including home office minister Jess Philips.…
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‘Deepfakes’ of Michael Mosley and Hilary Jones being used to promote scams on social media | UK News
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Michael Mosley is among a number of TV doctors victim to “deepfakes” of themselves circulating on social media to sell scam products, an investigation has revealed. The likenesses of trusted names including Hilary Jones, Michael Mosley and Rangan Chatterjee are being used to promote products claiming to fix high blood pressure and diabetes, and to…
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‘All eyes on Rafah’ image shared millions of times on social media following Israeli airstrike | World News
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If you’re on Instagram, it’s an image you will likely have seen: orderly lines of tents stretching into the distance on dusty ground, white structures in the centre spelling out the words “All eyes on Rafah”. On Instagram, a call to action to share the image also clocks the number of people who have added…
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Mother of Jools Sweeney, 14, who took his own life is fighting social media companies for his search history | UK News
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A bereaved mother who has “absolutely no idea” why her son took his own life aged 14 is fighting social media companies to hand over his search history. Jools Sweeney was found dead in April 2022. A coroner was unable to rule his death was a suicide as they were unable to prove he was…
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Glue cheese to pizza and eat rocks, says Google’s new AI feature as mistakes flood social media | Science & Tech News
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Google’s new search feature that uses AI to answer some users’ questions is facing criticism over its inaccurate responses, including telling users to eat rocks and mix pizza cheese with glue. AI Overview rolled out across the US last week and became available to some users in the UK last month. It is designed to…
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‘It is too late, our boys have gone’: Grieving parents tell Ofcom to ‘step up’ over social media content | UK News
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Social media platforms must do more to stop their algorithms from recommending harmful content to children, Ofcom has said. The regulator has published its draft children’s safety codes of practice laying out the new standards it will expect tech giants to follow to protect children under the Online Safety Act. But two mothers who believe…
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Florida bans children under 14 from social media in sweeping new law | US News
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Children under 14 will be barred from joining social media in Florida from next year. Signed into law by governor Ron DeSantis, the legislation directs social media firms to delete the accounts of under-14s. Children aged 14 and 15 will also need parental consent before signing up for platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. Companies who…
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‘Blood on your hands’: Mark Zuckerberg among social media bosses grilled over child exploitation concerns | US News
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Mark Zuckerberg was one of several social media bosses accused of having “blood on [their] hands” at a hearing where companies were criticised for not doing enough to protect children from being exploited on their platforms. Mr Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, faced a sea of people who held…