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Australia teen social media ban has little impact: research

SYDNEY - Australia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures.

Bangkok Post

Four in five under-16s in Australia using social media despite ban, study shows

Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’

The Guardian - UK

Quote of the day by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Privacy is no longer a social norm — declaring the erosion of social boundaries

Social media users have organically grown less concerned about privacy over time, according to the creator of Facebook

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The Age of Stupid—and Self-Serving—AI Regulation Is Here!

Anthropic and OpenAI may not like current federal controls on their products, but it will be consumers who end up getting screwed.

Reason

Fake 'Tom Selleck' AI Romance Scam Ends in Tragic Murder-Suicide of California Couple

An AI-driven romance scam impersonating Tom Selleck is linked to the deaths of an elderly California couple, highlighting the emotional and financial toll of such sophisticated frauds.

International Business Times UK

Man Approves 10-Hour Job For Mechanic. Then He Can’t Pay. Then He Leaves A Shocking Comment On The Shop’s Facebook

"Facebook rants have cost many businesses good customers."

Motor1

US presses Meta to agree to AI reviews as security concerns rise: report

The Facebook parent, which launched the Muse Spark AI model in April, is the only major U.S. developer of AI technology that has not reached an agreement to voluntarily share its models with the federal government for review, according to the report.

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Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to create a prediction markets app

NEW YORK — Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction markets on which users can bet on outcomes as varied as the Super Bowl and the length of the State of the Union address, have been some of the fastest growing destinations on the internet.

Bangkok Post

Zuckerberg bets on Kunal Shah for WhatsApp’s aggressive financial services, AI push

Meta's WhatsApp is set for a major financial services and AI push with Kunal Shah at the helm. This move aims to leverage AI agents and the Meta AI chatbot to drive growth, particularly in India, a key market with over half a billion users. Shah's appointment signals India's growing…

The Economic Times

Are Facebook and Instagram down? Users report widespread issues and error messages

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The Independent UK

Instagram and Facebook down: App not working amid major outage

Instagram and Facebook have gone down in a major outage.

The Independent UK

WhatsApp's future may not be invented in US but in India, one transaction at a time

Meta’s $900 million investment in Cred and the reported appointment of founder Kunal Shah to a global role at WhatsApp marks a significant shift in how the messaging platform may evolve.

The Economic Times

Meta pauses controversial staff surveillance program after massive data leak

A tool that tracked workers’ mouse movements and keystrokes was intended to train the Facebook owner’s AI systems

The Independent UK

Inside Meta's India investments: First Reliance, now Cred

This was among the tech giant's biggest investments in the Indian startup ecosystem, which also shot Shah into the elite club of global tech leaders. Zooming out, here’s a look at Meta’s other investments in India, one of its biggest and most lucrative markets.

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Who is Will Cathcart? WhatsApp leader exits after steering it through privacy battles, monetisation push

Cathcart’s departure comes at a time when WhatsApp is in the middle of a transition. Under him, the platform recently rolled out Meta’s AI assistant powered by its latest model, Muse Spark, alongside privacy-focused features such as “incognito chat” built on confidential computing infrastructure using chips from AMD and Nvidia.

International Business Times UK

Woman Claiming to Be Missing Girl Flies 3,500 Miles for Test as Family Braces for Another False Claim

Heather McCord from Staten Island claims to be missing toddler Katrice Lee, reopening old wounds for the Lee family. Her DNA test pursuit in the UK adds to a history of false leads

TechRadar

Windscribe VPN CEO warns your favourite Facebook quizzes are actually stealing your bank details

Think those viral social media personality tests are just harmless fun? A top cybersecurity CEO warns that they are actually highly effective phishing traps designed to steal the answers to your bank's security questions.

AAP

Foreign disinformation pages target Hanson, Hastie

A disinformation operation is spreading fake quotes about conservative politicians Pauline Hanson and Andrew Hastie on social media.

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Wave of foreign disinformation targets Natalie Barr

Sunrise host Natalie Barr has become the subject of outlandish fake news stories spread by Facebook users in Vietnam.

AAP

Aussie street interviews are AI fakes

A foreign Facebook page is pumping out AI-generated clips that appear to show major news outlets interviewing Australians about their political views.

International Business Times UK

'Which Tribe?': JD Vance Says His Mother Asked Usha in Awkward First-Time Family Encounter

JD Vance recalls his mother's 'which tribe?' question about Usha, prompting debate over cultural misunderstandings, family reactions and his Indian-American wife.

International Business Times UK

Missing From Her Home, Active Online: Chilling Facebook Updates Spark Panic in Nancy Guthrie Case

Authorities in Arizona face questions after changes to missing Nancy Guthrie's Facebook account, months after her reported abduction. The case extends to Mexico following an anonymous tip.

Digital Camera World

I spoke to Insta360 co-founder Max Richter, who promised there is a lot more coming in "traditional photography" – could that mean an ILC camera?

Insta360 exec doesn't deny the possibility that the company is working on an interchangeable lens camera

International Business Times UK

Thai Man Jailed 18 Months Over Facebook Comment Criticising Monarchy Under Strict Royal Defamation Law

A Thai man received an 18-month prison sentence for a Facebook comment about the monarchy, exposing the ongoing disagreement with Thailand's royal defamation law and freedom of expression.

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Biological Parents Of Baby Born To Different Couple Thanks To IVF-Embryo Mix-Up Lose Custody

“There was no good outcome here. This is sad for everyone involved…”

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