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From blood clots to rare cancers, a plastic surgeon explains the risks to consider before going under the knife – or the needle

A series of ads for Brazilian butt lifts (BBL) on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook were recently banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). These ads were found to be misleading and irresponsible, often downplaying serious health risks and pressuring consumers with time-limited offers.

The Conversation

Meta is about to use Europeans’ social posts to train its AI. Here’s how you can prevent it

At the end of May, Meta will start using Europeans’ data to train its AI. Here is how you can exercise your rights and prevent it.

Euronews

Major social media platforms fail to protect LGBTQ users, advocacy group GLAAD says

Major social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and X have failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from hate and harassment, in part, because they intentionally rolled back previous safety practices, the advocacy group GLAAD said Tuesday in its annual Social Media Safety Index

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Jamie Lee Curtis makes plea to Mark Zuckerberg to take down unsettling AI video

‘Fake words put in my mouth diminishes my opportunity to speak the truth,’ actor said

The Independent UK

Anti-Democratic, anti-trans Facebook posts of Pope Leo brother draw scrutiny

Lou Prevost, who shared video that repeated slur against Nancy Pelosi, says he and brother ‘disagree on some things’

The Guardian - US

Man died of ‘blunt force injuries’ at US zoo after suspected kangaroo fight

South Carolina officials investigating death of Eric Slate, 52, and conditions of the petting zoo owned by his brother

The Guardian - US

German consumer protection group calls on Meta to halt its AI training in the EU – will other countries follow suit?

Public posts and user interactions are set to feed Meta AI training from May 27. Yet, privacy advocates are questioning its legality.

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Work-Bench’s new $160 million venture fund doubles down on New York enterprise tech investing

Why a 12-year bet on the New York tech ecosystem is paying off.

Fortune

Pope Leo’s brother shares clip calling Pelosi a ‘drunk c***’ and scolds Dems for having ‘Trump derangement syndrome’

Louis Prevost’s anti-Democrat rhetoric was unearthed in a string of Facebook posts

The Independent UK

Tributes Flow For 22 Y.O. Melbourne Tradie Who Drowned In Thailand: ‘Beautiful Soul’

Corey Walsh has been identified as the Australian who drowned in a boating tragedy in Thailand last week.

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South Carolina police investigating man found dead in kangaroo enclosure on relative’s farm

Farm owner said death was ‘tragic incident involving a family member’

The Independent UK

Criminals are targeting Bitcoin owners on Facebook with a multi-stage malware campaign - follow these steps to stay safe

Fake crypto ads on Facebook now deliver malware that quietly spins up a local server on your machine.

TechRadar

Warning Trump’s anti-censorship drive is fuelling misinformation crisis in UK

Exclusive: Shift in politics has prompted media platforms to backpedal on the handling of harmful online information, charity claims

The Independent UK

Meta's new 'optional' AI chatbot in apps like Whatsapp is proving controversial. Here's why

Some users are irritated at the bright blue and pinkish circle now omnipresent in Meta's applications, primarily because of data protection issues.

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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Announces Plans To Run For Liberal Deputy Leader

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced her plans to run for Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, after leaving the Nationals.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton says Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy suit

The state attorney general sued Google in 2022, alleging it unlawfully tracked and collected users’ private data.

The Independent UK

Statue of a Black woman in Times Square brings out the worst of the right-wingers on social media

The 12-foot-tall bronze statue depicts a fictitious woman meant to have “familiar qualities.”

Evening Standard

Fact check: US trade deal and Indian air strikes

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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‘Why no action against fake media industry?’: Behind the ‘blocks’ of media accounts in India

In India, most visitors attempting to access the website of news portal The Wire are met with a blank page and a notice that says, “The website has been blocked as per the order of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the IT Act, 2000.”

The Guardian - AU

‘We have destroyed the Greens’: third-party groups spent millions on ads to influence Australian voters. Some claim it worked

Money can buy people’s attention, one campaigner says, and if you ‘slap them in the face enough with a message, it’ll stick’

Euronews

From humble French fishing family to top OpenAI exec: What we know about Fidji Simo

The rising star from the south of France was the first in her family of fishermen to graduate university, talked her way into a job at eBay, and is now joining OpenAI.

Pedestrian.tv

Lisa, 32, Found Deepfake Nudes Using Her Image & A Legal Loophole Means She Can’t Stop It

With the law still yet to catch up with the advancements in technology, over a dozen ACT women who were targeted by deepfake images are calling for reform.

Reason

President Biden's and the Democrats' Assault on the Supreme Court and the Rule of Law

Democrats tried to alter unconstitutionally the membership of the Supreme Court; they extorted Facebook into censoring free speech; they issued presidential executive orders unsupported by statute; and they pushed unprecedented prosecutions of Biden's predecessor in office, and his 2024 opponent, in the presidential race.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Jimmy Wayne Carwyle? Jennifer Aniston's Stalker Rammed Into Her Home's Gate

A Mississippi man, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, was apprehended after allegedly ramming his car into Jennifer Aniston's Los Angeles property gate, claiming the actress was his wife.

Fortune

Exclusive: Meta in talks to deploy stablecoins three years after giving up on landmark crypto project

The social media giant is exploring how to use stablecoins to pay content creators, among other uses, according to sources familiar with the matter.

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