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ETtech Explainer: Everything to know about Meta’s Forum and Instants apps

Forum is Facebook Groups reimagined as a Reddit-style discussion platform with AI-powered search and recommendations, while Instants turns Instagram into a more spontaneous, Snapchat and BeReal-like space for ephemeral photo sharing.

The Economic Times

Conversion Therapy Figurehead Who Said Gay People Should 'Pray to Cure Their Sexuality' Has Been Charged With Soliciting a Boy of 14

Alan Chambers, former leader of Exodus International, was arrested in Florida for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor. The arrest followed a four-month undercover operation by local authorities.

International Business Times UK

Meta and Snapchat blocking Saudi dissidents’ accounts

US social media firms acting on orders from Middle East kingdom accused of being ‘instruments of repression’

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Ofcom warns TikTok and YouTube ‘still not safe enough’ for children in new report

The regulator vowed to ‘force through’ more changes and accused some big tech firms of ‘failing’ to take steps to protect children

The Independent UK

Arrest of Iraqi terror suspect with alleged links to Iran’s Quds Force is astonishing but not surprising

Iran has a long history of unconventional operations, all designed to divert, distract and destabilise current or potential enemies

The Guardian - UK

What is an instant on Instagram? How to use the latest feature that’s taking on Snapchat

Learn what Instagram Instants are and how to use the new photo-sharing feature.

Tom’s Guide

25YO Elementary School Teacher Turned In By Her Own Husband After Confessing To Unsettling Crime

Mackenzie Naught reportedly came clean to her husband about her inappropriate behavior, who then informed authorities.

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TikTok Says Pay Up to Avoid Data Tracking for Ads — Privacy Now Costs £3.99 a Month

TikTok's new £3.99 ($5.44) ad-free tier removes ads and data tracking for UK users. Free accounts can no longer opt out of personalised ads.

International Business Times UK

The Met Gala raised a record $42 million as Silicon Valley picked up the tab—and as celebs protested Jeff Bezos' sponsoring of the event

The Met Gala raised a record $42 million this year, powered by Silicon Valley sponsors. Other usual regulars decided to skip because of their presence.

Fortune

A Journalism Tax Is a New Front in Australia's War on American Tech

A new bill would compel Meta, Google, and TikTok to pay for Australian journalism.

Reason

'I want all the evidence to...': Indian-origin Akash Singhania on calling police after Youtuber’s pedophilia accusation

An Indian-origin man wrongly accused of being a pedophile in a viral online sting video has described the moment he decided to call the police, saying, “I want all the evidence to be documented immediately. Immediately.”

The Times of India

Three asylum seekers found guilty of raping woman in ‘callous’ attack on Brighton beach

A trial at Hove Crown Court heard the woman was targeted by the men in the early hours of 4 October last year

The Independent UK

Woman from Miami asks looksmaxxer Tinder match on a ramen date, then discovers he looks nothing like his TikTok videos: ‘He’s ickmaxxing’

If you browse the internet, especially social media platforms like TikTok, you’ll encounter a group of people, mainly young men, who identify with the term looksmaxxer. Rooted in the Icel subculture, looksmaxxers usually try to enhance their physical attractiveness through extreme grooming, dieting, and sometimes aesthetic procedures. If you are…

The Mary Sue

Social media executives deny platforms are inherently addictive to children

UK representatives from Meta, Roblox and TikTok also tell MPs they believe under-16 ban would be ‘unenforceable’

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Woman reacts to the Snapchat location of a man she is seeing, then calls it one of her ‘most embarrassing moments’: ‘ I WOULD — block him no way’

Many people have embarrassing dating stories, but TikTok user @seagulllover thinks hers is the worst. Just two days ago, she posted a TikTok video sharing a mortifying experience she had with a guy she’s still seeing, by the way.

The Guardian - US

Snap Inc blames AI as it lays off 1,000 workers

Cuts by Snapchat’s parent company come in response to a declining stock price and pressure from an activist investor

The Independent UK

Snapchat laying off 1,000 employees amid financial struggles

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Snapchat to lay off 16% of its workforce as it struggles financially

Snap Inc.’s CEO said about 1,000 employees will be laid off

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Brussels says EU age verification check ready amid child safety push

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen told major online platforms there were “‘no more excuses” not to protect children online as it unveiled its age verification system it says is ready for rollout.

The Times of India

‘My world was turned upside down’: Indian man speaks out after YouTuber wrongly accused him of being a pedophile

“My world was turned upside down this weekend.” That is how Akash Singhania began his statement after being wrongly accused of predatory behaviour in a viral sting video by Russian YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy.

TechRadar

A social media ban is still on the cards for the UK, but Australia’s landmark ruling is failing — here’s how teenagers are still using TikTok and Instagram

Research shows that Australia's social media ban isn't as effective as anticipated, but that's not stopping the UK.

International Business Times UK

Eric Swalwell Snapchat Scandal: Who Is the Woman Accusing the Congressman of Sending an Explicit Photo

Congressman Eric Swalwell is embroiled in a scandal involving explosive allegations of inappropriate conduct and Snapchat messages, sparking a political fallout.

International Business Times UK

'He Didn't Stop': Former Swalwell Staffer's Account of Sexual Misconduct Triggers Mass Exodus of Endorsers in California Governor Race

Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell faces multiple sexual assault allegations, leading to a collapse of his California gubernatorial campaign.

The Independent UK

Eric Swalwell urged to drop out of California governor’s race after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct

Several fellow Democrats have dropped support for Swalwell following allegations of unwanted advances toward women, including a former staffer who claims she was raped

The Guardian - AU

Fifteen-year-old Noah hasn’t been kicked off any social media platforms – he’s still fighting Australia’s under-16 ban in court

Millions of accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December, but Noah Jones found it was easily circumvented

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