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www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Canada news

The Facebook and Instagram version of blue checkmark verification is now available in Canada for a price | CBC News

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, is launching a test of a new verification system in Canada, one that costs up to $19.99 a month for a version of the app that comes with enhanced features.The company says that starting now, it is testing out what it calls a "subscription bundle" for both apps that not only verifies a user's identity via government ID, it also unlocks various support services for creators.
www.verifythis.com
1 year ago
Digital life

No, you can't copy and paste a status update to remove ads from your Facebook feed

Chain posts spread like wildfire across Facebook from time to time, especially posts that claim to affect Facebook itself.Past chain posts have claimed to stop Facebook from charging users or from using their data.Neither post did anything, and both referenced alleged changes that weren't actually happening.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Man due for sentencing after posting online about killing Nicola Sturgeon

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A pensioner found guilty of threatening behaviour after posting online about the assassination of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is due to be sentenced.William Curtis, 70, was convicted last month of sending threatening messages to Ms Sturgeon and of sending or causing a threatening message to be sent to former MSP Stewart Stevenson in 2019 following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
Engadget
1 year ago
Digital life

How to permanently delete all your Facebook and Meta-owned accounts | Engadget

It's never exactly easy to pull the plug on a social media account you've had for years.For many of us, our accounts are filled with years of photos, memories and memes that aren't easy to part with ,even if we are ready to stop the daily scrolling habit.For Facebook, Instagram and other Meta-run services, deleting an account entirely isn't necessarily straightforward, either.
Social Media Explorer
1 year ago
Online marketing

Here's The Real Problem With Social Media - Social Media Explorer

An unhappy female is checking her mobile phone contents at night in her home
getty  Recent reports suggest that social media has gone the way of death, decay, or even coma.It's also swinging widely to the right, if you believe everything you read about Twitter.And yet, something doesn't feel right about these prognostications.
Speckyboy Design Magazine
1 year ago
Graphic design

What to Know Before Using Social Media APIs on Your Website

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are among the most powerful features of social media networks.
moresocial-media
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Man who shared video not aware' of Michaela McAreavey chants, tribunal told

A lorry driver has claimed he was not aware of offensive chanting about murder victim Michaela McAreavey when he streamed a video from a Co Down Orange Hall.Andrew McDade made the claim at an industrial tribunal as he challenged the decision by his former employer to dismiss him in the aftermath of the Facebook Live broadcast last May.
Adweek
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

The Home Depot Caught Sharing Consumer Data With Meta

Home improvement retailer The Home Depot's Canada arm was found sharing people's in-store purchase e-receipts with Facebook owner Meta without the knowledge or consent of those consumers, according to Canada's privacy watchdog.Top line
An investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) found that The Home Depot, via Meta's Offline Conversions program, had been collecting customer email addresses and high-level in-store purchase information at store checkouts from 2018 through last October.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Vaughan condo shooting: What we know about alleged gunman Francesco Villi | CBC News

Francesco Villi, pictured here in an image from a video posted to his Facebook account, has been identified by York Regional Police as the Vaughan resident who shot and killed five people in the same condo building where he lived.(Francesco Villi/Facebook) The 73-year-old man who police said shot and killed five people at a condo tower in Vaughan, Ont., on Sunday before being shot dead by a police officer has been identified by York Regional Police as Francesco Villi.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Europe news

Russia eases travel restrictions on Georgian nationals, in the latest sign of thawing ties.

TBILISI, Georgia President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday ordered the restoration of direct flights from Russia to the mountainous former Soviet republic of Georgia starting May 15 and abolished visa requirements for Georgian nationals, in the latest sign of continued rapprochement between the two nations.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
1 year ago
Mental health

Facebook Live: Understanding Schizophrenia

Overview
In recognition of National Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is hosting a Facebook Live event on schizophrenia.Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.It's important to know how to recognize the symptoms of schizophrenia and seek help as early as possible.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
1 year ago
Mental health

Facebook Live: Bipolar Disorder in Adults

Overview
In recognition of World Bipolar Day, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is hosting a Facebook Live event on bipolar disorder in adults.People with bipolar disorder experience unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, concentration, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

State's highest court reprimands housing court judge for conservative Facebook posts

The state's highest court publicly reprimanded a housing court judge for making Facebook posts espousing conservative political views ahead of the 2020 election.The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) found that Judge Joseph L. Michaud violated the state's Code of Judicial Conduct by "engaging in judicial misconduct that brought the judicial office into disrepute, that was prejudicial to the administration of justice, and that was unbecoming of a judicial officer."
The IP Law Blog
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Area Man Defends the Rights of Satirists: The Onion's Headline-Grabbing Amicus Brief Defends the Right to Deadpan Parody

The Onion recently filed a headline-grabbing amicus brief intended to defend the rights of Ohio amateur satirist Anthony Novak.
Business Insider
1 year ago
Marketing

How to become an Amazon influencer and how much the program pays

Amazon's influencer program offers a suite of tools that let creators earn money on the platform.Amazon has several influencer programs including Amazon Associates, Storefront, and Amazon Live.Here's a breakdown of how to become an Amazon influencer and how much creators earn from the program.Amazon's influencer program offers a suite of tools and programs used by creators across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram as a way to earn money through promoting products to their followers.
Adweek
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok: How to Sync Your Facebook Friends With the App

Which social media strategies are winning long-term loyalty and how can your brand build memorable and shoppable moments in the space?Find out at Social Media Week Europe, 7-9 Nov. in London.Virtual passes also available.Sign up today.TikTok allows users to sync their Facebook friends with the TikTok mobile application in order to easily find their Facebook friends who also use the video-sharing platform.
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

SYS01 stealer targets Facebook business accounts and browser credentials

The SYS01 infection chain uses DLL sideloading to steal information.Learn how to protect your business from this cybersecurity threat.Morphisec, a security solution provider based in Israel, has reported that an advanced information stealer malware dubbed SYS01 is aimed at stealing access to Facebook business accounts and Chromium-based browsers' credentials.
SecurityWeek
1 year ago
Information security

Meta Awards $27,000 Bounty for 2FA Bypass Vulnerability

A researcher has disclosed the details of a two-factor authentication (2FA) vulnerability that earned him a $27,000 bug bounty from Facebook parent company Meta.Gtm Manoz of Nepal discovered in September 2022 that a system designed by Meta for confirming a phone number and email address did not have any rate-limiting protection.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Accidental WhatsApp account takeovers? It's a thing

A stranger may be receiving your private WhatsApp messages, and also be able to send messages to all of your contacts - if you have changed your phone number and didn't delete the WhatsApp account linked to it.Your humble vulture heard this bizarre tale of inadvertent WhatsApp account hijacking from a reader, Eric, who told us this happened to his son, Ugo.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

EFF to Fifth Circuit: The First Amendment Protects the Right to Make Jokes on Social Media

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to free expression and prohibits the government from "abridging the freedom of speech."This includes protecting an individual's right to make jokes online-even bad or offensive jokes, as well as jokes about the police.TechFreedom and EFF have thus filed an  amicus brief asking a federal appellate court in Louisiana, to reaffirm this basic principle after the police arrested Waylon Bailey for  posting a joke at their expense on his Facebook account.
time.com
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Facebook Is Warning 1 Million Users About Stolen Usernames, Passwords

Meta Platforms Inc. said it would notify roughly 1 million Facebook users that their account credentials may have been compromised due to security issues with apps downloaded from Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s software stores.
Social Media Today
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Meta Detects 400 Apps That are Stealing Users' Facebook and Instagram Log-in Info

"Our security researchers have found more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that were designed to steal Facebook login information and compromise people's accounts.
The Verge
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Meta rewrites privacy policy but says it won't collect data in 'new ways'

As it occasionally does, the company formerly known as Facebook has produced a new revision of its Terms of Service and updated its privacy policy.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Germany news

Man convicted over German train knife attack that wounded 4

FILE - An ICE train stands at the station in Seubersdorf, southern Germany, Saturday, Nov.6, 2021.A German court convicted a man of attempted murder and bodily harm and sentenced him to 14 years in prison on Friday over a knife attack on a train last year that left four people wounded.(Vifogra/dpa via AP, file)BERLIN - A German court convicted a man of attempted murder and bodily harm and sentenced him to 14 years in prison on Friday over a knife attack on a train last year that left four people wounded.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

Man convicted over German train knife attack that wounded 4

A German court convicted a man of attempted murder and bodily harm and sentenced him to 14 years in prison on Friday over a knife attack on a train last year that left four people wounded.The 28-year-old Palestinian man who grew up in Syria, identified only as Abdalrahman A. in line with German privacy rules, was convicted at the Munich state court.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

What Stories Have You Learned From Digital Messages Left Behind?

My stepfather died last spring, and I inherited his iPad.Because I have not reset the device, it contains Jeff's old Facebook account, text messages and email.It can feel awkward, like I'm walking around the house in his XXL cat T-shirt and khakis.But I like having a place to go where I'm not distracted by my phone's notifications.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Facebook Received User Data from Tax Filing Websites; China's Central Bank to Fine Ant Group Over USD$1bn - ExchangeWire.com

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: US tax filing websites have sent users' sensitive information to Facebook; Jack Ma's Ant Group is set to face a fine in excess of USD$1bn (~£842m) in China; and the UK's CMA prepares to advance its investigation into Apple and Google's market power.Tax filing websites sent user data to Facebook
A number of US tax filing websites, including TaxSlayer, TaxAct, and H&R Block have been quietly sharing their users' data with Facebook.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Fears for Queensland mother in Mexico after her daughter was found wandering alone at a church

The family of a north Queensland mother missing in Mexico, whose two-year-old daughter, Adelynn, was found alone at a Cancún church, are pleading with authorities to help swiftly bring the child to Australia.
Fatherly
2 years ago
Fathers

How To Get Coin Master free spins & coins 2022 - Fatherly

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Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Germany's FTO Continues to Scrutinise Meta's VR; Russia Demands Google Reinstate Duma TV YouTube Channel - ExchangeWire.com

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Meta adapts its VR headsets to appease Germany's watchful FTO; a Russian court demands that Google reinstates its parliament's YouTube channel; and IAB Europe predicts spend on CTV will see a double digit increase in 2023.Germany to maintain close watch on Meta despite VR concession
Facebook-parent Meta has offset concerns from Germany's Federal Cartel Office (FCO) by allowing its VR headsets to be used without a Facebook account.
AdExchanger
2 years ago
Marketing tech

EU's Digital Markets Act Marks A Big Tech Turning Point; Netflix Loves Games (Because It Hates Ads) | AdExchanger

EU legislators have agreed on the structure of a sweeping new online platform competition law, the Digital Markets Act, that could upend the global product offerings of major US tech companies.
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

Podchaser Makes It Difficult For You To Remove Your Podcast

As you may have heard, Podchaser has been acquired by Acast.It is entirely possible that your podcast - or some of its episodes, has been sucked into Podchaser without your knowledge or permission.
Engadget
1 year ago
Podcast

Acast subscribers will soon get access to exclusive podcast groups on Facebook | Engadget

You can discuss your favorite show in an official group.
Your favorite podcast might soon have an official, easy-to-find forum.
kvue.com
1 year ago
Digital life

Yes, scammers do 'clone' Facebook accounts

One tactic scammers use on Facebook is "cloning," which allows them to create a copy of a person's profile and attempt to add the person's friends.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Gadgets

Report: Meta has stopped developing its Apple Watch rival

Development of a Meta smartwatch is on pause, Bloomberg reported today, citing an anonymous "person with knowledge of the matter."
Alvinalexander
1 year ago
Scala

A User Story Mapping Example Using Facebook

Over on my Valley Programming website I wrote a little User Story Mapping Example Using Facebook.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Sextortion now biggest issue reported to revenge porn helpline

Cases of sextortion reported to the UK's revenge porn helpline have almost doubled within a year, becoming its main issue for the first time, figures show.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Russia-Ukraine war: bloodiest battle ends as Ukrainian fighters evacuated from Mariupol steel plant - live

More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers, many of them wounded, have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol, appearing to cede control of the city to Russia after 82 days of bombardment.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Hundreds of Ukrainian troops evacuated from Azovstal steelworks after 82-day assault

More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers, many of them wounded, have been evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol, appearing to cede control of the city to Russia after 82 days of bombardment.
the Guardian
2 years ago
World news

Kherson diary: 'We have deaths from lack of medication more than from bullets'

Monday 21 March
"21st, night, Monday ..." This is the first line of Anna Akhmatova's poem.We all know Russian literature very well.But now we cannot admire it.
www.cnn.com
2 years ago
Education

Man arrested after a California high school student was fatally stabbed by an intruder, police say

(CNN)A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 15-year-old girl at a high school in Stockton, California, Monday, police said.
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