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Meta stands trial, charged with deliberately facilitating child exploitation on Facebook and Instagram
The second significant trial of 2026 involving Meta, concerning alleged harm to children, is set to commence on Monday
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Ukrainian anti-corruption officials allege that Yulia Tymoshenko orchestrated a prolonged scheme in parliament involving payments for votes
Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies claim that the head of a parliamentary group proposed bribes to fellow MPs to influence their votes on various laws. The offices of Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna party were examined by investigators
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Facebook has had disturbing Islamist execution videos on its platform for more than ten years
An enquiry by LBC has revealed that shocking execution videos from Islamist terrorist groups such as the so-called Islamic State can be found on Facebook
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The EU claims that Meta complicates the process for users to report unlawful content on Facebook and Instagram
Both platforms now have the opportunity to address the findings or risk incurring a fine of as much as 6% of their worldwide annual turnover
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AI-generated deepfakes on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok entice Europeans into fraud schemes worth billions of euros
Numerous individuals throughout Europe are being enticed into fraudulent investment schemes advertised on social media. Investigate Europe reveals that technology firms and government bodies are not sufficiently safeguarding citizens, even with the Digital Services Act in place
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Meta to introduce a £3.99 monthly subscription for an advertisement-free experience
Users of Facebook and Instagram will shortly have the option to browse ad-free, thanks to Meta's introduction of a subscription service available for both mobile and desktop
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UK users of Facebook and Instagram to be charged £3.99 monthly for an ad-free edition
Users of Facebook and Instagram in the UK will have the option to access versions of the social networks without advertisements for as much as £3.99 per month
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Former Facebook executive Nick Clegg suggests that Meta "could improve" in terms of online safety
The ex-Deputy Prime Minister and former leader of the Liberal Democrats took on the role of Facebook's head of global affairs following the conclusion of his prominent political career
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"Unacceptable": Neil Young abandons Facebook after Meta is accused of allowing AI to engage in inappropriate interactions with minors
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley launched an inquiry into the technology behemoth, which claimed it had removed the policy directives
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Coffee machines for tears: scammers in Slovenia deceive users with fake giveaways and gifts on social media
Fraudsters use emotional posts and fake giveaways to steal personal and banking data from Facebook users in Slovenia.
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Fake memories for $77: how Facebook pages monetize artificially generated “Holocaust victims”
An investigation by Russian-language fact-checkers has found that more than a dozenFacebook pages are publishing AI-generated images and fabricated stories of Holocaust victims—likely for profit under Meta’s content monetization programs.
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200 million password leak: accounts of Google, Apple, Microsoft users hacked
Nearly 200,000,000 passwords have been compromised after digital thieves stole data linked to some of the world’s largest tech companies.
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“I won half a million? Are you out of your mind!” — How a deepfake turned a journalist into a scammer
We’ve been deepfaked, read the email. It appeared in my inbox from a colleague, with a link to a low-quality video on Facebook.
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Business on the dead: police uncover sale of human remains in Facebook store "Wicked Wonderland"
Two women from Florida have been arrested and charged with selling human remains over several years on their shop’s Facebook page.
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Meta has agreed to stop targeted advertising based on personal data following a lawsuit in the UK
Facebook has agreed to stop targeting advertisements at individual users using personal data after she filed a lawsuit against its parent company, tech giant Meta.
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Meta’s decision to drop professional factcheckers raises fears of increased radicalisation among older Facebook users
For middle-aged users, it will be ‘even harder to discern the truth’ among extremist content, expert says
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Meta and Amazon are scaling back their diversity programs ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab and Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency as conservative opposition to such initiatives grows louder.
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Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp down as users report major Meta outage
Downdetector showed a large spike in people complaining that social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and other Meta applications were affected by an outage
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Watchdog opens investigation into anti-immigrant posts on Facebook
Oversight Board says parent company Meta has ‘serious questions’ to answer over two posts allowed to remain online
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Facebook and Instagram have removed restrictions on Trump’s accounts
Meta has lifted the final restrictions on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the run up to US presidential elections in November.
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Shoppers raving about Co-op bargains - including pizzas for just 54p
SHOPPERS are raving about Co-op deals including dirt-cheap pizzas selling for just 54p.One excited customer celebrated the deal, saying she landed "lo
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Brit family launch urgent appeal after man fails to return from holiday
The family of Sam Kennedy have asked anyone with information on his whereabouts to come forward as the man did not return from his holiday in Krakow and has been missing since June 27
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My precious memories with mum were stolen WEEKS after she died due to my mistake
A DAUGHTER'S precious memories with her mum were stolen just weeks after she died due to a simple mistake.Ruth Wilson's phone was hacked and she was l
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Gardeners flock to local hairdressers to nab FREE product to keep slugs away
THEY'RE a total nuisance when it comes to plants.So it's little wonder that gardeners are constantly looking for different ideas and methods to keep s
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Shoppers celebrating after getting kids’ toys for £1 each in ‘amazing’ sale
SHOPPERS are going crazy over an "amazing sale" that saw them bag kids' toys for just £1.One customer was so excited she couldn't get enough and scre