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Pair charged with kidnapping and assault after Facebook Marketplace deal turns violent

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Police have arrested two people after a Facebook Marketplace transaction in the Auckland suburb of Wesley escalated into a violent kidnapping on Wednesday night. The...

Australia’s under-16s social media ban comes into force

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Australia will this week roll out a landmark ban preventing anyone under 16 from holding an account on major social media platforms, including TikTok,...

Henderson man gets his PS5 back after Marketplace scam leads to arrest

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A Henderson man has recovered his PlayStation 5 after being scammed while selling it on Facebook Marketplace to fund his wife’s dental surgery. After agreeing...

Meta begins removing under-16s in Australia under social media ban

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Meta has begun shutting down Facebook, Instagram and Threads accounts belonging to Australian users aged 13 to 15, ahead of the country’s under-16 social...

Meta accused of allowing sex trafficking accounts to rack up violations before suspension

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Meta knowingly allowed accounts involved in sex trafficking to remain active despite repeated violations, according to newly unsealed court filings in a major US...

Court filings claim Meta hid research linking Facebook use to worse mental health

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Meta allegedly concealed internal research showing that users who quit Facebook experienced measurable improvements in their mental health, according to newly unredacted court documents...

Auckland Council investigates fake Facebook harassment claim

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Manurewa Local Board member Joseph Allan has lodged a formal code-of-conduct complaint with Auckland Council, alleging that fake Facebook accounts were used to harass...

Danish PM unveils plans to ban social media for under-15s

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced plans to ban social media use for children under 15, warning that platforms are “stealing our children’s...

Meta rolls out new Facebook and Messenger restrictions for teenagers

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Meta is introducing new restrictions for teenagers on Facebook and Messenger, with teen accounts automatically set to private, controls on who can message them,...

Nepal blocks major social media platforms

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Facebook, YouTube, X, WhatsApp, and dozens more are no longer accessible in Nepal due to non-compliance with government registration. Nepal has blocked dozens of major...

Concerns grow over Meta’s ‘automated bans’

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New Zealanders and others worldwide are raising concerns over Meta’s reliance on automated moderation systems, which they say are wrongly suspending legitimate Instagram and...

Auckland Uni academic calls for enforcement of social media age limits

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University of Auckland researcher Dr Samantha Marsh is urging social media platforms to enforce age restrictions, proposing a minimum age of 16 to curb...

Facebook Marketplace being used to sell Class A drugs in NZ

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Dozens of Facebook Marketplace listings in New Zealand openly promoted the sale of class A drugs such as psychedelic mushrooms, cannabis, and LSD, sparking...

Thousands of dollars in fake bills seized

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Police have removed a significant quantity of counterfeit currency from circulation following an investigation into fraudulent transactions in Auckland. The Counties Manukau West Enquiries Team...

$150K Facebook Marketplace scammer arrested

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Police have arrested a man after he allegedly used Facebook Marketplace to fleece people of more than $150,000 worth of goods. This morning officers from...

US government could break up Zuckerberg’s Meta

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The tech giant is facing an antitrust trial that could force it to sell Instagram and WhatsApp. The US competition watchdog is seeking to break...

Meta are still fact checking in NZ and the Gene Technology Bill is on their radar

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Judith Collins is promising us an economic miracle if only she can deregulate biotechnology. According to Collins, gene technology research using CRISPR will be a...

Zuckerberg’s sudden censorship thaw is not free speech

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Facebook is trying to realign itself to stay relevant. But will it go beyond paying mere lip service to those demanding freedom? Why are some...

Meta replaces ‘fact-checking’ with user-based ‘community notes’ amid free speech push

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Meta has announced a significant shift in its content moderation strategy by replacing third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram with "community notes," a user-driven...

World reacts as Australia approves strict social media ban for under-16s

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Australia has started a global debate with the passage of unprecedented legislation banning children under 16 from using social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram,...

Australia set to ban social media for under-16s

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Australia's federal government is moving forward with legislation that would ban children under 16 from accessing social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that there...

Firearm seized following Facebook Marketplace deal gone wrong

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A woman has been arrested and a firearm seized following a Facebook Marketplace deal gone bad. Just after 1am the victim met a person at...

Cops seek woman in relation to Facebook Marketplace scams

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Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate Ashleigh Houston, who they want to speak with in relation to a number of Facebook Marketplace...

Trump’s Facebook, Instagram restrictions rolled back

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The decision is aimed at allowing Americans to hear from all presidential election nominees, Meta said. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced...

Beware of scammers offering shipping containers for sale on Facebook

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Eastern District Police have become aware of scammers offering shipping containers for sale on Facebook Marketplace and some of our local community pages on...

Meta blacklists Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei

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The tech giant says it prohibits people with a “violent mission” or those “engaged in violence”. Meta has banned multiple Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging...

Zuckerberg apologizes to families hurt by social media

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US lawmakers pressed the tech mogul to answer for the damage inflicted on young people through his platforms. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has offered an...

Irish government asks social media giants to censor posts

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The only platform that refused to cooperate and take down “vile” posts was Elon Musk’s X, the justice minister said. Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee...

EU gives Zuckerberg 24 hours to address ‘disinformation’ concerns

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Commissioner Thierry Breton has warned Meta about the alleged spread of fake news at the threat of fines. EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton has...

AI is ‘quite stupid’ – Meta

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The ‘hype’ behind artificial intelligence has surpassed what it is actually capable of, Meta has said. Current artificial intelligence (AI) models are “quite stupid” and...

‘Establishment’ asked Facebook to ‘censor’ Covid posts – Zuckerberg

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The Meta chief admitted that the social media platform removed millions of posts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Facebook was asked by the scientific “establishment” to...

Big Tech sued for deadly lack of censorship

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A new lawsuit accuses some of the largest US tech firms of failing to prevent a mass shooting in May 2022. The family members of...

Facebook upgrades Hersh report warning to ‘partly false’

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The social media platform modified its “fact check” of the Pulitzer-winning reporter's Nord Stream claims. Facebook has changed its position on a report implicating the...

Facebook labels Seymour Hersh’s reporting ‘false’

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The US social media giant has cited counterclaims by “independent fact-checkers” from Norway and Ukraine. Facebook has been criticized after opting to label reports by...

African court claims jurisdiction in Meta ‘unlawful dismissal’ cases

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Judge Matthews Nduma has found that Facebook's parent company can be sued in Kenya. Kenya’s employment and labor relations court ruled on Thursday that it...

Donald Trump returns to Facebook

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The former US president was controversially suspended by META's teams over his connection to the Capitol riots in Washington DC. Former US president Donald Trump...

Facebook Is Dead Unless You Post Something that Does Not Matter

Jeffrey A. Tucker -
Since Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, it’s been quite a wild ride. Thousands of doctors and scientists have been unbanned and are now speaking....

Meta hit with massive fine

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Targeted ads by Facebook and Instagram violated EU privacy law, the Irish data regulator has found. Facebook parent firm Meta has been fined $414 million...

Facebook censorship in the spotlight again

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Two recent high profile cases demonstrate the ailing social network's relationship with the State's censorship machine. Last month Liz Gunn talked to Lucretia Bird, an...

Watch: Meta’s 70% loss of value in 12 months explained

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'Meta has in an identity crisis with a king who has tunnel vision.' In this episode ColdFusionTV discuss Meta's dramatic fall from the top,...
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