36 h. ago Meta to target ads based on your conversations with its AI chatbot

Marrk Zuckerberg says Meta AI is designed to ‘know a whole lot about you’

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4 d. ago Rachel Reeves under pressure to rule out tax rises as Chancellor admits 'the world has changed'

The UK Chancellor said she was "determined not to increase key taxes that working people pay" when she announces the Budget next month.

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5 d. ago Pensioner is left without front door for a month after police batter it down

Nicholas Michaels, 69, was out for dinner when a neighbour called him to say there was smoke coming from a window.

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6 d. ago Christian Horner rakes in huge salary and remains on course to be F1’s highest paid boss – despite being SACKED

CHRISTIAN HORNER banked a whopping £7,046,000 salary last year — keeping him on track as Formula One’s best-paid team boss. Horner’s pay increased by £46,000 — almost £4,000 a month — according to fresh accounts from Red Bull. The 51-year-old’s pay rise came on top of his salary doubling the previous year and meant his...

Economics

7 d. ago Cute fluffy characters and Egyptian selfies: Meta launches AI feed Vibes

Under Mark Zuckerberg’s publicity video for Vibes, one Instagram user commented: ‘Bros posting ai slop on his own app’Facebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free versionCat videos, selfies and dad jokes are typical fare for any social media feed but Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is introducing a new twist: they’re all made by artificial intelligence.The Meta founder and chief executive has announced the launch of Vibes, a new feed on the Meta AI app comprised entirely of AI-made videos. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Facebook and Instagram users will pay £4 a month for no adverts

The company, run by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, has been forced to comply with rules from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office - Facebook and Instagram will offer a subscription model costing £2.99 or £3.99 a month

Economics

7 d. ago Facebook and Instagram users in Britain will now have to PAY £3.99/month for ad

Facebook and Instagram users in Britain will now have to pay a monthly fee to avoid being targeted with personalised adverts.

Economics

7 d. ago Facebook and Instagram to charge Brits £4 a month to block ads – but there’s a loophole to make it cheaper

BRITS can soon pay a monthly subscription fee to stop seeing ads on Facebook and Instagram. Tech giant Meta says that you can pay £3.99 inside the iPhone and Android apps to cut out ads completely – but admitted there's a way to get it discounted. Facebook and Instagram are some of the most used...

Economics

8 d. ago Merch sellers cash in on Kirk’s killing with flood of social media ads

Foreign brands not linked to Kirk’s Turning Point USA sell patriotic gear with unclear promises to donate profitsJust hours after Charlie Kirk’s death was confirmed, hundreds of advertisements for memorial merchandise appeared on Facebook and Instagram.In a viral post with more than 8,000 shares and hundreds of thousands of likes, the brand See Jesus In You promoted an “Echo of Freedom” shirt with an American flag and Kirk’s signature, calling him a symbol of “faith, liberty, and America”. The simple shirt, which Kirk was wearing when he was assassinated, has become a hot commodity among his conservative supporters. Another clothing brand, Liberty Faith Gear, struck a much more combative tone in marketing its version of the freedom tee, as it urged “patriots [to] rise when freedom is attacked. We do not hide. We do not bow.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are DOWN in major UK social media outage

The issues began shortly after 2pm Wednesday, according to Down Detector, with more than 2,000 reports from affected customers.

Technology

9 d. ago Warning over new dropshipping scam sweeping Instagram and Facebook – how fraudsters are targeting you

A WARNING has been issued over a new dropshipping scam sweeping Instragram and Facebook. The advertising watchdog has told shoppers to be aware of companies that promote clothes they don't stock and instead ship cheap items from third-party sellers overseas. This is a practice otherwise known as dropshipping. It comes as a so-called "British" clothing...

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3 w. ago Meta hid harms to children from VR products, whistleblowers allege

Company accused of manipulating virtual reality research as senator attacks Meta’s ‘disgusting web of lies’A group of six whistleblowers have come forward with allegations of a cover-up of harm to children on Meta’s virtual reality devices and apps. They say the social media company, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and offers a line of VR headsets and games, deleted or doctored internal safety research that showed children being exposed to grooming, sexual harassment and violence in its 3D realms.“Meta knew that underage children were using its products, but figured, ‘Hey, kids drive engagement,’ and it was making them cash,” Jason Sattizahn, one of the whistleblowers who worked on the company’s VR research, said in a statement. “Meta has compromised their internal teams to manipulate research and straight-up erase data that they don’t like.” Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago At least 19 killed in ‘gen Z’ protests against Nepal’s social media ban

Many demonstrators say they are also on the streets over corruption and nepotism they allege is rampantAt least 19 people have been killed during protests in Nepal over a government ban on dozens of online platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and X.The government has faced mounting criticism after imposing a ban on 26 prominent social media platforms and messaging apps last week because they had missed a deadline to register under new regulations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least 16 people killed during protests against Nepal’s social media ban

Free speech demonstrations came after government said Facebook and others failed to follow new regulationsAt least 16 people have been killed during protests in Nepal over a government ban on dozens of social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and X.The government, led by the prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, has faced mounting criticism after imposing a ban on 26 prominent social media platforms and messaging apps that it says have failed to comply with new regulations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least 19 people killed during protests against Nepal’s social media ban

Free speech demonstrations come after government said Facebook and others failed to follow new regulationsAt least 19 people have been killed during protests in Nepal over a government ban on dozens of online platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and X.The government has faced mounting criticism after imposing a ban on 26 prominent social media platforms and messaging apps last week because they had missed a deadline to register under new regulations. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least 10 people killed during protests against Nepal’s social media ban

Free speech demonstrations came after government said Facebook and others failed to follow new regulationsAt least 10 people have been killed in Nepal after protests over a government ban on dozens of social media platforms – including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and X – led to violent clashes with police.The government, led by the prime minister, KP Sharma Oli, has faced mounting criticism after imposing a ban on 26 prominent social media platforms and messaging apps that it says have failed to comply with new regulations. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Up to one in four vapes confiscated in school contain spice, study finds

Researchers analysed 1,923 e-cigarettes and e-liquids, collected from 114 schools across seven regions in England.

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