9 h. 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...

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6 d. ago Vape disguised as children's toy cup among £35k of products seized in crackdown on illegal nicotine products

The illegal vapes - disguised as children's toys - were found in a £35,000 haul of products seized by Westminster council officials and police.

Economics

2 w. ago Police whistleblower who alleges a 'rotten culture of cronyism' among senior cops forces GMP back into court

EXCLUSIVE: Retired detective Pete Jackson's claims were dismissed by an employment tribunal last year - a judge has now allowed him to appeal

Events

2 w. ago In outback Australia, a telescope searches for a hidden universe. Down on Earth, misconduct claims rock the project

The organisation that manages the Square Kilometre Array Observatory has denied whistleblower allegations of financial mismanagementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt is hailed as a global endeavour to explore the hidden universe – a powerful telescope comprising more than 130,000 antennae being built in outback Western Australia.Along with a sister telescope in South Africa, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory is a €2bn (A$3.6bn) project tasked with mapping the first billion years of the universe. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A giant telescope was supposed to answer the universe’s big questions. Now the project has been rocked by misconduct claims

The organisation that manages the Square Kilometre Array Observatory has denied whistleblower allegations of financial mismanagementGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt is hailed as a global endeavour to explore the hidden universe – a powerful telescope comprising more than 130,000 antennae being built in outback Western Australia.Along with a sister telescope in South Africa, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory is a €2bn (A$3.6bn) project tasked with mapping the first billion years of the universe. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hospital hides the truth about 'strangers being let in to watch ops'

There has been a complete lack of transparency after serious allegations from whistleblowers

Politics

3 w. ago Parents told to stop giving brand of gummies to children and to throw product away

The warning comes after the product was found to contain an undeclared prescription-only medicine

Society