#Expert warns virtual police may need to patrol metaverse to stop human trafficking

#Expert warns virtual police may need to patrol metaverse to stop human trafficking

“Expert warns virtual police may need to patrol metaverse to stop human trafficking” Virtual police may need to patrol the metaverse to keep users safe from abuse, according to a human trafficking expert. International human trafficking expert Matthew Friedman raised his concerns about criminals exploiting virtual reality in a recent article for the South China Morning…

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#Facebook and Instagram block hashtags about Ukraine massacres

#Facebook and Instagram block hashtags about Ukraine massacres

“Facebook and Instagram block hashtags about Ukraine massacres” Facebook and Instagram censored hashtags related to apparent Russian massacres of Ukrainian civilians, then unblocked them on Monday.  The blocked hostages included #RussianWarCrimes, #Bucha and #BuchaMassacre — references to apparent atrocities uncovered in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha in recent days following the withdrawal of Russian troops. …

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#Experts predict how the metaverse will change our mental health

#Experts predict how the metaverse will change our mental health

“Experts predict how the metaverse will change our mental health” Concerns over the metaverse’s effects on mental health have been growing among experts. As tech giants continue to build their metaverse platforms, many questions are being raised about the future of our mental health. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long been vocal about his plans for the…

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#Facebook accounts disabled for no apparent reason, users say

#Facebook accounts disabled for no apparent reason, users say

“Facebook accounts disabled for no apparent reason, users say” Did Mark Zuckerberg play an April Fools’ joke?  Dozens of Facebook users had their accounts disabled for no apparent reason this week — and the company temporarily barred many of them from appealing the decisions.  “Apparently my Facebook account has been disabled because it didn’t follow community standards,” one…

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#Apple, Facebook fell for scam and gave user data away: report

#Apple, Facebook fell for scam and gave user data away: report

“Apple, Facebook fell for scam and gave user data away: report” Apple Inc. and Facebook’s parent company fell for an email scam and turned some user data to phony law enforcement officials, a bombshell new report said. Cybercriminals who used hacked domains belonging to multiple law enforcement agencies made bogus “emergency requests” for certain users’…

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#EU, US agree to preliminary data storage deal

#EU, US agree to preliminary data storage deal

“EU, US agree to preliminary data storage deal” The European Union and the US announced a preliminary data transfer deal on Friday, seeking to end the limbo in which thousands of companies found themselves after Europe’s top court threw out two previous pacts due to concerns about US surveillance. While businesses cheered the news, Austrian…

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#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations

#EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations

“EU to crack down on Big Tech with new antitrust regulations” European Union officials have agreed on the language of new legislation aimed at reining in powerful American tech giants like Meta-owned Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Approval is pending for the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which is designed to prevent tech firms from gaining…

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# Meta files 8 digital asset and Web 3 trademark applications

# Meta files 8 digital asset and Web 3 trademark applications

” Meta files 8 digital asset and Web 3 trademark applications “ Meta, formerly Facebook, has filed eight trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, relating to blockchain technology and its proposed metaverse. The applications and their fields of interest are as follows, organized by serial number: 97320155: Online social…

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