#Australia took a stand against Facebook — and got silenced

#Australia took a stand against Facebook — and got silenced

“#Australia took a stand against Facebook — and got silenced” On Wednesday, Facebook launched a capital strike against the country of Australia. Rather than continue negotiations with Australia regarding paying for the news content circulating on its platform, Facebook decided to pull up stakes. Within hours, the company announced it would “restrict publishers and people…

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#Facebook plays hardball rather than play fair with news organizations

#Facebook plays hardball rather than play fair with news organizations

“#Facebook plays hardball rather than play fair with news organizations” Facebook’s scorched-earth campaign to pressure Australia’s Parliament to back off a bill that would force tech companies to pay for content has backfired: “Delete Facebook” is trending on other social-media platforms after the company banned news — and even critical government information services — from down under….

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#Study links screen time to suicidal thoughts in teen girls

#Study links screen time to suicidal thoughts in teen girls

“#Study links screen time to suicidal thoughts in teen girls” A new study has linked prolonged screen time to suicidal ideation in teens. Published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, the research revealed that among adolescent girls, significant time spent watching TV, playing video games or on social media that gradually increased was predictive…

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#Australia goes ahead with news content law despite Facebook blackout

#Australia goes ahead with news content law despite Facebook blackout

“#Australia goes ahead with news content law despite Facebook blackout” Australian officials say they’re forging ahead with efforts to make tech giants pay for news content even after Facebook imposed a media blackout there. “We’ll be proceeding with the code,” Communications Minister Paul Fletcher told Australia’s ABC News on Thursday. “We want Google and Facebook…

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#Facebook’s Australian news ban also blocks government pages

#Facebook’s Australian news ban also blocks government pages

“#Facebook’s Australian news ban also blocks government pages” Facebook made the sudden decision to ban media content on its platform in Australia Thursday, creating chaos when other entities — including a government weather agency and state health department — were also inadvertently blocked. The social-media giant placed restrictions on Australian news sites as lawmakers in…

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#Vladimir Putin’s ‘secret daughter’ says she’s enjoying the ‘limelight’

#Vladimir Putin’s ‘secret daughter’ says she’s enjoying the ‘limelight’

“#Vladimir Putin’s ‘secret daughter’ says she’s enjoying the ‘limelight’” A Russian college student who was outed by the media as President Vladimir Putin’s “secret daughter” says she’s loving the “limelight” after being named his alleged love child. Luiza Rozova, also known as Elizaveta Krivonogikh, discussed her newfound status on the social media platform Clubhouse. BBC…

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