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Former Met police officer committed gross misconduct after targeting women with fake Instagram profiles
A Metropolitan Police officer created fake Instagram accounts to send unwanted, sexually motivated messages to a string of women including those he’d met at school and university, a misconduct panel has found.
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Meta wins antitrust case as US judge rules Instagram and WhatsApp purchases were legal
A US district judge in Washington has ruled that Facebook-parent Meta Platforms did not violate antitrust laws with its acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp more than a decade ago.
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EU says Meta makes it too hard for users to report illegal content on Facebook and Instagram
Both platforms now have time to respond to the findings or face a penalty of up to 6% of their global annual revenue.
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AI deepfakes on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok lure Europeans into billion-euro fraud schemes
Thousands of people across Europe are being lured into investment scams promoted on social media. Investigate Europe reports that tech companies and public authorities are failing to protect citizens despite the Digital Services Act.
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Meta to launch £3.99 monthly subscription for ad-free experience
Facebook and Instagram users will soon be able to browse without ads, as Meta unveils a paid subscription service for mobile and desktop
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Facebook and Instagram to charge UK users £3.99 a month for ad-free version
Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will be offered ad-free versions of the social networks for up to £3.99 a month.
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Deepfake industry on TikTok: how fake videos of famous doctors sell dubious “miracle cures”
LBC can reveal that hundreds of renowned doctors are being featured in deepfakes on social media to spread health misinformation and deceive customers into purchasing products.
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Gary Lineker apologizes for repost with antisemitic undertone: “It goes against everything I believe in”
Gary Lineker has apologized after sharing an Instagram story about
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Meta delays: Instagram and Facebook remove fraudulent financial content within up to six weeks
FCA says Instagram and Facebook owner takes up to six weeks to act on warnings about finfluencer posts
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Instagram blocks under-16s from livestreaming without parental consent
Under-16s will be prohibited from using the app’s Live feature unless they have parental permission.
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WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram are down as Meta ’crashes’ in a global outage – with the TikTok app also failing
A major outage has left WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok all out of action.
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Brendan Courtney was brutally attacked and kicked in the head near his home ’because I’m gay’
RTE host Brendan Courtney stated that he believed he was targeted for being gay after being attacked by three men near his home in Dublin.
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Luxury during the war: How Ukrainians buy luxury cars for tens of millions of hryvnias
By the conclusion of the third year of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, numerous Ukrainians are feeling an increasing sense of dissonance. While Ukrainian soldiers are daily calling for assistance in buying vehicles for combat missions, a growing number of ultra-expensive cars...
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Talk of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returning to royal duties is debunked
Hopes persist that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will return to the royal family, but one expert has provided reasons why this will not occur—and they are controversial.
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Michelle Trachtenberg dies at 39 — former ‘Gossip Girl,’ ‘Harriet the Spy’ star recently had a liver transplant
Actress Michelle Trachtenberg, known for a wide range of TV and film roles including in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl,” has died at the age of 39, sources told The Post.
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A 20-billion villa and romantic ties with Andrey Kostin: What’s behind the luxurious life of TV host Nailya Asker-Zade?
The luxury property of TV host Nailya Asker-Zade, including a villa worth 20 billion rubles, was acquired through offshore companies linked to VTB head Andrey Kostin and billionaire Alexander Svetakov, the owner of the Absolute company.
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Rampaging shoppers climb onto a police car after a London clothing giveaway goes awry
A busy shopping street in London has descended into chaos after a clothing giveaway went wrong.
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Emma Raducanu ‘stalker’ given restraining order by police in Dubai
The ‘stalker’ who targeted Emma Raducanu at the Dubai Tennis Championships has been handed a restraining order by local police.
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Meghan Markle changes direction and renames her brand after the initial one was a major failure
Less than a year after launching her lifestyle brand ‘American Riviera Orchard’, Meghan Markle has renamed it.
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Tinder Swindler continues to showcase his lavish lifestyle three years following the Netflix documentary
A victim of the Tinder Swindler has said she is ‘incredibly sad’ to see him continuing to flaunt a flashy lifestyle on social media despite being exposed in the hit Netflix documentary.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton share a Valentine’s Day post with a nod to the ‘hardest year’
Prince William has posted a photo of himself and Princess Kate for Valentine’s Day, and fans are praising the simple yet powerful gesture that acknowledges the extremely challenging year they have endured.
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UK drill rapper Digga D, sentenced to four years in prison, releases a defiant statement
UK musician Digga D, whose real name is Rhys Herbert, has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the importation and supply of the Class B drug.
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Famous Italian blogger may be imprisoned for five years
Italy’s biggest influencer Chiara Ferragni could face up to five years in jail if she is found guilty of fraud over allegedly misleading her followers with the sale of limited edition Christmas cakes and Easter eggs.
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Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump’s lawsuit over ban
US President Donald Trump has signed a legal settlement that will see Facebook and Instagram owner Meta pay out roughly $25m (£20m).
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US drug kingpin arrested in the UK after his wife’s European holiday photos led detectives to their location
A drug cartel ringleader has been arrested in the UK - after his wife shared luxury holiday snaps online in plain sight of detectives.
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