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Instagram users reported their posts and stories about Palestine were not receiving views By Web Desk October 19, 2023 People holding flags and placards take part in rally to support Palestine as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues at the old Town Square on October 18, 2023 in Prague. — AFP Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has implemented temporary measures to reduce the number of "potentially unwelcome or unwanted comments" on posts related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.In an updated blog post by Meta, the company addressed the matter saying that the default setting for people who can comment on new and public Facebook posts created in the region will now be limited to only their friends and followers.According to Meta, users can opt out and change the setting at any time, but the social media giant declined to specify how the company defined the region.The social media company added it will disable the ability to see the first one or two comments on posts while scrolling the Facebook feed.  » Read More

Home Tech News Your Facebook comment settings were just changed by Meta! Here is big reason why Due to the Israel-Hamas war, there is a lot of misinformation and hate speech circulating on social media and that is poisoning digital space, forcing tech majors to step in and stop this from acquiring bigger proportions. To safeguard people and discard harmful content, Meta has introduced a new update to Facebook in which users in the affected region may change their comment settings and utilize the profile locking tool to protect their Facebook account. Know more about the changes here.New Facebook updatesAfter the tension between Israel and Hamas, Meta has taken some steps to address harmful content and hate speech on Facebook. According to the Metablog report, harmful content such as praise for Hamas or any content containing violent and graphic material has now been restricted on the platform. As per new Facebook comment settings, it is restricting comments on new public posts to friends and established followers only.  » Read More

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE: Karen Anderson questioned why humans weren't blamed for dog attacks just weeks before her husband Noel Backhouse was mauled to death by their own petNoel Backhouse, 66, was killed when his pet Rottweiler turned on him at home (Image: Facebook)A Rottweiler owner who saw her husband mauled to death by their dog posted a chilling message on Facebook that suggested the breed is not violent just weeks before the fatal attack. Dog-lover Karen Anderson, 64, took to the social media site to question ‘when will they blame humans’ for dog attacks carried out by Dobermans, German Shepherds and Rottweilers. But tragically her husband Noel Backhouse, 66, was to be set upon by their pet Rottweiler, Ruben, just weeks later in a frenzy that left retiree Noel dead and teacher Karen battling serious injuries. Neighbours called for help at about 10.40pm on Sunday, October 15 to their home in a small community 25km southwest of Hobart, in Tasmania,  » Read More

She admitted to producing hundreds of fake documents, including Social Security cards, paystubs and bank statements that were used to commit fraud. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte woman pleaded guilty to making more than $320,000 by creating fake IDs and other legal documents during the COVID-19 pandemic, investigators said.  Chaiya Maley-Jackson, 23, pleaded guilty to unlawful production of a false identification document in North Carolina court Wednesday. Maley-Jackson's business, Diva Documents, began advertising the production of the false documents on Facebook, offering a service to create fraudulent driver's licenses, paystubs, COVID-19 vaccine cards, Social Security cards and bank statements. These documents ranged in price from $15 to $150 for driver's licenses, prosecutors said.  Maley-Jackson required her customers to pay for half of the payment upfront and the remainder of their balance once the documents were completed. Court documents show that she was aware that she was producing fraudulent documents that her customers would then use for COVID-19 relief, car loans, apartment rentals and other major transactions.  Maley-Jackson admitted to producing at least 400 Social Security cards,  » Read More

NewsUpdated: Oct. 17, 2023, 2:41 p.m.Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 2:19 p.m.A 29-year-old Pensacola man is charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman he met through Facebook Dating, an online dating app managed through the social media site, WEAR reported.Escambia County deputies initially contacted the victim Sunday outside St. John’s Episcopal Church. She was in need of medical attention, with what deputies described as an injury to her right eye, adding that she was “visibly shaken and nervous,” according to the report.The victim told deputies the suspect -- identified as Caleb Nathaniel Fast -- had been holding her against her will since last Thursday and that the two had connected through Facebook Dating. The woman said Fast struck her repeatedly, sexually assaulted her and threatened her with a firearm if she tried to leave, according to the report.The victim was finally able to escape after Fast passed out drunk after drinking a bottle of wine.  » Read More

Welcome to Bw Daily , the Bloomberg Businessweek newsletter, where we’ll bring you interesting voices, great reporting and the magazine’s usual charm every weekday. Let us know what you think by emailing our editor here! If this has been forwarded to you, click here to sign up . Earlier this fall, Mark Zuckerberg appeared on stage at his company’s headquarters and laid out what he described as “the future of human connection.”  » Read More

by Matthew HinsonMon, October 16th 2023, 9:21 PM UTCTabitha Melissa Paganelli.pngA Youngsville woman has been arrested and is being charged for her part in a Facebook scam. Tabitha Melissa Paganelli, 27, allegedly scammed someone over Facebook for the order of crochet animals. According to the Pitt County Sheriff's Office, on May 23, 2023, a citizen reported to the Pitt County Sheriff's Office that she had been the victim of a Facebook Scam where she had placed an order for crochet animals, but the order had not been fulfilled in full as promised. The victim attempted to resolve the issue with the suspect but all communications were cut.During the investigation, detectives with the Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit were able to determine the suspect's true identity. On September 8, 2023, warrants were obtained for 27-year-old Tabitha Melissa Paganelli, charging her with the felony of Obtaining Property by False Pretense. Detectives continued to search regarding her true whereabouts.On October 7,  » Read More

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTMeta has cautioned that some content might be temporarily suppressed or suspended as it sifts through millions of posts spreading across its platforms.By Mike IsaacMike Isaac reports on social networks and Silicon Valley from San Francisco.Oct. 16, 2023Updated 5:49 p.m. ETThousands of Palestinian supporters say their posts have been suppressed or removed from Facebook and Instagram, even if the messages do not break the platforms’ rules.Meta, which owns the two social networks, said that some of those posts were hidden from view because of an accidental bug in the company’s systems. In particular, messages of support for Palestinian civilians, many of whom have been displaced, injured or killed by Israeli airstrikes, were being hidden from the platforms, users said. Some people have also reported that Facebook suppressed accounts that called for peaceful protests in cities around the United States, including planned sit-ins in the San Francisco Bay Area over the weekend.Aya Omar,  » Read More

In this post, we will show you how to block someone from seeing your posts on Facebook without unfriending them. The easiest way to stop someone from seeing your Facebook updates is to unfriend them. But you may not feel comfortable unfriending people unless they are acquaintances. So what should you do? You can ‘restrict’ people to limit their interaction with you.Facebook has a ‘restrict’ feature that allows you to add people as ‘friends’ but keeps them from seeing your personal information. The feature comes in handy when you don’t want to unfriend a person (for example, your former colleagues) but at the same time don’t want him to see every update of yours. In this post, we will take you through the step-by-step process of hiding your Facebook posts from people without unfriending them.To block someone from seeing your posts on Facebook without unfriending them, you need to add that person to your ‘Restricted’ list.Restrict people to prevent them from seeing what you share on FacebookOpen the Facebook web app and log in to your account.  » Read More

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee women's golf sits in 10th place after one day at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship at Cherokee Country Club. The Lady Vols shot 6-over (290), led by sophomore Manassanan Chotikabhukkana, who sits in 14th place after shooting 1-under (70). The Bangkok, Thailand native carded an impressive 34 on the back nine, thanks to three straight birdies on holes 15 through 17. Dating back to the Mary Fossum Invitational in September, her last seven rounds of golf have resulted in an average score of 72. Senior Vanessa Gilly and freshman Martina-Lopez Lanchares are tied for 30th place after a 2-over (74) in round one. The duo had eerily similar performances, with both shooting a 3-over (38) on the front nine and using two birdies on the back nine to shoot 1-under (35).Caroline Patterson shot a 3-over (74) thanks to three birdies. The sophomore from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, sits in 39th place headed into Monday's action. Senior Kayla Holden shot a 9-over (80) to finish the day tied for 74th.  » Read More