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Recalled baby products linked to more than 100 infant deaths are still widely sold on Facebook Marketplace despite thousands of requests from federal regulators to take down the items, four members of Congress said.In a letter sent Friday to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the lawmakers said the Boppy lounger, which was recalled in 2021, and the Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play, an infant sleep product that was recalled in 2019, are among the items still sold on the platform.Lawmakers wrote that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has sent Facebook parent Meta about 1,000 requests a month since 2022 to remove the recalled Boppy Newborn Lounger, but the product keeps cropping up for sale on the platform.Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleepers.Consumer Product Safety Commission “To date, the volume of takedown requests has not slowed, and CPSC staff is unaware of any proactive measures Meta has taken to prevent these postings in the future,” said the letter, signed by Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Washington Republican; the House Energy and Commerce Committee chair,  » Read More

Fires raging in Canada have pushed tens of thousands of people from their homes | Photo Credit: Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during the emergencies created by Canada’s record wildfire season. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced earlier this summer it would keep its promise to block news content from Canada on its platforms because of a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.Fires raging in Canada have pushed tens of thousands of people from their homes and threatened cities such as Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories. About 30,000 people were under evacuation orders in British Columbia.“Right now, in an emergency situation where up to date local information is more important than ever, Facebook is putting corporate profits ahead of people's safety,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Cornwall on Prince Edward Island.  » Read More

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1 of 3 | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters following an announcement at the Island Montessori Academy in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP) 2 of 3 | FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, June 14, 2023. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) 3 of 3 | Thick smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire fills the air around a Canadian flag fluttering in the wind as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers on a boat patrol Shuswap Lake, in Scotch Creek, British Columbia, on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) 1 of 3 | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters following an announcement at the Island Montessori Academy in Cornwall,  » Read More

Two men have died while taking part of an Ironman triathlon event in Youghal, County Cork.The men, one aged in his 60s and the other in his 40s, were participating in the swimming section when they got into difficulty in separate incidents.They were removed from the water by the emergency services.It is understood one of the men was Irish, but had been living in the UK, while the other was from Canada, Irish broadcaster RTÉ has reported.The men were taking part in an Ironman 70.3 event, also known as a half ironman. It typically involves a 1.2 mile (1.9km) swim, 56 mile (90.1km) cycle and a 13.1 mile (21.1km) run.Gardaí (Irish police) said both men were pronounced dead by medical personnel and the local coroner has been notified. The organisers of the event, Ironman Ireland, said they were "deeply saddened" by the deaths."During the swim portion of Sunday's race, safety personnel provided immediate medical attention upon recognising the athletes were in need of assistance," it said.  » Read More

Opeyemi Afeez (not real name), a retired Nigerian principal based in the United States, has accused Shade Olugbemi, a Facebook influencer, of defrauding her of N1.85 million. Afeez recounted that in 2020, shortly after her retirement, she began searching for legitimate investment opportunities. During this search, she came across Olugbemi’s offering —Teeshafo Foods. According to Afeez, what Olugbemi presented appeared as a unique investment model that diverged from the prevalent unsustainable investment practices she used to know. This distinction piqued Afeez’s interest and led her to consider investing with Olugbemi. Afeez told FIJ that it seemed those who invested with Olugbemi received payments after some time. Intrigued by this, Afeez delved deeper to understand the mechanics of Olugbemi’s investment model. READ MORE: How Investor Lost N60,000 to Shade Olugbemi’s Teeshafo Foods After conversing with Olugbemi, Afeez learned that she could anticipate a 10 percent return on her investments. Given that her investments were directed towards agricultural products, Afeez said she became convinced and subsequently invested her funds.  » Read More

The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta lift a "reckless" ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country.Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay for news articles.Some people fleeing wildfires in the remote northern town of Yellowknife have complained to domestic media that the ban prevented them from sharing important data about the fires."Meta's reckless choice to block news ... is hurting access to vital information on Facebook and Instagram," Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said in a social media post."We are calling on them to reinstate news sharing today for the safety of Canadians facing this emergency. We need more news right now, not less," she said.Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez earlier said the ban meant people did not have access to crucial information.Chris Bittle,  » Read More

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Time is running out to file claim for Facebook settlement UP IN THAT TEN DAY FORECAST HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. T.J., THANK YOU. TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR ELIGIBLE FACEBOOK USERS TO FILE A CLAIM IN A DATA PRIVACY SETTLEMENT CASE. FACEBOOK’S PARENT COMPANY, META, AGREED TO PAY $725 MILLION IN DECEMBER TO SETTLE A HOST OF PRIVACY RELATED CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. SO YOU DO HAVE UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY IF YOU WANT TO FILE A CLAIM IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE HAD A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT AT ANY POINT BETWEEN MAY 24TH OF 2007 AND DECEMBER 22ND OF LAST YEAR. THAT FINAL APPRO GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Privacy Notice Time is running out to file claim for Facebook settlement Time is running out for eligible Facebook users to file a claim in a data privacy settlement case.Facebook's parent company Meta agreed to pay $725 million in December to settle a host of privacy-related class action lawsuits.  » Read More

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