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A recent poll finds that Canada and Australia would ditch King Charles III as their symbolic head of state if given the chance. Daniel Leal - WPA Pool/Getty Images After his recent coronation, King Charles III is now fairly securely ensconced on the British throne, sitting on a level of public support for the monarchy that fluctuates around the 60% mark. But the king’s tenure is less secure in the 14 Commonwealth territories where he still reigns. Six of them — including the two biggest, Canada and Australia — would ditch Charles as their symbolic head of state if given the chance, according to a recent poll. In a 1999 referendum, Australians voted to retain Charles’ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in the largely ceremonial role. Now, however, enthusiasm for the monarchy there certainly does appear to be waning for both political and economic reasons. Sandy Biar, CEO of the Australian Republic Movement. (Courtesy Biar) “The idea of inheriting the position of Australia’s head of state is really out of step with Australian values,” said Sandy Biar,  » Read More

Meta has now given users a comprehensive look at just how it utilizes AI systems to help platforms like Facebook and Instagram determine just what users can see on their feeds. Through Meta’s Transparency Center, the company has released an explanation of how its AI systems ranks certain content on Facebook and Instagram Feeds, Stories and Reels. In a 22 card system, each card explains just how a certain aspect of the Meta platform may work. The company explains that for Facebook Feeds, its AI systems begin by gathering all the posts from your friends and even Pages that you follow. After that, the AI system then inputs various signals that showcase who has created the post, who has interacted with them in terms of your friends and even how many of your friends have liked the post. Depending on where it falls in the AI ranking will determine how relevant and valuable this will be on your feed. The card systems reveal that users have the option to customize what they can see on the platforms.  » Read More

Online hate and harassment rose sharply in the United States this year across demographics, leading to the highest rates in the country since 2020, according to a new study released Tuesday.The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual survey found more than half of Americans reported experiencing online hate and harassment at some point in their lives, up from 40% in 2022. About 33% of adults said they experienced online hate, up from 23% in 2022 and the increase was starker for teens, with 51% reporting online hate this year, up from 36%.The poll surveyed 2,139 adults and 550 youth in March and April, asking about their lifetime experiences with online hate as well as what they had seen and heard in the past 12 months. The findings have a margin of error of 2 percentage points for adults and 4 percentage points for youth. “Online hate and harassment is a really serious problem,” Jordan Kraemer, director of research at ADL, said. “Even when it stays online,  » Read More

At first, I worried about his erratic posting. Then I realized it was his lifeline.Illustration by Jon Han for The AtlanticJune 29, 2023, 11:13 AM ETIn the spring of 2018, I received a Facebook-friend request from an imposter—someone pretending to be my father. At least, that’s what I thought. The profile used my dad’s photos, but his name was spelled incorrectly. I reported it and went on with my life.Less than a month later, my dad was diagnosed with dementia. At first, my sister and I didn’t think much about his social-media use; we were busy worrying about his new tendency to elope—the term for when dementia patients wander away from their confines or, driven by anxiety or confusion, attempt to escape. (Once, he stole back the car keys we had hidden to keep him from driving off; twice, he simply bought a new car.) But then we noticed his Facebook profile. Though it was the one he’d long been using, with his name spelled correctly, he’d been sending odd messages,  » Read More

Australia’s privacy watchdog will soon enter negotiations with the Facebook owner to end protracted, costly legal proceedings over the Cambridge Analytica scandal, more than five years after it was first revealed.The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is still pursuing Meta, which owns Facebook, in the federal court over alleged privacy breaches affecting more than 300,000 Australian Facebook users caught up in the scandal.The breaches were first exposed in the Guardian in early 2018 and regulators in the US and the UK issued fines to Facebook the following year.The OAIC’s case, launched in 2020, has enjoyed some success in recent months. In March, it convinced the high court not to hear an appeal, a win that allowed it to continue prosecuting the alleged privacy breaches in the federal court.The federal court has now ordered the privacy commissioner and Meta to enter mediation and must find a suitable mediator in September before entering one month’s worth of talks in October.  » Read More

Top Class Actions’s website and social media posts use affiliate links. If you make a purchase using such links, we may receive a commission, but it will not result in any additional charges to you. Please review our Affiliate Link Disclosure for more information. (Photo Credit: chainarong06/Shutterstock) Meta Canada Online News Act overview:  Who: Meta has announced that it will no longer be offering news content on Facebook or Instagram in Canada following the passage of the Online News Act.  Why: The Online News Act requires media tech companies such as Meta to pay content fees to domestic media outlets.  Where: The decision affects Canadian Facebook and Instagram users. Meta has announced that it will no longer be allowing access to news content on Facebook and Instagram in Canada, following the passage of the Online News Act.  The Online News Act, also known as Bill C-18, was passed by the federal government last week and mandates tech companies pay content fees to domestic media outlets,  » Read More

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, over 30 years ago, marked a significant turning point in history, symbolizing the end of the Cold War and the dismantling of the Soviet Union. It was not the "end of history" as predicted by American political scientist Francis Fukuyama, but still the world significantly changed—particularly the left that needed to reinvent itself to survive.In certain parts of the world, particularly in Latin America and pockets of the left in Europe, there seems to be a refusal to acknowledge the fall of the Wall. This translates into some of the left's support for Russia and their silence in the face of the country's aggression and illegal invasion of Ukraine, a refusal to support democratic governments, and an outdated anti-Americanism.One possible explanation for the left's support for Russia is rooted in historical ideological affinity. Many leftist movements and leaders have traditionally admired the principles associated with the Soviet Union and its role in challenging Western capitalism, even though it resulted in a redundant failure. This historical legacy still influences their stance today,  » Read More

Topline Pickleball could be a major culprit in injuries leading to an increase in people using healthcare services—news that caused big health insurance companies’ shares to fall earlier this month—according to UBS analysts, who released a note Monday estimating Americans will spend between $250 million and $500 million in costs tied to pickle injuries this year. UBS analysts estimated pickleball will result in approximately $377,000,000 of medical costs for ... Americans this year, 80% of which will be incurred in an outpatient setting.Matt York/AP Photo Key Facts In the note, UBS highlighted certain demographic figures to back up its claim that pickleball could be contributing to the rise in healthcare costs, including: seniors make up about one third of the 22.3 million people expected to play pickleball this year, and pickleball players tend to have high incomes, with nearly half bringing home more than $100,000 annually. They then looked at pickleball injury data, which shows injuries tied to the sport among players 60 and older have been rapidly increasing for years and the sport has become “an increasingly important cause of injury” for seniors,  » Read More

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Facebook Marketplace can be a great tool to help you declutter and make some extra cash, especially during the summer and yard sale season.  Dina Younis is a thrifting blogger and has some great tips on getting rid of those unwanted items! Yard sales are a lot of work, but Facebook Marketplace can be an amazing tool and an easier way to get rid of a lot of extra things in your home. Younis said it’s important to treat Facebook Marketplace as a tool, not as a way to make big bucks, to get the most out of it and get rid of your clutter quickly. “Think of this as yard sale money. A few extra bucks,” Younis said.  Younis said to get started, think about what you like to buy and start there. Basically, anything can sell Facebook Marketplace. According to Younis, it really helps to bundle items in sale listings.  A lot of parents are looking for a whole box of a certain size of clothes,  » Read More

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