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Twitter on Sunday said that it will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames. The move would impact content from social media platforms like Meta Platforms’ META.O Facebook and Instagram, along with Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post while allowing cross-content posting, Twitter support said in a tweet.Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who recently invested in social media platform Nostr, replied to the Twitter support post with one word: “Why?” In a reply to another user posting about the Nostr promotion ban, Dorsey said, “doesn’t make sense.”Short video-platform TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd, was not included in the list. Story continues below advertisement Last week, Twitter disbanded its Trust and Safety Council, a volunteer group formed in 2016 to advise the social media platform on site decisions. Trending Now Trending Now The policy change follows other chaotic actions at Twitter since Elon Musk,  » Read More

France's Theo Hernandez, right, and Argentina's Lionel Messi vie for the ball during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, December 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)  » Read More

Rehan Ahmed only made his first-class debut in MayRehan Ahmed is younger than Facebook, Strictly Come Dancing and professional T20 cricket.His father is only two years older than James Anderson, who was playing in his 10th Test on the day Ahmed was born. Club cricketers everywhere will have owned pieces of kit for longer than he has been alive.In cricketing terms, leg-spinner Ahmed has always done things in a hurry.He was bowling googlies, flippers and sliders before the age of 10. By 11 he was dismissing England captains past and present, Alastair Cook and Ben Stokes, in the nets at Lord's. A year later he was impressing the late, great Shane Warne.Now, at 18 years and 126 days, he has played Test cricket at a younger age than any other man to pull on an England shirt. You have to go back to 1899 to find an England player with fewer than Ahmed's three first-class matches on Test debut.For someone used to moving through life at pace,  » Read More

John Carmack, the virtual reality pioneer who joined Meta from Oculus after its $2 billion acquisition, has left the social network. Business Insider first reported his departure, citing people familiar with the company, and published pieces of his internal memo that contained sentiments critical of Meta and its augmented and virtual reality efforts. After Insider's and The New York Times' reports came out, Carmack confirmed on Twitter and Facebook that he is indeed leaving the company and even published his note to staff members in full.  "This is the end of my decade in VR," Carmack said in his memo. He started by praising the Quest 2 headset for being what he "wanted to see from the beginning," with its inside out tracking, optional PC streaming, cost effectiveness and a screen with a resolution that's nearly 4K. However, he argued that it could "have happened a bit faster and been going better if different decisions had been made." Carmack's main issue with Meta seems to be the company's efficiency — or,  » Read More

Krysten Sinema's Facebook Marketplace side hustle has reportedly been somewhat lucrative, with the now-independant senator offloading a treadmill for $600 and a road-bike frame for $3,500. AP If you’re in the market for a used bike frame or secondhand high-heels, Arizona’s newly independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema might be able to give you a deal.  An Arizona reporter confirmed a story first reported in Slate on Thursday that claimed the senator is not-so-secretly hawking several items on Facebook Marketplace, ranging from a $25 trucker hat to a $500 bicycle travel case.  Sinema’s side hustle has been somewhat lucrative, with Slate reporting that a Facebook account purported to be that of the senator’s has offloaded a treadmill for $600 and a road-bike frame for $3,500, among other items. While Slate couldn’t confirm the actual identity of an account belonging to “Kyrsten Sinema,” a five-star rated seller on Facebook Marketplace, an Arizona reporter said on Friday that it is indeed one that belongs to the independent lawmaker.  Jim Small,  » Read More

The earth is full of wonders, whether you're talking about historical or modern marvels, technical and architectural achievements, or breathtakingly beautiful geological and natural wonders.Surprisingly enough, people rarely pay attention to the tiny yet intricate things around us, unless you're talking about the world's new seven wonders, that is.The 'World Beauties and Wonders' Facebook group, created by a Turkey-based Anatolian Leo, has a collection of natural wonders compiled into one place, and today we are sharing some of the best images taken across the globe with you as well. If you'd love to see the previous post on Bored Panda too, then make sure to click here for part 1. He opened the bottle 12 years later in 1972 to add some water and then sealed it for good. The self contained ecosystem has flourished for nearly 60 years.For those who are wondering how this is even possible: the garden is a perfectly balanced and self-sufficient ecosystem. The bacteria in the compost eats the dead plants and breaks down the oxygen that is released by the plants,  » Read More

COVINGTON, TN (FOX 13 News) — A 47-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he stole a $3,600 lawnmower from a Tractor Supply Co. and tried to sell it on Facebook, according to Covington Police Department. Police said that Bryon Stevens was taken into custody after detectives found the lawnmower at a home in Brownville. It all started about 3:30 p.m. Monday, when a man called the home improvement retail chain in Covington and said his manager from the “Haywood Tractor Supply Store” was sending him to pick up a lawnmower there, police said. Police said that the theft was of a Cub Cadet GT1 54-inch Zero Turn lawnmower. When the man arrived at the Tractor Supply store in Covington, employees did not check his identification and he left with the lawnmower in a truck pulling a trailer, police said. Police said that staff contacted the Haywood store and the manager there said that he had not requested a lawnmower transfer. Before he left with the lawnmower, the man used a debit card to purchase other items at the store,  » Read More

This is one of the most engaging articles I've read lately—about a completely perplexing topic: Kyrsten Sinema's Facebook Marketplace presence. Christina Cauterucci, writing for Slate, provides a deep dive into the Facebook Marketplace activity of a user named "Kyrsten Sinema." Cauterucci starts with listing some of what's on offer: The user is currently hawking—among other things—a $215 cycling ensemble, a $25 trucker hat, and a $150 stainless steel watch with a silicone strap. Within the past six weeks, she has offloaded a $150 fitness tracker ring, an $80 cycling jersey, and a $500 bicycle travel case. Over the past two years, and across at least five Facebook groups for athletes, she has listed several dozen personal items, including a $100 pair of sunglasses ("Just too big for my tiny head!!"), two $50 puffer jackets, three $75 pairs of high-heeled boots, a $75 cycling bib, a $60 Lululemon raincoat,  » Read More

Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images)Facebook and its parent company Meta are being sued for allegedly allowing toxic, violence-inciting content to flourish in communities in Ethiopia, where a civil war has left hundreds of thousands dead in recent years. The lawsuit, filed by two Ethiopian researchers, accuses the tech giant of helping to fuel violence in the region through a lack of effective content moderation controls. The suit claims that the company’s recommendations systems—which use algorithms to encourage users to engage with certain kinds of content over others—fueled the sharing of hateful posts regionally. The lawsuit has asked a court to force Meta to take steps to halt the spread of violent content, including hiring additional regional moderation staff, adjusting its algorithms to demote such content, and setting up restitution funds of some $2 billion to help victims of violence “incited on Facebook,” Reuters reports. “Not only does Facebook allow such content to be on the platform, they prioritise it and they make money from such content.  » Read More

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