Facebook

A New Jersey man has been convicted of a 2016 home invasion and the murder of three people inside, including two children under the age of 12. Jeremy Arrington, 31, was convicted after a 10-day trial on 28 charges, including three counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, burglary, criminal restraint and multiple weapons charges, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II announced Saturday. On Nov. 5, 2016, Arrington broke into the Newark home, angry that one of the residents had reshared a Facebook post that named him as a suspect in a previous shooting and sexual assault, police said at the time. Over the next hour, Arrington tied up six people inside — a 29-year-old woman, 13-year-old twins, 8-year-old Aerial Little Whitehurst, 11-year-old Al-Jahon Whitehurst and 23-year-old Syasia McBorroughs — and stabbed them repeatedly. McBorroughs, who was visiting the family, was also shot. Jeremy Arrington (Essex County Prosecutor) Aerial, Al-Jahon and Syasia all died from their wounds. The other three victims survived. One of the twins was able to escape and called 911 while hiding in a closet,  » Read More

Roskomnadzor said there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020. Roskomnadzor said there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020. Russia has blocked Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook, the country's communications regulator said on Friday, in response to what it said were restrictions on access to Russian media on the platform.(Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. Click here to subscribe for free.)The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, with access restricted to state-backed channels like RT and the RIA news agency.Meta had no immediate comment. The company this week said it had restricted access to RT and Sputnik across the European Union and was globally demoting content from Russian state-controlled outlets' Facebook pages and Instagram accounts, as well as posts containing links to those outlets on Facebook.  » Read More

A seller is warning others after being made to "feel a fool" when a Facebook Marketplace scammer conned him with a fake banking app and fled with his £500 PlayStation 5. Father-of-one Jamie Maloney listed the console on Facebook as he needed the cash to feed his family after a tough couple of years but the buyer snatched it and dashed out the door without paying. Jamie, who works in a bar, had been speaking to the buyer 'John Smith' online throughout the day and rushed home to get it cleaned and boxed up ready for collection last month, Leicestershire Live reports. But after greeting 'Mr Smith' on the doorstep of his home in Hamilton, Leicester, the scammer made a dash for the door as soon as he had the PS5. Jamie said the experience was "gut wrenching" because he was in need of money to feed his partner Hollie and three-year-old daughter, Emily. He said: "The whole thing has left us shaken and upset, so I am desperate to spread awareness of these criminals and how people should be extremely careful when selling locally on any apps like Facebook Marketplace.  » Read More

Jeremy Arrington was convicted for killing three victims and stabbing three others when he broke into a house in rage over a facebook post. Dept. of Public Safety A New Jersey man was convicted for the brutal murder of two children and a college student he killed after he broke into a house because he was angry over a Facebook post, prosecutors announced Saturday. Jeremy Arrington, 31, was found guilty on a slew of charges related to a 2016 Newark home invasion where he bound and tortured six people inside, killing three and stabbing three others, the Essex County prosecutor said. Arrington fatally stabbed 8-year-old Aerial Little Whitehurst and 11-year-old Al-Jahon Whitehurst, then fatally shot 23-year-old Syasia McBorroughs — a college student who had been visiting the family. The children’s mother, 29, and two 13-year-old twins — a boy and a girl — were stabbed but survived, reports said. The killer’s deadly rage came after one of of the stabbing victims had allegedly reposted a police alert on Facebook that named Arrington as a suspect in an earlier shooting and sexual assault,  » Read More

Russian forces declare a ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha. A top official in Mariupol says the ceasefire there is to last until 4pm (14:00 GMT). Multiple news outlets say they will pause their work inside Russia citing a new law that could mean jail for those found to be intentionally spreading “fake” news. US envoy to UN condemns Russia’s seizure of the largest nuclear power station in Europe, calling attack “reckless” and “dangerous”. Ukrainian officials say attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant killed “several” people. Moscow denies attacking the site, blaming a fire that broke out there early on Friday on Ukrainian “saboteurs”. Russia says it is blocking Facebook and restricting access to Twitter, citing restrictions on Russian media. More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine to neighbouring countries, according to UN. Here are all the latest updates: 22 seconds ago (09:34 GMT) Russian forces are not observing full ceasefire on Mariupol evacuation route: City council The city council of Ukraine’s Mariupol city has said Russian forces are not observing an agreed ceasefire along the whole length of a planned route for the evacuation of civilians that was due…

DUSSELDORF: Russian President Vladimir Putin has intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on the war in Ukraine, blocking Facebook and Twitter and signing into law a bill that criminalizes the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be “fake” reports. The moves against the social media giants on Friday follow blocks imposed on the BBC, the US government-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, and Latvia-based website Meduza. The government's sweeping action against the foreign outlets that publish news in Russian seeks to establish even tighter controls over what information the domestic audience sees about the invasion of Ukraine. The state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said it cut access to Twitter and Facebook in line with a decision by the prosecutor general's office. The watchdog has previously accused Twitter of failing to delete the content banned by Russian authorities and slowed down access to it. The bill, quickly rubber-stamped by both houses of the Kremlin-controlled parliament and signed by Putin,  » Read More

Facebook and multiple media websites were partially inaccessible in Russia on Friday, as authorities crack down on critical voices and fighting rages in Ukraine. AFP journalists in Moscow were not able to access Facebook, as well as the sites of media outlets Meduza, Deutsche Welle, RFE-RL and the BBC's Russian-language service. The monitoring NGO GlobalCheck also said the sites were partially down. On its Telegram account, independent outlet Meduza said that its site was no longer available to "some of its users" in Russia, but added that it had not received notification from the authorities about a block. Since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last week, Russian authorities have stepped up pressure against independent media, though press freedoms in the country were already rapidly waning. Earlier this week, Russia's Prosecutor General ordered the country's media watchdog to "restrict access" to the liberal Ekho Moskvy radio station and the independent Dozhd TV channel. Those shutdowns were due to the outlets refusing to toe the official line on the war in Ukraine. According to the Kremlin,  » Read More

Published: 10:28am, 4 Mar, 2022 Updated: 10:57am, 4 Mar, 2022  » Read More

Facebook's Old Crypto Project Undergoes Metamorphosis. TheStreet Staff. 8 hrs ago. Like. Comments|. 2. Facebook's Old Crypto Project Undergoes ...  » Read More

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maybe you already know it’s not a good idea to over-share on social media. Then you find yourself answering one of those lists of questions posted by one of your friends.I ran across one the other day saying it was “National Middle Name Day” and to drop your middle name in the comments.This one makes the rounds every few months. There are others such as tell us the name of your favorite teacher, or pet, or what kind of car you drove in high school. They seem harmless.While your friends may not find it all too interesting, there are con artists and hackers who love nothing more than seeing how you answer the questions.Why? Because they are constantly combing the web and social media looking for information they can use to target victims. Here’s an example of how this type of oversharing can be used against you:When you sign up for a new account with a bank, credit card company, Netflix, or something else you might be asked to choose a password recovery question and answer.  » Read More