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Meta to force financial advertisers to be verified in bid to prevent celebrity scam ads targeting Australians (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 12/02/2024 - 06:26Musk could use the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ for Starlink, self-enrichment
Elon Musk, named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the federal government, is poised to undermine funding for rural broadband services to benefit his satellite internet services company, Starlink. Musk has long been a critic of the Biden administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (Bead) Program, which provides $42.45bn through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities.
Australia is connected to the world by cables no thicker than a garden hose – and at risk from sharks, accidents and sabotage (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 12/01/2024 - 12:48TikTok to block teenagers from beauty filters over mental health concerns (Guardian, The)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 11/27/2024 - 12:54X trying to block transfer of platform’s InfoWars accounts to the Onion (Guardian, The)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 11/27/2024 - 12:52How the far right is weaponising AI-generated content in Europe (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 06:22Black Friday turning into Black Fraud Day, says UK cybersecurity chief (Guardian, The)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 11/18/2024 - 10:12What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform? (Guardian, The)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Sun, 11/17/2024 - 22:33Trump’s wild threats put press freedom in the crosshairs in second term
Donald Trump could have an easier time limiting press freedom in his second term in the White House after a campaign marked by virulent rhetoric towards journalists and calls for punishing television networks and prosecuting journalists and their sources, legal scholars and journalism advocacy groups warn.