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3.6m ‘shell pages’ on Facebook, Instagram found primed for scams after S’pore police tip-off: Meta

Meta took action against 3.64 million such ‘shell pages’ in July.
Meta took action against 3.64 million such ‘shell pages’ in July.

Meta’s Facebook, Instagram recover after brief outage

There were more than 17,000 reports of issues with Facebook and more than 5,000 outages on Instagram.
There were more than 17,000 reports of issues with Facebook and more than 5,000 outages on Instagram.

Five killed in Hanoi house fire, police say

Boufal embarks on new adventure with Libya's Al-Ittihad

Oversight board asks Meta not to replace fact-checking with Community Notes

Meta announced on Sept 9 that it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America
Meta announced on Sept 9 that it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America

Myanmar's Mandalay airport shuts after drone attack

Macron urges EU ban on social media for under-15s in letter to Von der Leyen

France’s President Emmanuel Macron said it is essential for the EU to “harmonise a ban on access to social media platforms for children under the age of 15”.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said it is essential for the EU to “harmonise a ban on access to social media platforms for children under the age of 15”.

Father of sailor aboard US aircraft carrier freed from immigration detention

Facebook, TikTok promoted Colombian armed groups’ content to recruit children: NGO

Human Rights Watch said the circulation of social media content by armed groups “glorifies life in armed group ranks” and promotes “deceptive job offers”.
Human Rights Watch said the circulation of social media content by armed groups “glorifies life in armed group ranks” and promotes “deceptive job offers”.

Hungarian Gripen jet crashes, no injuries reported, PM Magyar says

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