Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October

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Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October | TechCrunch

In response to the European Union's incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it would stop selling and showing p...

The EU "mandates companies selling ads to clearly label political ads; provide information about their sponsor, the election or referendum they concern, what the ad cost, and targeting mechanisms used". Meta is sad: “we’re seeing regulatory obligations effectively remove popular products and services from the market". With whom is micro-targeted brainwashing popular, you shady zuckwits?

"a site previously ranked first in a search result could lose about 79% of its traffic for that query if results were delivered below an AI overview. The study also found that links to YouTube – owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet – were more prominent compared with the normal search result system. The research has been submitted as part of a legal complaint to the UK’s competition watchdog about the impact of Google AI Overviews"

the Guardian

AI summaries cause ‘devastating’ drop in audiences, online news media told

Exclusive: Study claims sites previously ranked first can lose 79% of traffic if results appear below Google Overview

An American father who moved to Russia to avoid LGBTQ+ “indoctrination” for his kids is being sent to the front line in Ukraine, despite being assured he would serve in a non-combat role. His wife added that, after a month of service, her family had yet to receive any pay.

The Daily Beast

Anti-Woke Dad Who Moved Family to Russia Sent to War Zone

Derek Huffman, 46, joined the military with hopes of becoming a Russian citizen. His wife said he was duped into a combat role.

I hate to agree with Apple or JD Vance, but on this occasion I do.

the Guardian

UK may back down on demand for backdoor access to Apple users’ encrypted data

Government sources say pressure from Washington, including JD Vance, could lead to Home Office climbdown, according to reports

I don't recall voting Tory.

the Guardian

Reeves says rules and red tape are ‘boot on the neck’ of business

At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth

A clip from my @npub1apys...0qmg talk in which I explain why we need alternatives to Big Tech

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It'd really odd that "the Epstein files" have suddenly disappeared.

‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing

the Guardian

‘The vehicle suddenly accelerated with our baby in it’: the terrifying truth about why Tesla’s cars keep crashing

Elon Musk is obsessive about the design of his supercars, right down to the disappearing door handles. But a series of shocking incidents – from ...

"2,400 customer complaints about unintended acceleration and more than 1,500 braking issues – 139 involving emergency braking without cause, and 383 phantom braking events triggered by false collision warnings. More than 1,000 crashes are documented."

James "Hepcat" Heppell from @npub1kn4y...3asa asks why Google doesn't put the user's chosen default browser into the "hot seat". Research shows that this increases retention and reduces Gatekeeper dominance. Apple does, and Google Chrome benefits from this on iOS. Can Google commit to doing the same on Android?