Trump is returning to social media in a few months with his own platform, spokesman says

New York (CNN Business)Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media -- but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on Sunday.

Jason Miller, a long-time adviser and spokesperson for Trump's 2020 campaign told Howard Kurtz on Fox's "MediaBuzz" that Trump will be "returning to social media in probably about two or three months." He added Trump's return will be with "his own platform" that will attract "tens of millions" of new users and "completely redefine the game."

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It started on Instagram. Now Chanel’s petition is leading a sex education revolution

Chanel Contos was in the back room of the converted London warehouse she lives in, her phone buzzing every few seconds with new social media notifications, when she decided to go public with her story of teenage sexual assault.

Her petition for earlier sex education in schools, which began as an Instagram poll, was just beginning to reveal hundreds of testimonies from former Sydney schoolgirls about sexual assaults they had experienced at the hands of their male peers. And it was showing no signs of slowing.

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YouTube pulls Myanmar military channels as UN prepares to meet on crisis

YouTube has removed five channels run by Myanmar's military for violating its guidelines.

The video service announced the move on Friday, as demonstrators defied growing violence by security forces and staged more anti-coup protests ahead of a special UN Security Council meeting on the country's political crisis.

YouTube said it was watching for any further content that might violate its rules. 

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Homegrown extremists: Inside a neo-Nazi hate group

Australia will for the first time move to outlaw a far-right extremist group, A Current Affair can exclusively reveal, potentially paving the way for other neo-Nazi outfits to be subject to the same bans.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton confirmed he had received a recommendation from spy agency ASIO to formally proscribe the Sonnenkrieg Division a "terrorist organisation".

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Instagram Influencer Poses Naked on An Endangered Sumatran Elephant in Bali, Triggers Outrage | Watch

Alesya Kafelnikova, a 22-year-old Russian social media influencer, has sparked online outrage after she posed naked on top of an endangered Sumatran elephant. Notably, the influencer-model is also the daughter of Yevgeny Kafelnikov, former world No.1 tennis player. Posing nude on an Sumatran elephant, Alesya shared a short video of her with the animal on her Instagram page on February 13, captioning it as “Natural vibes”. After criticism by animal lovers, the video has since been removed. 

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One of the comments on her post read, “This is not cool action, leave the elephant and use a chair or something else. This is cruelty,” as well as, “Why be naked? Do you think everyone is interested in seeing you naked? How does this elephant deserve to have treatment?” As per The Sun, another person wrote, “Poor elephant. Aren’t you ashamed to lie naked on an elephant? This is a living creature. Money overshadows everything.” Many animal groups including Save the Asian Elephants, also condemned her actions and described the post as ‘something else tragic’. 

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Facebook reverses ban on Australian news as government agrees to amend media code

Facebook will lift its news ban for Australian users and publishers, less than a week after making the shock decision.

The ban – made last week in response to a proposed new Media Bargaining law – meant Australian users could no longer view or share local articles, while international Facebook users were also restricted from seeing Australian news.

Lifting the ban means local news publications and sites – including news.com.au – will be back on Facebook, with content once again allowed to be shared in coming days.

“Australian news will be restored to the Facebook platform, and Facebook has committed to entering into good faith negotiations with Australian news media businesses and seeking to reach agreements to pay for content,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told reporters.

Mr Frydenberg thanked Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg “for the constructive nature of the discussions we have had over the course of recent days”.

“It has been a difficult process, but these are really important issues. These are important issues because the purpose of the code and the purpose of the Morrison Government’s intentions have been designed to sustain public interest journalism in this country,” he said.

“That is why we have sought to put this code in place, that is why the now-Prime Minister, then the Treasurer, commissioned the ACCC to undertake this groundbreaking review a number of years ago.”

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‘Game Over’: Facebook post before alleged sledgehammer attack in CBD hotel

A man wanted by police after a woman was attacked at a luxury hotel in Sydney’s CBD allegedly wrote on Facebook hours earlier: “Game Over”.

A warrant for attempted murder has been issued for the arrest of Matthew Donaldson, 41, who police believe may be in the Blue Mountains area and may be armed with a firearm.

He is described as being of Caucasian appearance, approximately 182 centimetres tall and of a solid build with light brown hair.

Mr Donaldson allegedly posted two photos from inside a hotel room on Facebook on Tuesday night with the caption “Game Over”. 

Asked on the 9.17pm post what game he was playing, he replied: “life or death, I lost.”

Emergency services were called to the five-star Primus Hotel on Pitt Street following reports a woman had been hurt about 11pm. 

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Facebook brings back news after Australian government amends upcoming law

Facebook will restore news content to its platform in Australia after the government agreed to amend its proposed News Media Bargaining Code. In an update posted today, Facebook’s William Easton, managing director of Australia and New Zealand, said that the company is “satisfied that the Australian government has agreed to a number of changes and guarantees that address our core concerns.” News content will return to the platform “in the coming days,” Easton said.

Facebook and Google have been at loggerheads with the Australian government about an upcoming law that will require them to pay publishers for content shared on their platforms. In response to the proposed bargaining code, Facebook took the extreme measure last week of blocking news from being shared on its platform by Australian users and publishers.

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Facebook v Australia: Who blinked fir

Australian news will return to the social media giant's platform, and it will reach deals to pay news groups for their stories. So, who won this titanic battle and how will that play out around the world?

The former boss of Facebook in Australia is pretty clear.

"I'd say Facebook may have blinked a bit here," Stephen Scheeler told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "I think there's no question that global backlash against this was pretty stern.

"And I think Facebook probably observed that governments around the world were taking a harder line maybe than they had anticipated." 

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Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to military coup

Myanmar's new military government has blocked access to Facebook in the nation. The move comes amid growing calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected government and its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Facebook users

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Britney Spears' social media manager confirms the singer posts her own content to Instagram and fans should be 'supportive'

Britney Spears' social media team, Crowd Surf, has set the record straight about who really runs the singer's Instagram account. Co-founder Cassie Petrey spoke out on the platform yesterday to address "a lot of inaccurate theories" floating around 

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Twitter permanently bans MyPillow Chief executive officer Mike Lindell after he continuously claiming Trump won the election

Twitter has permanently banned My Pillow Chief executive officer Mike Lindell’s account after he continued to perpetuate the baseless claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 United States presidential election. Twitter decided to ban Mike Lindell, 

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