The resolution by tech large Meta – which owns Facebook and Instagram – to finish using unbiased reality checkers led to quite a few papers. The Financial Times says the corporate will depend on customers to flag misinformation and quotes a press release saying the transfer is meant to “allow more speech.” It comes as the corporate “prepares for the return of Donald Trump as US president”, the newspaper mentioned. The broadsheet's principal picture exhibits the president-elect's son Donald Trump Jr. smiling for a selfie on the Danish-run island of Greenland, as his father threatens to grab management of it.
I word that Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has joined rival platform X proprietor Elon Musk in criticizing European governments over efforts to manage social media. The newspaper cited a video message on Tuesday during which Mr. Zuckerberg mentioned Europe was “institutionalizing censorship” and promised to assist Trump “push back governments that go after American companies.”
According to the Guardian, the transfer has precipitated “dismay” amongst web safety campaigners. The paper quotes the Center for Information Resilience, which tracks hate speech on-line, as “a major step forward for content moderation at a time when misinformation and harmful content are growing faster than ever.” Is”. Campaigner Ian Russell, whose 14-year-old daughter Molly took her own life after seeing material promoting suicide on social media, says it “can have critical penalties for a lot of kids and younger adults”.
The Daily Express says Britain is set for its coldest night in four years and temperatures could drop as low as -20C in some parts. It added that “the brutal chilly has created well being issues for susceptible individuals”. Zendaya has also been featured on the front page with her “sparkler”, as the newspaper reported on her engagement ring following her alleged union with actor Tom Holland.
According to the Daily Mail, more than a dozen hospitals have now announced serious incidents amid the growing flu outbreak. The newspaper says the number of cases is already almost double from last year's peak and about 5,000 beds are occupied every day by virus patients. It said authorities “anticipate the disaster to deepen this week as kids return to high school after the Christmas holidays”. Actors Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner kissing at the Golden Globes have left “followers livid,” the newspaper reported.
The Times says the rise means patients in some areas have been warned of two-day waits in A&E and senior doctors have expressed concerns about “unsafe and unacceptable care” that could put lives at risk. Can. The newspaper quoted Health Secretary Wes Streeting as saying he was “ashamed” by the conditions of patients and admitted significant improvements in care would not occur until next winter. The paper's main image is of snow on the Eldon Hills in the Scottish Borders created to “excessive perfection”.
An SAS unit has been accused of committing war crimes in Afghanistan by a whistleblower, the Daily Telegraph reports. The newspaper says the soldier, who served in a different unit, has told a public inquiry that members of the allegedly rogue unit followed a “deliberate coverage” of killing Afghan civilians and all of fighting age. Males were targeted, including some under the age of 16, even though they posed no threat. The inquiry, launched after a BBC Panorama investigation, is examining extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013.
The Daily Mirror has led the news that more than 700 current and former McDonald's employees are suing the company, accusing them of failing to protect them. The newspaper quoted Liam Byrne, chairman of the Business and Trade Select Committee, as asking the company's UK head Alistair McCrore whether it had become a “predator's paradise”.
Labor has apologized after posting a video on its TikTok with a soundtrack that advocated drugs and sexual violence against women, Metro reports. The video featured a series of AI-generated animals representing policies to “change Britain for the higher”, but a song with Portuguese-language lyrics by musician DJ Holanda was playing in the background. The video has since been removed. Also featured is influencer Kate Ferdinand, wife of former footballer Rio Ferdinand, who tells the newspaper how she learned to be a stepmother.
The Sun reports that Coronation Street has seen its fifth star depart in just a month. Charlotte Jordan, who played barmaid Daisy Midgeley, is to leave the show at the end of the year, the newspaper says. It added that several stars have recently left the show or been axed amid an “ITV money crunch”.
And the Daily Star makes fun of a creature stalking Nigel Farage in Westminster. It contains advice on how to survive a Yeti attack, which is said to have been given by actor Brian Blessed. “Spoiler alert,” the newspaper says. “It includes operating very quick”.
