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July 5, 2023, 4:45 AM

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Adrian Weckler / Independent.ie:
The Irish DPC says Instagram's Threads, which faces stricter data privacy rules in the EU than in the US or UK, will not be launched in the EU “at this point”  —  Meta's new Twitter rival wants to suck Instagram users' data, including health, location, search history and sensitive information, into the new Threads service.
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
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Kris Holt / Engadget:
Twitter claims advanced notice about rate limiting would have allowed bad actors to evade detection and says rate limiting had a “minimal” effect on advertising  —  The company claims bad actors could otherwise have changed their strategies.  —  Twitter has been even more of a mess …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
A judge issues an injunction blocking key Biden admin officials from contacting social media companies, in a case brought by MO and LA AGs over vaccine posts  —  The Trump-appointed judge's move could upend years of efforts to enhance coordination between the government and social media companies.
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A likely fake 8-month-old Twitter account with a Blue check and 130K followers, suspended after WaPo informed Twitter, is a case study in political rage baiting  —  The Erica Marsh account shows how ‘rage baiting’ remains a powerful way to win attention and score political points
Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central:
OpenAI temporarily pulls its Browse with Bing beta feature from ChatGPT Plus after users found that requesting a URL's full text let them bypass some paywalls  —  ChatGPT aided users aiming to bypass paywalls, but OpenAI put a stop to it.  —  What you need to know
Wall Street Journal:
A look at Spill, an invite-only Twitter alternative designed as a safe destination for LGBTQ and Black people that added 100K+ users over the past three days  —  Designed by former Twitter employees, the app has attracted users including Questlove and garnered interest from Lizzo
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
For Europeans, CJEU's Meta ruling could potentially close this chapter on surveillance capitalism, which relies on denying users a free choice over its tracking  —  Mark your calendar European friends: July 4th could soon be celebrated as independence-from-Meta's-surveillance- capitalism-day …
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Lyon-based Dougs, an online accounting startup for SMBs that is profitable with ~€15M in ARR, raised €25M in its first VC round since being founded in 2015  —  Dougs, a French accounting startup, has been around since 2015.  It already generates $16.4 million (€15 million) in annual recurring revenue.

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