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Mark Zuckerberg Says This CEO Is the 'Taylor Swift of Tech': Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo with Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang this week and told a ...
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Pope Francis breaks with tradition in annual ritual by washing the feet of women only
cnn.com/2024/03/28/europe/pope-washes-feet-maundy-thursday-intl/
Quick Glance: Pope Washes Feet of 12 Women at Rome Prison
- Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 female inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual to emphasize his calling of service and humility.
- He revolutionized the foot-washing ritual for the Vatican by insisting, since his first Holy Thursday as pope in 2013, on having women and people of other faiths among the 12 participants.
- Francis appeared in good shape at the prison, even after presiding over a long Mass earlier in the day in St. Peter’s Basilica. He was also energized by his visit to the Rebibbia prison, where he was given a basket of vegetables grown in the prison garden as well as two liturgical stoles.
- Despite the conclusion of Holy Thursday events, Francis has a lot to do in the upcoming days that will test his stamina, including the nighttime Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum on Friday.
Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal: In 2016, Facebook launched a secret project designed to intercept and decrypt ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/facebook-secret-project-snooped-snapchat-user-traffic/
Quick Glance: Meta Accused of Intercepting Snapchat Data for Competitive Advantage
- Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is accused of intercepting Snapchat data to harm competitors.
- Project Ghostbusters, run by Onavo acquired by Facebook in 2013, involved intercepting data traffic from mobile apps.
- Facebook allegedly paid individuals to snoop on their phones to intercept and analyze data for commercial gain.
- Meta's actions could be considered criminal wiretapping and allegedly led to increased ad prices.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud ...
apnews.com/article/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-cryptocurrency-sentencing-sbf-d7bb1a5e94b4c22039d74dfeab1a2ff1
Quick Glance: Sam Bankman-Fried's Verdict: 25-Year Prison Term - BBC News
- Sam Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison sentence. Key details from the court hearing in New York were summarized, focusing on his defense lawyer's arguments and the judge's ruling.
- The judge criticized SBF's lack of remorse, noting that he had never expressed a word of regret for committing terrible crimes. Customers who lost money in the collapse reported experiencing nightmares.
- SBF admitted to making a series of poor decisions but claimed that customers could be reimbursed. The judge pointed out that the assertion that customers would be fully repaid through the bankruptcy process was misleading.
- The court hearing also included testimonies from customers who lost significant amounts of money, insights into SBF's background, and the reasons behind the collapse of his company FTX.
Meta Platforms Fail to Stop 'Extraordinary Amounts' of Anti-Trans Hate: Facebook, Instagram, and Threads all do a poor job of policing anti-trans hate ...
uk.pcmag.com/social-media/151638/meta-platforms-fail-to-stop-extraordinary-amounts-of-anti-trans-hate
Canadian school boards sue social media giants for over $4 bln in damages: Four Canadian school boards have sought more than $4 billion in damages from social ...
reuters.com/technology/canadian-school-boards-sue-social-media-giants-over-4-bln-damages-2024-03-28/
Quick Glance: Ontario School Boards Sue Social Media Giants
- Four of Ontario’s largest school boards are suing the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok, alleging disruptions to student learning and contributions to a mental health crisis.
- The lawsuits claim that the social media platforms are negligently designed for compulsive use and have rewired children's thinking, behavior, and learning, causing strains on school boards' resources.
- The boards seek damages exceeding $4 billion for the impact on student programming and services. They accuse the platforms of facilitating child abuse, amplifying harmful content, and refusing to remove threats.
- Schools have invested resources in addressing cyberbullying, misinformation, and risky behavior encouraged by social media, as well as monitoring and responding to threats, conflicts, and decreased instructional time.
Instagram and Threads: Option to show less political content: Meta is introducing the option to show you less political content in the feed for its two social ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/instagram-und-threads-option-weniger-politische-inhalte-anzuzeigen/
Instagram users to see less of what Meta deems ‘political’ content unless they opt in
theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/26/instagram-meta-political-content-opt-in-rules-threads
Is no news really good news? Just ask Mark Zuckerberg: There are some other things Meta could ban instead of news
theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/mar/28/is-no-news-really-good-news-just-ask-mark-zuckerberg
Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Good Friday Trading Hours.: The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market will both be closed on Friday ...
barrons.com/articles/stock-market-open-closed-today-good-friday-post-office-banks-00fa7f4b
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Antiabortion Disinformation Ads Ran Rampant on Facebook and Instagram: Hundreds of antiabortion ads on Meta’s platforms have been disseminated all over the world ...
wired.com/story/facebook-instagram-anti-abortion-ads-disinformation/
EU investigates Apple, Google, Meta in first-ever probe under DMA competition law
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Quick Glance: EU Commission Investigates Tech Giants: Violation of Laws?
- The EU Commission has initiated proceedings against Apple, Alphabet, and Meta to investigate possible breaches of EU rules.
- The Digital Markets Act aims to combat the dominance of major online platforms, particularly focusing on gatekeeper services.
- Apple and Alphabet are accused of hindering developers and making it difficult for users to adjust default settings.
- The potential penalties for violations are significant, but tech companies have already announced changes. Despite this, investors remain calm.
Meta Kills a Crucial Transparency Tool At the Worst Possible Time: CrowdTangle helps researchers track disinformation, but Meta will close it down before the US ...
wired.com/story/meta-kills-crucial-transparency-tool-worst-possible-time/
EU opens investigations into Apple, Meta and Google: If they are found to have broken the rules, the firms could be fined up to 10% of their annual turnover.
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Luis Rubiales: Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term over World Cup kiss: Spain's ex-football boss could go to prison because of a non-consensual kiss at the ...
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Tesla's Facebook and Instagram ads might just be Elon Musk's cry for help: Tesla bought ads on Meta's social media sites for the first time ever as the automaker ...
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Quick Glance: Elon Musk's Directive to Implement Full Self-Driving Beta in Every New Tesla Delivery
- Elon Musk has instructed Tesla employees to install and demonstrate Full Self-Driving Beta for all customers receiving a delivery in North America.
- Tesla is committed to enhancing the system continuously, aiming to eliminate the need for driver attention and achieve true autonomous driving.
- In a move to increase customer acceptance, Elon Musk directed Tesla employees this morning to install the FSD Beta software on all newly delivered vehicles and provide brief test drives to the new buyers.
- Requiring a test drive with each new delivery is expected to significantly increase the workload at Tesla stores and delivery centers, a requirement Musk emphasizes as crucial.
WhatsApp: Video shows onboarding of third-party client chats: At the urging of the EU, the messenger WhatsApp must open up to other messengers ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/whatsapp-video-zeigt-onboarding-von-dritt-client-chats/
EU Commission launches investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta: The EU Commission suspects that Alphabet (i.e. Google), Apple and Meta (Facebook ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/eu-kommission-leitet-ermittlungen-gegen-alphabet-apple-und-meta-ein/
EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta for potential Digital Markets Act breaches: EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the ...
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An Engineer Who Landed a $300,000 Job at Google Shares the Résumé that Got Him in the Door — and 3 Things He'd Change on It Today
entrepreneur.com/business-news/how-an-engineer-got-a-job-at-google-offers-from-meta-uber/471655
Trump’s DJT Stock Is Riding a MAGA Wave. It Could Crash.: The stock looks like a bet on Trump himself more than a company with significant revenue and profits.
barrons.com/articles/djt-truth-social-trump-media-stock-price-crash-96505b10
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Fireworks.ai open source API puts generative AI in reach of any developer: Just about everyone is trying to get a piece of the generative AI action these days ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/fireworks-ai-open-source-api-puts-generative-ai-in-reach-of-any-developer/
New Dividend Stocks: Can Meta and Salesforce Help Revive the Classic Strategy?: Also, Morningstar forecasts five interest-rate cuts in 2024, and why Adobe’s ...
morningstar.com/stocks/new-dividend-stocks-can-meta-salesforce-help-revive-classic-strategy-2
Valuing Reddit is hard: And so is justifying the Trump Spac at $60 a share
ft.com/content/02ba907d-afb3-42cf-aeef-e965f3fdca11
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Russia extends arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich. He has already spent nearly a year in jail
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Quick Glance: Russian Court Extends WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention
- A Russian court extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention until at least June 30.
- He has been accused of "acting on the instructions of the American side" and collecting state secrets about the military.
- The Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker believes their reporter will be eventually freed but highlights the complexity of the situation.
- Gershkovich is one of several high-profile U.S. citizens or dual nationals currently detained in Russia.
The Morning After: The EU is already investigating Apple, Meta and Google over fees and defensive policies
engadget.com/the-morning-after-the-eu-is-already-investigating-apple-meta-and-google-over-fees-and-defensive-policies-113558285.html
Florida Passes Law Banning Social Media for Minors Under 14: The legislation prohibits social-media accounts for some teens regardless of parental consent.
wsj.com/politics/florida-passes-law-banning-social-media-for-minors-under-14-abae4ce3
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg is personally trying to poach Google AI researchers for Meta
qz.com/mark-zuckerberg-meta-google-poach-ai-researchers-1851365813
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E.U. Takes Aim at Alphabet, Apple and Meta in Wide-Ranging Investigations: The inquiries signal the bloc’s intention to tightly enforce sweeping new competition ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/25/business/apple-facebook-google-eu-investigation.html
Elon Musk’s X Needs Creators, but They Don’t Need X: Despite the platform’s push, many creators say X is still a long way from becoming a major source of revenue ...
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EU launches probes into Apple, Meta and Alphabet using landmark new law : Big Tech groups are the first to face full investigations under bloc’s new Digital ...
ft.com/content/22ce95a6-e473-4102-a330-f7d02cfb6fd1
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Zuckerberg emails Deepmind employees asking them to work for Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg is apparently trying every means possible to get AI developers employed by ...
t3n.de/news/zuckerberg-deepmind-email-google-deepmind-ki-1616244/
Apple, Google, Meta targeted in EU's first Digital Markets Act probes: The European Commission said Monday that Apple and Google's app store rules will be ...
business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/apple-google-meta-targeted-in-eu-s-first-digital-markets-act-probes-124032500352_1.html
Man who helped drag police officer into mob gets over 5 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks
apnews.com/article/jeffrey-sabol-sentencing-capitol-riot-3abddb4cac8e0031b32027403a87a29c
Facebook News tab to be removed in U.S., Australia as Meta scales back news and political content
ctvnews.ca/business/facebook-news-tab-to-be-removed-in-u-s-australia-as-meta-scales-back-news-and-political-content-1.6826396
Resigned teammate shows compassion after trans woman's darts victory: The Dutch women's darts team is being watched internationally after the victory of Noa-Lynn ...
focus.de/panorama/welt/umstrittener-sieg-nach-darts-sieg-von-transfrau-zeigt-teamkollegin-mitgefuehl-wuensche-ich-niemandem_id_259805082.html
Warren, Sanders accuse Meta of blocking content related to Palestinians: ‘Deeply troubling’
thehill.com/policy/technology/4556678-warren-sanders-meta-blocking-palestinians/
Meta Platforms: I Have To Raise My EPS Guidance Based On The Growth Opportunities
seekingalpha.com/article/4680239-meta-platforms-i-have-to-raise-my-eps-guidance-based-on-the-growth-opportunities
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Tomato Puree Rated Poorly: Woman in Nigeria Faces Jail Over Online Review: A Nigerian woman doesn't like a can of pureed tomatoes and she vents her anger at the ...
n-tv.de/panorama/Frau-in-Nigeria-droht-Gefaengnis-wegen-Online-Rezension-article24838756.html
Evan Gershkovich: Waiting for her brother, Putin's 'bargaining chip' in Russian jail
bbc.com/news/world-europe-68679483
Pregnant Chick-fil-A manager killed in crash with prison transport van before baby shower
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/26/pregnant-chick-fil-a-manager-killed-crash/73103358007/
All tickets for Michael Wendler's comeback concert were suddenly canceled: All tickets for Michael Wendler's comeback concert were suddenly canceled
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Forget Apple and Tesla: Maybe the 'Magnificent Seven' tech stocks should be the 'Fabulous Five'
qz.com/apple-tesla-magnificent-seven-stocks-1851372803
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Big tech's desperate scramble for AI talent: The fight to hire the best AI talent is heating up, and it looks like Big Tech — and big paychecks — are winning out ...
businessinsider.com/inside-the-ai-hiring-frenzy-big-tech-talent-war-2024-3
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Reddit Has a Huge Debut. The Stock Is an AI Play, of Course.
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4 Reasons to Worry About the Stock Market’s Rally: Watch out for downward revisions on S&P 500’s earnings, and any spoilers from the Federal Reserve.
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Grokking X.ai’s Grok—Real Advance or Just Real Troll?: Grok-1 is the largest open-source LLM yet, though not without caveats
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Trump to attend wake for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller: Trump, who frequently bemoans crime in big cities. said Guy Rivera, one of the two ex-cons charged ...
nydailynews.com/2024/03/27/trump-to-attend-funeral-for-slain-nypd-officer-jonathan-diller/
Quick Glance: Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Raises $1.5M for Slain Cop Jonathan Diller's Family
- Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, announced raising $1.5 million for the family of slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller after vowing to match contributions.
- Portnoy expressed condolences for the fallen officer, highlighting the importance of supporting law enforcement. He appealed for donations and committed to donating all proceeds.
- The fallen officer Diller was shot by a suspect when a routine traffic stop in Queens escalated. Portnoy emphasized the tragedy and praised the community's support for the deceased officer's family.
- The Silver Shield Foundation offers assistance for Diller's 1-year-old son to fund his future education. Portnoy pledged to double all proceeds to support the family, stressing the need for a united response to such tragedies.
Gemini is now available in Google Messages: Last month, Google announced that it would offer Gemini in the beta version of Google Messages starting from the last ...
sammobile.com/news/gemini-now-available-google-messages/
Facebook has brought back an old feature from its early days — Gen Z is already obsessed
nypost.com/2024/03/22/lifestyle/facebook-revived-the-poke-feature-and-gen-z-loves-it/
Meta employee calls out company for limiting staff’s free speech: The employee calls Meta’s policy on workplace conversations “toxic.”
thestreet.com/employment/meta-employee-calls-out-company-for-limiting-staffs-free-speech
Bassirou Diomaye Faye: From prison to Senegal’s presidential spotlight: From a Dakar prison to the presidency, Senegal's anti-establishment Bassirou Diomaye Faye ...
france24.com/en/africa/20240325-bassirou-diomaye-faye-prison-senegal-presidential-spotlight-election
Meta, Microsoft, X and Match Group come out swinging against Apple's third-party payment rules
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Project Ghostbusters: Facebook intercepted data traffic from the Snapchat app - Golem.de
golem.de/news/project-ghostbusters-facebook-hat-datenverkehr-der-snapchat-app-abgehoert-2403-183610.html
Sports star dies aged 31 in assisted suicide after horror injury: Caroline March has died at the age of 31, two years after suffering a career-ending spinal cord ...
mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brit-rider-explains-chose-end-32434973
Facebook and Instagram down: Meta apps and website not working, users complain: Facebook and Instagram appear to have stopped working properly for at least some ...
independent.co.uk/tech/facebook-and-instagram-down-meta-apps-and-website-not-working-users-complain-b2515784.html
Google Chrome update to bring speed boost to affordable Galaxy phones: Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you have opened many tabs in Google ...
sammobile.com/news/google-chrome-android-tab-declutter/
How Reddit stacks up against social media peers: Social media platform Reddit's market debut on Thursday ended a more than two year-long wait but shifts the ...
reuters.com/technology/how-reddit-stacks-up-against-social-media-peers-2024-03-21/
Quick Glance: Reddit Shares Surge 48% in Market Debut
- Reddit shares ended their first day of trading in New York up 48 per cent, signaling that investor appetite for initial public offerings of promising yet loss-making companies could be returning.
- While Reddit still relies on advertising for the vast majority of its revenue, it positioned its content in its IPO marketing as training grounds for AI programs and disclosed an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission into its AI data licensing deals.
- Shares of Reddit opened on the New York Stock Exchange at $47 and surged to $50.44 after pricing at $34 in the IPO.
- Reddit's entry into public markets was long overdue, and although the allocation of shares to users and retailers poses risks, the extremely bullish sentiment from retail traders on platforms like Stocktwits indicates that the cult brand Reddit continues to hold a significant cultural presence in the social media world.
Peter Navarro: ex-Trump adviser to begin prison sentence: Peter Navarro will become the first Trump White House official jailed for contempt to Congress.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68606974
Quick Glance: Peter Navarro Reports to Prison for Defiance of Congress
- Former White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison on Tuesday for a contempt of Congress conviction, making him the first senior Trump administration official to be imprisoned for a crime related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
- Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to comply with a subpoena for documents and testimony from the House committee investigating the riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
- Prior to his incarceration at the federal prison in Miami, Navarro defiantly addressed reporters, labeling his conviction as the “partisan weaponization of the judicial system.
- After casting his vote in Florida on Tuesday, Trump was questioned about Navarro.
Meta, Microsoft, X, Match pledge selves to Epic battle against Apple App Store: You have my sword ... and my bow ... and my axe!
theregister.com/2024/03/21/meta_microsoft_x_match_pledge/
Meta Platforms must face advertisers' class action, US appeals court says: A divided U.S. appeals court said Meta Platforms must face a class action by ...
reuters.com/legal/meta-platforms-must-face-advertisers-class-action-us-appeals-court-says-2024-03-21/
India throws another opposition leader in jail as elections loom: Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s chief minister, is hauled off 29 days before voting starts
economist.com/asia/2024/03/22/india-throws-another-opposition-leader-in-jail-as-elections-loom
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Facebook wants to make "nudging" more present again: In the early days of Facebook, nudging friends was part of good manners. The meaning behind it is debatable ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/facebook-moechte-anstupsen-wieder-praesenter-machen/
Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants: The decision paves the way for Texas to implement SB4, which critics have called unconstitutional.
bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68609930
Quick Glance: Legal Battle Over Texas Immigration Law Intensifies Again
- A federal appeals court issued a ruling late on Tuesday that once more halts Texas from apprehending migrants suspected of unlawfully entering the United States, shortly after the Supreme Court implemented the stringent new immigration law.
- Earlier in the day, a split decision by the Supreme Court granted Texas permission to enforce a statute granting law enforcement extensive authority to detain migrants believed to have illegally crossed the border while the legal conflict regarding the provision unfolds.
- Opponents view the legislation as the most extreme effort by a state to regulate immigration since the passage of an Arizona law over a decade ago, parts of which were invalidated by the Supreme Court.
- The dispute over the immigration statute in Texas is among several legal clashes between Texan officials and the Biden administration concerning the extent to which the state can monitor the Texas-Mexico border and deter unauthorized border crossings.
How to turn off Instagram's new limits on political content: Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its ...
apnews.com/article/instagram-political-content-controls-no-limits-tech-tip-38261d957f0c56893de6135a13ac442e
Criticism of paid subscriptions for Facebook and Instagram: Meta proposes price reduction
heise.de/news/Kritik-an-Bezahlabo-fuer-Facebook-und-Instagram-Meta-schlaegt-Preissenkung-vor-9659384.html
Threads begins testing swipe gestures to help train the For You algorithm: Threads has begun testing swipe gestures to help users improve the algorithm that ...
engadget.com/threads-begins-testing-swipe-gestures-to-help-train-the-for-you-algorithm-175004586.html
Nvidia vows to ship Blackwell GPUs this year, but Meta doubts it will get them before 2025
tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-vows-to-ship-blackwell-gpus-this-year-but-meta-doubts-it-will-get-them-before-2025
The Next Mag 7 Breakout Nears — With A Little Help From Apple: As Mag 7 stocks like Nvidia and Meta soar, Google stock stands poised to pop after news of a ...
investors.com/research/ibd-stock-analysis/google-stock-aapl-nvda-msft-meta/
The lawmakers who voted to ban TikTok own a ton of tech stocks: Members of Congress holds millions worth of stock in Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft ...
qz.com/tiktok-ban-congress-tech-stocks-disclosures-1851358401
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Scam: Crab Jesus and other AI images on Facebook and Instagram: AI images spam social networks, but they are often not just harmless disruptors in the timelines ...
heise.de/news/Scam-Krabbenjesus-und-andere-KI-Bilder-bei-Facebook-und-Instagram-9663038.html
How to turn off Instagram’s political content filter: It’s election season in the U.S., and Instagram has changed the way that it recommends political content ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/how-to-turn-off-instagrams-political-content-filter/
"Die Schlandpfe": A Smurf video becomes a right-wing propaganda film: First, a schoolgirl uses the Smurfs to promote the AfD. Then another video emerges in which ...
stern.de/politik/-die-schlandpfe---ein-schlumpf-video-wird-zum-rechten-propagandafilm-34573322.html
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