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In addition to not having access to the benefitsof financial and banking services, the cannabis industry hasbeen unable to advertise on social media platforms until Twitter stepped up last month.

When Elon Musk, CEO ofTesla, IncTSLA and Twitter TWTRannouncedin February that CBD and THC products would be allowed to appear on Twitter,everything changed.

How?Why Not Ask These Two Twitter Executives Yourself?

Alexa Alianiello(Twitter US Sales & Partnerships) andRohan Routroy(Twitter NEXT), will share their insights asfeatured keynote speakersat theBenzinga Cannabis Capital Conferencein Miami Beach, April 11-12, 2023.

Historic:This is thefirst time Twitter will be meeting with cannabis industry executives to discuss the role the social networking giant will play in the industry.

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Join us in Miami Beach where we'lltalk more about this and so many other awesome and cutting-edge cannabis issues. Get your tickets today and enjoy a 35% discount with this TWITTERcode! Hurry as the discount ends at midnight today,Wednesday, March 22.Benzinga Capital Conference: Cannabis

Meanwhile, Wherefore Art ThouMeta/Facebook?

Meta/FBMETAcannabispolicy states:We dont allow ads that promote or offer the sale of the following products:THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) products or cannabis products that contain related psychoactive components andCBD (Cannabidiol) products or similar cannabinoid products such as CBG (Cannabigerol)." It seems like Meta's loss.

What Are Cannabis Companies Saying?

Having a global social media platform recognize our industry is another step forward in the normalization of cannabis in the U.S. We proudly launched a multi-state advertising campaign today to become thefirst company in the cannabis industry on Twitter, said Trulieve TCNNFs chief marketing officerGina Collinsin apress release.

Collins, by the way, is also among thefeatured speakersat the upcoming BenzingaCannabis Capital Conference. So hurry and get your 35% discounted ticket today with thisTWITTERcode.

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A brand-new episode of Newsable, hosted by Imogen Wells and Emile Donovan, drops each weekday morning.

Newsable is brought to you by BNZ. Listen to todays episode in the player below.

Newsable is all about what everyones talking about. High brow, low brow, exclusives, analysis and hot takes - its a fresh way to get up to speed on the days big stories, delivered in a uniquely Stuff way at 6am each weekday. Heres what you need to know about today.

Kia ora and congratulations on making it to the end of another working week! Well done, you good things.

First up on the pod today, were talking TikTok - specifically, the social media behemoths CEO appearing before Congress in the US to promise its not stealing everyones data. We chat to Vox reporter Sara Morrison whos been covering this story.

Heres a question: how is it 2023 and we still dont have ONE, JUST ONE male contraceptive other than condoms? Stuffs health reporter Hannah Martin sits down with us to explain why and where things are at.

Trump hasnt been arrested yet, but theres a different US celebrity currently before the courts and its Gwyneth Paltrow. Shes accused of ploughing into someone while skiing. Plot twist though: shes now accusing that person of skiing into her.

It wouldnt be Friday without Fun Fact Friday! Make sure you head to the Instagram page to get your votes in to give one of us the coveted prize of Fun Fact Champion for the week!

Plus - make sure you keep an eye out over the weekend for our first ever Saturday episode!!

Have a great weekend team!

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AHMEDABAD: Exercise caution when putting up personal information and expanding your friends' list on social media accounts. Cybercriminals thriving on social networking websites have been gleaning information about their potential victims, mostly men in their 40s, from Facebook and coaxing them to share their WhatsApp numbers so they can be lured into sextortion traps. Gujarat police have, since early 2021, identified 14,481 accounts on Facebook and Instagram that were used by gangs for sextortion purposes in the state. Between January 2022 and February 1 this year, 2,382 complaints pertaining to sextortion calls were registered on helpline '1930'. These complaints are just the tip of the iceberg. There were many more victims and only a few have approached the helpline," said a senior CID crime official who is part of the cybercrime cell.In February alone, CID crime had requested Meta, Facebook's parent company, to remove 773 accounts. Of these, Meta responded to 663 requests while requests for other accounts are still being studied.According to police sources, these gangs lift photos of women from social media and create fake profiles on Instagram and Facebook to lure men. "A striking feature about such fake profiles is that they all have only male followers. Our cybercrime prevention team at the CID has been monitoring these fraudulent accounts," says Manish Bhankharia, inspector, cyber forensics and prevention, CID crime.He added, "Men in their 40s are usually the soft targets of the sextortion gangs for two basic reasons. Firstly, most are married, and they fear being shamed in front of their family members or society. Secondly, it is assumed that they have a good amount of savings and can afford the extortion amount. We have been repeatedly advising people to stop responding to the extortion threats and the gang will stop pursuing you."Initially, when the CID officials tracked the numbers used for extortion purposes, they found the same IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number linked to about 200 sim cards. This means, 200 different sim cards were used by one mobile device to make extortion calls.The gangs, which typically belong to Mewat, Bharatpur and Alwar, usually look up the victim's Facebook friends' list and study his posts and the interactions that follow. "They study the accounts of men and their circle of friends. This enables them to blackmail the victims as the extortion will involve taking names of their near and dear ones," said Bhankharia. He added, "These people have no other work except prying on social media accounts. The strike rate, however, is not more than eight to 10 victims a day."The extortion amount starts from Rs 5,000 and can escalate to as high as Rs 2.7 crore - as was the case with a 68-year-old businessman from the Navrangpura area who filed a complaint in January this year. The blackmail amount is boosted depending on the victim's response.B M Tank, DySP cyber cell, Gujarat CID (crime), said, "There is a social stigma attached to reporting sextortion cases. The victims don't come forward to register FIRs and it is because of this that the criminals get emboldened. Our cybercrime prevention team has been proactive in locating these gangs prowling on social media. However, curtailing this menace without public participation would be a Herculean task."

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Singapore, March 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PREMA is an NFT-integrated application platform based on Web 3.0 network, focusing on the sale, trading, and practical application of NFT. PREMA can provide users with convenient NFT trading and NFT multifunctional application services. On March 7th, they established a strategic business alliance with Avacus Inc.The company provides distributed social networking services (hereinafter referred to as "Web3 SNS") "Avacus. app" on Web3.

PREMA develops and services NFT/ blockchain content and operates Samurai Guild Games (SamuraiGG), a gaming guild with 30,000 members (as of February 2023). By forming a business alliance with Avacus Inc., they will promote the following businesses of Avacus.app:

- Use Avacus.app and all kinds of SNS to attract customers;

- Avacus.app and PREMA deployed various Dapps integration;

- In Avacus.app SamuraiGG is formed on the DAO (decentralized autonomous organizations);

- Through Avacus Connect Dapps develops an advertising distribution business (details below).

Avacus.app is a Web3 SNS with a mobile wallet, beta launched in October 2021, and from March 2023, will implement "Avacus Connect", the world's first system to support simultaneous messaging, airdrops and advertising to any NFT holder, to further extend the Web3 project and the use case for the DAO.

The strategic business alliance with Avacus Inc. will providePREMAwith a number of growth benefits and business upgrades to support PREMA's global expansion plans:

1.Attracting customers: Through the use of Avacus. app and various SNS, will increase the visibility ofPREMAsNFT/ blockchain content and SamuraiGG, and attract more users to follow and usetheirplatform.

2.Integration with various Dapps: Avacus. app will integrate with various Dapps deployed by PREMA, which will increase the functionality of both platforms. It even enables users to seamlessly use both platforms and provide a more comprehensive and user-friendly experience.

3.Formation of SamuraiGG DaOs: Formation of SamuraiGG DaOs on Avacus. app will allow for more efficient and decentralized decision-making within guilds.This will provide more transparency and inclusion, which is in line with the Web 3.0 philosophy.

4.Grow the AD distribution business: Growing the AD distribution business through Avacus Connect Dapps will providePREMAwith a new revenue stream that will help the company grow its business.

The business alliance with Avacus Inc. will providethemwith access to the Web3 SNS platform, which will enhance its capabilities and increase its visibility.The benefits of this partnership will result in a more comprehensive and user-friendly experience for users and provide a new revenue stream forPREMA. This makesthema more attractive investment opportunity.

The PREMA platform is centered on the NFT market PREMA X, using the PREMA wallet application and traceability system to integrate NFT and NFT usage scenarios, such as metaverse blockchain games in URL (UnReal Life, non-real world), and physical facilities in IRL (In Real Life, real-world) associated with physical products.

More about PREMA:

PREMA website: https://prmx.io/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/prema.io/

Discord: http://dsc.gg/official-prema-discord

Telegram: https://t.me/OfficialPREMA

Twitter:https://twitter.com/prema_en

Medium:https://prmx.medium.com/

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The Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) has blocked the popular social media app TikTok on all government devices unless users have a Standards Plus internet package.

Concerns have grown throughout the world that the software may be used for espionage by Beijing-linked groups, with huge data leaks to China, or critical information falling into the wrong hands.

The Maltese government has been discussing the ramifications of TikTok for transparency and privacy policies.

Whereas the United States has labelled TikTok an addictive drug, the European Commission believes TikTok spied on journalists by utilising their IP addresses.

TikTok, whose parent company is Chinese-owned ByteDance, has been banned from electronic devices managed by the US House of Representatives. And the European Council, as well European Parliament secretary-general Alessandro Chiocchetti, has instructed that TikTok be removed from work devices by 20 March.

In comments to MaltaToday, MITA revealed that technical conversations, especially on TikTok, had already taken place, saying that for the time being it is currently only restricted from certain government devices, the sameas other social networking sites.

The dangers associated with TikTok may be grouped as data gathering, personal identifiable, possible software tampering by TikTok users devices, and possible manipulation of material designed to influence public opinion, MITA told MaltaToday.

TikTok usage via a web browser, according to the public entity, has a risk profile comparable to other website-based social media because it is completely confined within a web browser. These scenarios are common to most similar applications so the risk would be compounded by the way privacy/transparency policies are written and how they are enforced and by who.

A spate of complaints filed by European authorities contesting the companys use of Europeans data over privacy concerns is fuelling the fury against the video-sharing app, which is used by over 250 million Europeans.

Ongoing probes, including Ireland, Romania and Italy, are costing the social media firm, millions in fines.

Several nations have even fined the app, such as the Dutch data protection regulator, which fined TikTok 750,000 in 2021 for abusing childrens privacy.

Several European countries opted to adopt a different approach. While some countries, such as Belgium and Finland, elected to entirely restrict the app, others chose to wait and assess the situation before making a final decision.

The United Kingdom, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Greece, Latvia, and Austria are all keeping an eye on the situation in neighbouring countries before making a decision. In Luxembourg, Bulgaria, and Poland the app is under investigation.

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