Notices by Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host), page 2

SDNY: "A verdict has been reached and will be read in U.S. v. Samuel Bankman-Fried."

The 12-member federal court jury, after some four hours of deliberations, convicted SBF on all seven counts.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of defrauding customers.

The charges on which Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted carry a maximum sentence of 110 years.

The platform formerly known as #Twitter will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet, reply, quote, repost, like, bookmark, and create list, reports Fortune.
https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/twitter-x-charging-new-users-1-dollar-year-to-tweet/

The platform formerly known as #Twitter rolls out a new ad format that can't be reported or blocked. https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-new-clickbait-ad-format

#Turkey President Erdogan says he’s “bothered” by what he characterizes as #LGBTQ decorations at #UNGA. The #UN this week has put up bright colors promoting the Sustainable Development Goals. https://www.voaturkce.com/a/erdogan-bmdeki-gokkusagi-renklerinden-rahatsiz-oldu-guterrese-rahatsizligimi-iletme-firsatim-olmadi/7279360.html

Spy agency in #Canada leaning on Soviet imagery to help prime Canadians against #disinformation. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-disinformation-ads-soviet-imagery-1.6955717?cmp=rss

European Commission informs #Google of its preliminary view the company breached #EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the #adtech industry. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3207

NYPD adds a robot dog to the force. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/say-hello-to-spot-the-robot-police-dog-joining-the-nypd/4230665/

About half of journalists considered leaving #Twitter, but only 28% say they plan to spend less time on the social network this year. https://info.muckrack.com/state-of-journalism-2023

Legendary American TV news broadcaster Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xFS2F6nJeG0

This is a shameless plea to boost this appeal for more followers. I know I might not replicate the 115k follower count on my “permanently suspended” #Twitter account where I’ve posted for 14 years. Engagement is already much better here and so far it’s devoid of trolls. Your feedback to my polls here clearly show a desire for me to actively post news and 95% say I shouldn’t take down my @elonjet tweets as demanded by the other platform for my account to be reinstated there.