#Newsfeed: Facebook just stole one of Myspace’s worst features; Foo Fighters turn fans with dodgy tickets away from sold-out London show; The music business is booming again and it’s all thanks to streaming

Plus how a ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive was caught by police thanks to Instagram.

Facebook may have just taken a page out of MySpace’s playbook, and it’s not good news for anyone who prefers to ignore notifications and Messenger alerts. As noted by one of Mashable’s writers, Facebook is now testing a creepy feature that broadcasts your friends online activity status right on their profile page. Thankfully, the feature only extends to friends’ profiles, so you can’t stalk strangers.

Read more about this test feature here.

Read more about the revealing stats here.

A teenager suspected of a killing who was named one of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted fugitives was caught in Los Angeles on Tuesday after posting a live video on Instagram. Christopher Ricardo Gonzalez, 18, was picked up by police in Los Angeles after revealing his location via the social media platform.

Read more about this ridiculous story here.

Foo Fighters have released a statement after hundreds of fans were reportedly turned away from their London show at O2 arena last night for not having IDs that matched their tickets due to purchasing tickets off dodgy websites. “Foo Fighters, The O2 and SJM strongly advise and sincerely hope that in the future ALL fans buy tickets only from legitimate sites to ensure they are not defrauded out of their hard earned money,” the statement read.

Read more of about this story here.

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• Facebook gives, but continues to take more from publishers [via Digiday]
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• Here Are The First Concrete Numbers Showing How Rarely Twitter Takes Action On Abusive Behaviour Reports [via Gizmodo]
• Twitter: a platform for hate speech in the same-sex marriage debate [via Brisbane Times]
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• You can now launch the Instagram app directly from Facebook [via TechCrunch]
• A ‘Most Wanted’ Fugitive Posted His Location on Instagram and Police Arrested Him [via TIME]
• Vance Joy Tops Adult Alternative Songs Chart With ‘Lay It on Me’ [via Billboard]
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• Martin Shkreli’s eBay Sale Of Wu-Tang Clan’s “Once Upon A Time In Shaolin” Is Bogus [via HipHopDX]
• Billie Eilish Is Apple’s New UpNext Artist: Exclusive [via Billboard]
• NFL responds to reports Jay-Z turned down offer to play Super Bowl 2018 [via NME]
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• No One Buys Records Anymore So Liam Gallagher Has To Make His Own Tea [via Stereogum]
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• Consequence of Sound to live stream this weekend’s Audiotree Music Festival [via Consequence of Sound]
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• HubSpot acquires chatbot builder Motion AI [via TechCrunch]
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook explains why companies should get involved in politics [via Quartz]
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