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Donald Trump will be allowed back on Facebook and Instagram “in the coming weeks”, parent company Meta has announced. The social media obsessive, who was suspended in 2021 for his role in the Capitol riot, marked the news by observing that Facebook had “lost billions of dollars in value since ‘deplatforming’ your favourite president, me”. The UK government is planning to ban the possession and sale of laughing gas, cracking down on its use as a recreational drug. Those with a “legitimate” purpose for nitrous oxide, such as chefs making whipped cream, will be exempt. Netflix will launch a crackdown on password sharing by the end of March, says Fortune, with additional fees likely to be introduced for subscriptions that span more than one household. “Warn your cousins and exes and anyone else sponging off your account.”