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A new report says the retail giant’s book recommendation algorithms direct people toward conspiracy theories and far-right, white nationalist content

Myanmar’s protest movement riven by suspicions and accusations of betrayal May 2, 2021 8:25 AM PHT Burhan Wazir Four weeks after Myanmar’s armed forces overthrew the country’s civilian government, Zeyar Myo Tin, a doctor and social media influencer living in the Lake District in northwest England, uploaded a video to Facebook declaring his opposition to the February 1 military coup. Tin had steered clear of Facebook since the armed forces deposed the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy. He was concerned that he would be attacked on s...

Apple's iOS 14.5 introduces a tracking opt-out feature that Facebook has challenged

Tunisian police are using drones and Facebook to doxx LGBTQ+ protesters Apr 25, 2021 1:42 PM PHT Francesca Ebel The worst attacks against Rania Amdouni began in February. The 26-year-old human rights activist and artist had been on the front lines of a new wave of protests in Tunisia for months — fist raised, often wearing the Gay Pride flag or a brightly-colored wig, shouting until her voice went hoarse. Sparked by unemployment rates that had worsened during the pandemic, the nationwide demonstrations, which began as clashes between police and marginalized youth in mid-January had broadene...

The Kremlin’s digital campaign against Alexei Navalny is cranking up pressure Apr 23, 2021 6:57 PM PHT Katia Patin Digital attacks against Alexei Navalny’s online operations have opened a firehose of pressure against his supporters while the Russian opposition leader enters a third week of hunger strike amid widespread concern that he may be on the brink of death.  The government’s powerful internet watchdog Roskomnadzor, which has expansive jurisdiction in investigating and punishing nearly any internet user, platform or organization online in Russia, is leading the campaign to quash ...