Melissa Kent
@melissa-kent.bsky.social
Freelance journalist based in Berlin. Proud Montréalaise. Reporter at @dw-news. Former @CBC-news correspondent UN, US, Canada.
‘While Bluesky doesn't yet have some of the problems that plague X, Rodericks sees signs of bad actors and spam networks trying to establish footholds.’
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How one Canadian is trying to keep a fast-growing social media platform troll-free | CBC News
Canadian Aaron Rodericks is head of trust and safety for Bluesky Social. Can he keep the rapidly growing social media platform free of trolls and misinformation, and stop foreign actors from using Blu...
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January 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘While Bluesky doesn't yet have some of the problems that plague X, Rodericks sees signs of bad actors and spam networks trying to establish footholds.’
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Over the past 4–5 years, Facebook has sunset tools (chiefly CrowdTangle) used by researchers and journalists, made data difficult and expensive to get, and iced out academics studying disinformation.
Now, it's shutting down the fact checking on its platform.
Now, it's shutting down the fact checking on its platform.
January 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Over the past 4–5 years, Facebook has sunset tools (chiefly CrowdTangle) used by researchers and journalists, made data difficult and expensive to get, and iced out academics studying disinformation.
Now, it's shutting down the fact checking on its platform.
Now, it's shutting down the fact checking on its platform.
Denmark joins Greece, Panama, Pakistan and Somalia as the newly elected members of the UN Security Council.
They replace Japan, Malta, Switzerland, Ecuador and Mozambique whose two-year terms have come to an end.
They replace Japan, Malta, Switzerland, Ecuador and Mozambique whose two-year terms have come to an end.
We are ready to serve! 🇺🇳
DK is proud to place the 🇩🇰 flag at today's #UNSC flag installation ceremony alongside the other incoming members of the #SecurityCouncil 🇬🇷🇵🇰🇵🇦🇸🇴, marking the beginning of our membership on the council.
We look forward to our important cooperation.
DK is proud to place the 🇩🇰 flag at today's #UNSC flag installation ceremony alongside the other incoming members of the #SecurityCouncil 🇬🇷🇵🇰🇵🇦🇸🇴, marking the beginning of our membership on the council.
We look forward to our important cooperation.
January 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Denmark joins Greece, Panama, Pakistan and Somalia as the newly elected members of the UN Security Council.
They replace Japan, Malta, Switzerland, Ecuador and Mozambique whose two-year terms have come to an end.
They replace Japan, Malta, Switzerland, Ecuador and Mozambique whose two-year terms have come to an end.
PSA: As of Jan. 8 Canadians, Americans, Australians… will need a 10£ electronic travel authorization (ETA) when visiting or transiting through the UK.
Europeans (34 countries) will be required to have an ETA as of April 2.
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Europeans (34 countries) will be required to have an ETA as of April 2.
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Apply for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA)
Information on who can get an ETA and how to apply before coming to the UK.
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December 28, 2024 at 11:24 AM
PSA: As of Jan. 8 Canadians, Americans, Australians… will need a 10£ electronic travel authorization (ETA) when visiting or transiting through the UK.
Europeans (34 countries) will be required to have an ETA as of April 2.
www.gov.uk/guidance/app...
Europeans (34 countries) will be required to have an ETA as of April 2.
www.gov.uk/guidance/app...
Reposted by Melissa Kent
It’s time for THE charger.
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
December 28, 2024 at 7:09 AM
It’s time for THE charger.
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Today, the USB-C becomes officially the common standard for charging new mobile electronic devices in the EU.
It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need!
#DigitalEU
Reposted by Melissa Kent
After the fall of the Assad regime, women in Syria are confronting the full horror of 13 years of civil war.
In Search of Loved Ones, Syrian Women Face Horror of Assad’s Regime
In Syria, women begin to pick up the pieces of a broken nation.
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December 28, 2024 at 5:33 AM
After the fall of the Assad regime, women in Syria are confronting the full horror of 13 years of civil war.
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
Referred to as "the Dusseldorf patient" to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure.
He stopped his HIV medication four years ago.
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Referred to as "the Dusseldorf patient" to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure.
He stopped his HIV medication four years ago.
abcnews.go.com/Health/5th-p...
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
Referred to as "the Dusseldorf patient" to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure.
He stopped his HIV medication four years ago.
abcnews.go.com/Health/5th-p...
Referred to as "the Dusseldorf patient" to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure.
He stopped his HIV medication four years ago.
abcnews.go.com/Health/5th-p...