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"By retrenching on its content policies, Meta is reneging on previous statements that it wanted to create a safe and open space for people on its platforms...the pullback...will inevitably be felt offline." @markscott.bsky.social on Meta's decision to axe fact-checking: tinyurl.com/3v9vrkc8
Analysis: Meta's fact-checking pullback will have global consequences
The social media company's widespread overhaul of its content moderation polices will have a real-world negative impact, embolden authoritarian regimes, and put its own users at risk
dfrlab.org
January 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The US State Department has officially designated atrocities in Sudan carried out by the RSF as genocide.

It's not going to provide immediate respite to victims of ongoing atrocities in Sudan. But it's official acknowledgment.

Now...will the US actually reel in the RSF's biggest backer the UAE?
US says Sudan’s RSF committed genocide, announces sanctions on leaders
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says US committed to ‘holding accountable those responsible for these atrocities’.
www.aljazeera.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Any analysis of the spike in abductions in Kenya is incomplete if it doesn’t include the fact that these are probably (wink) the same networks used for the black sites in Kenya and Uganda that were/are part of the so called “war on terror”.
November 21, 2024 at 7:04 AM