Friday, 29 March 2019

Facebook to ban white nationalism and separatism

The social media firm is under pressure after the New Zealand mosque attack was live-streamed.

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Chad - where social media has been cut for a year

Activists in Chad are demanding that the government restore access to social media after it was cut a year ago.

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Grindr 'up for sale on security grounds'

The app's Chinese owner, Kunlun Group, is reportedly seen as a security risk by US authorities.

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Salesforce.com sued over links to trafficking site

The software firm is accused of helping a site known to be involved in the trafficking of women.

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NPR News: Trump Takes A Post-Mueller Victory Lap At Michigan Rally

Trump Takes A Post-Mueller Victory Lap At Michigan Rally
In a wide-ranging speech, the president touched on the recently completed Mueller investigation, but also on health care, the Green New Deal and immigration.

NPR News: Trump Extends Deportation Protection For Liberians In The U.S.

Trump Extends Deportation Protection For Liberians In The U.S.
The delay will give Congress time to work on a possible permanent pathway for thousands of Liberians to remain in the U.S.

NPR News: After Inmate Suicides, Alabama Prisons On Trial

After Inmate Suicides, Alabama Prisons On Trial
A federal judge already has ruled that mental health care for inmates in Alabama's prisons is "horrendously inadequate." Now he's looking at the system's response to 15 suicides in the past 15 months.