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Giant vulva statue fuels gender debate in Brazil
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» SAO PAULO - An enormous bright-red vagina sculpture on a mountain in northeast Brazil is intended to inspire intercourse -- not the sexual kind but rather a dialogue on gender issues, particularly poignant under the conservative government of President Jair Bolsonaro.
Facebook antitrust suits seek to divest Instagram, WhatsApp
AFP, Published on 10/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - US federal and state antitrust enforcers filed suit against Facebook on Wednesday claiming the social media giant abused its dominant position and seeking to unwind its acquisitions of messaging services Instagram and WhatsApp.
Facebook seeks to block political ad targeting research
AFP, Published on 25/10/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has demanded that New York University pull the plug on a research project into the platform's targeting practices for political ads, saying it is a violation of terms to collect user data.
Quibi streaming service to shut down
AFP, Published on 22/10/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Short-form streaming service Quibi announced Wednesday it is pulling the plug on the platform aimed at smartphone users hungry for entertainment on the go.
QAnon conspiracies go global in pandemic 'perfect storm'
AFP, Published on 06/10/2020
» HONG KONG: Powered by fear, anger and big tech's algorithms, the QAnon conspiracy movement has exploded from the US political fringe into the global mainstream during the pandemic.
Teetotallers emerge from the shadows in hard-drinking Japan
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» TOKYO: At a trendy Tokyo cocktail bar, customers sip brightly coloured beverages with sophisticated flavour profiles, designed for a small but growing market in hard-drinking Japan: teetotallers.
Trump Covid revelation sparks torrent of social media reaction
AFP, Published on 02/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - Social media erupted with reactions to President Donald Trump's revelation Friday that he and wife Melania tested positive for Covid-19, with an outpouring of sympathy as well as mockery and anger over his efforts to minimize risks of the disease.
Turkey applies strict new social media rules
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday enters a new era of tight social media restrictions that threaten to erase the local presence of Facebook and Twitter should they fail to take down contentious posts.
Facebook to ban new political ads in week before US election
AFP, Published on 03/09/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook said Thursday it will ban new political advertising the week before the US election, one of its most sweeping moves against disinformation yet as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of a "risk of civil unrest" after the vote.
Facebook to ban political ads in week before US election
AFP, Published on 03/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Facebook says it will ban political advertising the week before the US election, one of its most sweeping moves against disinformation yet as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of a "risk of civil unrest" after the vote.