Monthly Archives: April 2022

Polls open in French presidential election

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron faces off with longtime rival Marine Le Pen The second round of France’s presidential election kicked off Sunday. Just like five years ago, voters are choosing between current President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, the former longtime leader of the right-wing National Rally party, in a …

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US military convoy targeted in Iraq’s Anbar

Iraqi news sources on early Sunday reported that a US military logistics convoy was targeted in the Iraqi province of Anbar. The convoy was attacked by roadside bombs, according to local sources. Details of possible damages or casualties of the attack have not yet been released. Another US military convoy …

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Twitter bans climate change ads that contradict scientific consensus

Such advertisements will be categorised as inappropriate content. Microblogging platform Twitter on Friday announced that it will ban advertisements that “contradict the scientific consensus” on climate change. “We believe that climate denialism shouldn’t be monetized on Twitter, and that misrepresentative ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis,” …

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EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content under landmark EU legislation approved early Saturday. European Union officials clinched the agreement in principle on the Digital Services …

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