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The Swedish public and activists are outraged over the blocking of some 14,000 Twitter users by the country’s official account over alleged hate speech. Those blacklisted included top Israeli politicians and Noam Chomsky. An initiative of the Swedish Institute, the @Sweden Twitter account is run by a different person each week – either someone located […]
Amazon will start making style choices for millions of people using its new smart device – much to the dismay of privacy activists. The Amazon Echo Look takes full length photos and videos on voice command and uses “machine learning algorithms” to select the best choice between outfits. The device also keeps track of users’ […]
Published time: 26 Apr, 2017 15:48 A sculpture worth €60,000 ($ 65,000), meant to symbolize diversity and complexity in the modern world, has caused a furor among activists from the Pegida movement in Dresden, eastern Germany. The ‘Monument for a Permanent New Beginning’ from a pair of Hamburg artists, Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, was […]
Published time: 23 Apr, 2017 20:33 Activists set up a symbolic exhibition on Beirut’s seaside promenade to call on the country’s MPs to abolish a controversial law that allows rapists to avoid prosecution by marrying their victim. Thirty-one wedding dresses made of wrapping paper and lace were hung from nooses, swaying between the palm trees […]
Upset over Trump’s victory, grassroots Democrats enlist in nationwide efforts to swing special House elections, state contests and mayoral races. Republicans dig in, citing a lack of results so far. WSJ.com: What’s News US
Thomson Reuters Undercover officers in the New York police department infiltrated small groups of Black Lives Matter activists and gained access to their text messages, according to newly released NYPD documents obtained by the Guardian. The records, produced in response to a freedom of information lawsuit led by New York law firm Stecklow & Thompson, […]
Published time: 2 Apr, 2017 19:21 Anti-racism protesters and members of the anti-immigrant grouping, Soldiers of Odin, have been involved in violent street clashes in Toronto, Canada. A group calling themselves the Concerned Coalition of Canadian Citizens (CCCC) organized a gathering outside Toronto City Hall on Saturday. That sparked a counter protest from the Organizing […]
Published time: 26 Mar, 2017 12:10Edited time: 26 Mar, 2017 12:53 Several opposition rallies, most of which were unsanctioned, took place in Russia on Sunday. A number of people were detained for disorderly conduct. Opposition figure Aleksey Navalny is among those detained in central Moscow. Navalny was detained shortly after showing up for the event […]
Bulgarian volunteers have begun erecting a fence on the country’s border with Turkey without authorization from the government to “prevent Turkish provocations” during elections, RIA Novosti reports. “The situation on the border is difficult and to prevent provocations from Turkey, our volunteers began erecting a four-meter fence. We have set up around 11 km from […]
Opinion: Livestreaming can document human rights abuses, but it can carry security risks. The post Hey Activists: You Need to Think Twice Before Livestreaming Protests appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
