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Facebook under fire as human rights groups claim ‘censorship’ of pro-Palestine posts

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Users globally reported nearly 500 deleted posts in just over two weeks condemning the recent eviction of Palestinians Facebook’s often inscrutable content moderation process has come under renewed fire during the 11-day bombardment of Gaza after hundreds of pro-Palestine posts were removed, many without explanation. Nearly 500 removals on Instagram and Facebook were documented by …

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The 15 greatest video games of the 80s – ranked!

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Button-bashing arcade sports vied with the thrill of urban planning, Pac-Man ate up everything, and Super Mario Bros smashed gaming into the mainstream The 1980s were crammed with wonderful adventure games – The Hobbit, King’s Quest, Leather Goddesses of Phobos – but the first point-and-click title to be designed by comic genius Ron Gilbert using …

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Far-left activists claim responsibility for Tesla factory site fire in Germany

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Investigators examining letter from group claiming to be behind fire at Grünheide ‘Gigafactory’ site German police are investigating whether a fire that broke out overnight at the construction site of Tesla’s first European Gigafactory had a political motive, after far-left activists claimed responsibility. The fire at the site in Grünheide in the eastern state of …

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Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney: the funniest things we have ever seen (on the internet)

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We asked our favourite funny people for their favourite links. For the Kates, it’s sketches, news fails and a silly amount of raccoons Kates McLennan and McCartney – of Get Krack!n and The Katering Show – have a new comedy podcast out, titled Slushy: eight episodes of a workplace sitcom, set on an Antarctic research …

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New cryptocurrency Chia blamed for hard drive shortages

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Speculators buy up vital components as demand surges for rival to bitcoin that requires huge storage space A new cryptocurrency is being blamed for shortages of hard drives and other storage systems, as speculatorsbuy up critical components in anticipation of a price rise. Chia is the creation of Bram Cohen, the entrepreneur behind the BitTorrent …

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EU cites ‘anti-vaccine campaign’ as reason to toughen social media code

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European Commission proposes more factchecking and algorithm changes to tackle disinformation A “massive anti-vaccination campaign” has been cited by the European Commission as a reason for social media platforms to intensify their factchecking and revise the internal algorithms that can amplify disinformation. Under a revised code of practice proposed by Brussels, companies such as Facebook, …

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NBN Co staff on salaries of $200,000 or more received average bonus of almost $50,000

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Labor is set to question executives in an estimates hearing after data reveals employees were paid $77.5m in cash bonuses in 2020 Hundreds of NBN Co staff on $200,000 and above a year were paid an average bonus of almost $50,000 last year, according to new data. Earlier this year – while everyone was talking …

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