Day: October 5, 2021

Categories Russia

Catastrophic Facebook crash proves time for Russian internet sovereignty has come, Moscow announces after 6-hour network outage

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A massive internet crash that took out Facebook’s services, including Instagram and WhatsApp, shows that countries need to be less reliant on American tech giants and bolster their own domestic infrastructure, Moscow has said. … Read More >Catastrophic Facebook crash proves time for Russian internet sovereignty has come, Moscow announces after 6-hour network outage

Categories Russia

Nord Stream 2 pipeline begins filling with gas in preparation for pumping supplies to EU, operators say, as energy crisis worsens

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The first segment of the now-completed Nord Stream 2 underwater pipeline is being filled with gas in advance of final authorization from German regulators to turn on the taps, the company behind the scheme has revealed. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 pipeline begins filling with gas in preparation for pumping supplies to EU, operators say, as energy crisis worsens

Categories Russia

Russia further tightens restrictions on ‘foreign agent’ nonprofits: labelled groups must send annual reports to Justice Ministry

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Russia has further tightened its law regarding organizations deemed to be ‘foreign agents,’ this time hugely increasing the annual reporting requirements for nonprofits that have been designated by the Ministry of Justice. … Read More >Russia further tightens restrictions on ‘foreign agent’ nonprofits: labelled groups must send annual reports to Justice Ministry

Categories EU

‘Veil of silence’ let up to 330,000 children be abused by clergy and lay members within France’s Catholic Church since 1950s

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A 2,500-page report conducted by an independent inquiry into allegations of abuse and subsequent cover-ups within France’s Catholic Church has declared that a “veil of silence” allowed clergy to assault victims for decades. … Read More >‘Veil of silence’ let up to 330,000 children be abused by clergy and lay members within France’s Catholic Church since 1950s

Categories Videos

“I know who you are and will take action against you” – threats from Sargeant Kingston, NSW Police

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In today’s episode: – Sergeant Kingston unleashes verbal threats on Camera and names the Aussie Cossack a “menace” to Police – Cossack aiding oppressed Civilians of Middle Eastern appearance while exercising on the Bay Run … Read More >“I know who you are and will take action against you” – threats from Sargeant Kingston, NSW Police

Categories World

Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for massive outage amid calls to ‘break up’ tech giant

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Facebook has issued a mea culpa after disrupting the business and social interactions of millions of users as a Facebook-owned social media trio lagged for over six hours, while blaming an engineering error for the web apocalypse. … Read More >Facebook blames ‘faulty configuration change’ for massive outage amid calls to ‘break up’ tech giant

Categories EU

Dozens of environmental activists block Shell’s oil refinery in Netherlands in protest over ‘greenwashing’ ads (PHOTOS)

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Over 80 activists from a dozen EU states have blocked entry to Shell’s oil refinery in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to protest against the giant’s “greenwashing” advertisements and call for a new law that bans fossil fuel ads. … Read More >Dozens of environmental activists block Shell’s oil refinery in Netherlands in protest over ‘greenwashing’ ads (PHOTOS)

Categories Shows

Was Facebook sabotaged from the inside?

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went down just before noon on Monday, and the reasons remain mysterious. Their parent company has been under extra-harsh scrutiny lately, between its own research discovering the toxic effect of Instagram on the self-esteem of teen girls and new revelations, thanks to whistleblower and former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, that Facebook knowingly stokes public anger for the sake of profit. The sites didn’t begin to restore to life until seven hours later. … Read More >Was Facebook sabotaged from the inside?