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‘It’s activism, not journalism’: CNN publishes shame list of companies that DIDN’T join Facebook boycott

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CNN has named and shamed a list of brands that haven’t joined a movement to boycott Facebook for all manner of alleged social justice offenses, drawing criticism online for its “bizarre” activism campaign. … Read More >‘It’s activism, not journalism’: CNN publishes shame list of companies that DIDN’T join Facebook boycott

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Facebook bans hundreds of ‘boogaloo’ accounts in latest purge, citing ‘real-world violence’ from ‘anti-government network’

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Hundreds of Facebook profiles said to be part of a “violent anti-government network” linked to the loose-knit “boogaloo” movement have been permanently deleted, the latest in a wave of mass bans targeting the political right. … Read More >Facebook bans hundreds of ‘boogaloo’ accounts in latest purge, citing ‘real-world violence’ from ‘anti-government network’

Categories World

Facebook Ad Boycott Organizers Want Companies in Europe, Asia to Join Campaign

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Over 160 mostly US companies have already joined the ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign in the wake of George Floyd’s death, with corporations including Coca Cola, Levi’s, Starbucks, and Verizon agreeing to partially or fully freeze their Facebook ad buys next month, ostensibly to try to force the social media giant to tackle hateful content online. … Read More >Facebook Ad Boycott Organizers Want Companies in Europe, Asia to Join Campaign

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Zuckerberg loses $7.2 BILLION after corporate ad boycott pressing Facebook to police ‘hate speech’

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Plummeting Facebook shares have wiped out billions of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth. The impetus? Corporations such as Coca-Cola and Verizon have pulled their ads, demanding that Facebook censor hate speech. … Read More >Zuckerberg loses $7.2 BILLION after corporate ad boycott pressing Facebook to police ‘hate speech’

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Facebook ‘appears’ to resolve issue after ‘blocking & banning’ users who shared article with photo of Aboriginal men over ‘nudity’

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Facebook “appears” to have resolved the issue after it blocked and banned users for sharing a Guardian article about the site’s algorithms removing a photograph of Aboriginal men in chains over “nudity.” … Read More >Facebook ‘appears’ to resolve issue after ‘blocking & banning’ users who shared article with photo of Aboriginal men over ‘nudity’

Categories Shows

UK Rap Legend Lowkey: British Empire Was an Empire of Thievery Rejected by The World! (E890)

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to UK rap legend Lowkey ahead of the 3rd anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and amid a revitalized anti-racism movement in the UK. He discusses why we should commemorate the ‘state crime’ of the Grenfell tragedy on Sunday … Read More >UK Rap Legend Lowkey: British Empire Was an Empire of Thievery Rejected by The World! (E890)

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Black mark against Facebook: Afro-Caribbean ska legend Neville Staple falls foul of blanket ban for ‘racism’

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The deep flaws in Facebook’s moderation system have been thoroughly exposed after it banned a raft of accounts connected to the ska music scene on racism grounds, including that of Neville Staple of The Specials, who is black. … Read More >Black mark against Facebook: Afro-Caribbean ska legend Neville Staple falls foul of blanket ban for ‘racism’