Published by The Bangkok Post Russia’s boldest moves to censor the internet began in the most mundane of ways — with a series of bureaucratic emails and forms. The messages, sent by Russia’s powerful internet regulator, demanded technical details — like traffic numbers, equipment specifications and connection speeds — from companies that provide internet and […]
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Facebook will fuel further unrest, whistleblower says
Published by Reuters By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Facebook Inc will fuel more violent unrest around the world unless it stops its algorithms pushing extreme and divisive content, whistleblower Frances Haugen told the British parliament on Monday. The former employee, who accused the social media giant of putting profit before people at […]
Over 100m Hectares Of Degraded Landscape Can Be Reclaimed In Africa ― Buhari
Published by Nigerian Tribune President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Africa’s ambition of restoring over 100 million hectares of the degraded landscape for productive agriculture is achievable. He gave the assertion, on Monday, in Glasgow, Scotland at the Climate Change Summit, COP 26, side event on the Great Green Wall (GGW), co-hosted by French President […]
Facebook whistleblower ‘terrified’ by Zuckerberg’s Metaverse plans
Published by DPA Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says she is worried about the social media giant’s recently announced plans to develop a Metaverse with virtual spaces where where work, games and shopping can take place. “I personally am terrified of the idea of adding more microphones and sensors from Facebook into our homes, into our […]
U.S., Canada among 20 countries to commit to stop financing fossil fuels abroad
Published by Reuters By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop GLASGOW (Reuters) – The United States, Canada and 18 other countries committed at the COP26 climate summit on Thursday to stop public financing for fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of next year, and steer their spending into clean energy instead. Campaigners called the commitment […]
Nation Earns about 23 Mln USD from Electric Power Export to Neighboring Countries
Ethiopia has earned about 23 million USD by exporting over 423 million megawatts (MW) of electric power to neighboring Djibouti and Sudan in the past three months, the Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) disclosed. EEP Communication Director, Moges Mokenen told ENA that 13.18 million USD has been earned from Sudan by exporting 263.7 million MW of […]