Month: June 2023
Elon Musk’s Twitter investor trust
In-depth studies have indicated hate speech has been growing under Mr Musk’s tenure, with the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a London-based campaign group, finding slurs increased substantially after the takeover. Twitter’s second head of trust and safety under owner Elon Musk has resigned, The head of trust and safety is tasked with content moderation,
google to stop deleting false election 2020 claims
YouTube and other social media platforms have faced intense pressure since the 2016 elections to safeguard against political misinformation. The Google-owned platform says the new policy is being put into place because of today’s changed landscape. YouTube will stop removing videos with false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, the social media platform
Romania to ban wheat import from Ukraine
On May 2, the European Union imposed restrictions on imports of wheat, maize, rapeseed and sunflower seeds from Ukraine, with the aim of reducing the excess supply of cereals in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. These countries have complained that cheap cereals in Ukraine make local production unprofitable. Besides at least Hungary and Poland,
Manchester United Takeover?
The Red Devils are in the middle of a takeover process with INEOS founder Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim, the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank and the son of a former Qatari prime minister, the two public bidders for the club. Ratcliffe has been rumoured to be ‘leading’ the race for the club in recent weeks
Prince Harry visit to United Kingdom for a case against tabloid
Prince Harry’s latest visit coincides with King Charles’ annual visit to Transylvania where he owns a home. Indeed it is believed that the King has a long history with Romania, and enjoys a yearly trip to the country, where he allegedly goes hiking and horseback riding. King Charles reportedly owns 10 homes in Romania, he
Hungary’s fitness to head European Union
The European Commission has long-standing concerns about the erosion of basic democratic institutions in Hungary — covering everything from the independence of the judiciary and press to the government’s failure to tackle systemic graft under Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Hungary is scheduled to assume the rotating presidency of the European Union in 2024. However, members
King Charles trip to Romania
King Charles is connected to Romania by his deep love for Transylvania, a region he has visited on many occasions in the last 25 years. His most recent visit to Romania was at the end of May 2022, when he visited a Ukrainian refugee center in Bucharest and launched a forest landscape restoration project. King
Ethiopia told Exploit Everything But Arms (EBA) market scheme by the European Union
The European Union is the second largest trading partner and export destination to Ethiopia. The country exports 20 percent of its goods with the total worth of 130 billion Bir. The head added that the EU is looking forward to an increased partnership and engagement with Ethiopia in many spheres. The European Union Delegation Head
Turkey under pressure to approve Sweden’s membership to NATO
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said NATO wants to bring Sweden into the fold by the time allied leaders meet in Lithuania on July 11-12. NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden’s membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President
Amazon to pay the US Federal Trade Commission $25m over child privacy violations
The Amazon agreed to pay the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after it was accused of failing to delete Alexa recordings at the request of parents. Amazon’s doorbell camera unit Ring will also pay out after giving employees unrestricted access to customers’ data. Ring will pay $5.8m to authorities, according to a filing in federal