2021-08-16: News Headlines

teleSUR (2021-08-16). Haiti: Death Toll From 7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Rises to 1,297. telesurenglish.net The death toll from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday rose to 1,297, the country's civil protection agency reported on Sunday. | RELATED: | A breakdown of the fatalities in terms of departments shows that 1,054 people were killed in Sud, 122 in Nippes, 119 in Grand'Anse, and two in Nord-Ouest, the Haitian Civil Protection Service tweeted. | Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said that it was necessary to "

John Thielking (2021-08-16). Google algorithms suppressing small websites. indybay.org Google and Facebook are increasingly unfriendly for small publishers. The latest round is that Google no longer takes you to the URLs typed in search…

WSWS (2021-08-16). US Department of Homeland Security warns of terrorist violence linked to Trump election conspiracies. wsws.org In warning of a growing threat of violence, the agency cited an increase in social media posts spreading "false narratives" and "conspiracy theories" regarding the reinstatement of former president Donald Trump.

Sumedha Pal (2021-08-15). India's New IT Rules Paving Way for Legitimised Surveillance. counterpunch.org Image by As the Indian government is confronted with a global snooping scandal with over 300 journalists, politicians and bureaucrats on the list of those surveilled by the state, the Modi government had intensified its bid to rampage through the country's latest Internet Technology laws. | While the central government claims that the new laws are aimed at quelling the crisis of misinformation in the country by targeting sources, social media giants, alternative media platforms and privacy activists claim that the laws will bring them under direct…

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