(2021-10-06). "The Harmful Behaviour od Facebook": Social Media Destabilizes Democracy and Harm Users' Mental Health. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-06). Scraped Data of 1.5 Billion Facebook Users Offered for Sale on the Dark Web — Reports. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-06). "Washington for a Safe Return to Campus" Facebook group censors WSWS writers. wsws.org As the Delta variant continues to rip through Washington state while schools are open, the Facebook administrators for "Washington for a Safe Return to Campus" seek to censor any left-wing opposition to the Democratic Party and the teachers unions.
(2021-10-06). 'On-brand, really': Zuckerberg wants Congress to crush any possible competition to Facebook, Snowden says. rt.com 
Mark Zuckerberg's rebuttal of accusations against Facebook and call for action by Congress are just an attempt to have the government protect his monopoly, digital freedoms activist Edward Snowden said. | The CEO of Facebook posted a lengthy Much of the essay was a rejection…
(2021-10-06). Disruption in Facebook operation not caused by hacker attack, US official says. tass.com "It was really a configuration error, it was a technology outage," Easterly noted…
(2021-10-06). Facebook Whistleblower to Congress: Regulate Big Tech. Silicon Valley Can't Be Trusted to Police Itself. democracynow.org 
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to Congress Tuesday, denouncing the company for prioritizing "astronomical profits" over the safety of billions of users, and urging lawmakers to enact strict oversight over Facebook. Haugen's testimony gave a rare glimpse into the secretive tech company, which she accused of harming children, sowing division by boosting hateful content, and undermining democracy. "Facebook wants you to believe that the problems we're talking about are unsolvable. They want you to believe in false choices," Haugen said at the hearing. Roger McNamee, a former mentor to Mark Zuckerber…
(2021-10-06). Sunday 10/17: Protest: Let's Tell Mark Zuckerberg to Get the Zuck Out! indybay.org Edgewood Drive, | Palo Alto CA…
(2021-10-06). Whistleblower Warns Facebook a Threat to Children and Democracy. indybay.org
(2021-10-06). Headlines for October 6, 2021. democracynow.org Whistleblower Tells Lawmakers to Regulate Facebook Before It Causes More Harm, Schumer Sets Up Debt Limit Vote Amid Ongoing GOP Obstructionism, Voters Confront AZ Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over Reconciliation Bill as She Heads Back to D.C., Missouri Executes Man with Intellectual Disability Despite High-Profile Pleas, China-Taiwan Tensions Mount as Biden Reaffirms U.S.-Sino Commitment to Diplomatic Agreement, Amnesty Says Taliban Killed 13 Ethnic Hazaras After Taking Power; Kabul Faces Winter Power Outages, U.N. Rejects Expulsion of Top Officials from Ethiopia as Millions in Urgent Need of Humanitarian Assistance, Roma…
(2021-10-06). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do if your child has a bellyache. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kids are back in the classroom, and a common back-to-school sickness is viral gastroenteritis, or stomach flu. It's an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/jwxQ2L4ZVXE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. If your child is showing symptoms of a stomach bug, such as vomiting…
(2021-10-05). Monday's Blackout Reveals Real Power Of Big Tech Companies. southfront.org 
Illustrative imageBlackout may be related to scandals from Facebook Files and Pandora Papers. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | This Monday, October 4th, the world suffered a very unusual episode: a major blackout of social networks. Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagaram and several other networks went offline worldwide for more than seven hours. Far from affecting only people addicted to social networks, the blackout had a strong impact on the economy, influencing several companies that depend on the use of these networks to operate their mark…
(2021-10-05). The Monday October 4th Facebook Blackout Reveals Real Power of Big Tech Companies. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-05). Zuckerberg's Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Report Worldwide Outage Hours After Accusations of Profiting from Polarization. orinocotribune.com Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp registered a worldwide drop on Monday, October 4, according to data from the DownDetector portal. A graph clearly showed the moment when the problem occurred and the number of reports received on each website. However, it was also evident on the remaining operational social media platforms such as Twitter, Telegram, TikTok, Snapchat, and others, where users from all over the world expressed their frustration for the collapse of the giant media corporation's tools. | Regarding WhatsApp and Instagram, users complained about not being able to open the applications,…
(2021-10-05). Facebook services almost completely recover from crash. tass.com WhatsApp has announced fully returning to normal mode, while Facebook and Instagram are still continuing repair works…
(2021-10-05). Facebook outage named largest in history — Downdetector. tass.com The Facebook outage has become the largest outage on Downdetector with over 10.6 million problem reports from all over the globe…
(2021-10-05). Facebook platforms shut down by worldwide outage. wsws.org The social media apps Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, which are used by billions of people internationally each day for critical business and personal activities, were shut down for more than five hours on Monday.
(2021-10-05). Private Facebook Group that Organized the July Protests in Cuba Plans Bigger Ones Soon. libya360.wordpress.com Alan Macleod HAVANA —After gaining access to their private Facebook group, MintPress can reveal that the people who sparked the July 11 protests in Cuba are planning similar actions for October and November. The group, La Villa del Humor, is widely credited with providing the initial spark that ignited nationwide protests on the Caribbean island in the summer, the most significant demonstrations…
(2021-10-05). "Appalling and Unacceptable": Leak Shows Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Spread Hate & Harmed Children. democracynow.org 
An unprecedented leak at Facebook reveals top executives at the company knew about major issues with the platform from their own research but kept the damning information hidden from the public. The leak shows Facebook deliberately ignored rampant disinformation, hate speech and political unrest in order to boost ad sales and is also implicated in child safety and human trafficking violations. Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen leaked thousands of documents and revealed her identity as the whistleblower during an interview with "60 Minutes." She is set to testify today before the Senate Commerce Subco…
(2021-10-05). Facebook Outage Bolsters Calls to Break Up Big Tech. truthout.org 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among the progressives calling for government action to break up Facebook after the company and its family of apps — including Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp — experienced a massive outage on Monday, rendering inaccessible services that billions of people worldwide use to communicate. | "It's almost as if Facebook's monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy," the Ocasio-…
(2021-10-05). Headlines for October 5, 2021. democracynow.org Hollywood Crew Workers Vote to Authorize Strike, Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen to Urge Congress to Take Action, Johnson & Johnson Seeks FDA OK for Booster Shot, New York Healthcare Provider Fires 1,400 for Refusing to Get Vaccinated, Biden Accuses GOP of Playing "Russian Roulette" with U.S. Economy, Activists Confront Sen. Sinema in Arizona Bathroom, State Department Lawyer Blasts Biden for "Inhumane" Expulsions of Haitians, California Declares State of Emergency After Offshore Oil Pipeline Spill, Biden Administration to Open Up 80 Millions of Acres for Drilling in Gulf of Mexico, Report: 14% of World's C…
(2021-10-05). El peligroso imperio de Zuckerberg. globalizacion.ca Ayer las plataformas Facebook, Instagram y WhatsApp —las tres propiedad del megaconsorcio que encabeza el estadounidense Mark Zuckerberg— quedaron fuera de servicio durante varias horas, lo que ocasionó problemas de distinta magnitud a miles de millones de usuarios de todo…
(2021-10-05). Former Facebook Employee Haugen Testifies Before Congress. telesurenglish.net A disgruntled Facebook whistleblower who expressed concerns about numerous of the company's business operations testified before Congress on Tuesday, following a succession of damaging disclosures about the firm. | RELATED: | Frances Haugen, a former Facebook project manager who leaked a vast collection of internal information to the Wall Street Journal, told a Senate subcommittee that Facebook "put their astronomica…
(2021-10-05). Leak Shows Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Harmed Children and Spread Hate. truthout.org 
An unprecedented leak at Facebook reveals top executives at the company knew about major issues with the platform from their own research but kept the damning information hidden from the public. The leak shows Facebook deliberately ignored rampant disinformation, hate speech and political unrest in order to boost ad sales and is also implicated in child safety and human trafficking violations. Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen leaked thousands of documents and revealed her identity as th…
(2021-10-05). Progressives Respond to Facebook Outage With Simple Call: 'Break Them Up'. zcomm.org "It's almost as if Facebook's monopolistic mission to either own, copy, or destroy any competing platform has incredibly destructive effects on free society and democracy"
(2021-10-05). Impact of Facebook Outage Minimal, Raises Questions About Whistleblower Reports – Expert. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – An hourslong outage that affected Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will have minimal impact, however, the timing of the incident raises questions because it coincides with whistleblower reports that exposed the company engages in unethical practices, University of Florida social media professor, Andrew Selepak, told Sputnik.
(2021-10-05). Trump, Twitter and the Digital Town Hall. dissidentvoice.org The merits are hard to stomach for partisans long jaundiced by presumption and dislike, but the cheer at the deplatforming of Donald Trump by a range of social media platforms said as much about the nature of any sentiment about democracy as it did about those claiming to defend it. For one, it shut off …
(2021-10-05). Two Thirds Of Online Posts From Fossil Fuel Companies 'Greenwashing'. popularresistance.org One expert called it a "systematic deceptive marketing campaign designed to interfere with the solution that is necessary to respond to the climate emergency: stopping fossil fuel production." | Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a "green" image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by DeSmog. | The findings add to campaigner concerns that fossil fuel companies are promoting a misleading image of their business models as the need to decarbonize…
(2021-10-05). When they say, 'The Reds are coming!'. workers.org 
In the course of the battle over Biden's "build back better" bill, the ugly specter of anti-communism has raised its head, most prominently in the U.S. Senate and from the right-wing media. No doubt this poison is also being spread in less open forums. Senator Marco Rubio infamously tweeted, "The . . . |
(2021-10-05). Cubans Demand Reestablishment of US Consular Services in Havana. telesurenglish.net Gathered in front of the diplomatic headquarters, they asked Washington to resume the family reunification program, damaged by the policies of the former U.S. president and whose pause continues with current president Joe Biden. | According to Twitter, the hashtag #ConsularServicesinCuba is trending in the Caribbean nation, with more than 13,000 tweets. | RELATED: | "They are our family in front of the embassy to…
(2021-10-05). 38 Years After the US Invasion of Grenada, People Ask "Where is the Body of Maurice Bishop?" libya360.wordpress.com üá¨üá© This month marks the 38th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Grenada. Following the assassination of Maurice Bishop, Washington worked to dismantle the people's Revolution, led by the New Jewel Movement. Dr. Terence Marryshow: pic.twitter.com/87GbXfhIHw — Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) October 5, 2021 Dr. Terence Marryshow, who was Captain of the People's Revolutionary Army responsible…
(2021-10-05). Merck announces promising new pill to treat COVID infections. wsws.org The new oral antiviral pills could reduce death and hospitalizations by 50 percent if taken early in the course of infection with the coronavirus.
(2021-10-05). Talk World Radio: Punishment Without Trial. warisacrime.org 
Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. This week on Talk World Radio: a new book called Punishment Without Trial: Why Pleabargaining Is a Bad Deal. The author, Carissa Byrne Hessick, is the Ransdell Distinguished Professor of Law at the …