(2022-04-26). Corporate media steps up false claims about human rights in Vietnam. peoplesworld.org 
On April 23rd, the European Union passed the Digital Services Act. This new law, designed to protect European Union citizens from illegal content online, requires the giant internet monopolies such as Meta (Facebook), Google, and Twitter to take appropriate actions to tackle illegal online content. Should the tech giants fail to live up to the …
(2022-04-26). Social Media Usage Negatively Influences the Psychological Well-being of Young Adults. indybay.org I am interested in how the use of social media influences the psychological well-being of adolescent children and young adults to understand how young people utilize social media to evaluate their identity and how social media impacts their relationships…
(2022-04-26). GEO shuts down University of Illinois Chicago grad workers strike, seeking to push through sellout agreement. wsws.org Announcing the deal to end the strike in a tweet shortly after midnight, GEO stated that grad workers had "won," pointing to an abysmal minimum pay of over $24,000 by the end of the contract.
(2022-04-25). An Intellectual No-Fly Zone: Online Censorship of Ukraine Dissent Is Becoming the New Norm. mintpressnews.com 
"Censorship is the last resort of desperate and unpopular regimes. It magically appears to make a crisis go away. It comforts the powerful with the narrative they want to hear, one fed back to them by courtiers in the media, government agencies, think tanks, and academia." — Chris Hedges…
(2022-04-25). Ukraine: We had no intention of offending the friendly people of Japan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 25, 2022 Ukraine apologizes for juxtaposing Japan emperor to Hitler in video The Ukrainian government has apologized over a video shared on Twitter that juxtaposed a picture of the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito to those of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in describing Nazism and fascism. "We had no intention to offend the …
(2022-04-25). Wynn Alan Bruce: Climate Activist Dies After Setting Himself On Fire. popularresistance.org A climate activist has died 24 hours after setting himself on fire on the steps of the Supreme Court on Earth Day. | Colorado photojournalist Wynn Alan Bruce, 50, suffered critical injuries in the incident at 6.30pm Friday on a plaza in front of the court. He was airlifted to hospital, where he died Saturday. | Capitol Police, Supreme Court police, and DC police all responded to the incident. | "A medical helicopter just landed near the Capitol for a medical emergency. This is not a public safety issue," Capitol Police tweeted. | Mr Bruce ran a portrait photo studio in Boulder, and his social media account was fi…
(2022-04-25). Colombia's army chief investigated over election meddling. colombiareports.com Colombia's Inspector General will investigate the commander of the National Army after the general attacked a presidential candidate on Twitter, according to newspaper El Espectador. The preliminary investigation against General…
(2022-04-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do when sick with norovirus or 'stomach flu'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you went out for the evening and woke up with a sudden bad stomach, chances are you might be experiencing viral gastroenteritis. That's the broad term for an infection in the intestines. Some call it "stomach flu." Gastroenteritis can be brought on by norovirus — a highly contagious viral infection most often spread through person-to-person contact or contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces. It can be quite severe for some people, but for…
(2022-04-25). Taiwan singer Liu Genghong goes viral after fitness livestream. ecns.cn Liu Genghong, a Taiwan-born singer, has taken the internet by storm and sparked a fitness wave with his workout livestream on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.