(2024-08-29). De Moraes gives X owner deadline to appoint representative in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes has reportedly given the owner of X, South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, 24 hours to appoint a representative or the social media will be closed in Brazil.
(2024-08-29). Freedom of speech is dying in the UK, Norwegian author warns. expose-news.com Freedom of speech is dying. You can now be thrown in jail for posting something on social media that the government doesn't like and the UK seems to be one of the …
(2024-08-29). Turkish court orders social media accounts blocked despite ruling that banned police 'virtual patrolling'. bianet.org
(2024-08-29). Elon Musk slams Pavel Durov's arrest, questions impunity to Mark Zuckerberg. ummid.com US multi-billionaire and owner of X (formerly Twitter) slammed the arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov in France at the same time questioning impunity granted to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
(2024-08-28). Technofascism: The Government Pressured Tech Companies to Censor Users. dissidentvoice.org 
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has finally admitted what we knew all along: Facebook conspired with the government to censor individuals expressing "disapproved" views about the COVID-19 pandemic. Zuckerberg's confession comes in the wake of a series of court rulings that turn a blind eye to the government's technofascism. In a 2-1 decision in Children's …
(2024-08-28). Algeria arrests opposition figure Fethi Ghares. newarab.com 
Algerian authorities on Tuesday arrested opposition figure Fethi Ghares, former coordinator of the In a video posted on Facebook and tit…
(2024-08-28). Stop Politicizing Education for Lebanon's Refugee Children. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Chairs are placed on classroom tables at a closed public school in Beirut, Lebanon September 22, 2022. | © 2022 Mohamed Azakir/Reuters | Ahead of the upcoming school year, local authorities and politicians in Lebanon are seeking to impose discriminatory restrictions that could result in tens of thousands of refugee children being denied their right to education.On July 8, Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea wrote on social media that the Education Ministry must require all students to provide identification papers to register for the 2024-25 school year, for both public and p…
(2024-08-28). Experts baffled by Israel president's unchallenged false X post. newarab.com 
Social media experts have raised concerns about the lack of a 'community note' on an X Despite Argamani publicly refuting claims she was beaten in captivity, Herzog's post remains unflagged on X, formerly Twitter. | Users have questioned why the platform's community note system has not been activated to flag the veracity of…
(2024-08-28). Governments closing their unused social media accounts. ecns.cn Government departments across multiple regions in China have been shutting down official social media accounts this year as part of a broader effort to curb formalism and bureaucracy and ease burdens on grassroots governments.
(2024-08-28). Video of women scolding toddler on plane sparks debate. ecns.cn A video showing two women scolding a crying toddler in an airplane bathroom has gone viral on social media in China, igniting a wide-ranging debate on how to best handle distressed children on public transportation.
(2024-08-28). Flood hits China's largest desert. ecns.cn Recently, China's largest desert, the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, experienced flooding, which sparked widespread discussions on social media.
(2024-08-28). Ukraine Bracketing Key Kursk Highway With Drones To Slow Russian Logistics. twz.com 
Ukrainian forces targeting a portion of the The Rylsk Bridge in particular has been a hotspot. An image appeared on social media of one burning vehicle on that span claimed to have been hit in an FPV drone strike. | The E38 highway runs east to west from Kursk city to the Ukrainian border, and would be the main logis…
(2024-08-28). Our Best Look At China's Stealthy Experimental Corvette. twz.com 
A new photo has emerged of China's mysterious stealthy corvette or light frigate, an intriguing design with low-observable features, which you can read more about The photo of the Chinese warship — the name and designation of which remain unknown — began to circulate recently on social media. It sho…
(2024-08-28). Turkish court orders social media accounts blocked despite ruling that banned police 'virtual patrolling'. bianet.org
(2024-08-28). Sudan: Warring Parties Execute Detainees, Mutilate Bodies. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Still image from a video posted to social media showing Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers setting the bodies of persons they have apparently executed, on fire. | © User via X, 2024…