TikTok clarifies its moderating policies amid Israel-Hamas war
As the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, social media platforms have had to explain their content moderation policies. As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, social media platforms have been placed under scrutiny for their role in perpetuating fac.....»»
Delta"s new plane lets you use AirPods to listen to movie audio in-flight
A TikToker has discovered that Delta's newest plane lets you directly connect your AirPods — or any Bluetooth headphones — to the in-flight entertainment system.AirPodsOn her flight from Seattle to Honolulu, TikTok user Elise Brulotte made an exc.....»»
OilRig targets Israel organizations with new lightweight downloaders
ESET researchers analyzed a growing series of new OilRig downloaders that the group used in several campaigns throughout 2022 to maintain access to target organizations of special interest, all located in Israel. They include an organization in the h.....»»
Many popular websites still cling to password creation policies from 1985
A significant number of popular websites still allow users to choose weak or even single-character passwords, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found. Websites’ lax creation policies for passwords The researchers used an autom.....»»
Hate crimes are on the rise—but the narrow legal definition makes it hard to charge and convict, researcher says
With hate crimes, context is everything, and events outside of the United States—like the war between Israel and Hamas—can have far-reaching and potentially tragic consequences......»»
Report: 1.5°C pathways can still be achieved while combining fairness and global climate protection
Global warming can still be limited to 1.5°C by 2100 while ensuring that the poor are not hit hardest by climate policies and climate impacts. This is achieved by immediately introducing broad carbon pricing together with re-distributive policies us.....»»
"Unintended consequences": friction at COP28 over green trade
Inside the negotiating rooms and on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks, simmering tensions over wealthy countries' "green trade" policies have been bubbling to the surface, with developing nations fearful they will be penalized......»»
Why all civilian lives matter equally, according to a military ethicist
Some commentators have criticized Israel for causing what is claimed to be disproportionate harm to civilians in its military response to Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack......»»
Montana’s TikTok ban blocked by federal judge
Judge rules state was trying to target China rather than protect Montana residents. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) A federal judge has stopped a US state’s landmark ban on TikTok from going into.....»»
TikTok: US judge blocks Montana"s ban citing free speech
Chinese-owned app welcomes the ruling against "unconstitutional law" due to come into effect in January......»»
COP28: How 7 policies could help save 1 billion lives by 2100
In a recent review of more than 180 peer-reviewed articles—which I conducted with fellow researcher Richard Parncutt—we found that a scientific consensus has formed around the so-called 1,000-ton rule......»»
Human rights are a low priority for many national climate change adaptation policies, research finds
The link between human rights and climate change adaptation policy has not been a major source of discussion in national policies, according to a new Concordia-led study. Moreover, the researchers say the topic should play a bigger role in the upcomi.....»»
TikTok owner ByteDance cuts gaming division jobs
The Chinese firm entered the sector in 2019 to compete with Tencent but failed to grab market share......»»
Elon Musk visits Israel after antisemitism row
The X boss, recently accused of antisemitism, discussed tackling hate with Israel's president......»»
Human rights law demands climate change adaptation, researchers say
Continued high emissions of greenhouse gases mean the well-being of all people now depends on profound changes in policies and practices to effect climate change adaptation......»»
Slick videos or more "authentic" content? The Israel-Gaza battles raging on TikTok and X
Pro-Palestinian TikTok posts gain traction with Gen Z, while slicker Israeli content is popular on X......»»
Hate speech group calls Musk “thin-skinned tyrant” amid X advertiser fallout
Brands claim ad controls don’t work, urge X CEO to quit over antisemitism. Enlarge (credit: Leon Neal / Staff | Getty Images Europe) Advertisers with zero-tolerance policies for antisemitism spent the weekend urging th.....»»
Exploring policies to reduce child poverty and child maltreatment
In a recent study, researchers have conducted a scoping review of previous studies to explore the effects of policy changes on child poverty rates. The study conducted an empirical analysis to estimate the relationship between child poverty rates and.....»»
Q&A: When it comes to Israel-Hamas war videos, don"t always trust what you see
Flip through TikTok, Instagram or X (formerly Twitter) each day, and a barrage of grainy, chaotic videos paints a complicated picture of the Israel-Hamas war......»»
Armistice Day counter-protests: How UK government rhetoric and police failings could be linked to far-right violence
On Armistice Day 2023, a pro-Palestine march was held in London for the fifth time since the beginning of the Israel-Palestine war. As well as demonstrators looking to join the protest, around 2,000 far-right activists and football hooligans descende.....»»
Tim Cook defends Apple Watch privacy focus in mental health talk
Tim Cook had to defend Apple's privacy policies during a meeting with Jill Biden and political spouses, after an accusation that Apple Watch users are being actively "watched."Apple CEO Tim CookApple CEO Tim Cook welcomed the spouses of political lea.....»»