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Sri Lanka’s cannabis-seekers are gathering on Facebook

The Verge

Facebook groups have become a gray market for the country’s weed dealers One weekend about a year ago in Balangoda, a misty mountain town outside Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, Sanjana was supposed to meet a dealer she found on Thriloka Wijaya Pathra , a Facebook group for cannabis users in Sri Lanka.

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Women, Girls, Education and Global Health: Interview with Carinne Brody

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From October 4-11, Tara is asking bloggers to raise awareness about The Girl Effect by writing about it on their blogs. Connect with Kenya through CD Baby and Source Consulting Group. When a girl receives an education, she stays healthy, HIV negative, marries when she chooses, and raises a healthy family. Share Tweet.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

The incident with Google in China has made aware the increasing militarization of the internet – targeted attacks against corporations and activists and that’s the most worrying development. Like Sri Lanka where pictures weren’t getting out. It’s important to sustain that information and interest.

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Preventing Human Trafficking: An Interview with Christina Arnold

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When I was growing up, I was very aware of the class differences, and the different ways that people would treat children who were from lower class families. I also lived in Sri Lanka right about the time that sex tourism became a big deal, and saw it firsthand. At that point we didn't have a name for it. It started out small.

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The tier list: how Facebook decides which countries need protection

The Verge

Leaked documents reveal a huge, opaque system At the end of 2019, the group of Facebook employees charged with preventing harms on the network gathered to discuss the year ahead. They highlight the degree to which Facebook employees are aware of the gaps in their knowledge about issues in the public interest, and their efforts to learn more.

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