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Riot is bringing in-person League of Legends and Valorant tournaments to Iceland

The Verge

Riot Games plans to host two big esports tournaments in Reykjavik, Iceland, the studio announced on Monday. For both upcoming events in Iceland, teams will be required to quarantine when they arrive, and there won’t be an in-person audience, according to Riot. Image: Riot Games. The event will begin on May 6th and end on May 23rd.

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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

The Verge

The study analyzed a collection of contact tracing apps, which are designed to inform and monitor physical contact between people in the event someone contracts COVID-19, from 11 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, France, Iceland, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Norway, Qatar, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates.

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

Nearly 40 percent of Icelanders are using a contact tracing app, the highest number of any country. LinkedIn launched a virtual events tool to let people create and broadcast online gatherings on the platform. These people are tasked with tracking down those who might have been infected with COVID-19. Starr Bowenbank / Cosmopolitan ).

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