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African edtech startup uLesson raises $15M, backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent

TechCrunch

Schools have become a big channel for us, and half of our subscribers are using us in schools,” he said. “We The platform is available in other markets, such as South Africa, Sierra Leone, the UK, Liberia, Gambia and the US, but Shagaya said uLesson has spread in these countries via word of mouth.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

Streaming channel London Real, which posted the video, reported that it was suspended by LinkedIn before its premiere. Facebook is rejecting a request from The Gambia to help it investigate the genocide in Myanmar, saying the request was “extraordinarily broad” as well as “unduly intrusive or burdensome.” Makena Kelly / The Verge ).

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