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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

This gives me a bit of hope when it comes to butterfly conservation. Because they have such short generation times, even small conservation steps can make a big difference and we can see populations bounce back. Photo: Chris Light , CC BY-SA] Supporting policies that benefit conservation can also help.

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How Ideology Affects Which Causes Donors Support

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Donors with a conservative ideology are more traditional in their giving while donors with a liberal ideology are more diverse in the types of causes they support. Research and public policy: 1.5%. Research and public policy: 1.4%. Donors with a conservative ideology support: 1. Research and public policy: 1.8%.

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Facebook reportedly removed strikes from conservative pages after executive intervened

The Verge

Facebook reportedly cleared misinformation “strikes” against several posts by conservatives in an apparent attempt to prevent them from being banned, BuzzFeed News reported. He also was reportedly involved in removing a “partly false” fact-check label from an article on the conservative site Daily Wire.

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YouTube pulls racist Steven Crowder video for violating COVID misinformation policies

The Verge

YouTube has pulled a video from conservative commentator Steven Crowder for violating its COVID-19 misinformation policy. YouTube has removed other videos that violate the company’s policies from Crowder’s channel in the past. Image: Steven Crowder’s YouTube channel.

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Social media platforms reportedly lost nearly $10 billion thanks to Apple's App Tracking Transparency policy

TechSpot

Facebook warned that Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policies that give users control over how their data is collected would spell catastrophe for its developers and advertisers. It "conservatively" estimated a 50-percent drop in revenue from its Audience Network platform.

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Elon Musk wants to privatize Amtrak. It would make train travel worse

Fast Company Tech

Privatized Amtrak: Higher costs, worse service, safety concerns Still, Musk isnt the only one to suggest privatizing Amtrak; its been a conservative talking point for years. The passenger rail service is blamed for failing to show a profit, he wrote.

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Big News at Benetech (and for me!)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Data for Inclusion: Enabling people with disabilities to provide firsthand reports on the issues they face to inform policy at the local, national, and global level. Helped environmental leaders design, manage, monitor, and evaluate global conservation projects and campaigns with the first open source conservation project management tool.

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