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Facebook blocks access to group criticizing Thailand king after government threat

The Verge

According to a report from The Guardian , the company has removed a Facebook group with more than 1 million members after it was threatened by the Thai government for violating local laws around defaming the ruling monarch. But in practice, Facebook has shown it often avoids making decisions that disadvantage it politically.

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Youth Programs Benefit from Microsoft Donations

Tech Soup

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. Our Local Impact Map. It first works with local community people to see what its children need and then tailors programs that are specific to that locale.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

This device can send the information through a cell phone to a physician hundreds of miles away who can then offer expert diagnostic and treatment advice to the local health care provider. Effective collaboration is critical in emergency situations that require multiple nonprofits and development agencies to work side by side.

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Constructive Disruption: Advancing Social Change Through the Cloud

NTEN

This device can send the information through a cell phone to a physician hundreds of miles away who can then offer expert diagnostic and treatment advice to the local health care provider. Effective collaboration is critical in emergency situations that require multiple nonprofits and development agencies to work side by side.

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Facebook’s India policy chief should step down, say civil rights groups

The Verge

In the letter, the groups cite a range of violent acts linked to Facebook, from genocide in Myanmar to the recent shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin , which set a troubling precedent for the growing anti-Muslim sentiment in India. In August, Das filed a criminal complaint against a local journalist after a Wall Street Journal report.

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The tier list: how Facebook decides which countries need protection

The Verge

They created dashboards to analyze network activity and alerted local election officials to any problems. The files contain a wealth of documents describing the company’s internal research, its efforts to promote users’ safety and well-being, and its struggles to remain relevant to a younger audience.

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The book Facebook doesnt want you to read: What you need to know

Mashable Tech

Careless People made waves on publication, thanks to Wynn-Williams' filing a whistleblower complaint with the SEC, her accounts of sexual assault (which Meta denies), and a portrait that makes founder Mark Zuckerberg look like a clueless cult leader. Back in the U.S. Executives are trying to pick a "warm body" who will test the waters.

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