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How foreign workers helped spur Spain’s rapid economic growth

Fast Company Tech

Bucking the anti-migration trend Across Europe, the rise of anti-migrant sentiment has spurred far-right political parties. Snchez toured Mauritania, Senegal, and Gambia last year to promote a temporary work scheme whereby African workers could get legal and safe passage to Spain. Countless die in the attempt.

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Facebook’s big QAnon crackdown might have come too late

The Verge

The group has been linked to more than a dozen violent incidents over the last year, including a train hijacking ; last month, a QAnon supporter rammed a car into a government residence in Canada. The Gambia doesn’t have either kind of agreement with the US, and the SCA doesn’t include exceptions for international justice efforts.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

Trending down : Facebook abandoned thousands of gallons of drilling fluid under the ocean floor just off the coast of Oregon in April. Governing. ? The Russian government tried to sabotage the 2016 election to help Trump win, and some members of Trump’s circle of advisers were open to the help from an American adversary.

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