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Google Maps makes it easier to share your location without an address

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license, meaning other developers can include the technology in their apps. An example of somewhere where a Plus Code could be useful can be found in this BBC article from last year, where a journalist describes the process of giving their address to set up a bank account in The Gambia.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

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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.” It’s operating under a playbook popularized by marketing groups like Jerry Media and accounts like @thefatjewish. Makena Kelly / The Verge ).

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