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​​Xpeng, Zeekr, and more enter Thailand, eye expansion across Southeast Asia

TechNode

EVs accounted for around 10% of car sales in Thailand last year, and the government has aimed to increase that percentage to around 30% of its annual production of 2.5 It has also signed contracts with car dealers in Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines, Reuters reported on March 12.

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Leaving content moderation to volunteers is empowering racists

The Verge

The Ratio. ?? Governing. ? Non-governmental organizations say American companies pay as much attention to similar situations unfolding in India, Brazil, and Myanmar, among other places. On the other hand: will government requests for Google Docs data put protesters at risk ? Caroline O’Donovan / BuzzFeed ).

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Cynicism suggests that the TikTok deal will go through

The Verge

It threatens to disrupt the carefully brokered pact, which could also be blocked by the Chinese government. Governing. ? Facebook’s slow response to the threat of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar is the textbook example. As COVID-19 cases surge in France, the government is looking to resurrect its failed contact tracing app.

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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. Governing. ? was arrested on May 1 with dozens of knives in her car. So this feels like useful context to share.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

Governing. ? Brent Kendall at The Wall Street Journal has the story: Dozens of government antitrust lawyers are on teams investigating whether the search giant has used its dominance to stifle competition. But the platforms’ actions on Tuesday showed us that progress is possible. They know how to do the right thing, and they can.

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It’s (still) time to end ‘Trending’ on Twitter

The Verge

Governing. ? Trump has made it clear he expects the US government to be “well compensated” if a TikTok sale goes through. Facebook rolled out a series of changes ahead of the election in Myanmar on November 8th. Facebook has about 15,000 third-party moderators, not 30,000. Sorry for the errors.

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