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Facebook India’s controversial policy chief has resigned

The Verge

India’s ET Now is reporting that Ankhi Das, the Facebook policy chief for India, has resigned her position after months of escalating pressure from activists. The groups also called for Facebook’s internal review of the issue to be conducted out of the company’s California offices, rather than in India where Das might have more influence.

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

TechNode

Southeast Asia’s largest car producer and exporter, Thailand has also become a strategic location for Chinese automakers wishing to diversify their operations and reduce geopolitical risks, according to researchers from the Global Policy Institute. million by 2030, making the country a regional manufacturing hub for EVs.

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Facebook blocks access to group criticizing Thailand king after government threat

The Verge

Requests like this are severe, contravene international human rights law, and have a chilling effect on people’s ability to express themselves,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement given to The Verge. “We We work to protect and defend the rights of all internet users and are preparing to legally challenge this request.

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Warning Signal: the messaging app’s new features are causing internal turmoil

The Verge

On January 6th, WhatsApp users around the world began seeing a pop-up message notifying them of upcoming changes to the service’s privacy policy. The resulting furor sparked a backlash that led Facebook-owned WhatsApp to delay the policy from taking effect until May. It’s not only that Signal doesn’t have these policies in place.

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The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury

Engadget

Wynn-Williams worked closely with the companys top executives, traveling around the world with Mark Zuckerberg and former COO Sheryl Sandberg as they met with foreign leaders and shaped the policies that would define Facebook. This policy applied not only to internal meetings with others at Facebook, but heads of state.

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

Mashable Tech

That isn't the case with Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, former and first head of global policy at Facebook. The UN has traced Myanmar's 2017 genocide to Facebook posts which the company belatedly took down.) But then her childhood chapter is unusually engaging.

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The tier list: how Facebook decides which countries need protection

The Verge

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. A consortium of news organizations, including Platformer and The Verge , has obtained the redacted versions received by Congress.

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