Ames

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Ames
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Kia ora fedi-whānau. Ko Ames au. DJ in the virtual world. Tangata Tiriti, Aotearoa/NZ. :tinoflag: 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Dual Power anarchist. Probably a Democratic Confederalist. Tino Rangatiratanga! Free Palestine! Defend Rojava! De vez en cuando publico en Español. ᚾᚪᛋᛁᛋ ᚠᚢᚳ ᚩᚠ! Toots compost after a month. Pronouns: She/Her Smash: The Patriarchy End: Capitalism Land: Back
"The immunity offered to platforms has come at a high cost, especially for victims of harm in places where platforms do not have physical offices." African courts may pave the way for holding social media giants to account | Social Media | Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
African courts may pave the way for holding social media giants to account
A recent decision by a Kenyan court opens the door to seek justice for harms done by violent and hateful content.
 #meta #africa
Who could have predicted this!? "Without media scrutiny, Chinese companies face no domestic pressure to account for ecological damage. Citizens in China remain unaware of the real costs of their country’s global expansion. And African communities, though impacted directly, are erased from the dominant narrative."
Global Voices
How Chinese media ignores the environmental toll of the Belt and Road Initiative in Africa
For Chinese media, the logic is simple: stories that criticize Chinese companies abroad are not stories that sell, politically or commercially.
Auckland Council's Rachel Kelleher: ""Our libraries and community spaces are provided as safe and inclusive places for the whole community, and any actions that intimate and threaten our community and staff will not be tolerated." Nek minnit: "Due to the protest group shifting their attention to a planned New Lynn event, and based on the earlier behaviour, the council proactively cancelled this afternoon's event." So "will not be tolerated" means "surrender"? https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541977/pride-and-rainbow-event-in-auckland-disrupted-by-destiny-church