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  • Instagram Video of Sexual Assault on Women Restored by Meta Citing Newsworthiness in Content

    Instagram Video of Sexual Assault on Women Restored by Meta Citing Newsworthiness in Content

    New Delhi, December 14: Social media major Meta’s oversight board has upheld company’s decision to restore a video of sexual assault allegedly on a tribal women by a group of men on Instagram citing newsworthiness in the content, the board said on Wednesday.

    In March 2022, an Instagram account describing itself as a platform for Dalit perspectives posted a video from India showing a woman being assaulted by a group of men. US: Teen Confesses to Killing Girl on Instagram Video Chat, Seeks Help For Disposing Body in Pennsylvania; Arrested.

    Sharing details of the case, the board said that the woman’s face is not visible in the video and the text accompanying the video states that a “tribal woman” was sexually assaulted and harassed by a group of men in public, and that the video went viral. Lionel Messi Shares Instagram Post After Powering Argentina to FIFA World Cup 2022 Final With 3–0 Win Over Croatia.

    The account which posted the video has around 30,000 followers, mostly located in India. “The board has upheld Meta’s decision to restore a post to Instagram containing a video of a woman being sexually assaulted by a group of men. The board has found that Meta’s ‘newsworthiness allowance’ is inadequate in resolving cases such as this at scale and that the company should introduce an exception to its adult sexual exploitation policy,” the board said in the decision copy.

    After a user reported about the post, Meta removed it for violating the adult sexual exploitation policy which prohibits content that ‘depicts, threatens or promotes sexual violence, sexual assault or sexual exploitation’.

    A Meta employee flagged the content removal via an internal reporting channel upon learning about it on Instagram. Meta’s internal teams then reviewed the content and applied a “newsworthiness allowance” which allows otherwise violating content to remain on Meta’s platforms if it is newsworthy and in the public interest.

    Meta restored the content, placing the video behind a warning screen which prevents anyone under the age of 18 from viewing it, and later referred the case to the oversight board.

    “The board finds that restoring the content to the platform, with the warning screen, is consistent with Meta’s values and human rights responsibilities,” the board said.

    The board said that the video does not include explicit content or nudity, and the majority of the board members found that the victim is not identifiable.

    “The warning screen, which prevents people under 18 from viewing the video, helps to protect the dignity of the victim, and protects children and victims of sexual harassment from exposure to disturbing or traumatising content,” the board said.

    (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, Morning Tidings Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

  • BuzzFeed Layoffs: Online News Portal Cuts About 180 Staff Citing Worsening Economic Conditions

    BuzzFeed Layoffs: Online News Portal Cuts About 180 Staff Citing Worsening Economic Conditions

    New Delhi, December 7: Online news portal BuzzFeed, which also owns the Huffington Post and Complex Networks, has laid off at least 180 employees or 12 per cent of its workforce, as media layoffs grow amid the challenging global conditions. BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti said in an internal memo to impacted individuals that we are reducing our workforce by approximately 12 per cent and “letting many talented colleagues go”.

    “I want all of you, but especially those that are receiving difficult news today, to know that these changes do not reflect on the good work that these employees have done over the years to build our company and our brands,” Peretti added.

    He said that in order for BuzzFeed to weather an economic downturn “that I believe will extend well into 2023, we must adapt, invest in our strategy to serve our audience best, and readjust our cost structure”. Adobe Layoffs: Software Major Lays Off About 100 Employees From Sales Team Amid Rough Global Macroeconomic Conditions.

    According to the company, the reduction in workforce plan is intended to reduce the company’s costs in response to a combination of factors, including challenging macroeconomic conditions, completing the integration of Complex Media and eliminating redundancies where they exist in both functions and teams.

    The CEO said that revenues are being impacted by a combination of worsening macroeconomic conditions, and the ongoing audience shift to vertical video, which is still developing from a monetization standpoint.

    “That requires us to lower our costs. Unfortunately, reducing our workforce is an essential part of cost cutting. Staff salaries are the single largest cost at the company,” he added.

    Earlier this month, media giant CNN informed employees about layoffs. The move was expected to impact hundreds of staffers at the global news network and mark the deepest cuts to the organisation in years, the company said in an internal memo. CNN CEO Chris Licht described the cuts in an all-staff memo as a “gut punch” to the organisation. “It will be a difficult time for everyone,” Licht wrote in his memo. Morgan Stanley Layoffs: Global Investment Advisory Firm Lays Off About 1,600 Employees Amid Global Economic Meltdown.

    The media and entertainment industry worldwide has been hit with job cuts as advertisers reduce spending amid the global economic slowdown. According to Axios, more than 3,000 jobs have been cut till October this year in the media industry, and more are on the way. From Warner Bros Discovery to Paramount Global to The Walt Disney Company, media outlets have announced layoffs, hiring freeze and other cost-cutting measures.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 07, 2022 05:24 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Elon Musk Calls Off USD 44 Billion Deal With Twitter Citing Multiple Breaches of Purchase Agreement

    Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): Elon Musk is terminating his USD 44 billion deal to buy Twitter citing multiple breaches of the purchase agreement, according to a letter sent by the billionaire Tesla chief’s team to Twitter.

    “As further described below, Mr Musk is terminating the Merger Agreement because Twitter is in material breach of multiple provisions of that Agreement,” the letter said on Friday. “In short, Twitter has not provided information that Mr Musk has requested for nearly two months notwithstanding his repeated, detailed clarifications intended to simplify Twitter’s identification, collection, and disclosure of the most relevant information sought in Mr Musk’s original requests.”

    In April, Musk reached an acquisition agreement with Twitter at USD 54.20 per share in a transaction valued at approximately $44 billion. However, Musk put the deal on hold in May to allow his team to review the veracity of Twitter’s claim that less than 5% of accounts on the platform are bots or spam. Amarnath Cloudburst: Yatra Suspended From Baltal and Pahalgam Base Camps; Rescue Operation Resumed After 15 Killed, Several Injured in Cloudburst Near Holy Cave.

    Back in June, Musk had openly accused the microblogging website of breaching the merger agreement and threatened to walk away and call off the acquisition of the social media company for not providing the data he has requested on spam and fake accounts.

    Musk alleged that Twitter is “actively resisting and thwarting his information rights” as outlined by the deal, CNN reported, citing the letter he sent to Twitter’s head of legal, policy and trust, Vijaya Gadde.

    Musk demanded that Twitter turn over information about its testing methodologies to support its claims that bots and fake accounts constitute less than 5 per cent of the platform’s active user base, a figure the company has consistently stated for years in boilerplate public disclosures.

    Against this backdrop, Twitter’s CEO Parag Agrawal last month stood by his company’s longtime spam metric.

    “Twitter has and will continue to cooperatively share information with Mr. Musk to consummate the transaction in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement,” the company said in a statement in June.

    Musk has alleged that the true number of spam accounts is likely much more, potentially as high as 90%. Musk has previously said the acquisition “cannot move forward” until the company provides “proof” of its spam metric.

    Earlier, Musk had made spam bots on the platform a central issue. He has vowed to defeat them or “die trying,” even as he has described Twitter as being vital to “the future of civilization.” (ANI)

    (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, Morning Tidings Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

  • Crypto Lending Service Celsius Pauses Withdrawals Citing ‘Extreme Market Conditions’

    Crypto lending service Celsius announced early Monday it would pause withdrawals, and transfers citing “extreme market conditions.” “We are taking this action today to put Celsius in a better position to honor, over time, its withdrawal obligations,” wrote Celsius.

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  • The S&P index toppled Adani Port citing ties to Myanmar junta

    The S&P index toppled Adani Port citing ties to Myanmar junta

    US firm indicated risk from group ties with military

    S&P Dow Jones Indis said on Tuesday that it was dropping Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indics, citing the Indian company’s relationship with Myanmar’s military.

    Saying that APSEZ will be removed from the indices before it comes to market on April 15, the S&P Dow Jones Indies observed that recent news events were triggered by “media and stakeholder analysis,” which has led to its business relationship with the company. Had pointed to increased risks. ” Myanmar military, which has been accused of serious human rights violations under international law.

    The Myanmar military has been accused of widespread human rights violations following the coup and slapped with sanctions by the United States.

    The group, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, is building a port in Yangon on land leased from the military-controlled Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC), one of the entities approved by the US

    Last month, the Adani Group said it would consult with all stakeholders and officials of the project after allegations by human rights groups that the ports unit had reached an agreement to pay MEC millions of dollars in fares.

  • TMC Parliament seeks adjournment of session, citing elections in five states

    TMC Parliament seeks adjournment of session, citing elections in five states

    TMC national spokesperson and RS member Derek O’Brien, in his letter, cited two instances when the parliament session was postponed due to elections in the states.

    The Trinamool Congress on Monday demanded the closure of the second part of the budget session citing the upcoming assembly elections in several states, including West Bengal.

    In letters addressed to both Rajya Sabha Speaker Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the TMC set the precedent for 2011 and 2008, when the session was similarly closed.

    The chairman of the Rajya Sabha, TMC national spokesman and Rajya Sabha floor leader Derek O’Brien said in a letter that due to the elections, his party MPs will not be able to attend the parliament session. He cited the example of the 222nd season, which began on February 21, 2011, and was scheduled to end on April 21, 2011. However, the House was adjourned on March 25, 2011 due to the state assembly elections in five states – Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.

    The second example he provided was the 214th season that began on October 17, 2008, and was quickly postponed to October 24, 2008, to meet again on December 10, 2008. The session was to continue until November as per the original schedule. The TMC leader said, “However, due to the upcoming state assembly elections in some states, the house was adjourned till December 10, 2008.” I am optimistic that you will consider this proposal of ours. “

    Sudeep Bandopadhyay, the floor leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, has also written a similar letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

    The government, meanwhile, has begun reaching out to opposition parties seeking early closure of the session. A section of the Congress, including West Bengal PCC President Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, supports the demand, but the rest of the party feels that it will give the wrong message.

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