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Burger King's next challenge: Getting people in the door
Burger King's next challenge: Getting people in the door
Burger King's sales have grown as it works to turn around its business. But it still has a problem: Not enough customers.
2023-08-09 00:58
Staged online videos feed Islamophobia in Modi's India
Staged online videos feed Islamophobia in Modi's India
The acting is dire and the scenarios fake, but staged videos are peddling disinformation and fanning sectarian tensions in India, which has seen rising Hindu radicalisation...
2023-06-22 13:55
Trott wants Afghanistan 'boys and girls' to play cricket
Trott wants Afghanistan 'boys and girls' to play cricket
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott hopes Sunday's World Cup win over England will "encourage boys and girls" to take up cricket even though the country's Taliban...
2023-10-16 03:17
UFC creates its own drug-testing program in wake of split with USADA over McGregor
UFC creates its own drug-testing program in wake of split with USADA over McGregor
The UFC is moving on from the United States Anti-Doping Agency and is creating its own drug-testing program in a feud that involves former champion Conor McGregor
2023-10-13 09:21
Bayern Munich 7-0 Bochum: Player ratings as Harry Kane nets hat-trick in dominant win
Bayern Munich 7-0 Bochum: Player ratings as Harry Kane nets hat-trick in dominant win
Player ratings and match reaction as Bayern Munich beat Bochum in the Bundesliga and Harry Kane adds to his tally.
2023-09-23 23:47
Elon Musk reacts angrily to criticism for giving in to governments’ Twitter censorship demands
Elon Musk reacts angrily to criticism for giving in to governments’ Twitter censorship demands
Twitter boss Elon Musk, who has often touted himself as a champion of free speech, said he had no "actual choice" when accused of caving in to censorship demands made by authoritarian governments. Since the billionaire's takeover in October last year, Twitter has approved 83 per cent more censorship requests from governments such as Turkey and India, El Pais reported. The company reportedly received 971 requests from governments, fully acceding to 808 of them and partially acceding to 154. The year prior to Mr Musk taking control, Twitter agreed to 50 per cent of such requests, which was in line with the compliance rate indicated in the company’s last transparency report. The report, shared by Bloomberg columnist Matthew Yglesias, evoked an angry reaction from Mr Musk. Mr Yglesias tweeted the report with the caption "I’m a free speech absolutist", quoting the Twitter boss. The world's second-richest person shot back, writing: "You're such a numbskull. Please point out where we had an actual choice and we will reverse it." The columnist responded: "Look, I’m not the one who bought Twitter amidst a blaze of proclamations about free speech principles. "Obviously you’re within your rights to run your business however you want." Mr Musk has repeatedly reiterated his backing for free speech both before and since the $44bn acquisition of Twitter. The “absolutist” quote refers to a tweet in March 2022 in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. "Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint," Mr Musk tweeted. "Sorry to be a free speech absolutist." Yet Twitter has been accused of helping incumbent Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan stifle criticism by blocking several accounts in the two days before the country’s hotly contested general election. “In response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available to the people of Turkey, we have taken action to restrict access to some content in Turkey today,” Twitter’s global government affairs announced, without explaining which tweets would be blocked. Following severe criticism, Mr Musk alleged Twitter has “pushed harder for free speech than any other internet company, including Wokipedia”. Earlier this year in India, Twitter complied after Narendra Modi’s government used emergency powers to ban content related to a BBC documentary on social media. The two-part documentary included a previously unpublished report from the UK Foreign Office that held Mr Modi “directly responsible” for the “climate of impunity” that enabled communal violence in Gujarat state. The riots in February 2002 killed over 1,000 people – most of them Muslims – while Mr Modi was chief minister of the state. Justifying the consent Mr Musk said: "The rules in India for what can appear on social media are quite strict, and we can’t go beyond the laws of a country." He said doing so would put his staff at risk. “If we have a choice of either our people going to prison or us complying with the laws, we will comply with the laws.” Read More Elon Musk tweets quote by neo-Nazi wrongly attributed to Voltaire Erdogan declared winner of Turkey presidential run-off – extending his 20 years in power India uses emergency powers to ban anyone from sharing clips of BBC Modi documentary Elon Musk tweets quote by neo-Nazi wrongly attributed to Voltaire Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip company gets FDA approval for human testing AOC jokes more people watched her gaming online than listened to DeSantis launch
2023-05-29 13:25
'Princess Peach': Understanding TikTok's wild filter. Why was it banned?
'Princess Peach': Understanding TikTok's wild filter. Why was it banned?
Here's why TikTok has just banned the latest viral filter
2023-05-28 16:55
At least nine killed in El Salvador stadium stampede
At least nine killed in El Salvador stadium stampede
The disaster happened during a clash between two rival football sides in the capital San Salvador.
2023-05-21 12:18
Owning it: Trump embraces historic mug shot
Owning it: Trump embraces historic mug shot
For most people, a police mug shot would be a badge of dishonor they would do...
2023-08-26 05:20
Why has Ireland's cross-border railway plan gone off track?
Why has Ireland's cross-border railway plan gone off track?
An "ambitious" all-Ireland rail review is understood to be delayed because of the Stormont crisis.
2023-06-11 14:21
Global initiative launched to rate corporate carbon offset claims
Global initiative launched to rate corporate carbon offset claims
By Susanna Twidale LONDON A standard to assess companies' claims about progress towards internal climate targets and their
2023-06-28 08:15
FaceCake Infuses RealmFX with Its Proprietary AI, Using Its AI/AR Technology Platform to Engage the Visual Effects Industry
FaceCake Infuses RealmFX with Its Proprietary AI, Using Its AI/AR Technology Platform to Engage the Visual Effects Industry
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2023-07-11 18:29