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(Reuters) – Facebook Inc FB.O said on Tuesday it had removed a network of inauthentic Chinese accounts that were interfering in Asian and American politics, including some that posted material supporting and opposing U.S. President Donald Trump. A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration…
One network originated in China, and was made up of more than 155 accounts that had amassed a following of 133,000 and group membership of 61,000. Though Facebook says the group “focused most of its activity” in Southeast Asia, some of the accounts also posted about US politics “both in…
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said Tuesday it had removed a network of inauthentic Chinese accounts that were interfering in Asian and American politics, including…
Wetherspoon pubs occupy a strange place in British culture. For many, the chain represents a kind of egalitarian ideal a communal boozing atmosphere unified by £3.99 pints and £1.60 coffees. A place where middle-class, leftwing art students can brush shoulders (pre-pandemic) with elderly alcoholics, united in their love of the…
By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: People play beach volleyball at Ipanema beach, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (Reuters) – Players and officials who run Brazils beach volleyball criticized an athlete on Monday after she hit the headlines for shouting…
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Protesters rally in front of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday. Soon after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, McConnell said President Trump’s court nominee will receive a vote in the Senate. Jon Cherry/Getty Images As if 2020 couldn’t get any more politically contentious, a fight…