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Takeaways from an AP investigation of Russia recruiting Africans to make drones for use in Ukraine
About 200 women ages 18-22 from across Africa have been recruited to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched into Ukraine. In interviews with The Associated Press, some of the women said they were...
Elon Musk's X is back in Brazil after its suspension, having complied with all judicial demands
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The social media platform X began returning to Brazil on Wednesday, after remaining inaccessible for more than a month due to a clash between its owner, Elon Musk, and a justice on the country’s highest court. Internet service providers began restoring...
Language, lack of money and fear are matters of life and death with Milton approaching Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Milton is expected to unleash its greatest force over hundreds of thousands of immigrants who don’t speak English, most of them Latin Americans harvesting oranges and tomatoes in the fields along Florida’s I-4 corridor, washing dishes in restaurants, cleaning hotel...
Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian Supreme Court's Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a court document that was made public. Elon Musk’s X was...
Philadelphia judge receives unpaid suspension for his political posts on Facebook
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Philadelphia family court judge has been suspended without pay for the last three months of his time on the bench after the Court of Judicial Discipline determined his politically charged social media posts violated jurists' behavioral standards. The court...
Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions
LONDON (AP) — Social media users in the European Union will soon have a new forum to challenge decisions by platforms to remove posts and videos for breaking their rules or leave up others that may violate them. An “out of court dispute settlement body” named the Appeals Center...
Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Elon Musk’s X platform over warrant in Trump case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from the social media platform X over a search warrant prosecutors obtained in the election-interference case against former President Donald Trump. The justices did not explain their reasoning and there were...
Don't fall for fake dentists offering veneers and other dental work on social media
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you have stained or chipped teeth, you might be considering veneers, customized teeth coverings that can restore a photogenic smile without more extensive dental work. But dentists warn that these pricey cosmetic enhancements are at the center of a worrisome...
Ken Paxton sues TikTok for violating new Texas social media law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued TikTok on Thursday for sharing and selling minors’ personal information, violating a new state law that seeks to protect children who are active on social media, accusations that the company denied hours later. The Securing Children Online...
Austrian activist Schrems wins privacy case against Meta over personal data on sexual orientation
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's top court said Friday that social media company Meta can't use public information about a user's sexual orientation obtained outside its platforms for personalized advertising under the bloc's strict data privacy rules. The decision from the...
