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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May, Instagram briefly banned the hashtag #AlAqsa, a reference to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, a flash point in the conflict. … [Continue reading] about Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
Amid fallout from the Facebook Papers documents supporting claims that the social network has valued financial success over user safety, Facebook on Monday reported higher profit for the latest quarter. The company’s latest show of financial strength … [Continue reading] about Facebook profits rise amid revelations from leaked documents
The federal workforce used just slightly more than half of the funds Congress set aside earlier this year for a special emergency leave program. The American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress passed into law in March, created a $570 million emergency … [Continue reading] about Federal employees used 58% of special emergency paid leave fund for COVID-19
The DoD Reporter’s Notebook is a weekly summary of personnel, acquisition, technology and management stories that may have fallen below your radar during the past week, but are nonetheless important. It’s compiled and published each Monday by Federal … [Continue reading] about Moving more TRICARE patients to civilian care would cause ‘significant harm,’ study finds
LONDON (AP) — The term “metaverse” seems to be everywhere. Facebook is hiring thousands of engineers in Europe to work on it, while video game companies are outlining their long-term visions for what some consider the next big thing online. The … [Continue reading] about EXPLAINER: What the metaverse is and how it will work
