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Mark Zuckerberg Reveals How President Biden’s Administration Pressured Meta To Censor COVID-19 Contents

Mark Zuckerberg
Meta Platforms CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has accused senior officials from the Joe Biden Administration of pressuring his company to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humour and satire, in 2021. In a statement on Monday addressed to Jim Jordan Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and Jerrold Nadler, the committee’s Ranking Member, Zuckerberg revealed that his teams faced repeated demands from the White House to remove specific contents from Meta’s platforms. Zuckerberg stated that while Meta made its own decisions regarding content removal, the pressure exerted by the government was inappropriate. I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regretRead More

Ten Gunned Down In Attack On Mexico Rehab Centre

Mexico
Ten people were reportedly gunned down in an attack Saturday, June 6th, 2020 on a drug rehabilitation center in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, local authorities said. An armedRead More

Black Boxes Of Downed Ukraine Plane Of “No help” – Iran

Downed Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran airport
The black boxes of a Ukrainian plane mistakenly downed near Tehran airport will be of “no help” in any investigation, but Iran is ready to transfer them abroad, state mediaRead More

Police Arrest Man Over Death Of Elephant In India

Indian police
Indian police have arrested a plantation worker and are hunting two others after a pregnant elephant died after eating fruit laced with explosives. The officials disclosed this on Saturday, JuneRead More

Coronavirus: Namibia’s Index Cases Recover After 79 Days

Namibia flag
The first two patients to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Namibia have been cleared by health authorities after 79 days in the hospital, the country’s health minister, Kalumbi Shangula announcedRead More

CAF May Postpone 2021 AFCON – Report

CAF boss, Ahmad Ahmad
Reports have emerged that the coronavirus pandemic may force the Confederation of African Football to shift the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon to 2022. The next edition ofRead More

World Bank Approves $48m To Help Uganda Curb Locust Plague

World Bank
The World Bank said its board of executive directors has approved $48 million to help Uganda fight a desert locust invasion threatening livelihoods. The funds, under the Emergency Locust ResponseRead More

Cholera Outbreak Kills 13 In Kenya Following Heavy Downpour

Kenya
Kenya’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday, May 21st, 2020 that thirteen (13) people have died of cholera, following heavy rains pounding several parts of the country. Cabinet Secretary forRead More

Thieves Wearing Masks Of Salah Arrested In Egypt

Mohamed Salah
Four armed robbers have been apprehended in Cairo after using masks depicting Liverpool star player, Mohamed Salah, as a disguise to rob stores. The gang of armed robbers was caughtRead More

South Sudan Vice President, Wife Test Positive For Coronavirus

South Sudan’s Vice President, Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny
South Sudan’s Vice President, Riek Machar, and his wife, Angelina Teny, who serves as the Minister of Defence, have tested positive for Coronavirus disease. The office of the Vice PresidentRead More

Liberia Withdraws Corruption Charges Against Ex-President’s Son

Law court
Liberia has dropped charges against four former central bank bosses, including an ex-president’s son, in a highly publicised graft scandal over the mishandling of banknotes worth millions of dollars. FiveRead More