Yandex’s news aggregator has started labeling content from media outlets designated as “foreign agents” in Russia. The website now displays the words “FOREIGN AGENT” next to these publications’ names, followed by a dropdown menu that contains a full legal disclosure. There’s some dispute about whether the law actually requires Yandex to share these designations. Spokespeople for the company told Interfax that Russia’s laws on news aggregators require Yandex to comply with… Source link
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Read More »Chicago Activists, Community Leaders Struggle With ‘Very Polarizing’ Deployment of Federal Agents
As gun violence continues to plague Chicago, President Donald Trump has announced that federal agents will be deployed to the city to “help drive down violent crime.” But while some community leaders say they welcome any attempts to make their city safer, other activists worry that the presence of federal law enforcement will only bring more chaos during a time of already great stresses. “This deployment seems very cursory and not very sustainable,” Cinaiya Stubbs, the Executive… Source link
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