‘Books they love’: A Kabul graveyard library for two schoolgirls In Taliban’s Afghanistan, Hazara cousins, both blast victims who loved to read, inspire a library – and new readers. Al Jazeera · Feb 26, 2023
Stephen L. Carter: Google, Twitter Supreme Court cases won’t break the internet Despite all the furor, the future of the internet does not hinge on a pair of cases argued this week at the U.S. Supreme Court. There’s no risk that the statutory immunity that Congress granted long ago to internet service providers will collapse. The justices are being asked to decide… Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023
Editorial: The real-world consequences of online hate Antisemitism, the world’s oldest bigotry, festers around the globe and at home, where it’s at its worst since incident records have been kept. Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023
Iraqis Fear Resurgence of Assassinations Iraqi lawmakers and human rights experts have warned against the resurgence of assassinations in the country. Last week, a colonel was assassinated in Ramadi for unknown reasons. On Tuesday, the renowned cardiologist in Diyala, Dr. Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2023
NYC bike path terrorist Sayfullo Saipov’s father weeps on the stand at death penalty trial as uncle decries ‘dirty ISIS bastards’ NEW YORK — West Side bike path terrorist Sayfullo Saipov’s father wept uncontrollably at his son’s death penalty trial in Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday. Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023
Emotional outburst disrupts death penalty trial in NY attack The sobbing father of a man convicted of killing eight people on a New York City bike path has apologized to victims and professed love for his son in the death penalty phase of the defendant's trial The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023
How and why did Shamima Begum lose her UK citizenship? Begum, whose nationality was stripped after she travelled to Syria to join ISIL (ISIS), continues to fuel debate. Al Jazeera · Feb 23, 2023
ITV This Morning viewers say 'thanks Holly and Phil' as they go back to bed minutes into show The duo were back for their last stint on the show of the week Manchester Evening News · Feb 23, 2023
This Morning baffled by 'miserable' Holly and Phil during 'most depressing episode ever' ITV viewers have shared their reaction to Thursday's episode of This Morning which kicked off with difficult topics including the war in Ukraineand the possible threat to the UK, the cost of living crisis and funerals Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023
ISIS Attacks on Syria Truffle Hunters are Deadliest in a Year The ISIS group has carried out its deadliest attacks in more than a year, killing dozens of civilians and security officers in the deserts of central Syria, even as people of northern Syria have been digging out of the wreckage from the region’s devastating earthquake. The bloodshed was a reminder… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 23, 2023
Shamima Begum will be ‘in tears’ in her tent after citizenship refusal, says filmmaker Andrew Drury, 56, met Begum six times between 2021 and 2022, forming a connection so close the pair swapped WhatsApp messages and she told him of her mental health struggles Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023
Shamima Begum: timeline of events as Isis bride launches appeal to regain UK citizenship The straight-A student fled east London as a teenager in 2015 to join the terrorist group Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023
Shamima Begum loses legal challenge and will be deprived of British citizenship Shamima Begum cannot come back to the UK after the major court decision Nottingham Post · Feb 22, 2023
Shamima Begum cannot return to UK after losing appeal against citizenship removal Begum’s lawyers vow to challenge decision after court finds she may have been trafficked to Syria for sexual exploitation The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023
Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023 Ex-ISIS member Shamima Begum cannot return to UK after losing battle for citizenship Shamima Begum cannot come back to the UK after the court decision meant she has lost her battle for British citizenship eight years after she joined ISIS
AAP · Feb 22, 2023 Beheading posts shared before terror killing, jury told A Sydney man accused of a terrorist plot that led to the murder of Curtis Cheng allegedly chatted online about beheadings, bombings and the 'enemies of Allah.'
Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2023 Supreme Court sounds wary of weakening internet's Section 230 to allow lawsuits against internet giants WASHINGTON — Several Supreme Court justices said Tuesday they were wary of allowing lawsuits against YouTube and other social media firms over algorithms they use to direct users to related content — even if that encourages terrorists or promotes illegal conduct.
WEKU · Feb 21, 2023 No ideological splits, only worried justices as High Court hears Google case At issue in the case is a 1996 law that shields internet platforms from being sued for material that appears on their sites.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2023 Supreme Court sounds wary of weakening Section 230 to allow lawsuits against internet giants WASHINGTON — Several Supreme Court justices said Tuesday they were wary of allowing lawsuits against YouTube and other social media firms over algorithms they use to direct users to related content — even if that encourages terrorists or promotes illegal conduct.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 21, 2023 Did YouTube algorithm spur ISIS killing? Supreme Court weighs Google’s liability in terror case over key internet law Section 230 ISIS victim Nehemi Gonzalez’s family says Google-owned YouTube aided and abetted the Islamic State group by recommending its videos to viewers most likely to be interested in them.
WEKU · Feb 21, 2023 Supreme Court showdown for Google, Twitter and the social media world At the center of two cases to be argued over two days is Section 230, which provides tech companies a legal shield over what users post online.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2023 Iraq: US Did Not Impose Conditions over Dollar Crisis Iraq denied claims that the US had imposed conditions on its delegation, which recently visited Washington, regarding the dollar exchange issue. An Iraqi delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, had visited Washington and met with Secretary of the State Antony Blinken earlier this month. During a press conference in…
The Guardian - US · Feb 21, 2023 How two supreme court battles could reshape the rules of the internet Lawsuits brought by families of terrorist attack victims will consider whether companies are responsible for users’ content
Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023 Splitting up social media may be its only hope By now it should be evident that Twitter Inc. is a shadow of its former self. What’s not clear is which alternatives might replace it, or how the market will look a few years from now. This chaos offers an opportunity to rethink the entire structure of the social media…
Los Angeles Times · Feb 20, 2023 Supreme Court for first time casts doubt on Section 230, the legal shield for Big Tech WASHINGTON — Internet giants like Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter owe much of their success to a legal shield erected by Congress in 1996.