Social media companies asked to archive evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

Karlovy Vary film festival creates space for works by Ukrainian filmmakers

The famous Czech film fest staged a Works In Progress event in collaboration with the Odesa International Film Festival for movies whose progress was interrupted by the war.

UN Agencies Warn of 'Looming Catastrophe' As World Hunger Continues to Rise

UN Agencies Warn of , 'Looming Catastrophe' , As World Hunger Continues to Rise. Al Jazeera reports that world hunger levels have continued to soar, threatening starvation and mass migration on an "unprecedented scale" in 2022. On July 6, the Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Program and World Health Organization released the 2022 U.N. food security and nutrition report. According to the report, up to 828 million people, nearly 10% of the world's population, were impacted by hunger in 2021. . That's 46 million more than in 2020 and 150 million more than in 2019. WFP Executive Director David Beasley warned that the rising price of food, fuel and fertilizers threatens to push countries into famine. There is a real danger these numbers will climb even higher in the months ahead, David Beasley, WFP Executive Director, via Al Jazeera. The result will be global destabilization, starvation, and mass migration on an unprecedented scale. We have to act today to avert this looming catastrophe, David Beasley, WFP Executive Director, via Al Jazeera. The result will be global destabilization, starvation, and mass migration on an unprecedented scale. We have to act today to avert this looming catastrophe, David Beasley, WFP Executive Director, via Al Jazeera. Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted exports, pushed food and energy prices to record levels and exacerbated COVID-related supply chain issues. Russia's war in Ukraine has disrupted exports, pushed food and energy prices to record levels and exacerbated COVID-related supply chain issues. Every year, 11 million people die due to unhealthy diets. Rising food prices mean this will only get worse, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, via Al Jazeera. WHO supports countries’ efforts to improve food systems through taxing unhealthy foods, subsidising healthy options, protecting children from harmful marketing, and ensuring clear nutrition labels, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, via Al Jazeera. WHO supports countries’ efforts to improve food systems through taxing unhealthy foods, subsidising healthy options, protecting children from harmful marketing, and ensuring clear nutrition labels, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, via Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: Russia pausing offensive ahead of renewed assault, say analysts

Russian forces made no claims of territorial gains in Ukraine “for the first time in 133 days of war,” according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War.

FRANCE 24 reports: French gendarmes in Ukraine to probe war crime claims

Meta Announces New AI to Improve Translations on Facebook, Instagram

Meta Announces New AI , to Improve Translations , on Facebook, Instagram. On July 6, Meta announced a new AI capable of translating hundreds of languages. . Digital Trends reports that the research is meant to improve language translation on the company's social media apps, including Facebook and Instagram. The new AI model has been named NLLB-200. . The project represents Meta's goal of developing , "high-quality machine translation capabilities for most of the world’s languages.”. NLLB is short for No Language Left Behind. The 200 represents the 200 languages that the AI is currently able to translate. According to Meta, the new AI is already being used to “improve and extend translations on Facebook, Instagram and Wikipedia.”. According to Meta, the new AI is already being used to “improve and extend translations on Facebook, Instagram and Wikipedia.”. Imagine visiting a favorite Facebook group, coming across a post in Igbo or Luganda, and being able to understand it in your own language with just a click of a button. , Meta blog post, via Digital Trends. Highly accurate translations in more languages could also help to spot harmful content and misinformation, protect election integrity, and curb instances of online sexual exploitation and human trafficking, Meta blog post, via Digital Trends. Highly accurate translations in more languages could also help to spot harmful content and misinformation, protect election integrity, and curb instances of online sexual exploitation and human trafficking, Meta blog post, via Digital Trends. Digital Trends reports that Meta has posted a demo of the AI model online. The demo allows users to translate children's books written in languages that include Indonesian and Burmese to their native language.

Changemakers: Meta’s Angie Gifford shares the social giant’s predictions for the metaverse future

Creativity is all about connection and increasingly brands will communicate via evolving technologies as the metaverse takes shape, says Meta’s Angie Gifford.

Meta, Epic Games, Microsoft and Others Team Up To Develop Metaverse Standards

Meta, Epic Games, Microsoft and Others , Team Up To Develop Metaverse Standards. Meta, Epic Games, Microsoft and Others , Team Up To Develop Metaverse Standards. Meta, Epic Games, Microsoft and Others , Team Up To Develop Metaverse Standards. Engadget reports that a group of some of the biggest tech names have formed an organization called the Metaverse Standards Forum. The goal of the group is to develop standards by which an open metaverse can be achieved. . Founding members include Meta, Epic Games, Microsoft. Founding members include Meta, Epic Games, Microsoft. Founding members include Meta, Epic Games, Microsoft. Huawei, Nvidia, Sony Interactive Entertainment. Huawei, Nvidia, Sony Interactive Entertainment. Huawei, Nvidia, Sony Interactive Entertainment. Qualcomm, Unity and Adobe. Qualcomm, Unity and Adobe. Notably, Apple and Google are missing from the list. Notably, Apple and Google are missing from the list. Both tech behemoths are reportedly working on their own respective AR headsets which are expected to be prominent metaverse devices. Both tech behemoths are reportedly working on their own respective AR headsets which are expected to be prominent metaverse devices. However, Metaverse Standards Forum membership is open to all organizations free of charge. so more companies could join down the road. Multiple industry leaders have stated that the potential of the metaverse will be best realized if it is built on a foundation of open standards, Metaverse Standards Forum, via press release

Facebook and Instagram To Postpone Taking a Cut of Creators’ Revenues Until 2024

Facebook and Instagram To Postpone , Taking a Cut of Creators’ Revenues Until 2024. On June 21, Mark Zuckerberg announced monetization updates for both platforms in a Facebook post. On June 21, Mark Zuckerberg announced monetization updates for both platforms in a Facebook post. Previously, Meta said it wouldn't share in creator revenue until 2023, but that has now been pushed back to 2024. Additionally, Facebook has added a new feature that allows creators to give fans subscriber-only access. The Verge reports that more creators will also be eligible for cash bonuses for making Reels. Instagram videos cross-posted to Facebook will be eligible for monetization as well. Instagram videos cross-posted to Facebook will be eligible for monetization as well. Stars, Facebook's tipping method, will be available to eligible creators. Also being tested is an Instagram creator marketplace that allows brands and creators to easily partner up. The Verge reports that a select group of American users will also "soon" have access to Facebook's NFT rollout

FCC Commissioner Urges Apple, Google To Remove TikTok From App Stores

FCC Commissioner Urges Apple, Google , To Remove TikTok From App Stores. FCC Commissioner Urges Apple, Google , To Remove TikTok From App Stores. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr tweeted a June 24 letter he sent to the tech giants on June 28. The letter was addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The letter was addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The issue with the mega-popular app owned by China-based company ByteDance is data security. TikTok is not what it appears to be on the surface. It is not just an app for sharing funny videos or meme. , Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC. That’s the sheep’s clothing, Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC. At its core, TikTok functions as a sophisticated surveillance tool that harvests extensive amounts of personal and sensitive data, Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC. Neither company has responded publicly to Carr's letter. Carr has demanded that if the companies do not comply with his request, they must provide a statement of explanation. [The statements must explain] the basis for your company’s conclusion that the surreptitious access of private and sensitive U.S. user data by persons located in Beijing, , Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC. ... coupled with TikTok’s pattern of misleading representations and conduct, does not run afoul of any of your app store policies, Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, via CNBC. According to a BuzzFeed report, TikTok employees have been recorded discussing how the app gave China-based engineers access to users' data in the U.S. . A TikTok spokesperson reacted to the news. We know we’re among the most scrutinized platforms from a security standpoint, and we aim to remove any doubt about the security of U.S. user data. , TikTok Spokesperson, via CNBC. That’s why we hire experts in their fields, continually work to validate our security standards, and bring in reputable, independent third parties to test our defenses, TikTok Spokesperson, via CNBC

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TikTok moves US users data to Oracle servers amid reports of data access by China. According to Buzzfeed news over a dozen separate statements from nine different TikTok employees showed that engineers in China had access to U.S. data. Watch to know more. #TikTok #US #China

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US TikTok Star, Cooper Noriega, found dead in mall | Oneindia News *International

19-year-old TikTok star with over 1.7 million followers, Cooper Noriega, was found dead at a Los Angeles mall parking. According to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner-office, Cooper died on 9th June. #CooperNoriega #TikTokStar #LosAngelesMall

Highland Park Shooter Left Trail of Violent Images Online

Highland Park Shooter Left , Trail of Violent Images Online. NBC News reports the person of interest in the recent mass shooting, Robert "Bobby" E. Crimo III, in Highland Park, Illinois, . had left many tributes to mass shootings and public murders on social media platforms. Crimo made music under the name "Awake." His music videos often depict graphic scenes of mass murder. His most recent video shows Crimo draped in an American flag in the aftermath of a school shooting. A separate cartoon video shows a man donning the logo of Crimo's YouTube channel, holding a gun and being shot by authorities. Crimo frequently visited online message boards to discuss murder, suicide and death. His most recent post was a video of a beheading. Though Crimo wasn't prone to posting much about significant figures in politics, he had posted sparsely about former President Donald Trump. A video on Crimo's YouTube page from Jan. 2, 2021, shows him alongside protesters cheering on Trump's presidential motorcade. In a Twitter post from June 27, 2021, Crimo is covered in a Trump flag. The post was simply captioned "spam."

British Army probes breach of its Twitter and YouTube accounts after crypto spam

The British Army’s official Twitter and YouTube accounts briefly promoted content about cryptocurrency and ape-themed NFTs on Sunday before they were restored.

Rwanda YouTube crackdown: Content creators accuse gov't of torture

Rights groups say state cracking down on anti-government YouTube content creators

Sidhu Moosewala’s latest song SYL banned in India by Youtube | Oneindia News *News

YouTube has banned the latest song of late Punjabi Singer Sidhu Mooswala, SYL after the government of India raised objections to the song. #Moosewala #SYL #SYLbanned