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PNG Media Council calls for greater transparency over social media control testing

RNZ 26 Mar 2025
The Papua New Guinea Media Council says ... The Council is also critical of the government apparently testing new technology to control access to social media, without telling the people what is going on.
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Kim Sae Ron's husband refutes a*sault and social media-controlled allegations amid Kim Soo Hyun dating row: Report

Pinkvilla 26 Mar 2025
Kim Sae Ron's husband refutes a*sault and social media-controlled allegations amid Kim Soo Hyun dating row ... The man was also claimed to have physically a*saulted her and intensely scrutinized her every move, including her social media.
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‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests

AOL 26 Mar 2025
Erdoğan now controls about 85% of national and corporate media in Turkey, so we’re not talking about a fair media environment where pluralism truly flourishes,” he said ... Turkey’s government media ...
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US Judge blocks Trump’s order to cut funding for Radio Free Europe

Khaama Press 26 Mar 2025
Agency for Global Media (USAGM) does not have the authority to shut down Radio Free Europe ... This legal intervention underscores the delicate balance between government control and media independence, an issue that remains a point of contention in U.S.
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'Kids are isolated from each other but joined by screens that then connect them to ...

France24 26 Mar 2025
Halberstam slams "out-of-control" social media platforms run by plutocrats and billionaires. Regardless of age, Halberstam warns we need to break free from the suffocating grip of social media.
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Fire at Alameda Village Yacht Harbor burns two boats

East Bay Times 26 Mar 2025
City of Alameda fire crews controlled the blaze before it could spread to any of the other boats in the marina, according to social media posts from the the department that began about 4.15 a.m ...
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Turkey detains more than 1,400 protesters and multiple journalists after jailing of leading opposition figure

Egypt Independent 26 Mar 2025
This is a serious attack on the freedom of the media,” AFP said in a statement ... media post ... The government controls about 90 percent of the national media in Turkey, Reporters Without Borders noted.
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Communal clashes and vandalism in Hazaribagh following Ram Navami procession

Financial Express 26 Mar 2025
We have deputed the forces, and the situation is under our control.\u201d Addressing the media, Superintendent of Police of Hazaribagh, Arvind Singh, said the situation was under control, but the ...
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Bengaluru - Pune highway faces massive traffic jam after a crash involving 7 vehicles: Report

Hindustan Times 26 Mar 2025
Dramatic visuals on social media captured the moment a transport truck lost control and crashed into the Timlapura Toll Plaza in Vijayanagara district, causing extensive damage.
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Netflix's Adolescence sheds light on the dangers of red pill content and online radicalisation

Madhyamam 26 Mar 2025
The series underscores how social media algorithms, prioritising engagement over ethics, inadvertently fuel the spread of such content ... by power, control, and a deep-rooted hostility toward women.
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Steve Wintermute: Trump/Musk kill America’s voice to the world

Kingsport Times-News 26 Mar 2025
Voice of America was a United States government-funded international radio broadcaster providing accurate, balanced and comprehensive news and information around the globe, especially in regions where all media is government controlled ....
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Australia’s Largest Pension Fund Sells $367 Million WiseTech Shares On Governance Concerns

Forbes 26 Mar 2025
The divestment comes after WiseTech appointed its founder Richard White as executive chairman last month, enabling the tycoon to take back control of the company four months after quitting as CEO following a series of damaging media reports ... .
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Bias by Omission: Reuters, AP Crews Absent From Rare Anti-Hamas Protest in Gaza

Honest Reporting 26 Mar 2025
The first story and video about the protest on the Reuters platform appeared only the next morning, based on social media posts ... This is all just another reminder that Hamas controls the media in Gaza.
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