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Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content
Meta will get rid of factcheckers, “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” and recommend more political content on its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, founder Mark Zuckerberg has
.In a video message, Zuckerberg vowed to prioritise free speech after the return of Donald Trump to …
Head of Met’s Black Police Association accused of sending offensive messages in group chat
The Metropolitan police’s Black Police Association head was part of a group chat where “racist” jokes about east Asian people and a video mocking Katie Price’s disabled son, Harvey, were shared, a misconduct hearing was told.
Insp Charles Ehikioya is accused of being in a chat with former officer Carlo …
Mark Carney ‘considering’ run to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada PM
The former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, a climate-focused economist who became the first non-Briton to run the Bank, is considering entering the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister.
he would step down after nearly 10 years in power …Nick Clegg’s departure signals a new political era at Meta
Hello, and welcome to TechScape. Happy New Year! May dry January leave us all with fewer headaches. Today in TechScape: Meta promotes a Trumpian bulldog, TikTok faces mounting problems that aren’t a ban, Meta faces backlash against its approach to AI and Elon Musk meddles abroad.
Nick Clegg leaves Meta …
‘Just make people come in on the second Thursday of the month’: workspace provider Mark Dixon on the WFH debate
Working from home isn’t generally a success for Mark Dixon. “I’m too easily distracted,” he says. “You have to be quite disciplined to be a successful home worker, whether that’s for one day or five days.”
The tycoon’s admission will not raise any eyebrows given his decades-long role running FTSE‑listed …
Two death row inmates reject Joe Biden’s commutations
Two of the 37 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison without parole last month by Joe Biden are refusing to accept the action.
Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis, both currently held at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, filed emergency motions in court on …
Lib Dems call for Kemi Badenoch to sack Robert Jenrick over ‘divisive comments’
The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, should sack Robert Jenrick for “divisive comments,” the Lib Dems have said, after the shadow justice minister doubled down on his comments about
immigrants with “alien cultures”
.Jenrick was challenged repeatedly on Tuesday morning for having failed to act on the outcome …
Hermit guardian of Budelli dies after three decades on paradise island
Mauro Morandi, an Italian man nicknamed “Robinson Crusoe” by the media after living alone on a paradise island for more than three decades, has died at the age of 85.
Morandi stumbled upon Budelli, an island off Sardinia famous for its pink-sanded beach, in 1989 after his catamaran broke down …
More than 700 McDonald’s workers join legal action over harassment claims
More than 700 junior McDonald’s workers have joined legal action against the fast-food giant after allegations of widespread discrimination, homophobia and sexual harassment at its restaurants across the UK.
Hundreds of current and former crew members – some as young as 19 – have instructed law firm Leigh Day to …
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Rally party, has died aged 96.
The former paratrooper, who led the party from 1972 to 2011 when it was called the National Front, had been in a care facility for several weeks and died at midday on Tuesday “surrounded by his …