Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work ‘torture.’ Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide
NAIROBI, Kenya — On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a child being molested and another of a woman being killed.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — On the verge of tears, Nathan Nkunzimana recalled watching a video of a child being molested and another of a woman being killed.
Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” in 1992. He conjured it in his book titled Snow Crash, depicting a dystopian future world where rich people escape into an alternative, connected reality. In 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg changed the social media giant’s corporate name to Meta and announced that it would henceforth become a “metaverse company” with a utopian vision in which billions of people would inhabit immersive digital environments for hours on end —working, socializing, and playing games inside virtual and augmented worlds.
GLOBAL thought leader in talent research and employer branding Universum revealed in its latest annual global talent insight report that Filipino Gen Zs prioritize employers who are able to offer training and development, a conducive work environment and high future earnings.
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the government is taking “a very close look” at the possibility of vaccine passports for travel into and out of the United States.
SAN FRANCISCO—A small firm called Definers Public Affairs brought the dark arts of Washington’s backroom politics to Silicon Valley when, while working for Facebook, it began disparaging other tech companies to reporters.
WHEN Mark Zuckerberg set about developing the first Facebook prototype, he intended it initially to connect only a couple of students on his campus. A little over a decade later, this social-media app has reached and connected more than 1.8 billion monthly users all over the world, transcending geographical, social, cultural and religious barriers. Today, Facebook has emerged as a tool that has brought a total difference to how people communicate, share thoughts, promote their views and opinions and even influence their respective communities.
CALVIN COFFEY, a professor of surgery at the University of Limerick in Ireland, has a world of gadgetry, scientific equipment and medical tests at his disposal.
CONVERGE ICT Solutions Inc. recently announced it has tied up with several Web giants in the United States and Asia Pacific in a bid to bring a better Internet experience to its customers in the country.
CIRTEK A.T.S., the wireless solutions subsidiary of Cirtek Holdings Philippine Corp., said it has joined the Telecom Infra Project, an initiative started by Facebook, among others.
By Steven Davidoff Solomon
LOCAL executives of social-network operator Facebook recently conducted a three-day hackathon that they said promotes digital literacy among its online audience.
INDONESIA is widening its tax net to target global technology giants, like Google and Facebook Inc., a strategy that’s raising red flags for fear it may deter foreign investment.
IN the wake of reported—and not reported—abuses on its platform, Facebook said it is staying committed to the privacy, safety and security of users.
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