🔴 Facebook Q2 in three numbers (a thread):
4️⃣ - page length of summary Independent Human Rights Impact Assessment Meta released on harms in India, after promising to release the full report.
https://about.fb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/META_Human-Rights-Report-July-2022-1.pdf
🚨NEW STATEMENT
Meta Whitewashes Human Rights Impact In First Annual Human Rights Report
"Meta/Facebook always puts PR first, and today’s first ever “Human Rights Report” is a master class in spin and obfuscation."
Full statement here
Meta Whitewashes Human Rights Impact In First Annual Human Rights Report
“Master Class in Spin and Obfuscation” Breaks Promises to Civil Society, Indian Activists; Ignores Pressing Human Rights Crises and…
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I don’t usually post personal stuff but just look at this sweet face. This is Meg the collie cross in her final hours yesterday after 14 years service as hiking companion, watchdog, editorial assistant & faithful black shadow. She saw off both Russians & cats 💕🐾💕🐾
Karen Steyn, a High Court judge, ruled in favour of @carolecadwalla in her libel case with Arron Banks. It was a landmark moment for press freedom. Vote here: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/the-worlds-top-thinkers-2022
I have been campaiging hard this year to protect journalists from strategic attacks in our courts that limit free speech, todays commitment to more powers to block SLAPPs is good news.
Congratulations to heroic journalists like @CatherineBelton, @TomBurgis and @CaroleCadwalla
@pcaruanagalizia @tanita_tikaram @carolecadwalla https://twitter.com/HollyLynch5/status/1548621031379812352?t=t_zJJCfOKUzhsOJpEdiuIQ&s=19
I asked the Government 7 times if Boris Johnson met with Alexander Lebedev. 4 times at the despatch box, I was fobbed off by;
- Home Secretary
- Security Minister x 2
- Minister for the Cabinet Office
Govt to introduce anti-SLAPP laws to quash abusive lawsuits against reporters.
Good news. Just too late for some.
English courts get new powers to dismiss Slapp cases against reporters
Strategic lawsuits against public participation have been used by rich to try to stifle free speech
www.theguardian.com
Heading off Twitter to get some work done and do some serious thinking.
Stay safe out there and take big care x
Kwasi Kwarteng claimed Boris Johnson wasn’t lying when he said crime is down - as long as you exclude fraud.
In other news, waiting lists are down as long as you exclude people waiting.
@davidschneider The waiting list has steadily increased under the Tories since 2010
It's not because of covid
1/2
Afghans are starving and freezing to death but too few seem to care. @DailyMirror
'Afghans are starving and freezing to death but too few seem to care'
The warning comes from former Prime Minister and ex-Labour leader Gordon Brown, as he urges western nations to help the war-torn country
www.mirror.co.uk
Before Covid:
People dying in A&E corridors
17000 beds cut
106,000 staff short
43000 nurses short
11000 doctors short
Record waiting times
Social care in crisis
Then they failed to protect the NHS
The Tories are to blame for the NHS breaking, not Covid
NHS England waiting times for cancer referral and treatment at record high
House of Commons research shows 500,000 suspected patients will wait over two weeks to see oncologist
www.theguardian.com
Remember when the High Priests of Brexit derided expert analysis showing that Brexit would increase the cost of living…
…and instead told us that Brexit would dramatically drive down living costs across the board?
Tories awash with Russian-linked money (£1.93m under Johnson)
14 ministers received donations linked with Russia
UK is a laundromat for dirty Russian money
Govt won't act on Russia report they tried to suppress
But I’m sure Putin will take the threat of sanctions seriously.
Nothing says “everything is fine” quite like mention precisely what division of the military you’ll need to drag you out
We've launched a petition to Netflix calling for the removal of the segments of His Dark Material which celebrates the Romani genocide.
Join with us to send @NetflixUK a clear message: #StopTravellerHate
Sign the Petition - Jimmy Carr: The Genocide of Roma is Not a Laughing Matter
Jimmy Carr: The Genocide of Roma is Not a Laughing Matter
actionstorm.org
Another masterclass by @Femi_Sorry
We deserve better, the UK deserve better than what the #Tories have to offer. https://twitter.com/femi_sorry/status/1556423785758294016
The Tory Leadership Race is basically "Evil Olympics".
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss don't even care what the public thinks about them. It's all about impressing Tory members with their cruelty.
Sad but true… https://twitter.com/femi_sorry/status/1556423785758294016
The Tory Leadership Race is basically "Evil Olympics".
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss don't even care what the public thinks about them. It's all about impressing Tory members with their cruelty.
And now for a party politicial broadcast from the. @MakeVotesMatter party https://twitter.com/femi_sorry/status/1556423785758294016
The Tory Leadership Race is basically "Evil Olympics".
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss don't even care what the public thinks about them. It's all about impressing Tory members with their cruelty.
I agree with Femi: the rhetoric from both Truss & Sunak is seriously alarming. What I hope is that the all but 160,000 of us who aren't Tory party members *will* remember this at the general election. Progressive party supporters must unite to fight with all we've got to #GTTO https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry/status/1556423785758294016
The Tory Leadership Race is basically "Evil Olympics".
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss don't even care what the public thinks about them. It's all about impressing Tory members with their cruelty.
This never gets old 👇
Every single word.
#JohnsonOut #ToryCorruption #ToriesUnfitToGovern #VoteTheToryCriminalsOut https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry/status/1556423785758294016
The Tory Leadership Race is basically "Evil Olympics".
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss don't even care what the public thinks about them. It's all about impressing Tory members with their cruelty.
The Tory Leadership Race is basically "Evil Olympics".
Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss don't even care what the public thinks about them. It's all about impressing Tory members with their cruelty.
@RichardScottDCC Your profile says you're a councillor.
So you KNOW that since 2018 the government has known Brexit would make people poorer.
You supported them.
Now things are worse than they needed to be during this crisis.
That means you knowingly hurt millions of people.
⬇️
Bad person.
