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Kashmir Press Club building is pictured through a closed gate after
it was sealed by authorities in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir,
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Credit, AP Photo/Dar Yasin

 

* Euro Parliament’s New Internet Rules
* Who Owns Latin American Media?
* Australia: Cryptocurrency and Online Hate
* Internet Access: A New Human Right?
* The Future of BBC and CBC
* The Next “Squid Game”
* Press Repression in Kashmir
* Trusting Tech
* How African Autocrats Use Social Media
* Censorship on the Rise

EURO PARLIAMENT’S NEW INTERNET RULES
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By Luca Bertuzzi
EURACTIV.com

A large majority of MEPs (members of the European Parliament) voted in
favour of the Digital Services Act on Thursday (20 January). “We
have an opportunity to create a new global golden standard for
tech-regulation that will inspire other countries and regions,” said
Christel Schaldemose, the leading MEP on the file.

WHO OWNS LATIN AMERICAN MEDIA?
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By Gustavo Fuchs
NACLA Report

Audiences have increasingly shifted attention away from traditional
outlets and towards digital consumption and social media platforms.
This has led conglomerates to adapt through convergence, seeking to
incorporate carrier services and increasingly diversifying through
multimedia production.

AUSTRALIA: CRYPTOCURRENCY AND ONLINE HATE
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By Ariel Bogle
The Guardian

While bitcoin may have created eye watering profits for
“early-adopter” rightwing extremists, privacy coins like monero
– which attempt to obscure the origin and destination of
transactions – also appear to be increasingly embraced by far-right
groups.

INTERNET ACCESS: A NEW HUMAN RIGHT?
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By Laura Villadiego
Equal Times

Although the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation around the
world, 2.9 billion people, or 37 per cent of the global population,
have never used the internet. The data processing industry is already
creating inequalities in sensitive sectors such as agriculture and
imposing digital colonialism on the Global South.

THE FUTURE OF BBC AND CBC
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By Rick Salutin
rabble.ca

What happens to public broadcasters when there’s no more
broadcasting? Good question, nobody really knows.

THE NEXT “SQUID GAME”
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By Kevin Tran
Variety

Netflix is keen to find its next non-English original that will have
mass-global appeal like “Squid Game.” Non-English-language titles
are critical for the streamer to be able to grow outside the
U.S./Canada region.

PRESS REPRESSION IN KASHMIR
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By Aijaz Hussain and Sheikh Saaliq
Associated Press

Journalists have long contended with various threats in
Indian-controlled Kashmir and found themselves caught between warring
sides. But their situation has gotten dramatically worse since
India revoked the region’s semi-autonomy in 2019, throwing Kashmir
under a severe security and communication lockdown and the media in
a black hole.

TRUSTING TECH
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By Samanth Subramanian
Quartz

A new survey shows that people trust the tech industry more than any
other—even more than healthcare, the sector the world has relied on
most heavily during the pandemic.

HOW AFRICAN AUTOCRATS USE SOCIAL MEDIA
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By Silja Fröhlich
Deutsche Welle

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is suspected of using fake social
media accounts to consolidate his power. He wouldn't be the only one
in Africa. Is social media becoming a threat to democracy on the
continent?

CENSORSHIP ON THE RISE
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By Zia Muhammad
Digital Information World

The level of social media censorship that the world is seeing is on
the rise and there is a strong likelihood that it would get a lot
worse before it gets any better. 

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