Saturday, September 16, 2023

TikTok hit with $500M fine in Europe for past failings safeguarding youth privacy

A logo of Tik Tok is seen at the company's headquarters in Singapore.

TikTok was handed a large fine from a regulator in Europe for past shortcomings in protecting the privacy of younger users, a development that experts say could have implications for Canadian regulators and young people using the popular platform here.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/tiktok-canada-privacy-younger-users-1.6968536?cmp=rss

Iran's security forces briefly detain Mahsa Amini's father on anniversary of her death

An arm holds up a photo of an Iranian woman in a protest against Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi outside of the United Nations.

The father of Mahsa Amini was briefly detained on Saturday, human rights groups said, amid a heavy security force presence on the first anniversary of his daughter's death in Iranian police custody that sparked months of anti-government protests.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-mahsa-amini-death-anniversary-1.6969145?cmp=rss

In story and song, artists keep world's eyes on Mahsa Amini and the plight of Iran's women

Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Atefeh Khademolreza says the mysterious death of her best friend in Iran inspired her activism and to make her film Meteor.

Artists in Canada and around the world are helping to keep the plight of women and minorities in Iran alive, a year after the death Mahsa Amini.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/artists-in-iran-1.6967329?cmp=rss

Friday, September 15, 2023

DNA results drop confirmed Maui wildfire death toll to 97, officials say

Workers wearing shirts that read, 'Morgue Operations,' move a body bag into a refrigerated storage container.

Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfires down to at least 97 people.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/maui-wildfires-death-toll-dna-test-1.6968915?cmp=rss

France's ambassador in Niger being 'held hostage' at embassy by junta, Macron says

A person is photographed close up.

France's ambassador in Niger is being held hostage at the French Embassy by the military junta that has seized power in the West African nation, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/france-ambassador-niger-hostage-1.6968551?cmp=rss