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Quarantined Migrant Workers Are Being Fed 'Crappy' Food

"The people who feed us are hungry," one advocate said, adding that the meals are unhealthy and culturally insensitive.
Anya Zoledziowski
7.30.20
uber

Gig Economy Researchers Want Corporations to Stop Influencing Research

“In an open letter released on Thursday, dozens of academics proposed a set of principles to stop companies from influencing research with proprietary data and influence.
Edward Ongweso Jr
7.30.20
Games News

Watch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Make the Case Against Recruitment on Twitch

The amendment would stop the Pentagon from spending money on recruitment using streaming video game platforms.
Matthew Gault
7.30.20
#metoo

Instagram Accounts Go Dark After Posting Sex Assault Allegations in Tattoo Industry

"We are facing escalating threats to our safety and women are being threatened by their abusers and by their local tattoo artists."
Emily Fagan
7.30.20
Culture

Government Announces Millions of Pounds to Help UK Festivals and Nightlife

The decision follows a campaign from musicians and industry bodies calling for protection for the country’s nighttime industry.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
7.30.20
kashmir

Timeline: A Year of Siege in Kashmir

A year after its autonomy was revoked, Kashmir continues to be a mess of human rights violations.
Pallavi Pundir
7.30.20
Tech

Big Tech’s Morality Police Are Going After Adult Content

“We got no warning, no violation warning or anything like that. It just was gone the next day.”
Lindsay Van Dyke
7.30.20
MILITARY

Military Comic Warns That Tinder Dates Can Compromise National Security

In this military comic, an American soldier’s Tinder date with an influencer goes viral in the worst possible way.
Matthew Gault
7.30.20
Vice World News

This Council Just Sacked Thousands of Key Workers and Rehired Them on Less Favourable Contracts

Social workers, housing support staff and children's services workers in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets will receive cuts to travel allowances and severance pay.
Ben Charlie Smoke
7.30.20
Yazidis

Yazidi Children Abducted and Tortured by ISIS Are Still Not Getting the Help They Need

An Amnesty International report details how some of the 2,000 abducted children are later rejected by their communities.
Tim Hume
7.30.20
News

Police Force Says to Tell Cops About Your Sexual Assault Before Posting About It

Anonymous Instagram accounts are naming alleged abusers. Experts say there are many reasons survivors may go to social media before going to the police.
Brishti Basu
7.30.20
Tech news

Smart Glasses to Become Dumb Glasses a Month After Google Buys Company

Canadian smart glasses maker North announced it was bought by Google on June 30, and now its $600 Focals will be non-functional as of July 31. The company is offering full refunds.
Kevin Truong
7.30.20
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