MR. FREE SPEECH
Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

David Klepper, Aug 01 2023

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Elon Musk, pictured introducing the Model X car at Tesla’s's headquarters, recently rebranded Twitter as X.

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk.

An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Centre for Countering Digital Hate on July 20 threatening legal action over the nonprofit's research into hate speech and content moderation. The letter alleged that CCDH's research publications seem intended “to harm Twitter’s business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims.”

Musk is a self-professed free speech absolutist who has welcomed back white supremacists and election deniers to the platform, which he renamed X earlier this month. But the billionaire has at times proven sensitive about critical speech directed at him or his companies.

The centre is a nonprofit with offices in the US and United Kingdom. It regularly publishes reports on hate speech, extremism or harmful behaviour on social media platforms like X, TikTok or Facebook.

The organisation has published several reports critical of Musk's leadership, detailing an increase in anti-LGBTQ hate speech as well as climate misinformation since his purchase. The letter from X's attorney cited one specific report from June that found the platform failed to remove neo-Nazi and anti-LGBTQ content from verified users that violated the platform’s rules.

In the letter, attorney Alex Spiro questioned the expertise of the researchers and accused the centre of trying to harm X's reputation. The letter also suggested, without evidence, that the centre received funds from some of X's competitors, even though the centre has also published critical reports about TikTok, Facebook and other large platforms.

“CCDH intends to harm Twitter’s business by driving advertisers away from the platform with incendiary claims,” Spiro wrote, using the platform's former name.


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A large, metal "X" sign is seen on top of the downtown building that housed what was once Twitter, now rebranded by its owner, Elon Musk, in San Francisco.

Imran Ahmed, the centre's founder and CEO, told the AP on Monday that his group has never received a similar response from any tech company, despite a history of studying the relationship between social media, hate speech and extremism. He said that typically, the targets of the centre's' criticism have responded by defending their work or promising to address any problems that have been identified.

Ahmed said he worried X’s response to the centre's' work could have a chilling effect if it frightens other researchers away from studying the platform. He said he also worried that other industries could take note of the strategy.

“This is an unprecedented escalation by a social media company against independent researchers. Musk has just declared open war,” Ahmed told the Associated Press. “If Musk succeeds in silencing us other researchers will be next in line.”

Messages left with Spiro and X were not immediately returned Monday.

It's not the first time that Musk has fired back at critics. Last year, he suspended the accounts of several journalists who covered his takeover of Twitter. Another user was permanently banned for using publicly available flight data to track Musk's private plane; Musk had initially pledged to keep the user on the platform but later changed his mind, citing his personal safety. He also threatened to sue the user.

He initially had promised that he would allow any speech on his platform that wasn't illegal. “I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means,” Musk wrote in a tweet last year.

X's recent threat of a lawsuit prompted concern from U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who said the billionaire was trying to use the threat of legal action to punish a nonprofit group trying to hold a powerful social media platform accountable.

“Instead of attacking them, he should be attacking the increasingly disturbing content on Twitter,” Schiff said in a statement.

Twitter HQ neighbours complain of new flashing ‘X’ sign on roof

San Francisco’s department of building inspection has been denied access to assess the strobing light described as ‘flash of lightning’

By Susie Coen, 

US CORRESPONDENT

TELEGRAPH

31 July 2023 • 4:59pm

The illuminated X logo has been installed on the roof of the Twitter headquarters in San Francisco CREDIT: CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS


Elon Musk has riled up the neighbours of Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters after installing an enormous, flashing X on the roof as part of the company’s rebrand.

City officials are investigating the fixture which was erected last week after the billionaire overhauled the social media app to replace the decade-old blue bird logo with an X.

Those living nearby complained about the pulsing white light, which particularly impacts those in high-rise buildings opposite the HQ.

San Francisco’s department of building inspection has twice attempted to inspect the logo, on Friday and again on Saturday, but were denied access by staff who said the sign was temporary, according to the city’s building complaints tracker.

Neighbours disturbed by the new addition include Christopher Beale, who told CBS News “it’s hard to describe how bright it made the intersection”.

People living nearby in high-rise buildings are not happy about the pulsing white light 

CREDIT: CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS


He said the strobing light is “like a flash of lightning going off” and said he could not watch a film in the room which faces the building even with the curtains drawn.

Patricia Wallinga, who also lives across the street from the sign, said she thought the lights were “lightning” or a “police siren”.

“I was very confused,” she said.

“This building, it’s largely rent controlled. There are a lot of seniors who live there, I’m sure, I’m absolutely sure that this is a danger especially to them. It’s such a clown show.”

It came after police stopped workers removing the old logo from the side of the building, saying they had not taped off the footpath to keep pedestrians safe.

Replacement letters and symbols require a permit to ensure “consistency with the historic nature of the building”, Patrick Hannan, the spokesman for the department of building inspection, said earlier this week.

He said: “Planning review and approval is also necessary for the installation of this sign. The city is opening a complaint and initiating an investigation.”
X to remain in San Francisco

The building was subject to a separate investigation in December over concerns Mr Musk had built bedrooms for workers.

The rebranding is the latest major change since he bought Twitter in October last year for $44 billion (£34.3 billion).

A 2011 lease specifically bans rooftop and exterior signs, apart from the “blade sign” that previously said “@twitter “, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Mr Musk said the company would remain in San Francisco despite offers to move elsewhere.

“Many have offered rich incentives for X (formerly known as Twitter) to move its HQ out of San Francisco”, he wrote on X.

“Moreover, the city is in a doom spiral with one company after another left or leaving. Therefore, they expect X will move too. We will not. You only know who your real friends are when the chips are down. San Francisco, beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend,” he added

The Telegraph has contacted Twitter for comment.

Elon Musk takes a U-turn on Twitter's (now X) permanent dark mode

Aditya Tiwari @TheLazyAvenger · Jul 28, 2023 

Elon Musk has backtracked on his previous decision of having a permanent dark mode for Twitter (now X). The billionaire previously announced that the microblogging platform will only offer support for dark mode in the future.

"This platform will soon only have “dark mode”. It is better in every way," Musk wrote in response to a user post asking whether the verification checkmark would look good in dark mode. For reference, Twitter's dark mode is called Lights Out.

 

It wasn't long before the X owner took to his official handle and announced that the light theme is here to stay. Musk said that the dark mode will be the default option on the platform but the option to dim the brightness, which makes the background appear dark blue in color, will be kicked out.

"A lot of people have asked to keep light mode, so we will, but the default will be dark and dim will be deleted," he said while responding to another user. While there were lovers of dark mode, many X users came forward to oppose Musk's decision to pull the plug on the light theme.

If you consider a11y, when a platform in its core contains text and media - readers deserve to select their preferred mode. There is a reason it's a manual toggle (or a time-based toggle).

Please dont design such things on personal preferences - unless you keep that setting…

— Rahul Chakraborty (@hckmstrrahul) July 27, 2023

Aesthetics aside, the dark mode setting can be helpful when using a device at night or in places with less light. It can be easier on the eyes of the users when compared to a traditional setting where black text is displayed on a white background. However, dark mode may cause trouble or discomfort to people with astigmatism and dyslexia.

You can change the theme on the Twitter website by clicking on the More button > Settings and Support > Display. It should be noted that existing theme options Default, Dim, and Lights Out were available at the time of writing.

All of this comes after Musk kicked off the rebranding of Twitter to X earlier this week. While the company is already known as X Corp on paper, recent developments saw the demise of the iconic bird logo and a new X.com domain coming into place.

The company also changed its official handle to @X which was taken away from the original owner Gene X Hwang. However, Twitter's rebranding may have some complications as Meta and Microsoft own the "X" trademark for social media and video games respectively.

The new logo appears quite similar to the one used for Xbox and it has taken the bird's place on the app's Android and web version. But curious minds have figured out a way to replace X with the old Twitter logo

Via: Gizmodo

 

Hundreds in need of aid at Indian border after junta airstrike in Myanmar

Indian authorities are turning away would-be refugees, citing conflict in Manipur state.

By RFA Burmese
2023.07.31

Displaced people from Myanmar are seen in Kampat, Sagaing region near the Indian border as they flee escalating fighting, July 24, 2023.

 Citizen journalist

Some 2,000 villagers displaced by two consecutive days of junta airstrikes on a township in Myanmar’s Sagaing region are in dire need of basic necessities after being refused refuge by authorities across the border in India, according to the villagers and aid workers.

The situation in Khampat, a 2,000-home township located around 8 kilometers (5 miles) southeast of the border with India’s Manipur state, highlights the plight of internally displaced persons in Sagaing. 

Fighting between the military and anti-junta forces in the region has forced nearly 800,000 people to flee their homes since the Feb. 1, 2021 coup d’etat, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

A man who was among more than 1,000 people from Khampat who fled the July 25-26 airstrikes to nearby Kale township told RFA Burmese that the conditions for displaced there are among the worst he had faced in the nearly 30 months since the coup.

“I’ve faced many difficulties as an internally displaced person,” said the man who has had to flee fighting in the region before and who, like others interviewed for this report, spoke on condition of anonymity citing security concerns.

“There are several sick people and others who had to run [from the fighting] with only the clothes on their backs, who are dealing with extreme difficulties,” he said. “Since we all have to stay together in one shelter, it’s very crowded and inconvenient.”

A person assisting the displaced in Kale said they are sheltering in three or four Christian churches there.

“They number more than 1,000, which is almost the entire population of Khampat,” he said. “They had no choice but to flee here.”

In addition to those in Kale, more than 700 from Khampat’s Kanan and Kamagyi villages have fled across the border into Manipur since July 21, when clashes between military troops and anti-junta People’s Defense Force, or PDF, paramilitaries intensified in the township.

Hundreds ordered home

Myanmar shares a border of more than 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) with eastern India. More than 60,000 people have crossed into India’s Manipur and Mizoram states since the coup, according to UNOCHA, but Indian authorities in Manipur have been dealing with violence between the majority Meitei community and the tribal Kuki minority there since early May and say they no longer have the resources to accommodate refugees.

The Manipur state government recently ordered the Indian Border Guard to send the 700 Myanmar nationals – including more than 300 children and 200 women – who have fled since July 21 back across the border. Many of those who have been forced to leave India and others fleeing the fighting in Khampat now have no option other than to shelter in the jungle, with few resources.

Displaced people from Myanmar are seen in Kampat, Sagaing region near the Indian border as they flee escalating fighting, July 24, 2023. Credit: Citizen journalist

Salai Dokhar, the founder of India for Myanmar, an India-based pro-democracy group, told RFA that there are security challenges in seeking refuge for Myanmar nationals, who risk being “driven back” across the border.

“We’ve learned that India doesn’t let Myanmar refugees enter … due to the Manipur conflict,” he said. “Some refugees in Manipur who were found out to be Myanmar nationals were even driven back, too.”

Dokhar said that “more than a few hundred” have been returned to Myanmar since the order was given.

He added that authorities in Manipur have cut off the internet in the conflict area and communication is limited.

“As telephone services have been irregular, we can’t get accurate information every day,” he said.

Tensions high

Meanwhile, a member of the PDF in Khampat told RFA that the military situation there remains “tense.”

“Our People’s Defense Forces have no plans to retreat,” he said. “The [military] doesn't want to lose control of the town either. So it’s a tense situation between the two sides.”

Reports that the ethnic Kachin Independence Army, or KIA, is also involved in the fighting against junta troops in the area could not be immediately confirmed, as the group’s military command is located far away.

“That’s not our active area, which is why I haven’t heard that we have military bases there,” said KIA news and information officer Colonel Naw Bu. “I can’t say that we are involved in the fighting there, nor can I confirm that we are. It’s a little far from us [at] the military headquarters.”

Attempts by RFA to contact the junta’s spokesman for Sagaing region by telephone went unanswered.

Translated by Myo Min Aung. Edited by Joshua Lipes and Matthew Reed.

Myanmar military kills villagers, burns houses in Sagaing region

The raids have forced around 2,000 people to flee their homes, locals say.

By RFA Burmese
2023.07.19

The remains of Mu Mandalay village, where about 80 homes were burned down by junta troops on July 18, 2023

 Saw Yan Paing

Junta troops killed eight civilians and burned down more than 600 homes in Myanmar’s Sagaing region in 11 days of raids, locals told RFA Wednesday.

Residents of Myinmu township said four people were arrested and killed by troops between July 6 and July 17.

“A father and son from Na Be Kyu village, one from Ma Gyi Kan village, and one from Nyaung Myit village, were killed in Ma Gyi Kan village,” said a local, who didn’t want to be named for fear of reprisals. 

“The one from Nyaung Myit village is a People’s Defense Force member.”

He identified the PDF member as 20-year-old Aung Zaw Htet.

Locals said troops also captured and shot two people from Nyaung Pin Kan village and two more from Khwet Khwin village.

The army also burned homes in Mu Mandalay, Gon Hnyin Seik and three other villages.

"There are nearly 300 houses in the village. I think there may have been around 100 homes destroyed,” said a Mu Mandalay resident, who also requested anonymity for fear of reprisals. 

"The junta column is not far away. So, we had to put out the fire and come back out."

RFA called the junta’s Sagaing region spokesperson, Saw Naing, but nobody answered.

On June 6, junta Deputy Information Minister Major Gen. Zaw Min Tun told RFA that junta troops do not set fire to civilians’ homes, blaming People’s Defense Forces for the arson attacks.

Locals said the raid on Mu Mandalay and nearby villages forced around 2000 residents to flee their homes.

Translated by RFA Burmese. Edited by Mike Firn.

 Indian-origin man in US jailed for smuggling 800 Indians using Uber

Rajinder Pal Singh, aka Jaspal Gill, pleaded guilty in February, and admitted to have brought in hundreds of Indian nationals across the border from Canada

FP Staff Last Updated: June 28, 2023

Representational image. ANI

A 49-year-old Indian-origin man was sentenced to over three years in jail for smuggling more than 800 Indian citizens into the US using Uber app.

According to a press release by the Department of Justice, Rajinder Pal Singh, aka Jaspal Gill, pleaded guilty in February, and admitted to have brought in hundreds of Indian nationals across the border from Canada.

Acting US Attorney Tessa M Gorman said, “Over a four-year period, Mr Singh arranged for more than 800 people to be smuggled into the US across the northern border and into Washington State,” said Gorman, according to PTI.

Gorman claimed that Singh’s conduct was not just a security risk for Washington but also subjected those smuggled to security and safety perils during the often weeks-long smuggling route from India to the US.

“Mr Singh’s participation in this conspiracy preyed upon the Indian nationals’ hopes for a better life in the US while saddling those smuggled with a crushing debt of as much as USD 70,000,” Gorman said, reported PTI.

From July 2018, Singh and his co-conspirators used Uber to transport people who had illegally crossed the border from Canada to the Seattle area, the press release said, citing records filed in the case.

From mid-2018 to May 2022, Singh arranged more than 600 trips involving the transportation of Indian nationals illegally smuggled into the US.

Between July 2018, and April 2022, the 17 Uber accounts tied to the smuggling ring ran up more than USD 80,000 in charges.

Singh’s co-conspirators would use the one-way vehicle rentals to transport those smuggled to their destinations outside Washington state in trips that usually began near the border in the early hours and were split between different rides.

The members of the smuggling ring also used sophisticated means to launder the illicit proceeds. In the plea agreement, Singh admitted that the purpose of the complex money movement was to obscure the illegal nature of the funds.

Investigators also found about USD 45,000 in cash and counterfeit identity documents from one of Singh’s homes in California, the press release said. It added that Singh, who is not legally present in the US, will likely be deported following his prison term.

(With inputs from PTI)

Taliban burns musical instruments

Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have continuously imposed laws to enforce their austere vision of Islam, including banning the playing of music in public.

CHRISTIANS BURNED BEATLES RECORDS

ANF
NEWS DESK
Sunday, 30 Jul 2023

A number of musical instruments were burned on Sunday in the Afghan province of Herat, by the "morality" police, the state news agency Bakhtar News reported.

The head of the Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the western province of Herat, Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir, said that the authorities confiscated and burned musical instruments because “the promotion of music leads to moral corruption and the act of playing music misleads young people.”

The bonfire saw musical equipment go up in smoke, most of which had been collected from wedding halls across the city, worth several hundred dollars in total. A guitar, a harmonium, two other string instruments and a tabla (a kind of drum), as well as speakers and loudspeakers were burned.

Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have continuously imposed laws to enforce their austere vision of Islam, including banning the playing of music in public. Wedding halls have been instructed to refrain from playing music.

Activities that are contrary to Islamic rules- according to the interpretation of the Taliban - have also been banned at weddings and similar events.

Taliban regime

It has been one year since the Taliban took power again in Afghanistan. In this year of resistance and struggle, many women have been abducted, enslaved and tortured by Taliban gangs. Women and girls have been deprived of all their basic rights. But the women who did not recognise the Taliban regime turned the streets into places of resistance.

The Taliban were in power in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 and committed numerous massacres in the country during that time. In 2001, the US launched an operation in Afghanistan because the Taliban regime supported the radical Islamist group Al-Qaeda, which had caused the deaths of thousands of US citizens with its attack on the Twin Towers in New York on 11 September 2001.

The US had troops in Afghanistan from 2001 until August 2021, when it withdrew. On 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured the capital Kabul and took power again.

 

Afghanistan: Taliban create bonfire of 'immoral' music equipment

LIKE THE DOGS OF GOD IN CATHOLICISM

Aziz Al-Rahman Al-Muhajir, head of the Herat department of Afghanistan's vice ministry, said: 'Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray.'

AND FUNDAMENTALIST PROTESTANTS

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 July, 2023

Since seizing power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have steadily imposed austere laws and regulations including banning playing music in public 

[Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu Agency/Getty-file photo]


Authorities from Afghanistan's vice ministry created a bonfire of confiscated musical instruments and equipment in Herat province at the weekend, deeming music immoral.

"Promoting music causes moral corruption and playing it will cause the youth to go astray," said Aziz Al-Rahman Al-Muhajir, head of the Herat department of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.

Since seizing power in August 2021, Taliban authorities have steadily imposed laws and regulations that reflect their austere interpretation of Islam – including banning playing music in public.

Saturday's bonfire saw hundreds of dollars worth of musical gear go up in smoke – much of it collected from wedding halls in the city.

Thousands of Afghan salons to close as Taliban deadline bites

It included a guitar, two other stringed instruments, a harmonium and a tabla – a type of drum – as well as amplifiers and speakers.

Women have borne the brunt of the new government regulations, and are not allowed in public unless wearing a hijab.

Teenage girls and women have been barred from schools and universities, and they are also prohibited from entering parks, playgrounds and gyms.

Last week, thousands of beauty salons were shuttered across the country after authorities deemed certain makeovers to be too costly, or un-Islamic.

ITS NOT A CAMP ITS A CITY

Clashes continue for third day in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

An army military vehicle is parked at the entrance of Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon July 30, 2023. (Reuters)

The Associated Press, Sidon, Lebanon
Published: 31 July ,2023

Clashes continued for a third day in a Palestinian camp in Lebanon on Monday between members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group and extremist factions there.

Despite attempts by Lebanese parties and some of the Palestinian factions to broker a cease-fire, “the shooting and shelling have not stopped in the camp until this moment,” said Adnan Rifai, a member of the popular committee that serves as a governing body in the camp.

A Lebanese army spokesperson said the death toll from the fighting in Ein el-Hilweh camp had reached six, although some reports have given higher figures. Two soldiers stationed outside the camp were lightly wounded, Col. Fadi Abou Eid said.

Smoke rises from Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon July 30, 2023. (Reuters)

The Lebanese army mans a checkpoint outside and typically does not enter the camp, which is under the control of the Palestinian factions.

The clashes erupted on Sunday after extremist militants shot and killed a Palestinian military general from the Fatah group, Abu Ashraf al Armoushi, and three escorts as they were walking through a parking lot, according to another Palestinian. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to talk to the media.

On Saturday, an unknown gunman had tried to kill militant Mahmoud Khalil but instead fatally shot his companion.

Later on Sunday, Palestinian factions said in a joint statement that they had agreed to a cease-fire during a mediation meeting hosted by the Lebanese Shia Amal movement and militant Hezbollah group in the city Sidon. But the cease-fire did not hold.

Some residents in Sidon neighborhoods near the camp fled their homes as stray bullets hit buildings and shattered windows and storefronts. The public Sidon General Hospital evacuated its staff and patients.

A Fatah statement condemned the killing of its security official, saying the attack was part of a “bloody scheme that targets the security and stability of our camps.” It vowed to hold the “perpetrators accountable.”

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Abbas both issued statements Sunday decrying the violence.

Lebanese lawmaker Osama Saad, who represents the Sidon area where the camp is located, told The Associated Press that officials are “making extraordinary efforts to find serious, effective, lasting and stable solutions to the situation inside the camp.”

Saad said he and other Lebanese officials and security forces would meet with the Palestinian factions on Monday to push for a cease-fire

Vigil against deforestation in Akbelen continues

A large area of the Akbelen forest in the Turkish Mediterranean province of Muğla has already been cleared for brown coal mining. Residents and activists continue to resist, while the state confronts them with the police and the gendarmerie.

ANF
MUĞLA
Sunday, 30 Jul 2023,

The resistance against the deforestation of the Akbelen forest in Muğla continues, but a large area of forest has already been cleared. On Saturday, the police and gendarmerie used water cannons and tear gas against the protesting residents from the village of Ikizköy and activists from other parts of Turkey. The demonstrators repeatedly blocked roads in the district of Milas on the Mediterranean coast. The people of Ikizköy, who have been able to prevent the planned clearing of the forest for lignite mining for years with a protest camp, continue to show their determination despite the state's superior force. "We are not giving up, we will stay here until the last tree remains," said one woman.

In the meantime, the clearing has almost reached the protest camp. The Turkish state is using jammers to prevent the activists from communicating with the outside world. On Saturday, 24 people were detained during the protests, including lawyers Ismail Hakkı Atal and Leyla Bilgen. While the detainees were released, four of them were banned from travelling abroad for resisting the police.

Background

YK Energy, co-owned by Limak Holding and İÇTAŞ operating the Yeniköy and Kemerköy thermal power stations, has obtained the necessary permissions to open 740 decares of land within the Akbelen forest in İkizköy to convert it to an open coal mine providing lignite for the thermal power stations. The company had, however, met with the resistance of the İkizköy residents.

A tree logging team from the Forest Administration entered the Akbelen forest at 6am on 17 July 2021, and cut dozens of trees before the İkizköy villagers reached the spot.

The villagers have been keeping a vigil in the forest ever since.















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