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Facebook to crack down on hate speech
Francisco :: IN :: USA | 21 days ago
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Activists say an online campaign to curb misogynist content on Facebook could be a watershed moment for a growing movement to remove posts and images that promote violence against women on the Web. Women, Action and the Media launched the campaign
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Two-riyal dowry: A centuries-old custom to fight spinsterhood
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | 21 days ago
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Thursday 30 May 2013 Last Update 30 May 2013 2:30 am Spinsterhood is a growing problem in Saudi Arabia for many young women who are unable to marry as a result of the extravagant dowries and other costly marriage requirements. Members of the Bani
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Protest Over Rape Content
New York City :: NY :: USA | 21 days ago
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Published May 29, 2013 TechNewsDaily Facebook has agreed to review its policy concerning rape jokes, after several activism groups organized a Twitter protest calling attention to the fact that pages making light of rape, assault and battery are
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Companies pull Facebook ads over violent content
Miami :: FL :: USA | 21 days ago
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Amazon says it will start production on a pair of new comedy shows and three new kids shows to air later this year and early next year on its video streaming service. Facebook has lost more than a dozen advertisers after a campaign drew attention to
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As advertisers bail, Facebook cracks down on 'rape joke' pages
Advertisers love seeing their ads on Facebook -- but they don't love seeing their ads on Facebook alongside images of battered women photoshopped into "LOLcat"-style meme jokes promoting domestic violence as entertainment. After
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Facebook learns a lesson
New York :: NY :: USA | 22 days ago
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Facebook, like other web superpowers, has always wanted to be seen as a technology business, not a media player. That's because media companies, which control their own content, are under the spotlight from regulators, politicians and advertisers.
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Katie Price launches new perfume
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 23 days ago
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The former glamour model has unveiled her latest women's fragrance, Kissable, which contains a seductive mixture of red grape, honeysuckle and plum, and is due for release in July. Katie, 35, announced her new scent on Twitter, writing: ''my new
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PSC Promotes Gender Mainstreaming Awareness
Honiara :: Solomon Islands | 24 days ago
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Speaking during the training, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, Eliam Tangirongo said it is important that Permanent Secretaries lead by example with good behaviors in order to make any credible changes because they hold such important
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Victim''s in-laws surrender, husband still absconding
Mumbai :: India | 26 days ago
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THE in-laws of 26-year-old Shobhana Surti, who committed suicide while chatting with her husband on webcam, surrendered Friday, while her husband Swapnil Surve is still absconding. Swapnil and Shobhana tied the knot in November last year without the
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'The Hangover Part III' Wolfpack's Guide To Bachelorette Parties!
Bangkok :: Thailand | 26 days ago
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From Vegas to Thailand, their bachelor parties are the stuff legends are made of. Get 'The Hangover Part III' Wolfpack's tips for a bomb bachelorette partyin GIFs! The Hangover 3 is hitting theaters with premarital aplomb this weekend, and let's be
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