“The Associated Press decries in the strongest terms the actions of the Israeli government to shut down our longstanding live feed showing a view into Gaza and seize AP equipment.' apnews.com/article/live-t…

Exclusive: Members of #Israel ’s security forces are tipping off #settlers to the location of #aid trucks delivering supplies to #Gaza , enabling the groups to block & vandalise the convoys. By me & ⁦Quique Kierszenbaum⁩. 📸 ⁦Alessio Mamo⁩. #War #Palestine theguardian.com/world/article/…

For those who criticized Amal Clooney for not speaking out about #Gaza this is the reason she remained quiet as any type of activism would have undermined her role in the ICC panel of experts

Perhaps 10s of 1000s of Ukrainian women have lost their partners since Russia invaded. They’ve become sole providers, the lone heads of traumatised households - here are some of their stories, unsung tales of courage & resilience: foreignpolicy.com/2024/05/11/ukr… me for Foreign Policy

Meta revokes job offer to sextortion expert after he publicly criticizes Instagram theguardian.com/technology/art…

Exclusive: Meta revokes job offer to sextortion expert after he publicly criticizes Instagram
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Exclusive: Meta revokes job offer to sextortion expert after he publicly criticizes Instagram. Paul Raffile held webinar where he said app failed to protect children, and his offer was rescinded hours later - my latest on Meta theguardian.com/technology/art…

'I don't want hear ever somebody tell me that there is a safe place in Gaza because there is not. Where is this safety? Because people are leaving for this safety, but there is no safety.' Louise Wateridge on the dire situation on the ground in Rafah

'In 214 days, Israel has killed 142 journalists in Gaza, approximately one every 36 hours. The staggering death toll makes the war the deadliest conflict for journalists in modern history.' #NotATarget aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/11…

Inquiry into child sexual abuse on Meta platforms leads to arrest of three men dlvr.it/T6cL8X

Edel Hsieh, who is linked to HyperVerse CEO, alleges police tortured him into signing a false confession theguardian.com/technology/art…

A bizarre tale theguardian.com/technology/art…

Here's a round-up of stories in the #CargoTrucks series, including a Q&A with a driver who has transported migrants hidden in trailers across Mexico + a look into social media posts advertising smuggling services icij.org/inside-icij/20… >ICIJ El CLIP Noticias Telemundo

As nine US states advance online child safety bills, a look at tech giants' lobbying efforts against the legislation, led by industry group NetChoice (Katie McQue / The Guardian)

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UN experts :’Over 390 bodies have been discovered at Nasser and Al Shifa hospitals, including of women and children, with many reportedly showing signs of torture and summary executions, and potential instances of people buried alive,’ ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Read the oral history — compiled by the student staff of the @columbiaspec — of the two weeks that changed Columbia University: trib.al/VyMTYEW

A shocking report by Katie McQue - the erasure of Chagossians’ family history and birthplace. It’s not enough that they were forcibly displaced by Brits, but they are now also caught in the middle of a tussle over sovereignty - from which they are also being forcibly removed

Chagos Islanders fear loss of identity as birth certificates altered to remove disputed homeland | Global development | by ⁦Katie McQue⁩ theguardian.com/global-develop…

“The Israeli government’s decision to shut down the local operations of wseem is an assault on freedom of the press. Rather than trying to silence reporting on its atrocities in Gaza, the Israeli government should stop committing them “ - says ⁦Omar Shakir⁩ Human Rights Watch

Confiscating broadcast equipment from a tv channel after it’s shut down by the government- a scene more readily associated with autocracies worldwide.

Interested to see what the State department says about this clear violation of press freedom.