ECI Urged to Restore Old Voter IDs for All Excluded During SIR, Not Just In 7 States

The letter flags unequal treatment of voters who submitted Form 6 under earlier ECI instructions and calls for the reinstatement safeguards introduced for 7 states to be extended nationwide. Two petitioners who have challenged the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the Supreme Court have urged the commission… Read More ECI Urged to Restore Old Voter IDs for All Excluded During SIR, Not Just In 7 States

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Exposing Palantir: Defence Contracts, Stock-Based Compensation, and Tax Avoidance

Despite reporting 55% profit margins and over $1.6 billion in net income, Palantir maintains an effective global tax rate of just 1.4% and pays zero federal income tax in the United States. Governments hand out billions in lucrative contracts to tech corporations to build surveillance systems, track migrants, and process public health data. Yet those… Read More Exposing Palantir: Defence Contracts, Stock-Based Compensation, and Tax Avoidance

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Israeli firm ‘boasted’ of meddling in more than 30 elections worldwide

An Israeli firm sought to influence more than 30 elections around the world for clients by hacking, sabotage and spreading disinformation, according to an undercover media investigation published Wednesday. It adds to a growing body of evidence that shadowy private firms across the world are profiting from invasive hacking tools and the power of social… Read More Israeli firm ‘boasted’ of meddling in more than 30 elections worldwide

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‘A global political awakening’: how gen Z protests are sweeping the world

From Serbia to Bangladesh and India to France, young people are pushing back against authoritarianism and reshaping political landscapes By Ashifa Kassam and Lex McMenamin In Brazil, they rallied online by the millions, sharing videos and spreading memes. In Serbia, they cycled across Europe and ran ultramarathons to make their voices heard. Both movements burst… Read More ‘A global political awakening’: how gen Z protests are sweeping the world

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Advertising industry must stop funding online hate, whistleblowing execs warn

NB: This is why capitalism is a manifestation of nihilism: nothing has any ethical meaning, only profit matters. I am concerned that so many of us, including me, are dependent on YouTube, for teaching, for entertainment, for independent news channels. We users should ask those who manage YouTube to cease adding to the climate of… Read More Advertising industry must stop funding online hate, whistleblowing execs warn

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