Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
post

Canadian town, Asbestos, votes to shed ‘cancerous’ name — reigns in new ‘Val-des-Sources’ era

Brew Admin   Tue 20 Oct 2020    

The Canadian town Asbestos has voted to rename itself “Val-des-Sources”, the mayor announced Monday, in a hope to shed its association with the deadly mineral. Asbestos, a town 62 miles (100 kilometers) from Montreal with a population of 6,700, is […]

READ MORE ⟶


‘Unbelievable’: Facebook shuts down NZ’s conspiracist political party mid-broadcast for COVID lies

The Brew News Team   Thu 15 Oct 2020    

Facebook shut down the page of conspiracy-embracing political party Advance New Zealand on Thursday just two days out from a general election, accusing it of spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. “We don’t allow anyone to share misinformation on our platforms […]

READ MORE ⟶


Facebook pulls down Trump post calling ‘flu deadlier than COVID’ in a move to dial-back harmful misinformation

The Brew News Team   Wed 07 Oct 2020    

Facebook on Tuesday removed a post by US President Donald Trump for downplaying Covid-19 danger by saying the season flu is more deadly, in a rare step against the American leader by the leading social network. A day after checking […]

READ MORE ⟶


‘Fallout’ gamer group on Facebook barred over ‘Militia’ in name

The Brew News Team   Tue 06 Oct 2020    

A Fallout 76 group, named the ‘Free States Militia’ hosting some 90 plus members on Facebook, found its account barred from the platform with no prior warning, in a moderation-gone-wrong last week. It is unclear whether the wipe came from an […]

READ MORE ⟶


Against the Tide // The Social Dilemma

Mohd Asim   Wed 16 Sep 2020    

The Social Dilemma: Resist the occupation of the human mind Does Social Media do more harm than good? Has the technology started to hurt more than it helps? These are the most important and raging debates of our times. A […]

READ MORE ⟶