https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080543893_0:0:3121:1757_1200x675_80_0_0_d11ba5484f4bc88b2a049bd939bee61a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Evan Craighead . Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080543925-facebook-prepared-to-restrict-content-circulation-if-us-election-descends-into-online-chaos/ Facebook will take an array of measures to “restrict the circulation of content” if the November 3 US presidential election devolves into chaos and unrest, according to a Tuesday report by the Financial Times. Former UK member of parliament Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president for global affairs and communications risk management, told the Financial Times that risk management is one of the company’s utmost concerns related to the upcoming presidential election. Without getting into explicit details, Clegg noted that Facebook, which also owns the social media platform Instagram, has formulated a […]
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Thousands took to the streets of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia on Wednesday to demand the resignation of longtime Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. The rally was marred by clashes between demonstrators and police. The protest outside the parliament building started peacefully, with people carrying Bulgarian flags and chanting, “resign” and “mafia,” referring to the PM’s alleged ties to the country’s influential oligarchs. But after dark, some tried to break through to the parliament, which was heavily guarded by officers in full riot gear. Demonstrators threw firecrackers and other objects, including eggs, apples, and garbage, at the cops. They also shook police cars […]
As the United Kingdom negotiates its exit from the European Union single market and customs union, concerns over a potential trade deal with the United States impacting domestic food standards begin to rise. Demonstrators from Save British Farming (SBF), farmers, and their supporters took to Westminster, London on Wednesday to show their opposition to any future reduction of food standards in any potential trade deals. Around 20 tractors slowly drove through the streets around Parliament in a loud demonstration just before the Agriculture Bill’s return to the House of Lords on Thursday. Other activists dressed up in fruit and vegetables to […]
The Swedish city of Gothenburg has been shaken by street violence, after an initially peaceful ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest turned into a riot. Police clashed with demonstrators, who threw stones and smashed storefronts. Defying the Swedish government’s coronavirus guidelines – which ban gatherings of more than 50 people – an estimated 2,000 people assembled in the city of Gothenburg on Sunday, to show solidarity with the worldwide protests that broke out after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer nearly two weeks ago. Although the protest began peacefully, by late afternoon groups of demonstrators began throwing bricks, stones, […]
Clashes erupted in downtown Berlin, Germany at a rally in support of US protests, as demonstrators squared off with local law enforcement. Nearly 100 people have been arrested. Some 15,000 flocked to Alexanderplatz, a square in the center of the German capital on Saturday afternoon to voice solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests that have spread across the US. While the main rally, which kicked off around 2 pm local time and lasted for two hours, wrapped up without incident and saw protesters playing jazz music and clapping, the subsequent gatherings around the same area were marred by violence. About an […]
By Gordon Duff and Nahed al Husaini Russia is warning the US and NATO that the dramatic increase in US provactions, buzzing Russia’s borders with nuclear armed bombers, planning landings in Estonia and Latvia and more, will lead to nuclear war unless something is done. What is not reported, US moves to place short range nuclear missiles in Belarus, the millions spent there in bribes and blackmail, and increasing efforts by Rudy Giuliani to stage terror attacks against Crimea. For the past 2 years, Steve Bannon, assisted by Israel’s military intelligence, the Shin Bet, has been organizing neo-Nazi elements across Central […]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has imposed a curfew from 8pm to ensure the safety of “all citizens,” after massive anti-police brutality protests erupted in clashes and rioting. The massive demonstrations, organized by the Black Lives Matter activists, were initially peaceful. However, the situation on the ground remained tense, and the rallies descended into clashes with police on Saturday afternoon. Currently, the curfew will apply to downtown Los Angeles between the 110 fwy on the west, Alameda on the east, and 10 fwy on the south, and 101 fwy on the north between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. — MayorOfLA (@MayorOfLA) […]