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After Mamata Banerjee’s Political Epidemic Swipe, BJP’s Political Virus Reply | #students | #parents | #parenting | #parenting | #kids
Mamata Banerjee targetted the centre over holding JEE and NEET amid coronavirus (File) Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked students to help defeat the BJP in […] View full post on National Cyber Security
#infosec | Google’s Updated Political Ads Policy Steps Up Pressure on Facebook
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
Google has announced plans to restrict political advertising on its platforms ahead of the UK General Election and next year’s US Presidential election, in a move which will further turn the heat up on Facebook.
Although the web giant claimed that it never allows controversial micro-targeting of election ads, it announced a further clarification of its policy on Wednesday to limit election ad targeting to “age, gender, and general location.”
It’s also explicitly banning deep fake content, misleading claims about the election process, and “ads or destinations making demonstrably false claims that could significantly undermine participation or trust in an electoral or democratic process.”
“Whether you’re running for office or selling office furniture, we apply the same ads policies to everyone; there are no carve-outs,” argued Google Ads VP of product management, Scott Spencer.
“It’s against our policies for any advertiser to make a false claim — whether it’s a claim about the price of a chair or a claim that you can vote by text message, that election day is postponed, or that a candidate has died.”
That appears to put more distance between Google and Facebook, whose stance is that tech firms should not be the arbiters of what politicians can and can’t say — despite it having strict rules on false advertising elsewhere on its platform.
This position has invited heavy criticism from various quarters as tantamount to allowing politicians to lie — especially after Facebook rejected a request from Presidential hopeful Joe Biden to remove a Trump campaign ad containing misinformation about the former vice president.
“Of course, we recognize that robust political dialogue is an important part of democracy, and no one can sensibly adjudicate every political claim, counterclaim, and insinuation,” Spencer continued.
“So we expect that the number of political ads on which we take action will be very limited — but we will continue to do so for clear violations.”
Twitter has already announced a ban on virtually all political advertising, which will begin today.
The UK Electoral Commission, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the cross-party DCMS Select Committee have called for urgent legislation to regulate the “wild west” of political advertising, fearing that outside forces could sway elections and that secret micro-targeting of voters undermines the legitimacy of results.
Google has previously blocked political ads two weeks before polling in the Irish referendum and during the entirety of the recent Israeli and Canadian election periods.
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UK political parties warned of Russian hacking threat
To Purchase This Product/Services, Go To The Store Link Above Or Go To http://www.become007.com/store/ Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A British intelligence agency has told political parties to protect themselves against potential cyberattacks, citing allegations that Russian hackers tried to influence … View full post on Become007.com
Latino kids being bullied more amid political controversy, groups say
Leaders of Latino service organizations say such statements have been heard more often in metro Atlanta schools since the November presidential election.
Latino youths in metro Atlanta are being harassed and bullied more since the Nov. 8 vote, say officials with Norcross-based CETPA, a mental health and substance abuse services organization.
National reports also cite an increase in hate incidents against Hispanic children.
“We have seen after the election a spike in the number of kids reporting they’re being harassed . . . being called bad names,” says Belisa Urbina, executive director of Ser Familia, which supports Latino families in metro Atlanta.
Urbina says her own granddaughter, a citizen, was harassed in a Paulding County elementary school.
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French government, wary of cyberattacks, shares defense secrets with political parties
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French security officials, sobered by the destabilizing effect that computer hacking and email leaks had on the U.S. election, have taken the unprecedented step of allowing government cyber-snoops share their expertise with political parties.
The goal is to help France’s
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ANOTHER HACK SHUTS EX-REPORTER’S POLITICAL WEBSITE
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A week after declaring victory over hackers, former Union-Tribune reporter Joe Gandelman said his political website was down for four hours Wednesday under what he called an “absolutely brutal attack.”
His web-hosting service, Synthesis, said: “We have also identified that
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When Political Meets Personal: Classroom Conversations Post-Election – The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools – Education Week Teacher
How much do I push back on this student, knowing my own opinion and biases will come into play?
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Political Winds Buffet Tenn.’s Achievement School District – Education Week
The state-run district that takes over low-performing schools has run into partisan trouble fueled by a study showing progress lagging at those schools compared with other turnaround models.
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14 Tips to Steer Kids of All Ages Through the Political Season
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