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  1. Tuesday, August 18, 2026

    Azerbaijan issue arrest warrants for 3 Russians over "public calls to terrorism" . . . . . Russian Banderol missile enters Moldovan airspace, explosion reported near village . . . . . Ukraine launches hundreds of drones towards Moscow in latest large-scale attack, reportedly damaging Wildberries warehouse . . . . . New Russian drone launch pads near Ukraine put NATO countries in range . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  2. #Facebook is paying #controversial creators to produce rage-bait content - ABC News

    An ABC NEWS Verify investigation has found Facebook's parent company, Meta, is directly paying several controversial content creators including a white nationalist with Neo-Nazi links and a prominent anti-vaxxer.

    Content produced by these creators appears to be, at times, in direct violation of Facebook's own policies around content monetisation.

    What's next?

    #Meta would not comment directly on the pages, but said it had "clear policies in place which anyone using our monetisation tools must comply with" and that "it is not Meta's role to police offensiveness".

    > rage generates traffic which help advertising

    #RageBait #antivaxxer #whitenationalist #neonazi #socialmedia #contentcreator

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/rag

  3. Saturday, July 18, 2026

    Moscow Oblast oil depot, fulfillment center reportedly set ablaze as Kyiv launches hundreds of drones towards Russian capital . . . . . Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast, vessels in Black, Azov seas, among other targets . . . . . Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversing . . . . . Why Zelensky fired Ukraine’s defense minister, explained . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  4. Maybe as a cyclist I don't really have a problem with cyclist calming measures on a pedestrianised street.

    #ParliamentStreet #Dublin #controversial

  5. #WritingPrompt: #BleatingSheeple ✍️

    Long ago, I had a conversation with an exceptional man who believes humans are basically stupid. He said the few smart one's job is to look out for the rest.

    The pronouncement made me cringe. Even the sound of 'stupid' is #controversial.

    I politely objected. "Misled, yes. Misguided, maybe. We're pure untapped potential," I said.

    That's how I felt until...

    👇Your turn. Complete the story...

    •|••

    🏷️ #literature #WritersWorkshop #writing #WritingPromptFriday

  6. #Meta Exposed Data Internally From Its #Controversial Employee-Tracking Program

    Employees had previously raised concerns about the initiative, which involves collecting workers’ keystroke data to train #AI models.
    #privacy #security

    wired.com/story/meta-accidenta

  7. [en] Americans more willing to engage with opposing opinions than generally presumed

    "Listening to someone who disagrees with you on a #controversial topic, but shares basic values, might not change your mind – but it could moderate an extreme position, reducing #polarization …"

    Prof. Michèle #Belot: "The question is whether people are then willing to engage with what they hear. Promoting common values is not a miracle cure, but our evidence indicates people being more willing to reconsider their views if they know the other person shares common values."

    "The main experiment surveyed a representative sample of roughly 2,500 Americans, soliciting views on three divisive issues: #abortion, #gun laws and #immigration ...

    news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/

    #echochamber #cornell #economics #research

  8. Baden-Württemberg and Saxony are advocating for reforms to the controversial law regarding insults directed at politicians.At the current conference of Minister... news.osna.fm/?p=50447 | #news #calls #controversial #insulting #law

  9. Discontent has risen within the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, led by CDU politician Karin Prien, concerning planned revisions to its democracy promotion p... news.osna.fm/?p=42235 | #news #controversial #democracy #family #fears