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Aerial footage released by a pro-Ukraine militia shows an alleged drone attack on a Russian armoured military vehicle in a village on the Kursk border region. Additional images published by another volunteer group also claim to show a gun battle on the border. IMAGES
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi says 'security systems of the six reactors at the plant were not affected' and that 'there has been no release of radioactive material' after Russian troops attacked Europe's largest nuclear power plant (the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant), setting part of the Ukrainian facility ablaze in an assault the country's leader branded "nuclear terror" and said could endanger the continent. SOUNDBITE
Facebook temporarily paused its nationwide ban on political advertisements. This was to allow campaign messages about the Georgia senate runoffs. Facebook abruptly reversed course on Tuesday, according to Gizmodo. The news came via a blog post that the ban would resume following the election’s conclusion. Any ads about the Georgia runoff elections have been paused. Advertisers are not currently able to create new ads about social issues, elections, or politics.
Jordan Nabigon is the CEO of the content curation site Shared. He was a big Facebook customer, spending nearly $46 million in ads on the site. That is, until the platform booted him without warning or explanation. According to Business Insider, Facebook says Shared violated the site's terms and conditions. However, it wouldn't explain what the violations were. Nabigon says several of Shared's pages have been unpublished since October 26, taking 21 million of the company's followers with them. He added that Facebook gave him no warning that they could or would unpublish his pages, and that Facebook told him the decision was final. Business Insider reports Facebook has also locked Nabigon out of his personal account.
Menlo Park/Washington DC, Jun 29 (EFE/EPA).-A call to pressure Facebook to tackle hate speech and misinformation on its site has gained momentum as a growing list of big brands such as Starbucks and Verzizon said they would stop spending on Facebook ads.Nearly 100 advertisers have joined the boycott in protest of what they say are Facebook's inaction on hate speech.This movement is part of The 'Stop Hate fo Profit' campaign. (Camera: JOHN G. MABANGLO/EDWIN RAMIREZ). FOOTAGE SHOWS THE HEADQUARTERS OF FACEBOOK IN MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA, US; AND BOARDED UP STARTBUCKS AND VERIZON SHOPS IN WASHINGTON DC.
Prince Harry told pranksters he felt "completely separate" from most of the royal family after twice being tricked into thinking he was speaking to Greta Thunberg and her dad on the phone.