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Brazil: Meta AI faces allegations of unequal treatment of Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro in campaign image generation

Consistent and transparent treatment of political candidates is important to safeguard electoral integrity and mitigate risks ...
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Meta respond to allegations of unequal treatment of presidential candidates by its AI tools in Brazil

In order to comply with Brazilian electoral rules, we have temporarily prohibited Meta AI from recommending candidates or generating AI images of them. We have taken additional steps so that requests ...
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Brazil: Meta's election integrity efforts criticised by Oversight Board for enforcement failures

Meta's Oversight Board has expressed concern over the companies recurring enforcement failures in its election integrity efforts, citing the removal of political activist accounts in the US and ...
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Meta response re- use of Facebook to facilitate excessive recruitment fee charging of N. Zealand bound migrants

Additionally, we work with trusted safety partners to identify, review, and remove Facebook Pages, Facebook Profiles and Instagram accounts that may be engaging in recruitment, facilitation or ...
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Meta response re- recruitment of Mexican workers to Canada via Facebook into abusive jobs

Additionally, we work with trusted safety partners to identify, review, and remove Facebook Pages, Facebook Profiles and Instagram accounts that may be engaging in recruitment, facilitation or ...
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Meta response re- alleged use of Facebook to advertise services of "illegal" recruitment agency

Additionally, we work with trusted safety partners to identify, review, and remove Facebook Pages, Facebook Profiles and ...
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Myanmar: KIA-facilitated Chinese business visit to proposed mining site raises community concerns over pollution and livelihoods

"Chinese Investors Inspect Proposed Mining Site in Loi Ho Hsur, Raising Local Concerns", Shan Herald Agency for News, 16 Oct 2026. Chinese business operators have visited Loi Ho H ...
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Flock Safety did not comment about a complaint filed against a surveillance researcher

A September 2026 report by The Intercept, “Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline,” alleged that Flock Safety sought to have a public map of its surveillance ...
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Brazil: Court orders Meta to demonstrate equal treatment of Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro on social media and increases fine for noncompliance

Brazilian court orders Meta to prove Lula and Bolsonaro get equal treatment”, 19 October 2026, Al Jazeera. Brazil’s top electoral court has doubled a daily fine for the Uni ...
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UK: Environmental and human rights abuses in supply chains by businesses cost UK GBP 4.4 billion, new report finds

"Environmental and human rights abuses in supply chains ‘costing UK £4.4bn a year’", 19 October 2026. Environmental and human rights abuses in supply chains are costing the U ...
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USA: Court rejects WhatsApp’s bid to hold spyware company NSO Group in contempt over alleged targeting of users

"Judge denies WhatsApp’s bid to hold spyware maker in contempt for allegedly targeting users", 19 October 2026. A Northern California federal judge ruled that WhatsApp failed to ...
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The Mining Standards Accountability Alliance released a statement in response to CMSI rebrand to Veramark

"New Veramark Rebrand Is Industry Smoke and Mirrors" 19 October 2026. In response to the decision to rebrand the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative and rename it the Veramark ...