Earth News

World Biological Diversity Day: Young climate leaders are speaking out

This International Day for Biological Diversity, we look at what’s going on in the run-up to COP26.

22/05/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | The difficulties African migrants face when setting up a new home

Getting documentation in order and making new friends is a priority for any immigrant. But what if you face xenophobic policies in your host country? Khopotso Bodibe meets with rights activist Sharon Ekambaram and anthropologist Julie Kleinman to talk about what Black migrants go through when they m

13/05/2021

The Cube

Oversight Board overturns four Facebook decisions to remove content

The independent panel also issued nine policy recommendations to the company in its first review of Facebook's content moderation.

29/01/2021

World News

TikTok joins EU code of conduct on online hate speech

"Our ultimate goal is to eliminate hate on TikTok," EMEA Head of Trust and Safety, Cormac Keenan said in a statement.

08/09/2020

World News

COVID-19: which European country has the strictest response policy?

School closings, fiscal measures, contact tracing.. a team from Oxford University has come up with an index scoring governments' response policies all around the world.

31/08/2020

The Cube

Twitter explains why not all Trump's misleading tweets are flagged

On Tuesday, Twitter issued a warning label on the US President's tweet for violating the company's policy against abusive behaviour.

24/06/2020

The Cube

Does Facebook's new policy on 'deepfakes' go far enough?

The social media giant announced it would remove videos which are digitally altered to make people saying fictional things.

07/01/2020

United Kingdom

Pollution, plants & protests: UK party policies on Green issues

During their campaigns, the political parties have gone big on environmental policies. The Green Party demands zero man-made greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The Labour Party calls for a reduction by then, with the LibDems and SNP aiming fo ra deadline of 2045. The Tories are sticking with 2050.

11/12/2019