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What concrete steps we can start working on to improve our products and policies
By Mark Zuckerberg I just shared the following note with our employees, and I want to share it with all of you as well. As we continue to process this difficult moment, I want to acknowledge the real pain expressed by members of our community. I also want to acknowledge…
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We stand with the Black community
By Mark Zuckerberg The pain of the last week reminds us how far our country has to go to give every person the freedom to live with dignity and peace. It reminds us yet again that the violence Black people in America live with today is part of a long…
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We are witnessing the emergence of a new media economy
By Hamish McKenzie In 2010, at 29 years old, I came to the US as a freelance journalist. My previous job had been as a writer for an entertainment magazine in Hong Kong, and I had no connections here. That first year, living in Austin, Texas, I scrapped for stories…
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This is a global crisis and for millions of children the impact will be life long
By Greta Thunberg Very honoured to receive Human Act Award. The prize money – 100 000 USD – will be donated to @unicef . Human Act will match this donation with an additional USD 100,000 for the total sum of USD 200,000. So today we are launching a joint global…
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BIG 3D printing 10,000 face shields a week
By Kai-Uwe Bergmann BIG is now producing 10,000 face shields a week supplying much needed PPE to all our communities where we have offices. This effort spearheaded by BIGster Bernardo Shumacher a month ago has now involved dozens of BIGsters in a 24 hour 7 days a week operation. All…
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Facebook and Instagram about COVID-19
By Mark Zuckerberg I want to share an update on the work we’re doing to connect people with accurate information and limit the spread of misinformation about Covid-19. On Facebook and Instagram, we’ve now directed more than 2 billion people to authoritative health resources via our Covid-19 Information Center and…
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This is not a war: Coronavirus pandemic presents unique opportunity to rebuild a sense of common good
By Michael Marder, IKERBASQUE Research Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. He is the author of numerous scientific articles and 15 books, and contributor to the LA Review of Books, The Guardian, New York Times, El Pais, and other international publications.…
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Yuval Noah Harari: the world after coronavirus
This storm will pass. But the choices we make now could change our lives for years to come. March 20, 2020 by Yuval Noah Harari Humankind is now facing a global crisis. Perhaps the biggest crisis of our generation. The decisions people and governments take in the next few weeks…
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Coronavirus expert: ‘War is an appropriate analogy’
Published on Mar 6, 2020. CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Dr Richard Hatchett explains the long-term dangers of the Covid-19 coronavirus – saying it’s the scariest outbreak he’s dealt with in his 20-year career.
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Bill Gates: The next outbreak? We’re not ready!
Published on Apr 3, 2015. In 2014, the world avoided a horrific global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers — plus, frankly, thanks to some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now’s the time, Bill Gates suggests, to…