October 13, 2018
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Grenfell Tower: Survivors and bereaved give evidence—“We will not be silenced anymore” By Paul Bond
The Inquiry is separating evidence about the night’s events from submissions on wider issues concerning the responsibility for the fire of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO)—which managed the building on its behalf. These are scheduled for Phase Two of the Inquiry, which will… Continue reading
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IRR News (25 September – 10 October)
10 October 2018 — IRR Institute of Race Relations weekly digest – Against Racism, for Social Justice Against the backcloth of austerity, and amidst warnings that universal credit and deep cuts to the welfare budget will massively increase poverty and reliance on food banks, it’s perhaps not surprising to learn that the use of force Continue reading
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Facebook carries out massive purge of oppositional pages By Andre Damon
On Thursday, Facebook removed some of the most popular oppositional pages and accounts on the world’s largest social media network, in a massive and unconstitutional assault on freedom of expression. Continue reading
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Pages purged by Facebook were on blacklist promoted by Washington Post By Andre Damon
Media outlets removed by Facebook on Thursday, in a massive purge of 800 accounts and pages, had previously been targeted in a blacklist of oppositional sites promoted by the Washington Post in November 2016. Continue reading
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Facebook Deleted 58 More Independent Media Pages Last Night
Facebook has essentially been removing pages of dissenting voices. Whether they are on the left or the right, it doesn’t seem to matter. If there is anything remotely extreme in their position, or it is sufficiently discordant with the mainstream voice, they appear to be getting targeted. The fact that Twitter goes along with it… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 