A ceasefire. And in sport of a joke of it helps serbia secure a semi final place of the a. T. P. Cup djokovic starting his team to victory over canada the us will sign with russia. Well iran is the starting point for us this news our aviation officials inside iran have rejected accusations under rainy and missile mistakenly shot down a ukrainian airliner killing all 176 people on board the head of irans Civil Aviation authority says the plane caught fire and was having technical difficulties the flights had taken off from tehran on wednesday on its way to kiev it was the same nights that iran launched air strikes into iraq in retaliation for the u. S. Killing of its Top Commander rob matheson brings us all the latest. This video posted by the New York Times newspaper appears to show an explosion as Ukraine Airlines flight 75 to is struck. The plane flies on for several minutes before turning back towards to han airport where security cameras capture the moment it hits the ground among
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About . Guest there is a government apart from the state department and the u. S. Agency for national develop meant but is also a bit diverse and that we have funding from Tech Companies, foundations and private individuals. Host you just put out a new report called the crisis of social media and what is the main take away in this report . Guest main take away is the internet is becoming less free around the world. There are many trends that we have seen around how Free Expression and privacy are under threat but the main theme we look at this year is how governments around the world are using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their own citizens. Host to help us dig into these issues is sarah fisher of axials. Thank you so much. Thank you for joining us today. I want to dive into that dynamic rate you say some governments are weapon rising social media to target their own populations and what does that mean exactly . Guest there are three distinct tactics in the 65 count
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Of tact and democracy. Mr. Shabazz, before we get into the freedom of the net report that Freedom House has put out, what is Freedom House . Guest Freedom House is an independent organization founded in 1941 to promote democracy both in the United States and overseas. We do this through research, advocacy and on the ground programming in many countries around the world. Host how are you funded and is their government funding about . Guest there is government funding in part from the state department and the u. S. Agency for International Development but its also a bit diverse in that we have funding from Tech Companies, from foundations and private individuals. Host you just put out a new report called the crisis of social media. Whats the main take away in this report . Guest the main take away is of the internet is becoming less free around the world. There are many trends that weve seen around how Free Expression and privacy are under threat but the main theme we looked at this year