Hello. After the torrent of racial abuse that englands footballers suffered after that penalty shoot out, you might wonder why theyd want to be on Social Media at all. Do the benefits of direct access to the fans and being able to tell their own unedited story outweigh the really horrifying negatives . And what about the platforms themselves . Why cant they quash the abuse more effectively . It is an example of much broader issues around the Power And Accountability of Social Media giants, and that is the subject of a behind the Scenes Book written by two New York times journalists about facebook. So, let me introduce you to our guests. Firstly, to New York and to sheera frenkel. Sheera, youve called your book the ugly truth, which means, i guess, that youre not secretary of the Mark Zuckerberg Fan club. I wonder what facebook makes of you. Have they been in touch with you directly about what they think of the book . In the weeks leading up to the publication of the book, facebook was
A civil war that ended 3 decades ago. Ah. Im william, good Crop Walk into the program. Or a leaders have wrapped up the 1st day of the g 7 summit in the united kingdom. The gathering of the biggest global economies is focused on ending the Pandemic And Fight climate change. The Case Queen Elizabeth took Center Stage as the day came to a close and the head of Government And State visit and environmental project. U. K prime Minister Boris Johnson is hosting the gathering. The g. Sevens 1st in person talks in nearly 2 years. The group is aiming to supply 1000000000 doses of cove in 1900 vaccines to poor countries. But critic say those pledges still fall short of whats needed. These global leaders are taking Center Stage this weekend. Its the 1st time theyre all together. Since the start of the pandemic and introductions are marked by elbow bumps and social distancing this years host birth, johnson initiated the g 7. Talk with a welcome speech that focused on recovery. They wanted to be su
Was defeat a motion to proceed with s1, what democrats call the for the people act. In other words, agree or disagree with whats in the bill, what republicans did tonight was foreclosure any possibility of even opening debate on it. Now, none of this was unexpected or particularly unusual, except perhaps for the degree of the nothing to see here, folks, coming from Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell. Nothing to see, in his view, nothing for the federal government to do about it. Im okay with the states sorting this sort of stuff out. You know, the most important election in the country is the president ial election. Its not decided in congress. Its decided in the electoral college. Those are statebystate decisions. And so regardless of what may be happening in some state, theres no rationale for federal intervention. Theyll figure it out. Theyll go to court and determine whether or not theres any rational basis for this. Thats not unusual in this country. Its not unusual in this country,
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Louisiana prompts more outrage in a black mans deadly arrest. Queen elizabeth back in public meeting u. S. Marines. While its hats off for graduates of west point. And later, the cubs historic choice for wrigley fields new voice. I thought that this stream was out of the ballpark. This is the Cbs Weekend News. From chicago, heres Adriana Diaz. Diaz good evening. Diplomats today pushed to cement a truce between Israel And Hamas militants, following 11 days of Conflict Violence that put civilians on both sides in the crossfire. Today, trucks carrying humanitarian aid began rolling into gaza, as residents picked through the rubble, taking stock of the damage. The u. N. Is pledging to help rebuild. More than 250 people were killed, most of them palestinians in gaza. Cbss Holly Williams is there. Reporter Fouryearold Sara was at home when an israeli Airstrike Hit her familys apartment building, her relatives told us. The ceiling collapsed. She suffered a spinal injury, and her doctors say s