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How conservative bigotry impacts public education. India is giving its people access to their data. Ex-MI5 head: Huawei not a threat to security. A proposed law could give Virginia students larger press freedoms. Instagram censors farsi, Iranian users.
The New York Times
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Dana Goldstein
– Jan 12, 2020, 2:00 AM
We analyzed some of the most popular social studies textbooks used in California and Texas. Here's how political divides shape what students learn about the nation's history. The textbooks cover the same sweeping story, from the brutality of…
India has more than 560 million internet users, all generating data by the terabyte. Soon they'll have an unprecedented amount of control over their digital financial footprints, with the ability to decide what to share, with whom, and for how…
The head of MI5 has said he is confident that US intelligence sharing with the UK will not be jeopardised if Britain uses Huawei technology in future 5G mobile phone networks. A final decision on its inclusion is due shortly. Andrew Parker said he…
The Washington Post
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Hannah Natanson
– Jan 12, 2020, 9:09 AM
Hours later, an email from the principal hit Laub's inbox: The story had to come down. “I actually remember having this physical response of rage,” said Karstens, now a 20-year-old senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel…
In the aftermath of the killing of Iran's major general Qassem Soleimani, Iranian journalists have reported the censorship of their Instagram accounts. Posts about Soleimani have disappeared from Instagram which is currently the only operational…
