India considers censoring Netflix, Amazon Prime Video – Reuters
A senior government official in India said that the government is considering to censor contents on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Reuters reported.
The move was encouraged by recent court cases and complaints filed to the police that alleged some content on these platforms to be “obscene” or insult religious sentiment.
Public content on television and film are moderated by certification bodies in India but the existing law does not allow censorship on online streaming platforms.
In January, concerns about this possible censorship had led Netflix and local competitor Hotstar to sign a self-regulation code. Amazon did not sign up this code as the company deemed the existing regulations to be “adequate.”
WeWork loses CMO Robin Daniels – Bloomberg
WeWork CMO Robin Daniels is leaving the company, becoming the fifth C-level executive to step down in the last few weeks, Bloomberg reported.
Citing two people familiar with the matter, the report also highlighted how WeWork is “likely” to run out of money as soon as “next month”, following its failed IPO attempt in September. The company is said to be considering a debt package led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and a US$5 billion rescue plan from its largest shareholder SoftBank Group Corp.
It is also expected to lay off “thousands” of employees this month.
A WeWork spokesperson has declined to comment.
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Historic all-female spacewalk at ISS scheduled on Friday – The Jakarta Post
US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are set to conduct the first ever all-female spacewalk on Friday to replace the power source on the International Space Station (ISS), The Jakarta Post reported.
The mission followed the one cancelled in March due to one astronaut’s ill-fitting suit which led to her replacement by a male colleague.
It will be broadcast in its entirety from 6:30 AM EDT (10:30 GMT) on National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA) Television and website.
Mark Zuckerberg criticises TikTok’s censorship of protesters – SCMP
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday criticised rival social media giant TikTok for its censorship of political content, even in markets such as the US, South China Morning Post reported.
The CEO also stated that social media platforms such as Facebook’s Whatsapp were used by protesters and activists due to its encryption and privacy protection.
TikTok denied China censors its content by stressing that it is “not influenced by any foreign government.”
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