How fast does TikTok send users down the antisemitic rabbit hole? (forward.com)
Video-based content is already difficult to effectively moderate, because problematic content might be showcased visually, without keywords an automated AI might be able to check. And TikTok users are known for inventing shorthand and coded language specifically to evade censorship. There’s corn — or even just a corn emoji...
Businesses on strike in western Iran after Kurds executed: activists (news.yahoo.com)
U.S. Charges Iranian Man and Two Canadians in Plot to Kill Refugees (www.nytimes.com)
China sees two 'bowls of poison' in Biden and Trump and ponders who is the lesser of two evils (apnews.com)
West Africa's 'Brexit' moment spells trouble for the region (news.yahoo.com)
DAKAR (Reuters) - A decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit West Africa’s economic and political bloc reverses decades of regional integration, leaving millions of people in limbo, and is likely to deepen the three junta-led countries’ ties with Russia....
Fashion isn’t doing enough to address forced labor, a new benchmark study reveals (sourcingjournal.com)
If the fashion industry was being graded on its efforts, as KnowTheChain did, it would receive a failing mark with an average of 21 out of 100 possible points....
'There are mistakes, it is war': Israeli commander indicates IDF were behind white flag shooting (www.itv.com)
Papua New Guinea in talks with China on security cooperation, foreign minister says (www.theguardian.com)
Justin Tkachenko says they are in ‘early stages of negotiation’ with Beijing on its offer to assist with police and security...
Amazon’s Expats series not available in Hong Kong, where it is set (www.theguardian.com)
First two episodes inaccessible to viewers in city, with some attributing censorship to umbrella protest scenes...
Somalia to launch its first current affairs TV show led by women (www.theguardian.com)
New show will follow Question Time format answering audience questions on taboo subjects from periods to women in politics...
Biden’s response to Jordan attack is likely to be powerful, but US is wary of triggering a wider war with Iran, officials say (www.cnn.com)
The US’ response to the drone attack in Jordan that killed and wounded US service members on Sunday is likely to be more powerful than previous American retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria, officials told CNN, though the Pentagon and White House are being careful not to telegraph the administration’s plans....
'We're the country of beef, but we can only afford chicken' (www.bbc.com)
Israel ‘hit squad’ kills three in West Bank hospital operation (www.aljazeera.com)
Israel-Gaza war: aid agencies ‘outraged’ by ‘reckless’ decision to cut UNRWA funding (www.theguardian.com)
International aid agencies have said they are “deeply concerned and outraged” at the “reckless” decision by major donors to cut funding to a UN Palestinian aid agency after Israel accused some of its workers of taking part in Hamas’ 7 October attack....
Rape trial for IDF man (www.thejc.com)
One of the IDF’s most prominent combat commanders has been charged with rape and sexual assault....
How Chinese mafia run a scam factory (www.dw.com)
Aaron and his fellows were trafficked into a prison-like compound called KK Park. Here, thousands of people are forced into criminality — to scam people in the US, Europe and China. The UN estimates that more than 100,000 people are being forced to work in scam centers in Myanmar....
Israel's Knesset Hears Arguments for Expulsion of Left-wing MK Over Support for ICJ Case (www.haaretz.com)
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Bi-2: Russia anti-war band arrested in Thailand faces deportation (www.bbc.com)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce publicly opposes S. Korea's proposed online platform rules (en.yna.co.kr)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce expressed concerns Monday over South Korea’s proposed regulations aimed at preventing unfair market activities by major online platform businesses....
Rats and mice swarm trenches in Ukraine in grisly echo of World War I (www.cnn.com)
Scottish Toddler Believed Youngest Person Ever to Reach Mount Everest Base Camp (themessenger.com)
2-year-old Carter Dallas of Glasgow made the trek on a “whim” with his parents as they travel across Asia....
Secret EU plan ‘to sabotage Hungarian economy’ revealed as anger mounts at Orbán (www.theguardian.com)
Officials in Brussels have reportedly drawn up a secret plan to sabotage Hungary’s economy if Viktor Orbán decides this week to again block a €50bn support package for Ukraine....
The International Court of Selective Justice - The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com)
To have legitimacy, international justice must be applied fairly and evenly.