Macron and Le Pen face French runoff with Europe-wide impact

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron — BLOOMBERG PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron is set to face his nationalist rival Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French election in a re-run of their 2017 contest that will reverberate across Europe. Mr. Macron got 27.6% of the vote compared with 23.4% for Ms. Le Pen, according to […]Read More

How Meta fumbled propaganda moderation during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

BYCGZR-FREEPIK AND RAWPIXEL.COM-FREEPIK Days after the March 9 bombing of a maternity and children’s hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, comments claiming the attack never happened began flooding the queues of workers moderating Facebook and Instagram content on behalf of the apps’ owner, Meta Platforms. The bombardment killed at least three people, including a […]Read More