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WEBBattling History. Around the world, competing visions of history are clashing. Opposing camps fight these battles on the basis of fundamental issues of identity — who gets to belong and who gets cast aside. The events in question might be rooted in the past, but when it comes to how they are interpreted, it's really the future that is at stake.
Switzerland’s teenage pseudoscience queen - Coda Story
WEBSep 3, 2020 · Switzerland’s teenage pseudoscience queen. ‘Esoteric star’ Christina von Dreien has made a series of worrying statements on everything from Covid-19 and 5G to European identity. As the cameras rolled, Christina von Dreien sat cross-legged on a large gray sofa, arms folded onto her knees, as if in meditation.
How TikTok influencers exploit ethnic divisions in Ethiopia - Coda …
WEBJun 14, 2023 · How TikTok influencers exploit ethnic divisions in Ethiopia. When Ethiopians took to the streets in February in reaction to a highly politicized rift within the country’s Orthodox Tewahedo Church, government authorities temporarily blocked social media platforms. On the outside, it may have seemed like just another blunt force measure by an ...
Colombia’s only African diaspora museum closes amid threats
WEB6 March 2023. feature. The remote Colombian city of Quibdo was home to the country’s only museum dedicated to the history and culture of Afro-Colombians — until the museum closed its doors last month. Although nearly a quarter of Colombians identify as either Black or mixed race, the African diaspora and Colombia’s deep roots in the slave ...
Pakistan’s Tinder ban signals coming showdowns with YouTube …
WEBOct 16, 2020 · The policing of digital spaces in Pakistan is now being tightened. According to guidelines issued last week, the PTA will be able to restrict social media content for a number of reasons, including insults to Islam, and content that violates security, public order, decency and morality.. Social media companies, including Facebook and Twitter will be obliged to publish community guidelines ...
About Coda - Coda Story
WEBAbout Coda Coda Media is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to character-driven storytelling on the roots of major global crises. The expanding geography of authoritarianism is at the intersection of all our journalistic concerns. We report on the abuse of new technologies, the manipulation of scientific facts, the rise of oligarchy, the dangers of transnational repression,
Ransomware attackers are going after schools - Coda Story
WEBDec 6, 2021 · Ransomware attackers are going after schools. Schools may not seem like a lucrative target for a cyberattack, but hackers are increasingly going after their vulnerable systems. It costs thousands of dollars to recover and disrupts the learning of millions of kids. One Friday in July, just before the start of the school year, Caroline Sice was ...
Memory in the age of impunity - Coda Story
WEBOct 29, 2021 · Memory in the age of impunity. There were once ‘grand narratives’ that explained everything from the behavior of states to literature. The collapse of connected storylines calls for new thinking on what binds us, from Manila to Silicon Valley to Moscow. By Peter Pomerantsev. 29 October 2021.
Germany’s historical reckoning is a warning for the US - Coda Story
WEBMar 30, 2022 · Germany is held up as the model for historical reconciliation. But as America grapples with the legacy of racial violence, the real lesson lies in the conversations Germans still can't have. Antonio Tarrell would never have known about the lynching if he hadn’t come across that one Facebook post.
Why are climate skeptics speaking out about the Uyghur genocide?
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Mandarin Chinese is now the primary language taught in schools. “Putting it bluntly, the Uyghur genocide is more real and immediate than climate change,” says Arslan Hidayat, a Uyghur Australian program director at the nonprofit Campaign for Uyghurs. He believes that stories like Auelhan’s barely scratch the surface of what’s happening.