The Daily Populous

Monday March 23rd, 2020 day edition

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It was April 2018, the peak of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and Mark Zuckerberg was testifying before an angry Congress.

Republican senator Orrin Hatch, then 84 years old, asked how Facebook could make any money by offering a free service.

The exchange went viral as a testament to congressional ignorance—can you believe this old guy doesn’t know how Facebook works?.

Above all, they’ve tried to browbeat the companies into adopting better policies around things like fact-checking, content moderation, and political ads.

From that fact flowed a straightforward fix: “Ban the right of companies to use personal data for advertising targeting.”.

If Hansson’s proffer—that targeted advertising is at the heart of everything wrong with the internet and should be outlawed—sounds radical, that’s because it is. »

Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus while in jail: Report

Authored by ew.com

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been moved to solitary confinement after contracting coronavirus, reports local newspaper Niagra Gazette on Sunday.

Weinstein is believed to be one of two inmates to have tested positive.

The same report claims he already had COVID-19 when he entered the correctional facility last week after being transferred from Riker's Island. »

Canada pulls out of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Authored by capebretonpost.com

The Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee announced on Sunday night the decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.

The decision to pull out was finalized during a teleconference held late Sunday afternoon involving Canadian Olympic Committee and paralympic committee members.

The IOC announced earlier on Sunday that the organizer was stepping up its "scenario planning" for the Tokyo 2020 Games, including ‘possible postponement.’. »

Portland strip club forced to close, so dancers now do delivery

Authored by oregonlive.com

The club was forced to close with Gov. Kate Brown’s mandate to stem the spread of coronavirus, but the order does allow food establishments to offer take-out or delivery.

And there’s at least one rule that carries over from the strip club to a pandemic – no touching the dancers.

The club has turned into the headquarters for Boober Eats, and on Friday, it remained full of dancers, delivery drivers and members of the media. »

Team Canada will not send athletes to Games in summer 2020 due to COVID-19 risks

Authored by paralympic.ca

The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC), backed by their Athletes’ Commissions, National Sports Organizations and the Government of Canada, have made the difficult decision to not send Canadian teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2020.

With COVID-19 and the associated risks, it is not safe for our athletes, and the health and safety of their families and the broader Canadian community for athletes to continue training towards these Games.

“The health of the global community is the priority before we can think to bring the world’s best athletes together for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. »