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It started as a murmur of dissent, but over the weekend the campaign to persuade brands to boycott Facebook ads for the month of July turned into a major crisis for the social media giant. It began badly on Friday when Unilever, one of the world’s biggest advertisers, announced it was joining the Stop Hate for Profit campaign, which had already been backed by Verizon, Patagonia, and Ben and Jerry’s.
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The enÂterÂtainÂment inÂdusÂtry seems upÂset that pubs are to be opened beÂfore any theatres or muÂsic venues. But you can unÂderÂstand why the pubs have priÂorÂity – it’s a matÂter of safety. Theatres are wild places where you can’t conÂtrol the public. So ofÂten, durÂing a show by a comic, the auÂdiÂence spreads viruses by…
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This site tracks Rt, the value that measures how many people the average infected person infects, in each of the American states. An Rt greater than one (depicted as red in this interactive chart) means the virus is spreading to more people. A value less than 1 means it’s on track to die out. Note…
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