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  Facebook says the measure to combat misinformation will continue, even as US state Georgia prepares for Senate run-offs. Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services CommitteeCommittee.   Facebook on Wednesday said its post-election ban on political advertisements would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager to reach voters for key Georgia races in January that will decide control of the Senate. The ban, one of Facebook’s measures to combat misinformation and other abuses on its site, was supposed to last about a week but could be extended. Alphabet Inc’s Google also appeared to be sticking with its post-election political ad ban. Facebook comfirmed the extension in a blog post: “The temporary pause for ads about politics and social issues in the US continues to be in place as part of our ongoing efforts to protect the election. Advertisers can expect this to last another month, though there may be an opportuni

US president ends news conference on coronavirus after what was described as 'racist' incident with CBS journalist. US President Donald Trump abruptly ended his coronavirus press briefing on Monday after getting into a testy exchange with an Asian-American reporter - an incident denounced by several observers, including other journalists, as "racist". TV network CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang asked Trump why he continued to insist that the US was doing better than other countries when it came to testing for the virus. "Why does that matter?" she asked. "Why is this a global competition when, every day, Americans are still losing their lives?" "They're losing their lives everywhere in the world," Trump replied. "And maybe that's a question you should ask China. Don't ask me, ask China that question, OK?" Jiang, who identifies herself in her Twitter bio as a "Chine

New visa restrictions seen as a retaliatory measure after China expelled American journalists from three US newspapers. Members of the Free Tibet movement protest in New York against the state-owned Xinhua news agency in New York  The United States has issued a new rule tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists, saying it was in response to the treatment of US journalists in China, a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations. In issuing the new regulation on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security cited what it called China's "suppression of independent journalism". The US and China have been engaged in a series of retaliatory actions involving journalists in recent months. In March, China expelled American journalists from three US newspapers, a month after the US said it would begin to treat five Chinese state-run media entities with US operations the same as foreign embassies. One day after t

Can someone's human right to privacy be overruled by journalists' right to reveal information of public importance? The lawsuit launched by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will force judges to balance different types of human rights against each other The UK is no stranger to high-profile lawsuits launched by celebrities - including members of the royal family- seeking to protect their privacy through the courts.  Whereas lawsuits of this kind often take the form of defamation cases, the one recently launched by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex - known before her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry as Meghan Markle - against taboid newspaper the Mail on Sunday, is unusual. It is a case not relying on defamation but only on privacy: she claims her right to privacy has been violated by DMG Media, formerly known as Associated Newspapers, the parent company of the Mail on Sunday and other tabloid newspapers. The case is being heard via video