[nonostantement #125] - facebook scammers & suicide / milton glaser / plastic & virus
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#THEDARKSIDE
How Facebook scammers target people at risk of suicide
”A BBC investigation has uncovered dozens of Facebook pages claiming to sell a deadly poison to people who are contemplating suicide. It's the work of scammers - but how do they operate?”A Startup Takes ‘Investing in People’ Literally. Not Everyone Approves
”Human IPO lets individuals sell their time on the open market. Its cofounders believe its valuation model is agnostic—but it may still reflect an unequal world.”FBI Expands Ability to Collect Cellphone Location Data, Monitor Social Media, Recent Contracts Show
”The federal law enforcement agency’s records show a growing focus on harnessing the latest private sector tools for mass surveillance, including recent contracts with companies that monitor social media posts and collect cellphone location data.”
#SOCIALMEDIA
Earning $800 / Month With Spotify
”I don't tour, I don't sell merch and I'm not on a major label. I'm just a small indie artist making music in my evenings— and Spotify is making that possible.”Welcome to the Great Outdoors' Insta-Sphere
”Love it, hate it, or "like" it, social media is reshaping our relationship to public lands”
Op-Ed: I’m a Black social media manager in the age of George Floyd. Each day is a new trauma
”Why, she asked, should Black people be subject to ‘the overrepresentation of our trauma?’”
#PEOPLE
Milton Glaser, Master Designer of ‘I ♥ NY’ Logo, Is Dead at 91
”He was also a founder of New York magazine, created a memorable Bob Dylan poster and produced designs for everything from supermarkets to restaurants to ‘Mad Men.’”
Plastic keeps virus, not love away from Spain nursing home
”Even when it comes wrapped in plastic, a hug can convey tenderness, relief, love and devotion.”Uber, WeWork, Airbnb – how coronavirus is bursting the tech bubble
”A handful of technology companies have benefited from coronavirus. Amazon has profited handsomely, as have streaming and video conferencing platforms like Netflix and Zoom. But the pandemic has laid bare the shaky foundations of a number of other platforms that bill themselves as technology companies and have enjoyed the high valuations that come with this label.”International Fashion Houses Are Leaving Millions of Asians Jobless. Now the Workers Are Protesting
”Garment workers in India, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri Lanka are protesting brands that have a history of exploitation.”Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says
”’They don't have flying experience,’ he said.”
#PHOTOGRAPHY
New York City in the Summer of 1938
”New York City in the summer of 1938 was wet. On June 28, 1.69 inches of rain fell on the city - a record for the date. On July 23, 2.40 inches of rain fell. Minding where they stepped, photographers Jack Allison, Sheldon Dick, Walker Evans and Russell Lee photographed the city as pat of the Farm Security Administration's aim to record American life between 1935 and 1944.”
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