🪤 Trapped in Silicon Valley's Hidden Caste System

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Trapped in Silicon Valley's Hidden Caste System. Born in a cowshed in India, Siddhant now works for Meta in California. But he hides his background as a Dalit and fears he can never reveal his true self. (Sonia Paul / WIRED)

Sonia Paul @sonipaul

In 2020, news broke of a lawsuit alleging caste discrimination at Cisco, based in San Jose. Since then, lots of pieces about caste in the US have come out. But there's always more to the story. Hope you'll read this one I wrote for @WIRED

wired.comTrapped in Silicon Valley’s Hidden Caste SystemBorn in a cowshed in India, Siddhant now works for Meta in California. But he hides his background as a Dalit and fears he can never reveal his true self.

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Instagram rolls out encrypted direct messaging in Ukraine and Russia. As part of a series of actions Meta is taking in response to the conflict in Ukraine, which have included restricting state media and increased efforts around fact-checking, the company… (Sarah Perez / TechCrunch)

Runa Sandvik @runasand

This is great news! Meta is making encrypted one-to-one chats in Instagram available to people in Ukraine and Russia. 🔐 techcrunch.com/2022/03/01/ins…

techcrunch.comInstagram makes encrypted direct messaging available in Ukraine and Russia – TechCrunchAs part of a series of actions Meta (previously Facebook) is taking in response to the conflict in Ukraine, which have included restricting state media and increased efforts around fact-checking, the company also announced it’s making encrypted one-to-one chats in Instagram available to all a…

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The Teenager Who Tracks Elon Musk's Plane Has a New Obsession: Monitoring Russian Oligarchs, Vladimir Putin. Jack Sweeney, a Florida student, is now publicizing the movements of planes owned by Russian oligarchs, aircraft associated with President Putin. (Ginger Adams Otis / Wall Street Journal)

Anthony DeRosa @Anthony

The Florida teen who garnered attention for tracking Elon Musk’s private jet is now publicizing the movements of planes owned by Russian oligarchs and aircraft associated with Vladimir Putin

wsj.comThe Teenager Who Tracks Elon Musk’s Plane Has a New Obsession: Monitoring Russian Oligarchs, Vladimir PutinJack Sweeney, who gained attention for tracking Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s private jet, created new Twitter bots to monitor Russian oligarchs and Vladimir Putin after Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Facebook has stopped recommending Russian state media globally. Meta has stopped recommending content by Russian state media to all users of Facebook, and soon Instagram, as the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine wages on. (Alex Heath / The Verge)

Alex Heath @alexeheath

Big escalation here by Meta against Russian state media: links are being demoted in the News Feed globally and not recommended anywhere

theverge.comFacebook has stopped recommending Russian state media globallyA sharp escalation after Russia started throttling Facebook access.

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Apple halts product sales in Russia. Apple has stopped selling its products on its Apple store in Russia, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Apple also said on Tuesday that it has removed Russian state-controlled outlets RT News and Sputnik News from its App Store around the world. (Kif Leswing / CNBC)

Steve Kovach @stevekovach

Here's what Apple is doing: -halting product sales in Russia -removing RT and Sputnik from App Store, but only in countries outside Russia -Apple Pay limited -live traffic and accident updates removed from Apple Maps in Ukraine

cnbc.comApple halts product sales in RussiaApple has stopped selling its products on its Apple Store in Russia, the company confirmed on Tuesday.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine Crisis

• U.S. Expected to Ban Russian Flights From American Airspace. (Alison Sider and Andrew Tangel via Wall Street Journal)

• China ready to 'play a role' in Ukraine ceasefire. (Financial Times)

• The Impossible Suddenly Became Possible. (Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic)

• UAE cancels visa-free regime for Ukrainians just days into Russian invasion. (Natasha Turak / CNBC)

• Exxon to Shut Down Oil Production in Russia After Ukraine Attack. (Christopher M. Matthews / Wall Street Journal)

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