Author: unitedfamilies

‘Highly disturbing’: Walmart, Match Group torch Meta for running ads next to child sexual abuse material

In November, Match Group reportedly told Meta that it observed a series of “highly disturbing” Reels of young girls alongside its advertisements. The company’s CEO, Bernard Kim, directly contacted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, stating, “Our ads are being serviced to your users viewing violent and predatory content.” According to the complaint, Zuckerberg never responded.

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Cuba approves law for ‘death with dignity’. What could possibly go wrong?

The new law recognizes individuals’ right “to access a dignified death through the exercise of determinations for the end of life, which may include limiting therapeutic efforts, continuous or palliative care, and valid procedures to end life.” The procedure specifically mentions patients with degenerative and irreversible chronic illnesses who are experiencing unbearable suffering in the terminal phase of life.

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The Man Saving Childhood Joy

Play happens automatically when there are other kids around and they’re not in a class or on a device.

The play drive is incredibly powerful. It was installed by evolution to make sure kids would learn the skills they need to function happily in society: How to deal with boredom, risk, fear and frustration; how to communicate, compromise and come up with something to do. Play is the most enriching and educational activity around, which is why it is so key to child development. And why Brewer worked so hard, for so long, to bring it back.

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