Sliding

In Indonesia elections, fears grow that democracy is sliding backwards

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You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. What unfurls across Indonesia on election day is undeniably stunning. The spectacle spans three time zones and a length of … Read more

Creeps Will Have a Harder Time Sliding Into Instagram and Facebook DMs

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Photo: Michaela Handrek-Rehle/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Meta no longer allows teenagers to receive direct messages from anyone they’re not following on Instagram, or friends with on Facebook, according to a company blog post on Thursday. The policy update aims to create a safer environment for minors on the platform, one week after Meta’s internal documents revealed … Read more