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This is Wordnews27 alternative news. Here, we examine news items and publish lesser told stories.
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Malaysia Introduces Anti-Fake News Legislation Ahead of Election
On Monday, Malaysia’s parliament introduced legislation to ban the publication of fake news. Lawbreakers could face a hefty fine of over £90’000 or a 6-year jail term. While this may seem like a courageous and progressive move, critics of this legislation fear that its introduction will lead to the silencing of dissenting voices in the…
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Blaming Facebook Is Easy – Opinion
Blaming Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica scandal is easy. Politicians and media outlets all over the globe have jumped on the bandwagon, denouncing Facebook’s failure to protect user data. But aren’t we missing the point here completely? While Facebook, like Mark Zuckerberg said, is obliged to protect personal information, we should be asking about the…
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Child Marriage – Statistics and Effect
In the developing world, 1 in 9 girls is married before they reach the age of 15, while 1 in 3 girls marry before they’re 18. Groups campaigning for the abolition of child marriage like Girls Not Brides report that each year, 12 million girls worldwide marry before reaching 18. Because of population size, Sub-Saharan…
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Does Poverty Affect Self-Esteem?
In a 2015 study by Ben Fell and Miles Hewstone from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK, what many, living in poverty or working in deprived areas, had suspected for a long time, was proven accurate. Poverty has a detrimental effect that goes far beyond lacking resources. So, to answer the question, “does poverty affect self-esteem?”:…
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Whatever Happened to Women’s Liberation?
There I was thinking that today’s women had come a long way! But between the allegations against, what now seem to be countless men in all spheres of life, I wonder if we have been fooling ourselves. From Hollywood to the British Houses of Parliament right through to an Irish Theater company, sexual harassment seems…
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