On Wednesday, TikTok, the social media platform owned by ByteDance, announced its intensified efforts to combat fake news and covert influence campaigns leading up to the European Parliament elections in June. This initiative involves launching local language apps across all 27 countries. TikTok noted that these dedicated "election centers" in individual languages expand upon its initiatives initiated in 2021, which gained momentum during last year's elections in Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and Spain.
Harvard President Claudine Gay is under increasing pressure to resign following a controversial appearance before Congress. Dr. Gay faced criticism after failing to clarify whether students advocating for the genocide of Jewish people would face disciplinary action. While hundreds of Harvard faculty members have rallied behind her, supporting her despite the controversy, her fate may be determined at a meeting of the Harvard Corporation on Monday.
In an unexpected turn of events, a Republican senator from the United States has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged a prominent labor leader to a physical fight. While political debates and disagreements are nothing new, this particular challenge has left people both amused and perplexed.