How Musk's Twitter takeover could endanger vulnerable users

Twitter rights experts and overseas hubs hit by staff cull * Musk says moderation is a priority as experts voice alarm * Activists fear rising censorship, surveillance on platform By Avi Asher-Schapiro LOS ANGELES, Nov 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter are putting government critics and opposition figures around the…

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Turkish biotech tycoon charged with plotting murder of Vermont father

The Turkish biotech tycoon charged with plotting the murder of a father shot dead in 2018 is a former teenage magician who allegedly faked his own medical degree to dupe US healthcare executives, including Dr..  Serhat Gumrukcu is the 39-year-old founder of Enochian Biosciences, which claims to be developing treatments for cancer, hepatitis and HIV. The company…

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Russian oligarchs welcome in Turkey, foreign minister says

March 26 (Reuters) — Russian oligarchs are welcome in Turkey but must abide by international law in order to do any business, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. Lawyer Turkey has strongly criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but opposes sanctions imposed by its NATO allies on principle. «If Russian oligarchs … or any…

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