In The Music Video Is Dead, Long Live The Music Video, Patrick (H) Willems explores the history of music videos, how important they were both to culture and to film, and performs a bit of a eulogy to an art form which used to command millions of dollars and today continues is a greatly diminished form. ~1hour
Reported response comes hours after Trump announced delegation to Islamabad, having earlier threatened to raze Iran’s infrastructure
Tehran is not currently planning to take part in new talks with the US, Iran state media reported on Sunday evening, hours after Donald Trump said he was dispatching negotiators to Islamabad.
“There are currently no plans to participate in the next round of Iran-US talks,” state broadcaster IRIB said, citing Iranian sources.
Continue reading...Deep lying creator is an excellent Manchester City story and confirmed why he is England’s best left-back
It’s not over, not over, not over yet. Although, let’s be honest, it kind of is over. Isn’t it, don’t you think, at the end of a day when Manchester City and Arsenal dished up the one thing nobody was expecting at the Etihad Stadium, a thrillingly open game of attacking football?
There were three images at the final whistle that seemed to capture the essence of City’s 2-1 win here, and not just in terms of the game, but the balance of energy, feeling, vibes.
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"Motorola has filed a lawsuit in India against social media platforms and content creators," reports TechCrunch, "over posts it alleges are defamatory..."
The lawsuit, filed in a Bengaluru court and obtained by TechCrunch, names platforms such as X, YouTube, and Instagram along with dozens of content creators, and seeks takedown of the content as well as broader restraint on what it describes as false or defamatory material related to the company's devices. In its over 60-page filing, Motorola has sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from publishing or sharing what it describes as false or defamatory content about its products, including reviews, videos, comments, and boycott campaigns.
The complaint cites hundreds of posts across platforms, including videos alleging device issues and phones catching fire. But it is also targeting unfavorable product reviews and user commentary that the company alleges are false or defamatory. In a statement after publication, a Motorola spokesperson said it had initiated legal action "in the interest of public safety" against what it described as demonstrably false claims that its devices had exploded or caught fire.
One online creator told TechCrunch "they expect more such legal action in the future, as evolving rules around online content increase liability for creators and platforms — a trend reflected in recently proposed changes to India's IT rules aimed at tightening oversight of online content."
A Motorola spokesperson "said the company did not seek to suppress legitimate reviews or criticism and was reviewing the scope of the proceedings, adding that it apologized to creators affected inadvertently."
The lawsuit, filed in a Bengaluru court and obtained by TechCrunch, names platforms such as X, YouTube, and Instagram along with dozens of content creators, and seeks takedown of the content as well as broader restraint on what it describes as false or defamatory material related to the company's devices. In its over 60-page filing, Motorola has sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from publishing or sharing what it describes as false or defamatory content about its products, including reviews, videos, comments, and boycott campaigns.
The complaint cites hundreds of posts across platforms, including videos alleging device issues and phones catching fire. But it is also targeting unfavorable product reviews and user commentary that the company alleges are false or defamatory. In a statement after publication, a Motorola spokesperson said it had initiated legal action "in the interest of public safety" against what it described as demonstrably false claims that its devices had exploded or caught fire.
One online creator told TechCrunch "they expect more such legal action in the future, as evolving rules around online content increase liability for creators and platforms — a trend reflected in recently proposed changes to India's IT rules aimed at tightening oversight of online content."
A Motorola spokesperson "said the company did not seek to suppress legitimate reviews or criticism and was reviewing the scope of the proceedings, adding that it apologized to creators affected inadvertently."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
HANNOVER (ANP/DPA) - De Braziliaanse president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva heeft uitgehaald naar de Verenigde Staten vanwege de oorlog die het land samen met Israël voert tegen Iran. "Waanzin", aldus de Braziliaan, in een toespraak bij de opening van Hannover Messe, een grote handelsbeurs in de Duitse stad.
"We zijn getuige van een cruciaal moment in de wereldwijde geopolitiek, dat gekenmerkt wordt door twee paradoxen: terwijl astronauten naar de maan vliegen, worden vrouwen en kinderen willekeurig gedood bij de bombardementen in het Midden-Oosten", aldus Lula.
Ook noemde Lula het in zijn speech onaanvaardbaar dat in de 21e eeuw honger, ongeletterdheid en een gebrek aan toegang tot elektriciteit nog onopgeloste problemen zijn voor miljarden mensen, terwijl tegelijkertijd 2,7 biljoen dollar wordt uitgegeven aan oorlog.
ROTTERDAM (ANP) - Een container die zondagavond verkeerd is neergezet op een schip op de Maasvlakte bij Rotterdam, lekt een giftige, bijtende stof. Het schip zelf heeft ook schade opgelopen, vertelt een woordvoerster van de veiligheidsregio. "Er is een gat ontstaan in het dek, boven de machinekamer. De stof lekt daar naar binnen", schetst ze de situatie.
Het gaat om een relatief klein lek, dat volgens de hulpdiensten geen gevaar oplevert voor de omgeving. Ook de 22 bemanningsleden van het schip zijn veilig. De woordvoerster weet niet om welke stof het precies gaat, maar het is volgens haar alleen bij aanraking schadelijk.
Hoe het precies misging, is niet geheel duidelijk. De hulpdiensten dachten eerst dat de container uit een kraan was gevallen, maar dat blijkt niet te kloppen. Volgens de woordvoerster is de container gaan schuiven, waarna de problemen ontstonden.
De hulpdiensten werken aan een plan om de container van boord te krijgen of de bijtende stof over te pompen. Dat gaat vermoedelijk nog uren duren.