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Facebook and Instagram could remove ban on bare breasts

Facebook and Instagram could remove ban on bare breasts
Jan 18 2023 Share

Facebook and Instagrams parent company Meta may soon move to free the nipple after the oversight board called for an overhaul to the company rules banning bare-chested images of women but not men.

In a decision dated January 17th, the oversight board has recommended that Meta change its adult nudity and sexual activity community standard. 

This, the board members said, would mean that Meta would be ‘governed by clear criteria that respect international human rights standards.’ 

This follows Facebook’s censorship of two posts from an account run by an American transgender and non-binary couple. The posts showed the couple posing topless with their nipples covered as they raised money for trans healthcare and surgery funds.

The posts were flagged by users, reviewed and removed by an AI system. Meta eventually restored the posts, but the board found that the policy is based ‘on a binary view of gender and a distinction between male and female bodies.’

This leads, the board said, to a policy which is unclear, recommending ‘clear, objective, rights-respecting criteria when it comes to moderating nudity.’ 

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Newly-surfaced footage shows police tase Jeremie Camilleri after Gżira murder

Newly-surfaced footage shows police tase Jeremie Camilleri after Gżira murder
Jan 18 2023 Share

A newly-surfaced clip shows officials from the Malta Police Force tase Jeremie Camilleri after he acted aggressively towards them following his murder of 30-year-old Pelin Kaya on they day of her birthday.

 

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The footage shows the individual in question raising his voice and violently flailing his arms as he approached the police before the officials on-site neutralised him with a taser.

Witnesses also claimed that they heard Camilleri shouting ‘Algeria’ following the crash.

33-year-old Camilleri, from Lija, was arrested after he crashed into the woman and the Gżira KFC outlet before exiting the car and continuing to assault the victim and passers-by with debris and rocks.

The aggressor also tested positive for cocaine during a substance abuse test at the hospital.

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MHRA seriously concerned about increase in violence and accidents related to drug abuse

Jan 18 2023 Share

In a press statement, the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) refered to the tragedy being reported in the news of a 30-year-old Turkish woman who was killed in Gżira in the early hours of Wednesday after being run over by a car, also causing considerable damage to a restaurant nearby.  

The MHRA said that it is shocked to see the dynamics of this accident, in particular the alleged aggressive behaviour of the driver who according to what’s being reported in the media was under the influence of drugs.

MHRA expressed condolences to the family and friends of the victim in this tragedy and expressed solidarity with them as well as with the restaurant and other business establishments who suffered considerable damages to their properties.

The MHRA also expressed solidarity with the police officers and passers-by who intervened to assist in this situation.

Without prejudice to this case, MHRA said that it is seriously concerned about what seems to be an increase in violence and accidents related to drug abuse in our community, and stated that “drugs are a curse to a healthy society and economy and must be addressed with the highest sense of urgency by the relevant authorities to avoid experiencing a drug epidemic.”

MHRA believes that there are enough indicators that merit a national debate to raise awareness about the issue and significantly increase action in curbing the use of illicit drugs across our society which is probably one of the main causes of mental health issues with all its negative repercussions.  

MHRA is calling the council of MCESD to discuss this issue as urgent matters and accordingly form a joint opinion for the consideration of Government.

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Strong relationships found to be key to happiness study reveals

Strong relationships found to be key to happiness study reveals
Jan 18 2023 Share

Dr. Robert Waldinger, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard medical School and co-author of new book ‘The Good Life’ revealed that social interactions may be the key to leading a happy life. 

The book used the question as to how a person would prefer to spend a pleasant train ride: whether commuting solo and keeping to oneself versus striking up a conversation with a stranger. 

In a study from the University of Chicago, people who decided to strike up conversations rated their commuting as more pleasant than normal. 

Waldinger and his co-author Marc Schulz wrote how people are particularly bad at forecasting the benefits of relationships. “A big part of this is the obvious fact that relationships can be messy and unpredictable. This messiness is some of what prompts many of us to prefer being alone.”

A study beginning in 1938 followed the live of 724 Harvard students and low-income boys from Boston in the world’s longest scientific study of happiness to date. 

The study expanded to consist of 2,000 people. The researchers gathered health records every five years, meeting them in person every 15 years. One thing became undeniable: strong relationships were mot accurately predicting people’s happiness. 

People revealed how they overcame adversity, whether it be loss or even illness, through their connections. As people aged, they regretted the little time spent with family and how trivial they found success and money to be. 

The researchers have outlined how people can cultivate such strong relationships:

  • Work on social fitness: Schedule time with people who you want in your life and put oneself out there to meet new people. 
  • Use technology to your advantage: Work on becoming an active consumer instead of a passive one: check in when necessary and don’t consume social media mindlessly. 
  • Cultivate the skills of attention: giving someone attention seems simple, but it can be easily ignored. A person receiving undivided attention would feel valued and loved. 
  • Don’t be afraid to ask for help: accepting one’s vulnerability takes a lot, but it is crucial to deepen one’s relationship. The fear associated with vulnerability is understandable, but relationships build a bedrock of wellbeing and a safety net that people cannot afford to lose. 

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