#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests

#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests

“#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests” The NYPD’s tactics during the George Floyd protests earlier this year “heightened tensions” between cops and protesters — and “inconsistent” enforcement of the curfew by cops led to unnecessary use of force, a new report says. “NYPD use of force and crowd control tactics often failed to discriminate…

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#Facebook, Instagram censor posts about Nigeria protests

#Facebook, Instagram censor posts about Nigeria protests

“#Facebook, Instagram censor posts about Nigeria protests” Facebook wrongly tagged posts about anti-police brutality demonstrations in Nigeria as fake news — suppressing the content, according to a report Thursday. The social media giant, and its company Instagram, admitted to filtering out hashtags linked to the protests, which intensified after several demonstrators were shot dead by…

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#NYPD response on George Floyd protest violated ‘human rights’: report

#NYPD response on George Floyd protest violated ‘human rights’: report

“#NYPD response on George Floyd protest violated ‘human rights’: report” The NYPD’s June curfew crackdown on protestors in Mott Haven violated “international human rights” — and possibly US civil rights — as one of the department’s “most aggressive and abusive responses” to rallies during the George Floyd demonstrations, a scathing new report said. Police in…

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