Russia: Free YouTuber facing prison for playing Pokémon Go ‘Insulting believers’ Ruslan has been charged with violating a law that was brought in right after punk feminists Pussy Riot filmed themselves performing in a Moscow church in 2013, a performance that saw members of the band spend months in prison for ‘hooliganism’. The law, Article 148, brought in extra measures to crack down on free speech in places of worship, criminalising acts that ‘insult the feelings of believers’, which now carries a prison sentence of up to five years. Since the law was brought in three years ago, six people – all of them men – have been charged under Article 148, and all of them found guilty and imprisoned. One of the men found guilty of ‘insulting the feelings of believers’, Said Osmanov, was subjected to enforced psychiatric treatment as part of his sentence after he allegedly desecrated a statue of Buddha. Free speech crackdown
PS: When Taylor Swift hits 'unfollow' it sends shockwaves around the world Who knew just a few years ago that a casual tap of a phone screen would cause shockwaves that reverberate among millions upon millions of people around the globe in a matter of minutes? Or that "unfollowed" could actually become a real word? But of course, just as it has always been, in the world of celebrity, everything happens on a much larger scale than it does for the rest of us, like when Taylor Swift dumped her actor boyfriend Tom Hiddleston, which incredulously became headline news around the world. Last week's edition of Who Magazine carried a highly detailed forensic analysis of how the break-up unfolded. "US Weekly quotes a source close to the pop star claiming the two had a serious argument in August over a lack of time together, and OK! When your famous friends are unfollowing your famous boyfriend, you know there is trouble brewing because a celebrity unfollowing another celebrity is apparently a clear indication that someone's social media feed is a little unpalatable.
Facebook backs down from 'napalm girl' censorship and reinstates photo | Technology Facebook has decided to allow users to share an iconic Vietnam war photo featuring a naked girl after CEO Mark Zuckerberg was accused of abusing his power when the social media company censored the image. Norway’s largest newspaper published a front-page open letter to Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, slamming Facebook’s decision to censor the historic photograph of nine-year-old Kim Phúc running away from a napalm attack and calling on the CEO to live up to his role as “the world’s most powerful editor”. Facebook initially defended its decision to remove the image, saying: “While we recognize that this photo is iconic, it’s difficult to create a distinction between allowing a photograph of a nude child in one instance and not others.” Facebook also said it would “adjust our review mechanisms to permit sharing of the image going forward”. The controversy has erupted at a time of increasing tensions between media organizations and Facebook, the site where 44% of US adults get their news.
4364.0.55.004 - Australian Health Survey: Physical Activity, 2011-12 Australians spend one month a year sitting watching TV Australian adults spend on average four hours per day doing sedentary leisure activities such as watching television compared with only half an hour of physical activity, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today. Dr Paul Jelfs, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, said the 2011-12 data reveals a tendency for high levels of sedentary behaviour across the adult population. Leisure "Australian adults spent an average of 13 hours a week watching TV. While males and females spent a similar number of hours sitting to watch TV, males spent around 45 minutes more per week using the computer (5.5 compared to 4.8 hours) and 40 minutes more playing electronic games (one hour compared to 18 minutes)," Dr Jelfs said. "It all adds up, with men and women spending over two months of each year on sedentary leisure activities (65 days for men and 61 days for women per year) including sitting for transport. At work
How People Spend Their Time Online Have you ever wondered what a normal Internet user do? How do people spend their time online. What are the most popular Internet activities. What are the most visited websites? Or on What websites People Spend most of their time. Our Infographic ” How People Spend their Time Online” will help you in finding answers to all such questions. Infographic by- GO-Gulf To Publish this Image on your Blog or Website . <a href=" src=" alt="How People Spend Their Time Online " width="580" /></a><br /><strong>Infographic by- <a href=" Did you Know Global Online Population of 2,095,006,005 equals 30% of World’s Population. Global Time Spent Online Per Month is 35,000,000,000 hours (35 Billion) which is equivalent to 3,995,444 years US Internet user on average spends 32 hours on internet per month.
Ofcom report identifies emerging 'generation gap' in young people's TV viewing | Media Younger people are switching off TV and radio in their droves in favour of online pursuits such as Facebook, leading to a growing “generation gap” in TV and radio. A report by media regulator Ofcom published on Monday said 16- to 24-year-olds spent an average of 148 minutes a day watching TV in 2013, down from 169 minutes in 2010 and compared to an average of 232 minutes for all viewers. The decline in radio listening has also been precipitous, with 16- to 24-year-olds listening to 15.5 hours a week compared with 21.4 hours a decade earlier (and 21.5 hours across all ages). Ofcom said it was traditional for younger people to consumer less TV and radio, but warned that the latest changes may be part of a structural shift, driven by the digital era, in which TV and radio – in their traditional sense, at least – go permanently out of fashion. It is down from a 60.8% share of all the main channels in 2008.
Why you shouldn't buy a new iPhone when the new model is unveiled If you're tempted to upgrade your iPhone next week if, as expected, Apple unveils its new model, Sue Williams has a word of advice. Don't. "I really hope people will think do they need a new device," says Williams, whose documentary Death by Design examines the human and environmental costs of creating our latest tech gadgets and disposing of our old ones. Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Entertainment news highlights Shortlist: the best new Australian music Jackie Chan to receive honorary Oscar Tim Burton: the animated interview Meet the Z-list celebrities Raunchy circus show hits Brisbane Steve Irwin's letter to dad King Arthur meets NYC Thor comes to Brisbane; Hugh Jackman sheds Wolverine; Leslie Jones's website is hacked; and the 2016 Miles Franklin winner is announced. "If you think of the harm that chucking out your old one does, do you really need a new one? Williams is no Luddite. "I'm as addicted as anybody else, I love my phone, I couldn't manage my life without it," she says.
Citizen scientists use their eyes, ears and smartphones to protect birds, frogs and other wildlife | Medill Reports Chicago By Teresa Manring Ribbit. Croak. Chirp. Peep. Every frog has a unique call. You can stand at the edge of the pond in your local forest preserve and listen for the throaty, exuberant rattle of the cricket frog, or try to pick out the high-pitched chortle of the northern leopard frog — and you can contribute to conservation research while listening to the chorus. Identifying the calls of local frogs and toads, reporting sightings of thousands of bird species, hunting for rare and endangered plants, photographing bees and butterflies: citizen scientists are doing all of this and more. Citizen science recruiters seeking new volunteers shared the impact of ongoing projects at The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s inaugural citizen science fair on Saturday. Conservation – with the added urgency of climate change transforming habitats and migration – connects many of the initiatives. “I think the people who participate just love frogs,” Forberg said. Well, almost every corner.