slavery
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AI and Satellite Data Could Help End Slavery on the High Seas
Slavery is rampant on fishing vessels around the world. Just how rampant, though, is an open question, given the challenges of cataloging what happens onboard thousands of vessels that spend weeks out at a sea and move from port to port, including in countries with lax regulations.
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New 23andMe Study Reveals the Genetic Legacy of Slavery in the Americas
New research looks to provide a fuller retelling of the tragic, brutal past that was the transatlantic slave trade. Based on genetic analysis of over 50,000 people, the study reaffirms other historical evidence of how different groups of people in Africa were forcibly taken from their homes, as well as how those populations contributed to…
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HBO’s President Regrets The ‘Misguided’ Way The Network Announced Confederate
Image: HBO According to HBO president of programming Casey Bloys, the network anticipated that there would be significant backlash to the announcement of its upcoming series Confederate, but they were not prepared for how swift and damning it would be. HBO, Bloys said, could have handled things better.
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Apple JUST Got Around To Banning ‘Bonded Servitude’ In Its Factories
Apple has banned “bonded servitude”, which means it won’t let its supplier factories make their new hires work for free to pay for the costs of hiring them. Good! Also: Why the hell is this just happening now?