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Kenya says TikTok agrees content moderation deal
Kenya says TikTok agrees content moderation deal
Business and Economy
by  AFP

TikTok has agreed to moderate content on its app in Kenya, the country's presidency said Thursday, days after parliament received a petition to ban the popular video-sharing platform. Thursday's announcement comes barely 10 days after Kenyan legislators received a petition from a private citizen demanding that TikTok be banned in the East African country for promoting obscenity.

Ecuador says vote to halt Amazon oil drilling a 'terrible precedent'
Ecuador says vote to halt Amazon oil drilling a 'terrible precedent'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Ecuador's energy minister said Wednesday that a vote to halt drilling in an Amazon oil block set a "terrible precedent" and it would be a long and complex task to dismantle the installation. However, Energy Minister Fernando Santos described the decision to halt drilling as "a very serious blow to Ecuador's dollarized economy, which depends on crude oil, its main export."