Apple, Google and Facebook lend support and money to Je Suis Charlie campaign

12 people died in an attack on satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday. At time of writing, the situation in France is still unfolding, and technology companies have been quick to show their sympathy for the victims whilst voicing support for freedom of speech. Google has donated €250,000 (around $300,000) to the targeted Charlie Hebdo title, which is expected to increase its print run more than tenfold for the next issue. The #JeSuisCharlie hashtag has spread across the internet like wildfire as people around the world offer support on Twitter, Facebook and other websites. As well as financial support,… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

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West Virginia newspaper publisher sues Google, Facebook

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Authors and publishers support NLT campaign championing literacy in regions

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Dame Helen Mirren lends support to UK Reads Christmas appeal

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Bourne unites authors in bookshop support campaign

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Support builds for Adeola’s illustrator credits campaign

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Pluto launches pre-order campaign supporting immigrant welfare body

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Workman Launches Campaign to Support Indie Bookstores

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Portal From Facebook Salutes Moms With Mother’s Day Campaign

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What Google and Facebook need to do to fight disinformation

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CILIP pushes for library support in election campaign

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