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The Importance of Accessibility on Online Learning Platforms

Kitaboo

Value-Added Accessibility Features: The WCAG In 1999, the first edition of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) was published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The W3C is an organization that sets standards for the internet. The guidelines specify criteria and techniques to make web content more accessible.

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YouTube has terminated five Myanmar military-run channels as political unrest continues

The Verge

We have terminated a number of channels and removed several videos from YouTube in accordance with our community guidelines and applicable laws,” a YouTube spokesperson tells The Verge. Prior to the coup, the company also terminated 34 channels used as “influence operations” during Myanmar’s election in 2020, according to Reuters.

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YouTube removes PewDiePie diss track for violating cyberbullying, child safety rules

The Verge

YouTube has removed one of Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg’s recent videos, a diss track aimed at popular children’s channel Cocomelon , for violating guidelines around cyberbullying and child safety. In 2018, Kjellberg released “B h Lasagna” during an ongoing feud with Indian Bollywood studio T-Series.

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A list of startups in Seattle building crypto, blockchain, and Web3 technologies

GeekWire

The Seattle region is home to several budding startups developing a bevy of products and services related to crypto (digital currency), blockchain (distributed ledger-based technology), and Web3 (blockchain-based internet). Founded: 2018. Founded: 2018. Founded: 2018. Founded: 2018. Founded: 2018.

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Reddit bans racist subreddit after co-founder Alexis Ohanian calls it out on Twitter

The Verge

Ohanian tweeted out his disgust for the subreddit to his nearly 340,000 Twitter followers after multiple users on Twitter brought it to his attention, with Ohanian expressing that the subreddit should be banned for violating Reddit’s content policy guidelines.

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AI SpongeBob: Absurdly hilarious or hilariously absurd?

Dataconomy

Diving into the deep end of digital comedy, “ AI SpongeBob ” has become an internet sensation. AI SpongeBob has become an internet sensation Yet, this wasn’t the finale for AI SpongeBob. 2006 Honda Civic The “2006 Honda Civic” meme refers to a popular internet meme that gained traction in 2018.

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Mapping the evolution of Germany’s blockchain ecosystem

Dataconomy

The high-tide mark for Blockchain startups Looking at the number of blockchain startups incorporated each year across Germany, it’s clear to see that 2018 was a remarkable moment in history, with a staggering 66 new entrants to the market – up from an underwhelming 8 just three years before.

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