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Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil
Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.
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After Brazil Outcry, Google Pulls 'Slavery Simulator' Game From App Store
Google has withdrawn a gaming app that allowed players to buy, sell and torture virtual "slaves" after a racism outcry in Brazil.
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New UNICEF Deputy To Focus On Hate Politics, Child Slavery And Virtual Reality
The new deputy head of the UN children's agency is determined to rein in the politics of hate over migration following the murder of one of his closest friends during Britain's polarised debate about leaving the European Union (EU).
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Child Workers Rescued from Hyderabad a Week Ago, Still Far Away from Home
Nearly 350 children from Bihar have been rescued from bangle-making units in the Old City are in Hyderabad in the last one week. The children, aged between 8 and 18, were kept as bonded labour. But even after a week of being rescued, the children are still waiting to see their families.
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Florida Accountant Charged With Sex Trafficking
A 53-year-old accountant is being held in a Florida jail on charges of human trafficking after authorities say he kept three women trapped in virtual slavery for months, prostituting them and videotaping sex acts to put online.
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Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil
Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.
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After Brazil Outcry, Google Pulls 'Slavery Simulator' Game From App Store
Google has withdrawn a gaming app that allowed players to buy, sell and torture virtual "slaves" after a racism outcry in Brazil.
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New UNICEF Deputy To Focus On Hate Politics, Child Slavery And Virtual Reality
The new deputy head of the UN children's agency is determined to rein in the politics of hate over migration following the murder of one of his closest friends during Britain's polarised debate about leaving the European Union (EU).
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Child Workers Rescued from Hyderabad a Week Ago, Still Far Away from Home
Nearly 350 children from Bihar have been rescued from bangle-making units in the Old City are in Hyderabad in the last one week. The children, aged between 8 and 18, were kept as bonded labour. But even after a week of being rescued, the children are still waiting to see their families.
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Florida Accountant Charged With Sex Trafficking
A 53-year-old accountant is being held in a Florida jail on charges of human trafficking after authorities say he kept three women trapped in virtual slavery for months, prostituting them and videotaping sex acts to put online.
