URGENT: Syrian chemical attacks

This is Mohammad Deib Elhir. He weeps as he holds a one-month-old baby girl who he just saved from the rubble of her bombed-out home. Not long after this video, Mohammad was assassinated -- shot in the head while volunteering at a rescue centre. This is the reality faced by Syria's White Helmets. Unarmed and neutral, they're just ordinary people -- tailors, teachers, bakers. Yet they risk everything to do what no one else will, rushing to the scene of bombings to save people's lives: 114,431 so far. This weekend a horrific chemical attack killed more than 40, including small children. The bombing was relentless and the smell of chlorine gas hung thick in the air, but the White Helmets were there. These heroes need our help -- the attacks are only getting worse and they urgently need new equipment, tools, and medical supplies. Our governments won't stand up for desperate Syrian people, but we can. Chip in -- 100% of funds raised will go to life-saving work in Syria:   I'LL DONATE R$8 I'LL DONATE R$15 I'LL DONATE R$30 I'LL DONATE R$60 I'LL DONATE R$120 OTHER AMOUNT President Assad and his Russian backers show no signs of letting up. Now they pretend there's no evidence of this weekend's attack, despite hundreds of patients streaming into hospitals, mouths foaming, unable to breathe. 1,658 days ago, the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding the Assad regime destroy its chemical weapons -- yet here we are. Our governments have done nothing. But we can do something. Let's show our governments that across the world, people are so concerned about Syria that they're willing to spend their own money to help save lives. Then Avaaz will continue campaigning to spur real action by our leaders to stop this hell on earth. Together we supported the White Helmets' work in 2016 -- and since then they've saved another 40,000 people's lives. This week's news shows that tragically, their selfless service is needed more than ever -- chip in now and together we can help them save thousands more. I'LL DONATE R$8 I'LL DONATE R$15 I'LL DONATE R$30 I'LL DONATE R$60 I'LL DONATE R$120 OTHER AMOUNT Sometimes there are heroes in the midst of absolute horror who are so inspiring, their story is a gift in itself. Let's make this story stronger, more hopeful, and honour it with an outpouring of support from people in every country on earth. With hope and determination, Danny, Allison, Marigona, Emma, Ricken and the whole Avaaz team More information: Dozens Suffocate in Syria as Government Is Accused of Chemical Attack (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/world/middleeast/syria-chemical-attack-ghouta.html WHO: 500 Syrian patients show symptoms pointing to toxic weapons exposure (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-ghouta-who/who-500-syrian-patients-show-symptoms-pointing-to-toxic-weapons-exposure-idUSKBN1HI18D The Guardian view on the Syrian chemical attack: Assad's crime – the world's responsibility (The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/08/the-guardian-view-on-the-syrian-chemical-attack-assads-the-worlds-responsibility Hospital that treated Syrian chemical attack victims bombed in widespread air strikes (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/22/hospital-treated-syrian-chemical-attack-victims-bombed-widespread/ White Helmets Rescuer Among Several Killed In Syria Attack (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2017/08/14/543477504/white-helmets-rescuer-among-several-killed-in-syria-attack Syria chemical attack: Scores killed in Douma, rescuers say (Al Jazeera) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/04/suspected-chemical-attack-kills-dozens-syria-douma-180407202906316.html WhiteHelmets.org https://www.whitehelmets.org/en

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Delete Facebook? - hours to go!!!

In hours, Mark Zuckerberg testifies at the US senate and we're running full-page ads of our open letter in major newspapers -- share this everywhere to make the letter a million strong and make Zuckerberg commit to Fixing Facebook! Facebook Whatsapp It's official: Facebook and social media are out of control. A quarter of a BILLION Facebook accounts are fake! Dear friends, It's official: Facebook and social media are out of control. A quarter of a BILLION Facebook accounts are fake! 87 million of us had our data stolen to help Trump win. Russian disinformation operations generated BILLIONS of shares. On Wednesday CEO Zuckerberg will make history testifying before the US Congress. This is our moment to force government and big internet to commit to fix this mess. Sign the open letter below with one click and Avaaz will deliver it in a massive action outside Congress:  add my name To Mark Zuckerberg, Internet CEOs and Government Regulators: Enough is enough. We call on you to protect our democracies and immediately: Tell the Truth about fake users and disinformation campaigns, including through independent audits. Ban the Bots - ban ALL fake or imposter user accounts. Alert the Public - notify all users EACH time they are exposed to fake or malicious content, and correct the record. Fund the Fact-Checkers - an independent army big enough and fast enough to stem the spread of lies. Crucial elections are just months away. Facebook's motto used to be Move Fast and Break Things. Now you need to Move Fast and Fix Things. Sincerely, Add my name It's not an exaggeration. Everything we love is under threat - from human rights to democracy to the environment. This problem is worldwide, with the UN even blaming Facebook for genocide of the Rohingya! But Russia has weaponised it, launching what NATO calls the biggest information war in history. They've set up millions of fake users, pages, sites, organisations posing as everything from neo-Nazis to leftist muslim-rights organisations to psychic fortune tellers -- all designed to promote the far right, infiltrate the left, and undermine democracy. They've generated billions of shares, reaching virtually all of us. Facebook says they're acting fast, but they've dragged their feet for months, and they won't be transparent. Their answer is "trust us". We can't afford that anymore, so this Wednesday let's make sure we get the ball rolling with US legislators and Zuckerberg publicly committing to our call to action -- add your name with one click: add my name In many ways, the Russian and far-right disinformation campaigns are the mirror image of our movement. In response to our real movement building global unity, they launch fake movements, pushing lies and deception to divide us. As a result, they've seen us as a powerful opponent and constantly targeted Avaaz! This is a battle for the soul of the internet, for democracy itself, for our future. Let's win it. With hope and determination, Ricken, Christoph, Nell, Mia, Alaphia, Diego, Fadi, Marie, Jenny, Meetali, Andrew, Nick, Fatima, Danny and the whole Avaaz team.  MORE INFORMATION: Inside the two years that shook Facebook - and the world (Wired) https://www.wired.com/story/inside-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-2-years-of-hell/ Facebook Says Data on Most of Its 2 Billion Users Is Vulnerable https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/facebook-says-data-on-87-million-people-may-have-been-shared Germany starts enforcing hate speech law (BBC News) http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42510868 How Facebook can cut down on fake news without relying on thousands of humans to decide what is true (Quartz) https://qz.com/836508/facebook-nasdaqfb-can-stop-spreading-fake-news-without-becoming-an-arbiter-of-truth/ Selective Exposure to Misinformation: Evidence from the consumption of fake news during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign (Princeton University, Dartmouth College, University of Exeter) http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nyhan/fake-news-2016.pdf

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Important next steps on Facebook campaign

Thanks for signing the open letter to Mark Zuckerberg! He's testifying in front of the US Congress next week, and governments across the world are considering new policies to rein in Facebook right now.

So this is our moment to create massive public pressure! We need to get as many people as possible to sign the campaign in the next few days. Forward the email below to everyone, and then share on Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp - everywhere!


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Dear friends,

It's official: Facebook and social media are out of control. A quarter of a BILLION Facebook accounts are fake! 87 million of us had our data stolen to help Trump win. Russian disinformation operations generated BILLIONS of shares. On Wednesday CEO Zuckerberg will make history testifying before the US Congress. This is our moment to force government and big internet to commit to fix this mess. Sign the open letter below and Avaaz will deliver it in a massive action outside Congress:

ADD MY NAME


To Mark Zuckerberg, Internet CEOs and Government Regulators:

Enough is enough. We call on you to protect our democracies and immediately:

-- Tell the Truth about fake users and disinformation campaigns, including through independent audits.
-- Ban the Bots - ban ALL fake or imposter user accounts.
-- Alert the Public - notify all users EACH time they are exposed to fake or malicious content, and correct the record.
-- Fund the Fact-Checkers - an independent army big enough and fast enough to stem the spread of lies.

Crucial elections are just months away. Facebook's motto used to be Move Fast and Break Things. Now you need to Move Fast and Fix Things.

Sincerely,

ADD MY NAME

It's not an exaggeration. Everything we love is under threat - from human rights to democracy to the environment.

This problem is worldwide, with the UN even blaming Facebook for genocide of the Rohingya! But Russia has weaponised it, launching what NATO calls the biggest information war in history. They've set up millions of fake users, pages, sites, organisations posing as everything from neo-Nazis to leftist muslim-rights organisations to psychic fortune tellers -- all designed to promote the far right, infiltrate the left, and undermine democracy. They've generated billions of shares, reaching virtually all of us.

Facebook says they're acting fast, but they've dragged their feet for months, and they won't be transparent. Their answer is "trust us". We can't afford that anymore, so this Wednesday let's make sure we get the ball rolling with US legislators and Zuckerberg publicly committing to our call to action:

ADD MY NAME

In many ways, the Russian and far-right disinformation campaigns are the mirror image of our movement. In response to our real movement building global unity, they launch fake movements, pushing lies and deception to divide us. As a result, they've seen us as a powerful opponent and constantly targeted Avaaz! This is a battle for the soul of the internet, for democracy itself, for our future. Let's win it.

With hope and determination,

Ricken, Christoph, Nell, Mia, Alaphia, Diego, Fadi, Marie, Jenny, Meetali, Andrew, Nick, Fatima, Danny and the whole Avaaz team.

MORE INFORMATION:

Invasion of the troll armies: from Russian Trump supporters to Turkish state stooges (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/nov/06/troll-armies-social-media-trump-russian

Germany starts enforcing hate speech law (BBC News)
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42510868

Mark Zuckerberg sets toughest new year's goal yet: fixing Facebook (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jan/04/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-new-years-resolution

How Facebook can cut down on fake news without relying on thousands of humans to decide what is true (Quartz)
https://qz.com/836508/facebook-nasdaqfb-can-stop-spreading-fake-news-without-becoming-an-arbiter-of-truth/

Selective Exposure to Misinformation: Evidence from the consumption of fake news during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign (Princeton University, Dartmouth College, University of Exeter)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nyhan/fake-news-2016.pdf

Avaaz is a 46-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

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Delete Facebook?

It's official: Facebook and social media are out of control. A quarter of a BILLION Facebook accounts are fake! Dear friends, It's official: Facebook and social media are out of control. A quarter of a BILLION Facebook accounts are fake! 87 million of us had our data stolen to help Trump win. Russian disinformation operations generated BILLIONS of shares. On Wednesday CEO Zuckerberg will make history testifying before the US Congress. This is our moment to force government and big internet to commit to fix this mess. Sign the open letter below with one click and Avaaz will deliver it in a massive action outside Congress:  add my name To Mark Zuckerberg, Internet CEOs and Government Regulators: Enough is enough. We call on you to protect our democracies and immediately: Tell the Truth about fake users and disinformation campaigns, including through independent audits. Ban the Bots - ban ALL fake or imposter user accounts. Alert the Public - notify all users EACH time they are exposed to fake or malicious content, and correct the record. Fund the Fact-Checkers - an independent army big enough and fast enough to stem the spread of lies. Crucial elections are just months away. Facebook's motto used to be Move Fast and Break Things. Now you need to Move Fast and Fix Things. Sincerely, Add my name It's not an exaggeration. Everything we love is under threat - from human rights to democracy to the environment. This problem is worldwide, with the UN even blaming Facebook for genocide of the Rohingya! But Russia has weaponised it, launching what NATO calls the biggest information war in history. They've set up millions of fake users, pages, sites, organisations posing as everything from neo-Nazis to leftist muslim-rights organisations to psychic fortune tellers -- all designed to promote the far right, infiltrate the left, and undermine democracy. They've generated billions of shares, reaching virtually all of us. Facebook says they're acting fast, but they've dragged their feet for months, and they won't be transparent. Their answer is "trust us". We can't afford that anymore, so this Wednesday let's make sure we get the ball rolling with US legislators and Zuckerberg publicly committing to our call to action -- add your name with one click: add my name In many ways, the Russian and far-right disinformation campaigns are the mirror image of our movement. In response to our real movement building global unity, they launch fake movements, pushing lies and deception to divide us. As a result, they've seen us as a powerful opponent and constantly targeted Avaaz! This is a battle for the soul of the internet, for democracy itself, for our future. Let's win it. With hope and determination, Ricken, Christoph, Nell, Mia, Alaphia, Diego, Fadi, Marie, Jenny, Meetali, Andrew, Nick, Fatima, Danny and the whole Avaaz team.  MORE INFORMATION: Inside the two years that shook Facebook - and the world (Wired) https://www.wired.com/story/inside-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-2-years-of-hell/ Facebook Says Data on Most of Its 2 Billion Users Is Vulnerable https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/facebook-says-data-on-87-million-people-may-have-been-shared Germany starts enforcing hate speech law (BBC News) http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42510868 How Facebook can cut down on fake news without relying on thousands of humans to decide what is true (Quartz) https://qz.com/836508/facebook-nasdaqfb-can-stop-spreading-fake-news-without-becoming-an-arbiter-of-truth/ Selective Exposure to Misinformation: Evidence from the consumption of fake news during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign (Princeton University, Dartmouth College, University of Exeter) http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nyhan/fake-news-2016.pdf

Avaaz is a 46-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

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