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Instagram is testing Hindi language support for Indian users

Nov08
by on November 8, 2018 at 10:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India, Insider


Instagram is seemingly looking to expand its Indian user base with support for Hindi. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong found this in a test version of the app. Wong posted screenshots of Instagram’s test version showing comments, settings menu, and profile all in Hindi. As per the screenshots, even the IGTV section is in Hindi. Instagram is working on supporting Hindi as part of their growth efforts इंस्टाग्राम भारतीय बाजार में विस्तार के लिए हिंदी का समर्थन करने पर काम कर रहा है। pic.twitter.com/ufMcDxNJS6 — Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) November 8, 2018 The Facebook-owned social network surely wants to attract…

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New whisteblower app fights forced evictions in Kenya

Nov08
by on November 8, 2018 at 9:34 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


An indigenous group in Kenya is embracing the use of technological innovation to document forced evictions and efforts at resolving related conflicts. Although forced evictions are not new to Kenya’s Sengwer community, in December 2018, the Kenyan Forest Service started a new campaign to evict families from the Embobut Forest — their ancestral home — thereby resulting in conflicts and 341 houses being burnt, says a report by Amnesty International published in May this year. The Sengwer community in Embobut Forest is now using “This Is My Backyard” (TIMBY), a set of interconnected digital tools, to document and, boost negotiations to resolve land conflicts.…

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