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January 23, 2023
Hussein Al-Khalil: We are moving with the Free Patriotic Movement in one direction, and we are working on common spaces
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The political aide to the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hussein Al-Khalil, following his meeting with the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Representative Gebran Bassil, at the head of a delegation from the party in Mirna Chalouhi, indicated that “Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement are moving in one direction, and we are not in a state of collision.”
Al-Khalil stressed that “the session was very frank and clear on the issue of the presidency and the government, and we agreed that the discussion is relevant, and this meeting will not be the last.”
He explained that “Hezbollah has an opinion on the judicial issue, and the judicial dress, which should be white, has been exposed to many black points, including the port file.”
And he stressed that “the Mar Mikhael understanding exists, and we did not see any resentment from Basil in this regard, and we in the country have a permanent political debate, and we are not one party, but two parties and two ways of thinking, and we are working on common spaces.”
Because of its devastating impact on students… American schools declare war on social networks | News
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Despite its many advantages, the dangerous impact of social networks is no longer a secret to anyone, especially on children and adolescents. For these reasons, American schools have filed a lawsuit once morest the giant technology companies.
The episode (23/1/2023) of the “Al-Marsad” program shed light on the lawsuit filed two weeks ago by the Public Schools Association in the American city of Seattle once morest the giant technology companies that own “Tik Tok”, “Facebook”, “Instagram” and “Tik Tok”. YouTube” and “Snapchat”, with the aim of holding it responsible for the mental health crisis afflicting school students.
The complaint stated that the communication sites have turned into a source of public nuisance, because their content targets the brains of children and adolescents. Among the devastating effects I mentioned are anxiety, depression, eating disorders, learning difficulties, and cyberbullying, which has led to a number of suicides.
The 91-page complaint stated that the communication sites forced schools to appoint psychologists to monitor the behavior of students. The complaint also accused the programmers of these platforms of designing them to be especially addictive, marketing harmful content, and taking advantage of the developing brains of adolescents.
The impact of communication platforms on adolescents has become a focus of expert studies, and fertile material for controversy through the media. A 3-year University of North Carolina study conducted on adolescents concluded that regarding 78% of the participants check their phones at least every hour.
While 46% of these teens are on one platform continuously from the platforms included in the study, which means that they are directly exposed to the responses they receive on their photos and posts.
A study by the American Pediatrics Association (Jama) warned that adolescents’ frequent loss of social networks might reshape the way their brains develop, making them more sensitive to digital social rewards or punishments such as likes, notifications, and comments.
the opposite direction
In the US state of New York, a group of teenagers established a club to liberate themselves from technology and social networking sites, by dispensing with their smartphones and using simple phones that enabled the owner to call and send text messages only.
The teenagers called their club “anti-technological development” and decided through the club to move away from virtual life and return to real life and enjoy their time by practicing their traditional hobbies such as drawing, reading, music and others.
Michael Jackson biopic announced to be helmed by ‘The Eunuch’ director | Hypebeast
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
long awaited Michael Jackson Biographical film “Michael” announced the list of directors and screenwriters, confirming that it will be directed by the director of “Training Day”, “The Witcher”, “Storm of the Sun” and “Liberation of Black Slaves” Antoine Fuqua Directed; As for the screenwriter, John Logan is responsible for his famous works such as “The Last Samurai”, “The Aviator”, “Alien: Covenant”, “Gladiator” and so on.
Michael Jackson passed away in 2009. During his lifetime, he made great contributions and influences to pop music and global pop culture. He has 13 Grammy Awards and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards, 26 American Music Awards, and is still Guinness World Records “Most Selling Song Artist” record holder. The biographical film “Michael” regarding him first started in 2019. After many years of the epidemic, Lionsgate Films has finally announced that it will officially start filming– what is worth noting is that the producer of this film is Graham King, who has previously Best known for producing the Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, the highest-grossing music biopic of all time ($903 million worldwide) and winning Oscars the following year for Best Actor, Best film editing, best sound effects and other awards. This time, Graham King once once more served as the producer of “Michael”. Jackson’s life.