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Viral Now: Vegan Family Asks Neighbours To Shut Window While Cooking Meat
Health

Viral Now: Vegan Family Asks Neighbours To Shut Window While Cooking Meat

[ad_1] The tastes and food preferences of people all over the world are rapidly evolving. Conventional meats are now passe as mock meats and vegan alternatives are coming up in the market. The benefits of plant-based and vegan diets are being recognised by consumers, not just for their health but also the environment at large. Recently, an online controversy erupted in Australia around a family following a vegan diet. The family wrote a letter complaining to their neighbours who cooked meat, and the letter has drawn strong reactions online.The family was based in the northern suburbs of Burns Beach in Perth, Australia. The letter was shared online in the Public group 'Hey Perth' on Facebook. It soon went viral, grabbing eyeballs and reactions by the thousands but was later deleted by the...
Australia forces Facebook and Google to pay for news
Technology

Australia forces Facebook and Google to pay for news

[ad_1] An Australian law giving the government power to make internet giants Facebook and Google negotiate content supply deals with media outlets has largely worked, a report said. An Australian law giving the government power to make internet giants Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Alphabet Inc's Google negotiate content supply deals with media outlets has largely worked, a government report said. But the law, which took effect in March 2021 after talks with the big tech firms led to a brief shutdown of Facebook news feeds in the country, may need to be extended to other online platforms, the review said. Since the News Media Bargaining Code took effect, the tech firms had inked more than 30 deals with media outlets compensating them for content which generated clicks and adv...