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Media Matters reports that, following ADF's request for recusal, anti-trans outlet Daily Wire has been consistently pushing out print and audio media demeaning the two trans athletes at the center of the case, garnering over 215, 000 views on YouTube and 158, 000 interactions on Facebook. "Anti-trans websites like Daily Wire, LifeSiteNews and The Federalist are essentially ADF's extended communications arm and a crucial part of the broader anti-LGBTQ ecosystem that seeks to dehumanize trans folks through policy, in the courts and in public discourse, " Brennan Suen, the LGBTQ program director at Media Matters, told Truthout. "They have seized on the latest updates in ADF's case against trans athletes because they can't stand to see trans athletes referred to respectfully and accurately. It is clear that anti-trans websites and powerful groups like ADF will not shy from going after individuals, even teenagers, to further their anti-trans agenda. " Trans students are also under attack from the ADF and allied organizations in Idaho, where newly passed legislation requires schools to invasively determine a student's sex assigned at birth before allowing them to participate in sports.
Facebook has announced that it will build two new subsea cables to connect North America with Indonesia and Singapore. The two cables, named Echo and Bifrost, will be the first transpacific cables through the Java Sea. "While these projects are still subject to regulatory approvals, when completed, these cables will deliver much-needed internet capacity, redundancy, and reliability, " said a Facebook blog post. Trans-Pacific cables most often take a northern route that sees their Asian landing points located in Japan, South Korea, China or the Philippines. Those that go across the middle of the ocean usually touch Guam, Hawaii or both. Bifrost will only land in Guam, then head north of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi into the Java Sea and end in Singapore. Echo's journey starts in Northern California, includes a spur to Guam and a main branch passing south of Sulawesi into the Java Sea and then on to Singapore. The Social Network™ claimed the cables will increase overall trans-Pacific capacity by 70 percent, meeting a need for reliable internet that has increased with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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