Facebook once again singled out for hateful content on its networks in India

The role of Facebook in the spread in India of hateful images and words likely to exacerbate inter-community conflicts was again highlighted this weekend via the disclosure of internal documents by various American media. Recovered by whistleblower Frances Haugen, these documents have already fueled several revelations about the impact of Facebook and its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram on the intense polarization of political life in the United States or the psychological health of certain teenage girls. On Saturday and Sunday, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post, among others, focused on Facebook's presence in India, its biggest market with 340 million users. According to them, Mark Zuckerberg's group was well aware of the growing presence of problematic content aimed in particular at the Muslim community, but did not deploy sufficient means to hinder this phenomenon.

Quartararo, the first French MotoGP champion, makes history

Forever the first! At 22, Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) offered France its first world championship title in the premier category of motorcycle speed, MotoGP, on Sunday. Fifteenth on the starting grid of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Misano (Italy), Quartararo moved up to 4th place, ahead of his compatriot Johann Zarco (Ducati-Pramac). But it was the fall of his last rival for the title, the Italian Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia (Ducati), who made a mistake five laps from the finish when he was in the lead, which sealed his fate. . Now 65 points ahead in the drivers' standings, "El Diablo" (the nickname acquired during his youth races in Spain) can no longer be reached in the last two rounds of the season, the victory being worth 25 points each time. . After celebrating his title with the spectators in a cloud of blue smoke and before returning to the paddock to celebrate with his family and his team, Quartararo received a golden helmet, symbol of his world coronation.

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The Canadian Coast Guard was planning on Sunday evening to dispatch firefighters aboard the Cypriot container ship whose fire, which has been generating toxic gas since Saturday off the Canadian-American Pacific coast, has led to the evacuation of the majority of the crew.

A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan early in his career sold for nearly $1.5 million on Sunday, setting an auction record price for shoes worn in games, Sotheby's announced.

Paris SG, which played more than half an hour at ten, was held in check (0-0) in Marseille during the L1 classic, a few hours after rebounds from Lens and Monaco and the stunning success of Nice against Lyon, Sunday during the 11th day.