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Redundancies follow abandonment of previous government’s plans to send asylum seekers to east Africa

Hundreds of guards employed to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda have been told their jobs are being cut, the Guardian has learned.

About 280 Home Office contractors were informed on Friday that their roles were being made redundant because Labour has ditched the previous government’s controversial scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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by theguardian.com

Why did Mark Zuckerberg end Facebook and Instagram’s factchecking program?

The social media giant enters a more partisan political era as its CEO pursues Donald Trump’s approval

Meta is shifting to the right, following the prevailing political winds blowing through the United States. A more partisan era now looms for the social media giant and its corporate leaders, though Mark Zuckerberg himself has few personal politics other than ambition.

On Tuesday morning, Meta disbanded Facebook and Instagram’s third-party factchecking program. The company will also recommend more political content across its social networks.

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