Chinese surveillance, gamifying government, and homeless encampments

China's Oppression of the Uighurs | Der Spiegel

From the article: "German anthropologist Adrian Zenz was instrumental in uncovering the extent of China's oppression of its Muslim Uighur minority. In an interview, he criticizes Western inaction and warns that China has already begun exporting its tools of oppression."

How to Gamify Government | Apolitical

What if we could make cities better by gamifying the relationship between citizens and the government?

Falling Behind: How social medial companies are failing to combat inauthentic behaviour online | NATO Strategic Communications Office of Excellence

Companies are doing a poor job at removing spam accounts from their platforms, this NATO study finds.

Opinion: The Supreme Court just denied cities the right to combat homeless encampments | Los Angeles Times

Even though Boise, ID seems to have adequate homeless shelter capacity, a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling will prevent it from removing homeless encampments, a growing problem in many cities. But more importantly, the ruling will reduce cities’ ability to self-govern.

The Supreme Court majority should resist the temptation to expand the Second Amendment | American Enterprise Institute

A conservative case against SCOTUS expanding 2A