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== Hong Kong protests do not deserve to be continually included in "Ongoing" ==

There has been nothing of any note in the city for weeks now. When was the last time anyone seen any major news report pertaining to any protests or unrest in Hong kong? The last reported event was the ''annual'' Tiananmen vigil 18 days ago.

The only reason this is still even being considered is because of the bias of certain editors in keeping it on the agenda, there are tons of other protest movements of much greater magnitude never given this light of day!--[[Special:Contributions/86.6.171.132|86.6.171.132]] ([[User talk:86.6.171.132|talk]]) 10:28, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

'''Agreed''' this should be archived for now, until more developments occur.  It is a very important topic in HK, but shouldn't be given the same prominence of the George Floyd protests or events like Syrian Civil War or Yemen Civil War. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:104.243.98.96|104.243.98.96]] ([[User talk:104.243.98.96#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/104.243.98.96|contribs]]) 23:25, 24 June 2020 (UTC)</small>
: As discussed in {{slink|Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/June 2020|(Closed) Ongoing Removal: 2019–20 Hong Kong protests}}, there is no consensus for removing the [[2019–20 Hong Kong protests]] from ''[[WP:ITN|In the news]]'' at this time. —&nbsp;'''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]'''&nbsp;<small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 00:28, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
::That consensus was reached over two months ago, when the circumstances surrounding the topic were quite different. If there are still RS that state that protests are continuing, they should say. If not - then I will '''support''' the removal. [[User:Goodposts|Goodposts]] ([[User talk:Goodposts|talk]]) 12:09, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

== Suggested removal of blurb about Internet Explorer support ending ==


* '''Page:''' {{lp|Current events/2020 August 18}}
* '''Filer:''' {{user|Dzampino}}
* '''Editor:''' {{userlinks|GWA88}}


;Point of Concern: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2020_August_18&oldid=973716164 Microsoft ending Internet Explorer support in 2021] "Microsoft announces it will be ending its support for Internet Explorer on August 17, 2021, after 25 years."

;Comments:

The Independent article implies that Microsoft is killing off Internet Explorer (IE) 11, but in reality it is simply ending support for Microsoft 365 apps with IE 11 as noted in Microsoft's blog post [https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/microsoft-365-apps-say-farewell-to-internet-explorer-11-and/ba-p/1591666]. Microsoft makes it very clear there that "IE 11 isn’t going away" and so this isn't really notable as the Independent article is quite misleading and subsequently so is the aforementioned blurb.

Thanks, --[[User:Dzampino|Dzampino]] ([[User talk:Dzampino|talk]]) 15:38, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
:{{u|Dzampino}}, feel free to correct the entry. The page is open for anyone to edit. Keep the entry short, 1 or 2 sentences, please. ---&nbsp;[[User talk:Coffeeandcrumbs|<span style="color:blue;">C</span>]]&amp;[[Special:Contributions/Coffeeandcrumbs|<span style="color:#663366;">C</span>&nbsp;(]][[User talk:Coffeeandcrumbs|<span style="color:#ba0000">Coffeeandcrumbs</span>]]) 17:50, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

== Massive American PSYOPS social media campaign on Venezuela and neighbors shut down by Facebook ==

https://thegrayzone.com/2020/09/06/cls-strategies-facebook-propaganda-venezuela-bolivia/

This is apparently the first time an American social media campaign has been shut down as astroturf by a major social media company. 

Is there any evidence they were editing here? [[Special:Contributions/2601:647:5E00:C5A0:8D53:B3C1:D158:57FC|2601:647:5E00:C5A0:8D53:B3C1:D158:57FC]] ([[User talk:2601:647:5E00:C5A0:8D53:B3C1:D158:57FC|talk]]) 16:04, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
:No, given the contentious nature of the area, editing related to Venezuela is watched closely. [[User:Kingsif|Kingsif]] ([[User talk:Kingsif|talk]]) 18:54, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
:<p>''[[The Grayzone]]'' {{rspe|The Grayzone}} was [[WP:DEPS|deprecated]] in an {{rsnl|287|RfC: Grayzone|RfC in March}}. This article does not warrant any attention. —&nbsp;'''''[[User:Newslinger|<span style="color:#536267;">Newslinger</span>]]'''&nbsp;<small>[[User talk:Newslinger#top|<span style="color:#708090;">talk</span>]]</small>'' 00:43, 8 September 2020 (UTC)</p>

== Removal of Nigerian Protests ([[End SARS]]) from "Ongoing Events" ==

This is to bring about the question of whether or not this should be removed. page linked on the Current News page currently takes you to the End SARS protest page, and SARS was disbanded in late 2020. I think since it has been a few months afterwards this is a possible candidate for removal from this section. --[[User:Larcondos|Larcondos]] ([[User talk:Larcondos|talk]]) 20:23, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

== Memorial (society) ==

[[Memorial (society)]] recently appeared on the [[Main Page]]'s "In the News" box, but didn't have a {{t|current event}} tag. I wouldn'tbe surprised if people have also failed to update it. –[[User:LaundryPizza03|<b style="color:#77b">Laundry</b><b style="color:#fb0">Pizza</b><b style="color:#b00">03</b>]] ([[User talk:LaundryPizza03|<span style="color:#0d0">d</span>]][[Special:Contribs/LaundryPizza03|<span style="color:#0bf">c̄</span>]]) 23:50, 30 December 2021 (UTC)