Hashtag Trends – Dec 2 – U.S. Army Plans to Pay Call of Duty Streamers Millions to Reach Gen Z, Amazon Rejects Federal Judge’s Order, Ex-Engineer SpaceX file an age discrimination lawsuit against

The U.S. Army had planned to sponsor esports and Call of Duty streamers to reach Gen Z, but Amazon refused to comply with a federal court order to stop retaliation against union employees. , the former engineer filed an age discrimination lawsuit against SpaceX.

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According to internal Army documents obtained by Motherboard, the U.S. Army is targeting Gen Z viewers, women, blacks, and Hispanics, The Vice reported. But all planned spending was halted after Call of Duty publisher Activision faced a wave of sexual harassment complaints. Still, the documents show that the U.S. Army saw Call of Duty in particular as a potentially useful branding and recruiting tool.

Source: Vice News

Amazon has refused to fully comply with a requirement to tell employees that it has been ordered by a federal judge to stop retaliation against workers’ unions, The Vice reported. The federal ceasefire order required Amazon to stop “firing employees for engaging in protected communal activities” and “interfering, inhibiting, or coercing employees.” . But emails included in a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) motion filed Tuesday show Amazon’s legal team has repeatedly refused to comply with those requirements.

Source: Vice News

John Johnson, former chief optics manufacturing engineer at Elon Musk’s rocket company, has filed an age discrimination lawsuit in Washington state, repeatedly deprived of opportunities given to his young and inexperienced colleagues, and is complaining to the government. claimed to have been fired when Human Resources and Chief Operating Officer of the company. Johnson said he was 58 when he was hired and was repeatedly stripped of responsibility after undergoing back surgery for work-related accidents, according to an affidavit reviewed by The Guardian. It has asked the commission to investigate his allegations, after which it can choose to file charges against the company. case, the agency may choose to conduct a more extensive investigation.

Source: Guardian

Bloomberg reports that TikTok blackout challenges are causing child deaths. The challenge consisted of choking oneself with household items until the power went out, filming the adrenaline rush that brought him back to consciousness, and posting it on social media. Powerful social media algorithms are now reaching people too young to understand the risks. Her nine-year-old Arriani from Milwaukee died trying to run the challenge. Her death was not reported to the press or TikTok months later. The challenge has been linked to the deaths of at least 15 of her children, according to data from BusinessWeek news reports, court records, and interviews.

Source: Bloomberg

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