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ComprehensionABigTechcompaniesthatoperatearoundtheworldhavelongpromisedtofollowlocallawsandprotectcivilrightswhiledoingbusiness.Thesetwoaimssometimesconflict.WhenAppleandGooglerecentlyagreedtoremoveanappattherequestoftheRussiangovernment,itraisedworries.Itappearsthatthecompaniesaremoreconcernedwithmakingmoneythanprotectingdemocraticrights.TheappiscalledSmartVoting.ItwasatoolfororganizingpoliticaloppositiontoRussianPresidentVladimirPutinbeforetheelectionslastweekend.Thebanhasbeensharplycriticizedbysupportersoffreeelectionsanddemocracy.NataliaKrapivaiswithAccessNow,aninternetfreedomgroup."Thisisbadnewsfordemocracyand

dissent

allovertheworld,"shesaid."WeexpecttoseeotherdictatorscopyingRussia's

tactics."Technologycompaniesthatofferserviceslikesearches,socialmediaandappshavelongbeeninconflictwithless-democraticcountries.Apple,GoogleandotherlargecompanieslikeAmazon,MicrosoftandFacebookhavegrownstrongeroverthepastdecade.Butgovernmenteffortsinmanycountriestousethatpowerfortheirownpurposeshasalsogrown.SaschaMeinrathisaprofessoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversityandstudiesonline

censorship.Hesaidtheactwasagreatsymbolof"politicaloppression."HeaddedthatGoogleandApplehaveincreasedthechancesofsomethingsimilarhappeningagain.NeitherApplenorGoogleansweredinterviewrequestsfrom

TheAssociatedPress.GooglealsodeniedaccesstodocumentsonitsonlineserviceGoogleDocsthatlistedcandidatessupportedbySmartVoting.YouTubeblockedsimilarvideos.Itappearsthatthecompaniesaremoremakingmoneythanprotectingdemocraticrights.Technologycompaniesthatofferserviceslikesearches,socialmediaandappswithless-democraticcountries.HeaddedthatGoogleandApplehaveincreasedsimilarhappeningagain.GooglealsodenieddocumentsonitsonlineserviceGoogleDocsthatlistedcandidatesSmartVoting.BChinahassetnewruleslimitingtheamountoftimechildrencanplayonlinegames.Therestrictionslimitchildrentojustthreehoursofonlinegameplayingaweek.Thatisonehourbetween8p.m.and9p.m.onFriday,SaturdayandSundaymostweeks.LiZhanguohastwochildrenages4and8.Eventhoughtheydonothavesmartphones,theyenjoyplayingonlinegames."IfmychildrengettheirhandsonourmobilephonesoraniPad,andifwedon'tclosely

monitor

theirscreentime,theycanplayonlinegamesforaslongasthreetofourhourseachtime,"hesaid.Likemanyotherparents,Liishappywithnewgovernmentrestrictions.Butexpertssayitisunclearifsuchpoliciescanhelpprevent

addiction

toonlinegames.Childrenmightjustgetaddictedtosocialmediainstead.Intheend,expertssay,parentsshouldbetheonestosetlimitsandsupportgood

practices.TherehasbeenagrowingconcerninChinaaboutgamingaddictionamongchildren.Governmentreportsin2018foundthataboutonein10Chinesechildrenwereaddictedtotheinternet.ThenewrulesarepartofanefforttopreventyoungpeoplefromspendingtoomuchtimeonentertainmentthatCommunistofficialsconsiderunhealthy.Thatincludeswhatofficialscallthe"irrational

fanculture"surroundingcelebrities."Adolescents

arethefutureofthemotherland,andprotectingthephysicalandmentalhealthofminorsisrelatedtothe

vital

interestsofmasses,"thePressandPublicationsAdministrationsaidinastatement.ItissimilartoacampaignbyChinesePresidentXiJinpingtocreateahealthiersocietyforamorepowerfulChina.Underthenewrules,theresponsibilityformakingsurechildrenplayonlythreehoursadayfallslargelyonChinesegamingcompanieslikeNetEaseandTencent.Tencent'shighlypopularHonorofKingsmobilegameisplayedbytensofmillionsacrossthecountry.5.Expertssayitisunclearifsuchpoliciescan

addiction

toonlinegames.6.Governmentreportsin2018aboutonein10Chinesechildrenweretotheinternet.7.Thatincludeswhatofficialscallthe"irrational

fanculture".8.ItissimilartoacampaignbyChinesePresidentXiJinpingtoforamorepowerfulChina.CMonkeysareespeciallyknownforbeingfun.Andifonemonkey

isfun,justthinkhowmuchfunmanymonkeyswouldbe!Ifanactivityoreventissuperfun,wecansayitis"asfunasa

barrel

ofmonkeys."Evenafunpersoncanbedescribedasabarrelofmonkeys.Now,abarrelisalargewoodencontainer.I'mnotsurehowtogetmonkeysintoabarrel.ButI'mguessingitwouldbefun.Whileweareonthesubject,keepinmindthatfunandfunnyareuseddifferently.Ifsomethingisfunnyitmakesyoulaugh.Ifsomethingisfunitissimplyenjoyable.Forexample,lastweekendIwenttoapartyanditwasreallyfun.Attheparty,myfriendtoldmeafunnystory,andIlaughedoutloud.Somewordhistoriansthinkthattheexpression"barrelofmonkeys"wasfirstrecordedin1895.Itdescribestheplayfulbehaviorofthese

primates.Weuseittodescribeanytypeoffunofactivityorperson.Tocallsomethingabarrelofmonkeysisdefinitely

informal.Youcouldcallareallyfuneventariot.WhereIgrewupinWestVirginia,peoplemightcallsomethingreallyfuna

hoot.Thatisalsoinformalandabitrural.Now,monkeysdomorethanhavefun.Becausetheyarealsosmart,theyareknownforcausingtrouble.So,itisnotsurprisingthatwehavemonkey

expressionsthatdescribecausingtrouble.Thefirstistosimply"monkey

around."Tomonkey

aroundmeansto

goofaround

orcauseharmlesstrouble.Butitcouldleadtomoreserioustrouble.So,aparentmaywarnachild,"Ifyoumonkey

aroundsomeonecouldgethurt.So,stopit!"IfImakeafunnyjokeataworkmeeting,someonecouldtellmetostop"monkeyingaroundandgetserious."Ourlastexpressionis"monkey

business."I'mnotsurehowtogetmonkeysintoabarrel.ButI'mguessing.Youcouldcall.WhereIgrewupinWestVirginia,peoplemightcallsomethingreallyfuna

hoot.IfImakeafunnyjokeataworkmeeting,someonecouldtellmeto.Thefirstistosimply"monkey

around."Tomonkey

aroundmeansto

orcausetrouble.DPeoplefacecold,hungeranddangerwhentheyfleetheircountries.Theyrisktheirlivestoescapeconditionssuchaspovertyandwar.About4.2millionpeoplearoundtheworldwerereportedasstateless,ornotbelongingtoanycountry,attheendof2020.ButtheUnitedNationsrefugeeagencyestimatesthatthetruenumberismuchhigher.Hereisalookatsomeofthestrugglespeopleleavingtheirhomelandshavefacedin2021sofar.JanuaryInJanuary,peopleinBosniatookshelterinabandonedbuildingsnearthetownofBihac.SomewerefleeingconflictinAfghanistan.TheytriedtostaywarmastheylineduptoreachEuropeanUnion-memberCroatiaacrosstheborder.FebruaryInFebruary,policeinSpain'sNorthAfricanterritoryofMelillarescuedpeoplehidinginwastecontainersastheytriedtomaketheirwaytothemainlandofSpain.And,theGermanshipnamedSea-Watchrescuedmorethan360peoplefromsmallboatsofftheLibyancoast.ThecentralMediterraneanmigrationpath,southoftheSaharaDesert,toItalyisconsideredoneoftheworld'sdeadliest.MarchInMarch,worseningsecurityandeconomicconditionsinMexico,Guatemala,HondurasandElSalvadorledtothebiggestriseinthenumberof

migrants

attheUnitedStates'southwesternborderin20years.TheU.S.CustomsandBorderProtectionofficialsdealtwith173,281peoplefromthesouthwesternborderinMarch.TheadministrationofPresidentJoeBidenalsoattemptedtodealwithlargenumbersofchildrentryingtocrosstheborderalone.MayInMay,SpaindeployedtroopstotheSpanishterritoryofCeutainnorthernAfrica.Thetroopsguardedthecountry'sborderwithMoroccoafteraround8,000peoplecrossedbyswimminginorclimbingoverabarrier.Aroundtwo-thirdsofthepeoplewhom