The Television Academy announced today that the 14th Television Academy Honors will be presented in a one-hour special program narrated by Issa Rae, streaming Friday, Sept. 3, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT on TelevisionAcademy.com.
The virtual Honors recognition ceremony has a fresh new format this season that more effectively explores the concept and creation of the winning programs and the impact they have had on television viewers. Rae will narrate the one-hour, documentary-style special featuring the seven exceptional television programs announced earlier this year that are impacting society through thoughtful, powerful and innovative storytelling. Producers and talent representing all of this year’s honored programs provide a unique look at what inspired their work and their thoughts on television’s ability to spark positive social change.
The Television Academy Honors annually celebrates programs across numerous platforms and genres that elevate complex issues facing society. This year’s honorees used their talents to produce compelling programs, in both fictional and nonfictional works, to address the U.S. criminal justice system, climate change, sexual assault, immigration, race relations, the impact of social networking and LGBTQ+ persecution. They are: For Life (ABC), I Am Greta (Hulu), I May Destroy You (HBO), Little America (Apple TV+), The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central), The Social Dilemma (Netflix) and Welcome to Chechnya (HBO).
Rae, nominated for an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series, is an American actress, writer, producer and web-series creator. Rae first garnered attention for her award-winning web series and the accompanying New York Times best-seller, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.” She created and stars in the hit HBO show, Insecure, for which she has received multiple Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominations. Rae made her film debut in the acclaimed drama The Hate U Give. In 2020 she starred in Netflix’s The Lovebirds, a romantic comedy, and the HBO political-satire drama Coastal Elites.
South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
South Korea's privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with thousands of advertisers.
It was the latest in a series of penalties against Meta by South Korean authorities in recent years as they increase their scrutiny of how the company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, handles private information.
Following a four-year investigation, South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission concluded that Meta unlawfully collected sensitive information about around 980,000 Facebook users, including their religion, political views and whether they were in same-sex unions, from July 2018 to March 2022.
It said the company shared the data with around 4,000 advertisers.
South Korea's privacy law provides strict protection for information related to personal beliefs, political views and sexual behavior, and bars companies from processing or using such data without the specific consent of the person involved.
The commission said Meta amassed sensitive information by analyzing the pages the Facebook users liked or the advertisements they clicked on.
The company categorized ads to identify users interested in themes such as specific religions, same-sex and transgender issues, and issues related to North Korean escapees, said Lee Eun Jung, a director at the commission who led the investigation on Meta.
"While Meta collected this sensitive information and used it for individualized services, they made only vague mentions of this use in their data policy and did not obtain specific consent," Lee said.
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