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Slavery is not a phenomenon of the past, it is a feature of the present. Many humans in many places are put into conditions where they cannot escape. The only option they have is to work with the hope that one day they might be free - but this day never comes. We here in this VCC are determined to develop a community that can help to identify modern-day slavery and find ways to free those who are enslaved.

If you are disgraced by the extent of modern day slavery and want to be part of a community that aims to discover modern day slavery, ensure that these cases are widely known, and find ways to overcome this abhorrent feature of modern society then we would welcome you as a member of this VCC.

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[Apr. 21, 2026] Cyber Slavery in Southeast Asia:
In a recent blog titled “A New Form of Slavery: Cyber Slavery in Southeast Asia” published by the Human Rights Research Center, the author Esther Annorzie points out that “cyber slavery is a growing trend in Southeast Asia especially in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines.” Many scam centers in Southeast Asia are based on modern day slavery operations, and many human rights violations are abundant. The slave victims are kidnapped, abused, and forced to engage in widespread cyber scams.

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[May. 11, 2026] ILie VCC opened: The "I Lie and Why it Needs to Stop VCC" has been initialized and is open now.

[May. 09, 2026] Doomsday Clock is Getting Closer to Midnight: In January, the Doomsday clock was set to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest setting since it was established in 1947 in response to the threat of nuclear war. Sophie McBain in her article “‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?” emphasizes that with the wars on Iran and on the Ukraine, the rapid and largely uncontrolled development of AI and the climate breakdown all together increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock now stands closer to midnight than ever before. She asks the question of whether we can buy ourselves more time.

[Apr. 25, 2026] World Happiness Report Finds Positive Impacts of Collaborative Platforms: The World Happiness Report 2026 has a strong focus on the impacts of social media and the Web in general on human happiness. The results of most studies indicate that the use of most social media seems to have a negative impact on happiness, while those tools that generate trust and collaboration have a positive impact. The report sumarizes: “Internet activities fall into two groups. Communications, news, learning, and content creation are associated with higher life satisfaction. Social media, gaming, and browsing for fun are associated with lower life evaluations.” This supports the mission of Place4Us as a trust-focused collaborative platform for intercreativity and learning.

[Apr. 19, 2026] Earth Energy Imbalance is Increasing Rapidly: Finally the extreme increase in the Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI) is slowly starting to make headlines - far too late, though. The article “ What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?” by Jonathan Watts published in the Guardian explains some of the basics. Importantly, the EEI double within only 13 years. In another article by Watts also in the Guardian and titled “ Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high” the author points out that the World Meteorological Organization warned that Earth is struggling with a record energy imbalance, which is warming the oceans to unprecedented levels, making weather more extreme and threatening health and food supplies. Considering that Earth is more like a pool house with a very large pool than a greenhouse, the ocean is only delaying the heating of the atmosphere but not preventing it.