EU threatens TikTok Lite with ban over reward-to-watch feature App feature could be suspended unless child safety concerns addressed, in first use of sweeping new digital powers The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Hire factcheckers to fight election fake news, EU tells tech firms Parliamentary elections thought vulnerable to fake news will test social media firms and bloc’s new DSA laws The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2024
EU Regulators Scrutinize Big Tech Over Generative AI Risks EU regulators intensify scrutiny on tech giants over generative AI risks and DSA compliance, focusing on misinformation and product safety. Top News · Mar 14, 2024
AIFF to investigate fixing allegations after videos of suspicious Delhi match surfaced NEW DELHI: Following allegations of betting and match-fixing in the Delhi Premier League, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has initiated an investigation spanning various cities in the country. The Times of India · Feb 20, 2024
EU opens investigation into TikTok over online content and child safeguarding Video platform under scrutiny over potential breach of Digital Services Act in areas such as age verification The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024
Three of the biggest porn sites must verify ages to protect kids under Europe's new digital law Three of the world’s biggest porn websites face new requirements in the European Union that include verifying the ages of users The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
European Union Launches In-Depth Investigation into Elon Musk's X Under Digital Services Act The European Commission, responsible for enforcing the DSA on major platforms like X, announced the initiation of the investigation, citing potential breaches related to risk management, content moderation, dark patterns, advertising transparency, and data access for researchers. International Business Times UK · Dec 19, 2023
EU Wants To Know How Meta Tackles Child Sex Abuse The EU on Friday demanded Instagram-owner Meta provide more information about measures taken by the company to address child sexual abuse online. International Business Times · Dec 1, 2023
You Can't Fix Him (the IRS) Plus: Tanks in Gaza, quitting the DSA, Gen Z hates a sex scene, and more... Reason · Oct 27, 2023
Does India need to relook the Dam Safety Act? | Explained Do the frequency and scale of disasters like in Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh reveal a pattern of neglect? The Hindu · Oct 21, 2023
Is Xexit nigh? Elon Musk denies talking about pulling X from the EU, but he may not have a choice Musk is reportedly frustrated with the EU's new Digital Services Act—and the outlook for his social media platform in the world's third-largest economy is not bright. Fortune · Oct 19, 2023
At the Races: Not the way they drew it up - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Oct 12, 2023
Darkest Hours Plus: Pentagon abortion policy, renouncing DSA membership, AI chatbot problems, and more... Reason · Oct 12, 2023
AOC slams NYC rally backing Palestine: ‘Bigotry and callousness’ ‘It should not be hard to shut down hatred and antisemitism where we see it,’ congresswoman says The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023
Reason · Oct 10, 2023 Complete Siege Plus: Against simplistic colonizer narratives, how Hamas evaded Israeli surveillance, our century of bad art, and more...
Zenger · Oct 9, 2023 DSA Members Rally For Palestine As Israel-Hamas Conflict Escalates Democratic Socialists of America hold pro-Palestine rally in NYC amid rising tensions
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023 The EU has just clamped down on big tech. Britain, take note The Digital Services Act is finally bringing social media giants to heel after 20 years of laissez-faire. Yet Westminster still dithers, says journalist Chris Stokel-Walker
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023 Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online
The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2023 Sunscreen socialism: AOC divides the left with call for better skincare options Ocasio-Cortez’s video with a brand owner angered some who saw it as consumerist, while others backed her on health grounds
Reason · Jun 13, 2023 Portland, Maine, Will Vote on Whether To Roll Back the City's Socialist Housing Policy Revolution Today, voters will consider a citizen petition that would let landlords raise rents to market rates on vacant units.
The Guardian - US · May 10, 2023 Pressure builds as North Carolina set to override abortion ban veto Governor Roy Cooper has vowed to reject the bill, but the state legislature has a veto-proof Republican majority to overrule him
The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023 Bangladesh media in fear after PM’s ‘people’s enemy’ attack Even stories on cost of living leave journalists facing assault, threats and arrest under Digital Security Act
Motorsport · Apr 30, 2023 Why van Gisbergen escaped penalty in Perth The race 1 winner found himself subject to a post-race protest last night after Erebus Motorsport moved to argue that his decisive move on Brodie Kostecki wasn't legal.
Bangkok Post · Apr 25, 2023 EU rolls out stricter rules for online platforms BRUSSELS: The European Union on Tuesday designated 19 online platforms, including Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, as having user numbers so big they will come under stricter regulatory rules for content.
Reason · Apr 5, 2023 Denver Voters Reject Plan To Let Developer Convert Its Private Golf Course Into Thousands of Homes Developer Westside wanted to turn its 155-acre property into 3,200 homes and a public park.