South African newspaper The Continent reported Saturday that Facebook internal documents reveal that the company knew that its platform was being used to proliferate hate speech in Ethiopia and did not take steps to protect its users living “outside the English-speaking Western world.” The Continent is the first African publication to obtain access to thousands of [...]
The North Dakota House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that would ban state-level government-ordered COVID vaccine mandates. The bill would not apply to jails, state hospitals, or higher education institutions but to all other state entities. The bill would prohibit those entities from requiring proof of vaccination, proof of the presence of COVID antibodies, [...]
The European Commission voted Friday to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice of the European Union, alleging that Hungary failed to comply with a 2020 Court of Justice judgment ordering reform of Hungary’s exclusionary asylum laws. The Commission has alleged that Hungary’s laws regarding asylum procedure are contrary to EU law and is requesting [...]
A report published by the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) Thursday revealed that New Zealand’s access to justice is at risk. In the past 12 months, more than 20,000 people were denied the representation of a legal aid lawyer. The report’s findings were informed by the largest survey ever undertaken on New Zealand’s legal profession. [...]
US President Joe Biden Thursday signed into law legislation designed to secure telecommunications systems against potential foreign threats. The new law, known as the Secure Equipment Act, will ban the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from considering or issuing authorization for products made by companies on the FCC’s “covered list.” This list includes Chinese telecommunications groups [...]
The European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) filed a complaint Thursday against Grindr, alleging that the dating app violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Noyb noted that users can access Grindr, a dating app for gay, bi, trans and queer people, with only an email and password to share personal and explicit details. [...]
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Thursday granted former President Donald Trump’s request to halt the release of documents related to the January 6 Capitol riots. A three-judge panel, considering Trump’s emergency motion for an administrative injunction and expedited briefing schedule, granted the administrative injunction. This order temporarily enjoins the [...]
Google suffered a significant defeat Wednesday in its appeal against a €2.42bn ($2.8bn) EU fine, a landmark ruling that is likely to strengthen the EU’s efforts as it seeks to regulate big technology companies. The decision relates to a 2017 ruling by the European Commission, where it was found that Alphabet, parent company to the [...]
The UK Supreme Court unanimously rejected Wednesday a legal action against Google, which alleged that the tech giant had secretly tracked millions of iPhone users and used their data for commercial purposes without consent. The class action-style case began in 2017 when consumer rights activist Richard Lloyd brought an action seeking damages on behalf of all [...]
The UN Security Council issued a statement Wednesday urging for the immediate end of violence in Myanmar. Myanmar is currently under the control of the military junta, which overthrew the democratic government in February in a coup d’état. The Security Council supports the return to democracy and political independence in the country. The Security Council [...]
