Belarus Bans Most Citizens from Going Abroad
Belarus has temporarily banned most of its citizens from leaving, including many foreign residency permit holders. From a report: There are some exceptions, such as for Belarusian civil servants on official trips and state transport staff. The State.....»»
TikTok algorithm could be shared with US, as company fights growing bans
The infamous TikTok algorithm, which has been accused of taking users into dangerous rabbit holes, could be shared with US officials, says the company. TikTok owner ByteDance is hoping that the offer of transparency will fend off further bans of the.....»»
Japanese chip equipment makers closely watch new export bans on China; Canon sees limited impacts
With US officials acknowledging that Washington has indeed been in talks with the Japanese and Dutch governments regarding new restrictions on semiconductor equipment exports to China, many have speculated how such a deal would impact chip equipment.....»»
State abortion bans based on sex, disability or race aren"t remedies against eugenics, says paper
In his 2019 opinion in Box v Planned Parenthood, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote an impassioned concurrence describing abortions based on sex, disability or race as a form of 'modern-day eugenics.' He defended the challenged Indiana reason-based aborti.....»»
U.S. lender Citizens stepping back from auto loans
Citizens cut back on auto lending last year and plans to reduce its auto loans further this year......»»
Body-worn cameras are supposed to deter police brutality. Why didn"t that happen in Memphis?
There is wide consensus about the need to equip police officers with body cameras. Beyond simply documenting officers' interactions with citizens, the technology can improve trust between the police and the communities they serve, a 2018 Northeastern.....»»
New model effectively predicts consumers" retail shopping mobility during a pandemic
COVID-19 forced people to contend with travel bans, stay-at-home orders and closure of nonessential businesses. A new study in the Journal of Business Research reveals how this significant event affected consumer mobility and shopping habits. And the.....»»
Study: Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power
Autocrats and dictators quickly acquire new arms technologies from abroad and often use them against their own citizens. Now a study of multiple nations during the period 1820–2010 shows that the spread of military technologies inhibits democratic.....»»
Single-use plastic bans: Research shows three ways to make them effective
Governments around the world are introducing single-use plastic product bans to alleviate pollution......»»
Brits told not to mail anything abroad after cyber incident
A cyber incident has prompted the U.K.’s Royal Mail to ask the nation’s 67 million citizens not to send anything overseas for the time being......»»
Apple promises to detail why some apps are removed from the App Store
Apple’s App Store has very strict guidelines, and this results in many apps being banned there for breaking these rules. However, the company also bans apps from its store at the request of some governments – and this has concerned activists. Bu.....»»
Four ways winter heatwaves affect humans and nature
An extreme winter heatwave meant countries across Europe experienced a record-breaking New Year's Day. New daily temperature records for the month of January were set in at least eight countries: Belarus, Czechia, Denmark, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lith.....»»
Brazil riots trigger widespread content bans on Facebook, YouTube
Content moderators began working with Brazilian authorities before the election. Enlarge / A view of a broken window after the supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro participated in an anti-democratic riot at Plan.....»»
WhatsApp just made it harder to censor citizens with Internet shutdowns
Report says 710 million people were impacted by Internet shutdowns in 2022. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) To ring in the new year, WhatsApp introduced a new feature to help people circumvent g.....»»
Ransomware gang apologizes for attack on children"s hospital
LockBit apologizes for affiliate's ransomware attack on SickKids.ca and bans the culprits from its affiliate program......»»
House of Representatives bans staff use of "high risk" TikTok
Staff and lawmakers in the House of Representatives have been ordered to uninstall TikTok from their iPhones, iPads, and Android devices.TikTok on a smartphoneThe US government has previously threatened to ban TikTok from the App Store entirely, thou.....»»
US House bans TikTok from official devices
TikTok has been banned from electronic devices managed by the US House of Representatives, according to an internal notice sent to House staff......»»
Twitter gets longer videos, cheap poll bots, delayed @ElonJet; TikTok spying and state bans
The ability to post longer videos on Twitter has been on a fair number of wish lists, and the company has good news and bad news on that front. TikTok also seems to be feeling left out by all the Twitter controversy, so decided to create some of its.....»»
Xinjiang supply chains subject of U.S. Senate panel inquiry
U.S. law now bans the import of forced-labor goods from Xinjiang, in a pushback against Beijing's treatment of China's Uyghur Muslim minority, which Washington has labeled genocide......»»
Twitter bans users from linking to other social media platforms like Instagram and Mastodon
Update: Elon Musk says the policy will be adjusted to only forbid accounts that are primarily advertising other platforms, and casual linking will once again be permitted. On Sunday, during the World Cup, Twitter officially banned its users from lin.....»»
France bans disposable packaging, utensils in fast-food restaurants
Fast-food eateries in France will soon no longer be able to use disposable containers, plates, cups and tableware for clients eating in, the latest measure from a 2020 law to combat waste and encourage recycling......»»