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Congress Passes Bill To Combat Revenge Porn. All About "Take It Down Act"
Congress has overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called "revenge porn."
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US Congress Passes 'Revenge Porn' Ban, Sends It To Donald Trump
In March, Donald Trump vowed to sign the bill into law and said, "I'm going to use that bill for myself too if you don't mind, because nobody gets treated worse than I do online, nobody."
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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"Striking Down Special Marriage Act Will Take India To...": Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, presiding over a hearing on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, said if the Special Marriage Act (SMA) is struck down, it will take the country to the "pre-independence era".
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Health Ministry Said to Issue Notices to 15 Websites for Selling E-Cigarettes, Monitoring Advertisements on Social Media
The Union Health Ministry is said to have issued notices to 15 websites over the illegal sale of e-cigarettes, while six more websites are under the scanner. The ministry is also said to be monitoring the sale and advertisement of e-cigarettes on social media. The websites have been warned that failure to take necessary action may attract penalties...
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US House to Vote on Bill to Crack Down on Huawei, ZTE Amid Security Concerns
The House of Representatives said on Tuesday it will take up a bipartisan bill called the Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act that would require the State Department to report on US NATO allies and others using telecommunication equipment or services in their 5G networks from companies like Huawei and ZTE.
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Vice President Takes On Supreme Court Over Judges' Appointment, Chief Justice Of India Seated
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said there was "no whisper" in Parliament after the Supreme Court struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and described it as "too serious an issue".
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Elon Musk Should Testify to EU Parliament After Twitter Takeover, Lawmaker Says
Elon Musk should come to the European Parliament to reassure lawmakers that Twitter won't become a platform that threatens democracy, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the EU’s internal market commissioner has warned Musk that he will have to follow the EU’s rules, most notably the Digital Services Act that requires companies to take down...
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Watch: Tanks Roll Down China Highways Amid Tension Over Taiwan
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said the visit is by no means a personal act and if the US goes ahead with it, China will "legitimately take any countermeasures necessary".
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Internet Explorer Shuts Down Next Year: Twitter Thread Chronicles What Went Into Creating It
Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 3.0 25 years ago on August 13, 1996, marking its entry into then-ongoing 'Browser Wars.' The tech giant has already announced that it will retire its Internet Explorer 11 desktop application on June 15, 2022, a month before its 26th anniversary. And while it might be going out, the story of its arrival and event...
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US President Joe Biden Tells Vladimir Putin Russia Must Crack Down on Cybercriminals
US President Joe Biden has told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call that he must "take action" against cybercriminals acting in his country and that the US reserves the right to "defend its people and its critical infrastructure" from future attacks, the White House said.
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YouTube Must Take Down Donald Trump’s Channel or Face Advertiser Boycott, US Civil Rights Groups Demand
US civil rights groups will organise an advertiser boycott against YouTube if it does not remove President Donald Trump's channel, the groups said.
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Would You Pull The Plug On A Robot Begging You Not To? An Experiment Found...
In an experiment designed to investigate how people treat robots when they act like humans, many participants struggled to power down a pleading robot, either refusing to shut it off, or taking more than twice the amount of time to pull the plug.
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All Options Open To Deal With Pakistan, Says White House Official
The US is keeping "all options" on the table to deal with Pakistan if it does not take decisive action against the Taliban and the Haqqani network and dismantle their safe havens, the White House warned today. The warning came after the US suspended about $2 billion in security aid to Pakistan for failing to clamp down on terror groups
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Reliance Communications CEO Vinod Sawhny Steps Down
Reliance Communications on Saturday said its CEO Vinod Sawhny has stepped down, and William Barney and Gurdeep Singh will take over as acting Co-CEOs with immediate effect.
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Congress Passes Bill To Combat Revenge Porn. All About "Take It Down Act"
Congress has overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation to enact stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called "revenge porn."
-
US Congress Passes 'Revenge Porn' Ban, Sends It To Donald Trump
In March, Donald Trump vowed to sign the bill into law and said, "I'm going to use that bill for myself too if you don't mind, because nobody gets treated worse than I do online, nobody."
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EU Presses Meta On Transparency Plans After Scraping Disinformation Tracker
The EU on Friday formally requested that Meta detail steps it is taking on transparency after the Facebook and Instagram owner scrapped a widely-used tool for tracking disinformation online.
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"Striking Down Special Marriage Act Will Take India To...": Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, presiding over a hearing on the legalisation of same-sex marriage, said if the Special Marriage Act (SMA) is struck down, it will take the country to the "pre-independence era".
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Health Ministry Said to Issue Notices to 15 Websites for Selling E-Cigarettes, Monitoring Advertisements on Social Media
The Union Health Ministry is said to have issued notices to 15 websites over the illegal sale of e-cigarettes, while six more websites are under the scanner. The ministry is also said to be monitoring the sale and advertisement of e-cigarettes on social media. The websites have been warned that failure to take necessary action may attract penalties...
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US House to Vote on Bill to Crack Down on Huawei, ZTE Amid Security Concerns
The House of Representatives said on Tuesday it will take up a bipartisan bill called the Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act that would require the State Department to report on US NATO allies and others using telecommunication equipment or services in their 5G networks from companies like Huawei and ZTE.
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Vice President Takes On Supreme Court Over Judges' Appointment, Chief Justice Of India Seated
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said there was "no whisper" in Parliament after the Supreme Court struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and described it as "too serious an issue".
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Elon Musk Should Testify to EU Parliament After Twitter Takeover, Lawmaker Says
Elon Musk should come to the European Parliament to reassure lawmakers that Twitter won't become a platform that threatens democracy, a lawmaker said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the EU’s internal market commissioner has warned Musk that he will have to follow the EU’s rules, most notably the Digital Services Act that requires companies to take down...
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Watch: Tanks Roll Down China Highways Amid Tension Over Taiwan
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said the visit is by no means a personal act and if the US goes ahead with it, China will "legitimately take any countermeasures necessary".
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Internet Explorer Shuts Down Next Year: Twitter Thread Chronicles What Went Into Creating It
Microsoft launched Internet Explorer 3.0 25 years ago on August 13, 1996, marking its entry into then-ongoing 'Browser Wars.' The tech giant has already announced that it will retire its Internet Explorer 11 desktop application on June 15, 2022, a month before its 26th anniversary. And while it might be going out, the story of its arrival and event...
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US President Joe Biden Tells Vladimir Putin Russia Must Crack Down on Cybercriminals
US President Joe Biden has told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call that he must "take action" against cybercriminals acting in his country and that the US reserves the right to "defend its people and its critical infrastructure" from future attacks, the White House said.
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YouTube Must Take Down Donald Trump’s Channel or Face Advertiser Boycott, US Civil Rights Groups Demand
US civil rights groups will organise an advertiser boycott against YouTube if it does not remove President Donald Trump's channel, the groups said.
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Would You Pull The Plug On A Robot Begging You Not To? An Experiment Found...
In an experiment designed to investigate how people treat robots when they act like humans, many participants struggled to power down a pleading robot, either refusing to shut it off, or taking more than twice the amount of time to pull the plug.
-
All Options Open To Deal With Pakistan, Says White House Official
The US is keeping "all options" on the table to deal with Pakistan if it does not take decisive action against the Taliban and the Haqqani network and dismantle their safe havens, the White House warned today. The warning came after the US suspended about $2 billion in security aid to Pakistan for failing to clamp down on terror groups
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Reliance Communications CEO Vinod Sawhny Steps Down
Reliance Communications on Saturday said its CEO Vinod Sawhny has stepped down, and William Barney and Gurdeep Singh will take over as acting Co-CEOs with immediate effect.
