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Court of Appeals Revitalizes Texas Law Targeting Social Media Companies

[ad_1] A Texas law banning major social media companies from removing political speech was the first of its kind, enacted Wednesday, raising complex questions about how to follow rules for major web platforms. The law, which applies to social media platforms with 50 million or more monthly active users in the United States, was passed …

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EU Targets Harms of Social Media with New Law

[ad_1] The European Union was nearing agreement on Friday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and other internet services to tackle misinformation, explain how their services amplify divisive content, and stop targeting online ads based on a person’s ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. Dubbed the Digital Services Act, the law aims to address …

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Disney Says It Hopes Florida’s Anti-LGBTQ Law Is ‘Blowed’

[ad_1] Minutes after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an anti-LGBTQ bill on Monday, Disney released a statement denouncing the law, saying it “as a company is to have this law repealed by the legislature or overturned by the courts.” “Disney employs approximately 80,000 people in the Orlando area. Labeled by dissidents as “Don’t Say Gay”, …

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‘The Great Freedom’: Film Traces Long Shadow of Anti-Gay Law in Germany

[ad_1] BERLIN — A turning point is coming for the protagonists of the new movie, Viktor and Hans.”Great Freedom” When Viktor sees the concentration camp tattoo on Hans’ arm. The year is 1945 and Viktor has already forcibly kicked Hans out of the cell they shared in a German prison after learning that Hans had …

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What Happens When An ‘Inheritance Law’ Wants More Than Playing Hits?

[ad_1] When Tears for Fears released their album “Everybody Loves a Happy Ending” in 2004, the British pop duo’s future, or lack thereof, seemed clear. “I thought it was the last date palm,” singer-guitarist Roland Orzabal said in a recent video call from a home he owns in Los Angeles. “I thought it was a …

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Sam Waterston Still The Face of ‘Law and Order’

[ad_1] Within ten years, he produced a number of spin-offs, including a show called “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” which replaced “Gunsmoke”‘s longest-running television series ever. (If there’s one thing America loves more than crime, it’s sex crime.) He helped re-establish New York City as a viable hub for scripted series, taking advantage of …

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French Abortion Law Catalyst Marie-Claire Chevalier dies at 66

[ad_1] When the verdict was announced, Chevalier was fined 500 francs and released while demonstrators shouted his name in the streets. Four people, including his mother, were charged with accomplices and acquitted. The case, with its young protagonist and high-profile lawyer, became a case and catalyst for overthrowing the law in her feminism campaign. Among …

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