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36 votes
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US FCC details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai: banning fast lanes and ISP restrictions on legal content
50 votes -
New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and gender teachings
14 votes -
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation
36 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump denounces Ron DeSantis abortion ban as “a terrible mistake”
35 votes -
Starfield's pronoun-removal mod has been banned by NexusMods
48 votes -
Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears
30 votes -
New Mexico Governor bans public carry of guns in Albuquerque
33 votes -
UK government vows action after man dies in latest dog attack
27 votes -
American Library Association report: Texas led the nation in book ban attempts in 2022
14 votes -
Battle over a recurrent French national obsession: How Muslim women should dress?
17 votes -
Women who were denied emergency abortions file lawsuits in three states: Lawsuits want to clarify abortion ban exceptions for ‘medical emergencies’ in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee
36 votes -
Abortions rose in most US states this year, new data shows
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Meta lost a legal battle Wednesday to halt a Norwegian ban on its advertising practices that came with hefty daily fines
22 votes -
French state schools turn away dozens of girls wearing Muslim abaya dress
34 votes -
A proposed law to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve, led to controversy
41 votes -
Anger in Sweden as Nobel Prize organizers invite Russia and Belarus to the award ceremonies – several lawmakers say they will boycott this year's ceremonies
35 votes -
France’s browser-based website blocking proposal will set a disastrous precedent for the open internet
49 votes -
Bisphenol A: Health experts drastically reduce safe intake limits of widespread plastic
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Judge denies request to halt Missouri’s gender-affirming medical care ban
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Texas tried to enact more book bans last year than any other US state
13 votes -
Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC
59 votes -
A series of racism scandals within the new Finnish government has led to calls for a ban on the swastika and the hammer and sickle
28 votes -
More than thirty years after its publication, picture book Daddy's Roommate has once again found itself the target of censorship
13 votes -
Twitch will let streamers ban users from watching their streams
15 votes -
US Ninth circuit court of appeal upholds preliminary injunction against Idaho law banning transgender girls and women participation in women's sports
I haven't yet found a news article, but will add if I find one. Here is the ruling. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2023/08/17/20-35813.pdf
26 votes -
Using artificial intelligence to ban books only makes the problem worse
20 votes -
This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)
64 votes -
White House unveils ban on US investment in Chinese tech sectors linked to the military
41 votes -
Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads – then a Norwegian regulator threatened daily fines
51 votes -
Why India's rice ban could trigger a global food crisis
44 votes -
Denmark is considering banning protests involving burning the Quran or other religious texts over security and diplomatic concerns – Sweden looking to follow suit
18 votes -
US District Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
50 votes -
Maternal deaths are expected to rise under US abortion bans, but the increase may be hard to measure
18 votes -
Saudi Arabia’s plan to conquer global golf
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Sex education book 'Welcome to Sex' is a best-seller, but has been pulled off one Australian retailer's shelves after a conservative backlash, including death threats against one of the authors
‘Taking a leaf out of Trumpism’: Yumi Stynes on the ‘misguided’ backlash to sex book The book has been criticised by campaigners including Rachael Wong, the chief executive of Women’s Forum...
The book has been criticised by campaigners including Rachael Wong, the chief executive of Women’s Forum Australia, an organisation critical of pro-trans activism. Speaking to 2GB’s Ben Fordham on Tuesday, Wong called it a “graphic sex guide for children”, adding that she felt “physically ill at the thought of children reading it”. Other conservative media figures have amplified the criticism.
“This book was a response to genuine questions asked by adolescents to [magazine column] ‘Dolly Doctor’ for more than 20 years. [Dr Melissa Kang, one of the co-writers], was exposed to what kids were too ashamed to ask anyone else.”
Critics have taken particular issue with small sections of the book that address inclusive sexual practices beyond penetrative sex, including “fingering”, “oral sex”, “scissoring”, and “anal sex”.
They are also critical of the inclusion of what they term “gender ideology”. Others are accusing the authors of “grooming” children – a term that is increasingly misused.
The backlash has been so intense Big W stopped selling the book in-store after staff members were abused, although the retailer has defended it and it remains available online.
"I've seen people saying to me 'I want to kill you' or 'You should die'," Stynes told SBS News.
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Three Texas plaintiffs testified about the trauma they experienced being required to carry nonviable pregnancies due to the Texas abortion ban
55 votes -
Meta's social media platforms will be temporarily barred from behavioral advertising in Norway after a ruling from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority
13 votes -
2022 guidance from President Biden's administration assures doctors they’ll be protected by US federal law for providing emergency abortion care even if their state bans the procedure
40 votes -
International Monetary Fund calls on Indonesia to lift mineral export ban
https://asiatimes.com/2023/07/indonesias-mineral-export-bans-face-hot-global-fire/ JAKARTA – Indonesia is under rising fire at the World Trade Organization and by the International Monetary Fund...
https://asiatimes.com/2023/07/indonesias-mineral-export-bans-face-hot-global-fire/
JAKARTA – Indonesia is under rising fire at the World Trade Organization and by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the government’s seemingly haphazard policy of banning mineral ore exports, a market intervention Jakarta insists is just and necessary to maximize its economic and industrial growth.
In a sharply worded statement accompanying its 2022 country report, the IMF called for Indonesia to phase out the restrictions and not extend them to other commodities. “The increasing use of trade measures and industrial policies may destabilize the multilateral trade system,” the IMF said.
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Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect for now
39 votes -
Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over South China Sea map
30 votes -
How scientific conferences are responding to US abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ+ laws
32 votes -
Italian soccer players banned from wearing No. 88 on jerseys in campaign against antisemitism
15 votes -
Finland wants to reverse downward trends in PISA school aptitude tests, and promote a focused learning environment, with new laws around mobile phone use
11 votes -
Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns until the end of August, likely bringing controversial practice to historic end
19 votes -
ACT passes Australian-first legislation banning irreversible medical procedures for young intersex children
12 votes -
Japan to ban upskirting in sweeping sex crime reforms
11 votes -
By more than two-to-one, Americans support US government banning TikTok
17 votes -
Google to prohibit personal loan apps from accessing user photos, contacts
11 votes