New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids ~tech social media Article 789 words 51 votes
Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids ~news usa.la politics law crime Article 1156 words 39 votes
Illinois Democrats speedily change candidate law; Republicans call measure ‘election interference,' "undemocratic" ~news usa.il politics law Article 622 words 16 votes
Sweden and Finland have moved to relax strict laws that govern the sale of alcohol, while preserving wider state monopolies ~food drinks Article 294 words 9 votes
The US Supreme Court case that could impact the homeless coast-to-coast ~life Article 1087 words 25 votes
Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this. ~life Article 838 words 18 votes
US judge denies request to restrict Donald Trump statements that could endanger law enforcement in classified records case ~news usa law.criminal politics Article 399 words 23 votes
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is weaponizing consumer protection laws against nonprofit organizations ~misc politics Article 3249 words 23 votes
Minnesota repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition ~tech internet Article 576 words, published May 24 2024 22 votes
Manhattan co-op in crisis spearheads push to cap land rent hikes ~finance Article 1122 words, published May 13 2024 10 votes
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans – WWF says the government has breached the law without adequately assessing the consequences ~enviro Article 454 words 6 votes
Fecal microbiota transplant: Inside the black market for human poop ~health Article 3251 words 30 votes
Toward a feminist criminal law: Mass incarceration means police and prisons are not simple allies for feminists who want a more just world ~life.women Article 3378 words 14 votes
France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia after deadly riots ~news france.new caledonia politics law Article 1092 words 21 votes
Seattle’s law mandating higher pay for food delivery workers is a case study in backfire economics ~finance business Link 18 votes
German court says far-right AfD is suspected of extremism ~news germany politics law Article 23 votes
US Supreme Court denies California’s plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prison ~health Article 672 words 18 votes
The US Supreme Court just quietly handed a huge win to veterans seeking an education ~life education Article 669 words 12 votes
California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry ~food restaurants Article 1375 words 39 votes
US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years ~transport Article 839 words 42 votes
The existence of a Roma police register is shocking but not surprising. It is directly linked to Norway's long history of antigypsyism. ~life Article 1648 words 16 votes
7,000 Maui short-term rentals could be eliminated under new county bill ~life housing Article 691 words 20 votes
Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Vladimir Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill ~news georgia russia politics law Article 27 votes
Denmark to liberalize its abortion law to allow the procedure until eighteenth week of pregnancy ~health Article 598 words 22 votes
US v. Google: As landmark 'monopoly power' trial closes, here's what to look for ~tech google Article 1139 words 21 votes
A lawsuit argues Meta is required by law to let you control your own feed ~tech facebook social media Article 510 words 30 votes
US Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages ~tech internet Article 217 words 33 votes
Opinion: The many US campaign finance violations divulged in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial ~misc politics Article 1154 words 25 votes
Car tracking can enable domestic abuse. Turning it off is easier said than done. ~transport Article 1579 words 15 votes
ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it ~tech Article 747 words 47 votes
It's not just TikTok. ByteDance has a variety of apps that could also be banned. ~tech Article 523 words, published Apr 23 2024 21 votes
Ireland plans to send asylum seekers back to UK under emergency law ~news ireland united kingdom politics rwanda crime law.emergency Article 588 words 14 votes
Free Companies: The age of mercenary companies ~humanities.history Video 18:17, published Apr 14 2024 7 votes
Ronald Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the US Supreme Court ~health Article 358 words 18 votes
Key moments from landmark US Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims ~news usa politics law Article 1350 words 35 votes
UK asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda ~news united kingdom politics law rwanda Article 144 words 18 votes
American non-compete clauses could become a thing of the past thanks to a new ruling ~life work Video 11:43 15 votes
In US lawsuit, ex-Amazon AI exec claims she was asked to ignore IP law ~tech amazon Article 1499 words 25 votes
European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025 ~transport Article 440 words 25 votes