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15 votes
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Donald Trump expected to try to halt US TikTok ban, allies say
12 votes -
More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products
38 votes -
Asmongold's Twitch channel temporarily banned following racist rant about Palestinians
44 votes -
The phone ban has had a big impact on school work (at a school in Iceland)
27 votes -
‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
32 votes -
Swedish government accused of trying to ‘outlaw poverty’ over begging ban – critics say proposal may not be lawful and would not tackle root cause of vulnerability
36 votes -
California bans legacy admissions at private universities
29 votes -
Massachusetts bill could fully legalize kei cars and override RMV ban
58 votes -
TikTok argues in federal appeals court that US ban would have ‘staggering’ impact on free speech
39 votes -
Swedish government says excessive screen time is causing a severe health crisis for youth – new legislation in the works to require schools to ban access to digital devices
14 votes -
The Hague will become first city to ban fossil fuel ads by law. Legally binding crackdown will include promotion of petrol cars, flights and cruise ships.
26 votes -
Norway wants to ban unhealthy food ads that target teens – doesn't go as far as the UK's rule but pushes far beyond other European countries' efforts
10 votes -
Brazilians flock to Bluesky after court bans Elon Musk’s X
41 votes -
Traditionally in the Swedish church the bride and groom walk down the aisle together – but the patriarchal handover is catching on, and now Lutherans want to stop it
24 votes -
Death threats, legal risk and backlogs weigh on US clinicians treating trans minors
13 votes -
Valve bans Razer and Wooting’s new keyboard features in Counter-Strike 2
43 votes -
US FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October
52 votes -
Topless men: should they be banned if they’re not at the pool or the beach?
20 votes -
Young people should be banned from buying drinks with high levels of caffeine, say health and consumer groups in Denmark
35 votes -
It’s official: These thirteen books are now banned from all public schools in Utah
48 votes -
San Francisco becomes first US city to ban automated rent-fixing technology
66 votes -
Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas
20 votes -
Tabletop game forumite achieves posting godhood, emerging from the void after 100,000 hour eleven year ban to continue the same argument from 2013
51 votes -
Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on UK onshore windfarms
34 votes -
Los Angeles’s mayor was contemplating a mask ban. She just got Covid.
38 votes -
US Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
35 votes -
Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths
54 votes -
Why did Muslim-majority Tajikistan ban the hijab?
18 votes -
Anti-Defamation League faces Wikipedia ban over reliability concerns on Israel, antisemitism
37 votes -
US bans sales of Kaspersky anti-virus software, citing ties to Russia
22 votes -
Queer Liberation Library offers free LGBTQ books in response to wave of US school bans
21 votes -
US Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre
29 votes -
Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones and MacBooks at his companies after Apple announces OpenAI partnership
40 votes -
Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas
16 votes -
The US Park Service wants to ban all rock climbing in designated wilderness
33 votes -
Raw milk easy to obtain despite bird flu warning, US FDA interstate ban
19 votes -
Taiwan, on China’s doorstep, is dealing with TikTok its own way
11 votes -
US survey shows abortion bans drive away young talent
52 votes -
Steam banned in Vietnam
User reports: https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/4362376335340911703/?ctp=2 Likely because Steam has not complied with local laws (in fact, they have no local presence at all on...
User reports: https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/4362376335340911703/?ctp=2
Likely because Steam has not complied with local laws (in fact, they have no local presence at all on Vietnam).
I do wonder if Steam is going to do anything. Complying with Vietnam's regulation is probably too burdensome to be worth the revenue, but on the other hand, Steam's promise with their DRM has always been that they would "unlock" the games if they had to shut down, and now they're shut down in a specific country.
Vietnamese Steam users have been sold products which they cannot play at all anymore, at least while following the laws of their Communist (so, totalitarian) regime. It's not a great situation for them.
Well, to be honest, they're probably going to do nothing. But I do wonder to what extent Valve, who knew they were not in compliance, should have not sold games at all in Vietnam? Similar to the Helldivers situation, surely they knew this shoe was dropping.
35 votes -
California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry
39 votes -
Arizona governor Katie Hobbs signs abortion ban repeal bill
49 votes -
Safer Sunscreen: Stanford researchers explore novel approach to sustainable sun protection
13 votes -
It's not just TikTok. ByteDance has a variety of apps that could also be banned.
21 votes -
US government reportedly ponders crimping China's use of RISC-V
20 votes -
Free Companies: The age of mercenary companies
7 votes -
Book ban fight in Nevada would create LGBTQ section of libraries
9 votes -
US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells platform
69 votes -
Somalia bans fishing trawlers from its waters
15 votes -
US Federal Trade Commission bans new noncompete agreements
77 votes