UK asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda ~news united kingdom politics law rwanda Article 144 words 18 votes
Kansas Legislature brings gavel down on civil asset seizure powers of law enforcement ~misc Article 1532 words 28 votes
Hawaii ban on short-term vacation rentals moves forward in state legislature ~life housing Article 557 words 28 votes
Secretive US right wing advocacy group promotes model legislation to limit public nuisance claims like those responsible for tobacco and opioid verdicts ~misc politics Article 1021 words 18 votes
US rail safety legislation still stalled one year after East Palestine Ohio disaster ~transport Article 856 words 36 votes
US Congress approves bill barring any President from unilaterally withdrawing from NATO ~news usa politics Article 378 words 80 votes
A Meta engineer known as an expert at curbing online harassment saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he’s testifying before the US Congress ~tech social media Article 817 words 19 votes
After many years, migrant workers in Norway won legal protection from exploitative agencies – but now a European Free Trade Association ruling puts progress in peril ~life work Article 1236 words 3 votes
Paddington in Peru films in Colombia – sparking row over legislation in Peru ~movies Article 600 words, published Oct 5 2023 7 votes
‘Who benefits?’ Inside the EU’s fight over scanning for child sex content ~tech privacy Link 23 votes
Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence ~tech Article 631 words 12 votes
Apple formally endorses right to repair US legislation after spending millions fighting it ~tech apple Article 817 words 67 votes
The US tech industry has largely co-opted the once-dreaded “patchwork” of state rules through effective lobbying— and its success is sapping momentum for federal legislation ~tech privacy Article 1674 words 7 votes
UK House of Lords votes to modify proposed legislation to target 'harmful' algorithms ~tech Link 9 votes
ACT passes Australian-first legislation banning irreversible medical procedures for young intersex children ~lgbt Article 245 words 12 votes
Covid backlash hobbles US public health and future pandemic response ~health Article 2189 words 8 votes
Sanna Marin's human rights legislation for indigenous Sámi fails – Sámi Parliament Act failed to get past the final committee stage in Finnish parliament ~news finland.sapmi politics law Article 952 words 3 votes
Spain approves menstrual leave, teen abortion and trans laws ~health healthcare Article 453 words 7 votes
UK proposes making the sale and possession of encrypted phones illegal ~tech privacy Article 10 votes
Meet the man building a thousand wheelchair ramps in Iceland – Ramp Up Iceland aim to make everyday life less challenging for people with physical disabilities ~life Article 659 words 4 votes
Sanna Marin's Finnish government could collapse, as human rights laws stalled – new Sámi Parliament Act is the right of self-determination ~news finland.sapmi politics law Article 1666 words 6 votes
Germany moves ahead with plan to legalize cannabis sales ~news germany politics law Article 346 words 17 votes
Federal government introduces legislation to ban conversion therapy in Canada ~lgbt Article 593 words 13 votes
Denmark is set to adopt legislation enabling it to open asylum centres outside Europe where applicants would be sent to live ~misc politics Article 782 words 6 votes
Legislation to criminalise gender affirming care for trans children is dangerous ~lgbt transgender Link 12 votes
Arizona advances bill forcing Apple and Google to allow Fortnite-style alternative payment options ~tech google apple.app store Article 1684 words 7 votes
Facebook to lift Australia news ban after government agrees to amendments to proposed legislation requiring them to pay publishers ~tech facebook social media Article 6 votes
One of the most robust laws on climate change yet has been created in Denmark – can legislation really make failing to act on climate change illegal? ~enviro climate change Article 2752 words 5 votes
Finland has demonstrated that it is possible to reduce the number of smokers without seeing a surge in e-cigarette users ~health Article 801 words, published May 4 2020 7 votes
Got lacteal secretions? Virginia tries to limit the legal definition of milk ~food drinks Article 416 words 7 votes
Why Republicans are suddenly in a rush to regulate every trans kid’s puberty ~lgbt transgender Article 2727 words 14 votes
Washington state proposes legislation aimed at preventing class-action lawsuits against video game companies: would change the legal definition of "illegal gambling games" to exclude video games ~games Article 573 words, published Jan 4 2020 6 votes
Prohibition was a failed experiment in moral governance ~humanities.history Article 475 words 13 votes
Proposed US law would ban infinite scroll, autoplaying video ~tech social media Article 482 words 13 votes
We should opt into data tracking, not out of it, says DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe Weinberg ~tech Article 9747 words, published May 27 2019 10 votes
Defeating the voters: Across the United States, state autocrats are spurning democratic majorities ~humanities Article 2142 words, published May 14 2019 15 votes
What's the future of voting rights for former felons in Florida? ~misc politics Article 1111 words 11 votes
Silicon Valley-funded privacy think tanks fight in DC to unravel state-level consumer privacy protections ~tech privacy Article 1381 words 5 votes
Internal documents show Apple is capable of implementing right to repair legislation ~tech apple Article 1158 words 7 votes
New Zealand bans military style semi-automatics and assault rifles ~news new zealand law Link 15 votes
FastMail loses customers, faces calls to move over anti-encryption laws ~tech privacy security Article 365 words 15 votes
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez releases Green New Deal outline ~enviro climate change Article 1754 words 29 votes