Month: January 2024
How a New Bill Could Protect Against Deepfakes
A day before the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled CEOs from tech companies about internet child safety, bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow victims to sue people who create and distribute sexually-explicit deepfakes under certain circumstances. The Disrupt Explicit
Read MoreAs Tech CEOs Are Grilled Over Child Safety Online, AI Is Complicating the Issue
The CEOs of five social media companies including Meta, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) were grilled by Senators on Wednesday about how they are preventing online child sexual exploitation. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Senate Judiciary Committee called the meeting to hold
Read MoreWhat to Know About House Republicans’ Push to Impeach Mayorkas
A panel of Republicans approved two articles of impeachment early Wednesday against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, setting up a historic vote in the House even as some Republicans denounce the effort as unfounded. The rare impeachment resolution, approved on
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing – NBC News
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at online child safety hearing NBC News Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families over social media harms in contentious Senate hearing CNN Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families in fiery US Senate hearing BBC.com How Senators used outrage
Read MoreUN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding
The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel
Read MoreUN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding
The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel
Read MoreUN organizations rally around aid agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza as some donors cut funding
The United States and more than a dozen other countries have announced plans to suspend contributions to the agency known as UNRWA after Israel alleged that 12 of its thousands of workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel
Read MoreSecretary of State Blinken set to return to the Mideast for 5th time since Gaza conflict began
The trip comes as discussions over a cease-fire and hostage release are intensifying, but also as fears grow of a regional conflict.
Read MoreAn Israeli Lawmaker Took an Anti-War Stance. Now He May Lose His Job
In early January, Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif caused a political firestorm when he expressed his support for South Africa’s case accusing Israel of “genocidal acts” against Gaza’s Palestinians at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Now, Cassif risks
Read MoreHow Guns Brought America the Tyranny Its Founders Feared
In March 2023, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser sent out a distress signal: “Protect Hawaii and our peaceful culture from tyranny of guns.” The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision had made it legal to carry firearms outside the home in all 50 states,
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