India court rejects Twitter’s lawsuit against gov’t challenging block orders ( techcrunch.com )
cross-posted from: vlemmy.net/post/371096...
UK appeals court rules that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful ( apnews.com )
In a split two-to-one ruling, three Court of Appeal judges said Rwanda could not be considered a “safe third country” where migrants could be sent....
Russian missile hits restaurant in Ukraine's Kramatorsk killing at least eight ( www.eureporter.co )
EU countries and lawmakers reach data rule deal targeting Big Tech ( www.eureporter.co )
Police: Libbey Glass employees report threatening calls, letters ( www.wtol.com )
The threats have allegedly occurred over a six-month period....
Italy’s new EU prosecutor faces criticism over judiciary independence ( www.politico.eu )
US media giant Gannett sues Google over "monopolization of advertising technology markets" and "deceptive commercial practices" ( web.archive.org )
In 2022, Google made upwards of $30 billion in revenue from the sale of ad space on publishers’ websites which was six times the digital advertising revenue of all U.S. news publications combined, according to a statement by Gannett.
A Love Letter from Russia to America [from an anonymous Russian citizen] ( web.archive.org )
"Our first democratically elected leader [in Russia], a goofy old politician, handed the reins of power to a serious young security officer in 1999. We love our strong men here. At first, Putin was enamored of you [America]. When he said in the early 2000s that he saw America as our “best partner” he meant it. When he said...
Amid grim outlook for jobs, Chinese graduates' shots are taking a wildly creative approach infused with a touch of nihilism ( nitter.net )
Instead of the classic hat-throwing, flower-holding, and joyful smiles, Chinese students opted for defeated poses (with many literally just ‘laying flat’), apocalyptic backgrounds, or purely sarcastic shots where they are seen throwing their graduation thesis....
Illinois passes law to outlaw book bans ( abcnews.go.com )
With many states and smaller local governments in the U.S. banning or attempting to ban books, Illinois' state government is doing the opposite, penalizing book bans by withdrawing funding from libraries that restrict or remove books due to "partisan or doctrinal" disapproval.
Bothered by pot smell, she sued her neighbor to stop smoking — and won ( www.washingtonpost.com )
A D.C. judge has ruled that a man who smokes medical marijuana in his apartment must stop after a neighbor complained that the odor from his marijuana crept into her home and caused a nuisance.