Feb 20, 2021 12:32 pm UTC| Technology Law
Under new draft laws, the eSafety Commissioner could order your nude selfies, sex education or slash fiction to be taken down from the internet with just 24 hours notice. Officially, the Morrison governments new bill...
What the rise of telemedicine means for Canada’s legal system
Feb 20, 2021 12:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
The current pandemic is a tremendous boost for telemedicine, as many health-care professionals are strongly encouraged to offer online consultations or have no choice but to do so. But even before the pandemic, there was...
Facebook versus Australia: the government hands Facebook a competition free pass
Feb 20, 2021 11:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Conversation is a great news site. But, for the most part, people dont read it like a newspaper. Instead, articles on specialised topics are shared with other people. One way is via Facebook. Yesterday, almost none...
Feb 20, 2021 11:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Facebook has barred Australians from finding or sharing news on its platform, in response to an Australian government proposal to require social media networks to pay journalism organizations for their content. The move is...
US legislators to arm news outlets with bargaining power in dealing with Facebook, Google
Feb 19, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Technology Law
The US Congress plans to introduce a series of antitrust bills that would allow smaller news organizations to negotiate collectively with Facebook and Alphabets Google, said Rep. Ken Buck of the House Judiciary Committees...
Italy fines Facebook anew over data utilization
Feb 17, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Business Law
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has again fined Facebook, this time for $8.4 million, for failing to comply with an order to how it informs users about the commercial uses of their data. The AGCM had fined...
Nestlé, Hershey, Mars, and Mondelēz lead chocolate producers facing child labor lawsuit in US
Feb 15, 2021 23:47 pm UTC| Business Law
Nestlé, Hershey, Mars, and Mondelēz International were among major chocolate manufacturers accused of profiting from child slavery in a lawsuit filed in Washington DC by the human rights organization International...
In the rush for coronavirus information, unreviewed scientific papers are being publicized
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