President Donald Trump asserted Monday that the Canadian aerospace company Bombardier should no longer be allowed to sell its planes in the U.S., opening a new front in his trade war with Canada. The move drew an objection hours later from Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., whose state hosts Bombardier’s U.S. headquarters. It’s the latest example…
A federal judge in Texas struck down a 2023 state law Tuesday that sought to restrict drag shows, ruling it was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner, a Reagan appointee, said the measure, known as Texas Senate Bill 12, improperly restricted speech, violating the First Amendment of the Constitution. The ruling prevents state Attorney General…
VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani Barring South African companies from moving crypto assets across the country’s borders will likely drive those transactions underground or offshore and reduce the very oversight national treasury and the South African Reserve Bank are trying to achieve, according to VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani. Ehsani was responding to the draft Crypto Asset…
A censorship saga about how the voices of republican leaders in Northern Ireland were banned by the British government. After a year of deadly Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacks in Northern Ireland, Margaret Thatcher’s government introduced a broadcasting ban in 1988. The ban forbade UK radio and TV from airing the voices of IRA members…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio. Eloisa Lopez/Reuters US secretary of state Marco Rubio has asked diplomats to push back against talk of a “kill switch” in American technology products following the White House’s short-lived decision to keep foreigners from the US’s most advanced AI models, according to a recent cable. The talking points, which…
Information security and privacy consultant Anthony Olivier. When a government bans something people want, the desire does not disappear: it simply finds a quieter route. In this vein, the global rush to ban social media for children has reached the point where South African policymakers are openly asking whether we should follow. My answer, offered…
Australia’s online platforms are stumbling at the very first step in implementing age checks for users, rendering a world-first teen social media ban ineffective, a study by a team that advised the government’s roll-out of the curbs found. Since December, Australia’s new social media law has mandated that platforms including Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube bar…
Trump also said referee Raphael Claus’ decision to send off Balogun was “horrible” and called the Brazilian “a little bit suspect”. In response, the Brazilian football conferdation (CBF) defended Claus’ integrity, stating: “There is nothing in his record that discredits him or gives grounds for any suspicion. He is an exemplary professional.” In a statement…
Overlooking the Irish Sea just south of Dublin, Greystones is one of Ireland’s most affluent and scenic towns. Its coastal views, independent shops and tight-knit community have made it one of the most desirable places to live in the country. In recent years, Greystones has also become known for something else: Raising children without smartphones. At…
ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet. On Monday, I found myself looking for the enterprise-technology angle to the United Kingdom’s planned social media ban for children under 16. There isn’t really one. Beyond better age verification (a problem the porn industry solved long ago, but not well), almost nothing will change directly in the world of…
