Florida Governor Signs Bill Banning Kids Under 14 From Having Social Media Accounts

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed one of the country’s most restrictive social media bills into law Monday, banning children under the age of 14 from having accounts and requiring children aged 14 to 16 to have parental consent to hold one. In addition to restrictions on teenage use of social media, the law, known as … Read more

House Passes Privacy Bill Banning Data Brokers From Selling Your Info to Russia and China

The U.S. House passed a bill that would ban third-party data brokers from selling the user data of Americans to geopolitical adversaries like China and Russia. And while it still needs to pass the Senate to become law, it’s a step in the right direction as recent headlines mostly focus on a potential ban on … Read more

House passes bill banning sale of US personal data to foreign adversaries

The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, or HR 7520, would prohibit data brokers from selling Americans’ personally identifiable information to foreign adversaries, including countries like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran. Data brokers can face penalties from the Federal Trade Commission if they’re found to have sold sensitive information like location or health … Read more

Why Airbnb Is Banning Cameras in Rentals

Airbnb hosts may have good reasons to want to install security cameras inside properties they rent out—they’ve been used to catch theft, or vandalism, or even just non-compliance with rental rules. But concerns about privacy violations have pushed the property rental company Airbnb to ban all indoor security cameras in all of its listings worldwide. … Read more

South Korea passes bill banning dog meat trade

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave South Korea’s parliament passed a bill that will make it illegal to breed, slaughter and sell dogs for human consumption — a victory for animal rights groups that had been fighting for years for the change. The near-unanimous vote Tuesday in favor of the bill — 208 … Read more

Nepal joins a growing list of countries banning TikTok

Another country is banning TikTok, the ByteDance-owned short video behemoth with over one billion active users around the world. Nepal, which has a population of close to 30 million people, has banned TikTok. The decision, first reported by the New York Times, came shortly after the Himalayan country introduced a rule requiring social platforms to register … Read more

Federal judge again strikes down California law banning high capacity gun magazines

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California cannot ban gun owners from having detachable magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, a federal judge ruled Friday. The decision from U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez won’t take effect immediately. Democratic U.S. Attorney General Rob Bonta has already promised to appeal the ruling. The ban is likely to remain … Read more

The iPhone 15 will get USB-C, a redesigned Cybertruck surfaces and California considers banning AV vans

Hey, pleasant folks, and welcome to Week in Evaluation (WiR), TechCrunch’s common publication that aggregates the highest tech information over the previous few days. It’s our humble opinion that there’s no higher place to get caught up on the business’s happenings, whether or not you’re a information junkie or just among the many tech-curious. On … Read more

France’s public colleges will implement a costume code banning robes worn by some Muslims, president says

French President Emmanuel Macron says public faculty college students gained’t get previous the door in the event that they present up wearing lengthy robes primarily worn by Muslims ByThe Related Press September 1, 2023, 1:59 PM French President Emmanuel Macron listens to lecturers throughout a go to to a vocational faculty in Orange, Southeastern France, … Read more

Jan. 6 convict Troy Smocks sues Parler for banning him

Troy Smocks, who was sentenced to 14 months in jail following threats he posted on now-offline conservative platform Parler, is suing Parler for $370 million(opens in a brand new tab). Parler banned Smocks after calling for violence within the wake of the rebellion on January 6, 2021. “Over the following 24 hours, I might say … Read more