You might want to reconsider going for a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day in Brussels — as the city is likely to be completely paralyzed. A coordinated pan-European convoy of anti-vaccine protestors is expected to descend on Brussels on February 14. Brussels police are gearing up should the demonstration turn violent as others have done … Read more
It’s been in the works for years, but the Online Safety Bill looks set to become law early this year, as legislators look to make the internet a safer place for users. The bill will give Ofcom new powers to fine sites up to 10 per cent of their annual worldwide turnover, or even block … Read more
Press play to listen to this article WARSAW — Poland is preparing for a massive influx of refugees if Russia attacks Ukraine. “We have to be prepared for the worst-case scenario and [we have] been taking steps so as to be prepared for a wave of up to a million people,” Deputy Interior Minister Maciej … Read more
A video of a middle-aged woman apparently chained to the wall of a shack by her neck has sparked a national conversation in China about the treatment of people with mental illness. Taken late last month in the city of Xuzhou in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, the footage showed the woman with a chain padlocked … Read more
Social media users are speculating as to whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had fallen asleep during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing after he was seen on camera with his eyes closed. Putin could be seen on camera during NBC’s broadcast of the winter games sitting by himself and appearing to briefly … Read more
It’s an unusual alliance that puts Breitbart on the same side as Facebook and Google, two major opponents of the bill, even as Breitbart continues to attack “Big Tech” over the online giants’ alleged censorship of conservatives. the legislation, p. 673 (117th) other HR 1735 (117th)could conceivably benefit Breitbart financially — but the outlet says … Read more
It’s time for the West to show its cards and publish its planned sanctions against Russia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday. At a news conference for foreign media, Kuleba called on the EU and its member countries to finalize the sanctions package and make it public — so that Russian President Vladimir Putin … Read more
Social media companies should face fines if they can’t prove they’re preventing people banned from their platforms for abusive behavior from opening new accounts, a report by MPs says. The House of Commons Petitions Committee has called on the government to strengthen its online safety bill to better tackle abusive behaviour. In addition to fines … Read more
How do you even begin to explain Boris Johnson’s problems to a foreign audience? The controversial British prime minister has survived so many scandals that his predecessor David Cameron once nicknamed him “the albino greased piglet,” such was his ability to extricate himself from uncomfortable situations. Is he really now at risk of being brought … Read more
wordle: The online game wordle, which has been one of the great phenomena of social networks since the end of 2021, won a tribute in the Google search engine. This is a small easter egg that is activated when you search for “word” using the company’s search engine. In place of the traditional company logo, … Read more