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Australia Turns the Rental Market into a Digital ID Testing Ground

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Australia Turns the Rental Market into a Digital ID Testing Ground

A quiet test in the rental market could become the blueprint for how every Australian proves who they are, everywhere.

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Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites

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Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose VPN Ban and ID Checks on Adult Sites

The bill treats privacy like a loophole, not a right, reshaping the internet into a government ID checkpoint.

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Telegram Pushes Back as Australia’s Online Censorship Battle Heats Up

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Telegram Pushes Back as Australia’s Online Censorship Battle Heats Up

What Canberra framed as compliance, Telegram saw as a summons to a fight over digital borders.

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Mythical Games Integrates Sam Altman’s World ID for Player Verification

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Mythical Games Integrates Sam Altman’s World ID for Player Verification

By tying digital play to real-world identity, Mythical is testing how far gamers will go to prove they’re human.

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Biden “Cheap Fakes” Defense Under Fire After Hill Testimony

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Biden "Cheap Fakes" Defense Under Fire After Hill Testimony

The hearing peeled back the veneer on a messaging machine struggling to control the story even as the footage told its own.

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Tommy Robinson Acquitted After Refusing to Unlock Phone Under UK Terrorism Act

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Tommy Robinson Acquitted After Refusing to Unlock Phone Under UK Terrorism Act

A case that never should’ve seen a courtroom ended up reaffirming that privacy and principle still outrank reckless overreach.

reclaimthenet 2 months ago

FBI and Twitter Met on the Eve of the Midterms

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FBI and Twitter Met on the Eve of the Midterms

The newly uncovered email exposes a quiet intersection of government power and social media control just days before voters went to the polls.

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Wyoming Parent Wins Free Speech Lawsuits Against Sweetwater County School Officials

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Wyoming Parent Wins Free Speech Lawsuits Against Sweetwater County School Officials

Her defiance turned small-town politics into a proving ground for the First Amendment.

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UK Lords Debate Impact of VPNs on Censorship Laws

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UK Lords Debate Impact of VPNs on Censorship Laws

Could Britain’s online censorship push be drifting toward a point where using a VPN could be seen as an act of resistance?

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Google Implements Major US Play Store Changes After Losing Epic Games Antitrust Case

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Google Implements Major US Play Store Changes After Losing Epic Games Antitrust Case

Developers finally get to step outside Google’s walled garden, reshaping the economics of Android one download link at a time.

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Senate Grills Meta and Google Over Biden Administration’s Role in COVID-Era Content Censorship

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Senate Grills Meta and Google Over Biden Administration’s Role in COVID-Era Content Censorship

Lawmakers pressed Meta and Google to explain how far White House outreach went in shaping their censorship decisions.

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Jim Jordan Probes Stanford’s Secret Meeting with Foreign Regulators over Alleged Coordination of Online Censorship Efforts

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Jim Jordan Probes Stanford’s Secret Meeting with Foreign Regulators over Alleged Coordination of Online Censorship Efforts

Behind closed doors, Stanford’s gathering with global regulators became the latest flashpoint in a widening probe of how speech policing quietly ...

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YouTube to Age-Restrict More “Violent” Video Game Content

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YouTube to Age-Restrict More "Violent" Video Game Content

YouTube’s new policy treats in-game violence almost like the real thing, leaving creators unsure what’s still acceptable.

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Google Adds Age Check Tech as Texas, Utah, and Louisiana Enforce Digital ID Laws

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Google Adds Age Check Tech as Texas, Utah, and Louisiana Enforce Digital ID Laws

Each state’s rulebook is different, but together they’re turning compliance into the next frontier of tech regulation.

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Tech Giants Pledge Compliance but Warn of Major Challenges as Australia Introduces Online Verification Law

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Tech Giants Pledge Compliance but Warn of Major Challenges as Australia Introduces Online Verification Law

In chasing safety for kids, Australia may be rewriting the rules of digital freedom for everyone else.

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ECRI Pressures Ireland and Finland to Adopt New “Hate Speech” Laws and Speech Monitoring Systems

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ECRI Pressures Ireland and Finland to Adopt New "Hate Speech" Laws and Speech Monitoring Systems

Europe’s guardians of tolerance now seem most intolerant of unapproved thoughts.

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California Opens Public Comment on Online Age Verification ID

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California Opens Public Comment on Online Age Verification ID

A plan to shield kids from social media addiction could end up forcing every Californian to trade privacy for permission to speak online.

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DHS Expands Nationwide Airport Biometric Tracking

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DHS Expands Nationwide Airport Biometric Tracking

A system built for security now edges toward inevitability, where opting out may mean opting for inconvenience.

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Global Cybercrime Treaty Draws Criticism from Rights Groups and Tech Companies Over Surveillance Fears

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Global Cybercrime Treaty Draws Criticism from Rights Groups and Tech Companies Over Surveillance Fears

The convention’s fine print could decide whether cybercrime law protects citizens, or prosecutes them.

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AI Gun Detection Error Leads to Armed Police Detaining Baltimore Teen Over Doritos Bag

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AI Gun Detection Error Leads to Armed Police Detaining Baltimore Teen Over Doritos Bag

A harmless moment became a police takedown, revealing how AI can turn ordinary kids into instant suspects.