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Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy, says use now requires a contract (techcrunch.com)
The newly announced “Public Content Policy” will now join Reddit’s existing privacy policy and content policy to guide how Reddit’s data is being accessed and used by commercial entities and other partners.
Oil companies may soon have to pay for Vermont’s climate recovery (arstechnica.com)
Vermont’s Superfund climate act—which Big Oil called “unfair”—expected to pass....
Despite big tech lobbying, Maryland passes two internet privacy bills (www.theverge.com)
Legislators are expecting a legal challenge over the bills
Corsair is about to acquire racing sim company Fanatec (www.theverge.com)
Will this put an end to Fanatec customers’ woes?
Asus’ next ROG Ally will be the ROG Ally X (www.theverge.com)
The company’s promising big battery life gains.
Link Taxes Backfire: Canadian News Outlets Lose Out, Meta Unscathed (www.techdirt.com)
As California (and possibly Congress) are, again, revisiting instituting link taxes in the US, it’s worth highlighting that our prediction about the Canadian link tax has now been shown to be correct. It didn’t harm Meta one bit to remove news.
Fedora Asahi Remix 40 is another big step forward for Linux on Apple Silicon Macs (arstechnica.com)
Only one kinda big thing really holds back this impressive collective effort.
Verizon and T-Mobile are trying to gobble up US Cellular (www.theverge.com)
Carrier consolidation continues?
Hunter Biden loses appeals to dismiss gun charges, will face trial in June (www.courthousenews.com)
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals declined to throw out Biden’s federal firearms charges, saying they could not consider Biden’s appeals until a final judgment is reached at trial....
David Cameron says UK will not withhold arms sales to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Foreign secretary says British weapons position different to US, but UK does not support Rafah invasion without civilian protection plan...
Nigeria: Rights groups demand release of detained journalist (www.dw.com)
Investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu has been held without trial for over a week. Not only was his arrest illegal, say press freedom groups, so is his continued detention without charges....
Thousands protest Israel's Eurovision participation (www.dw.com)
Eden Golan is set to perform in the semi-final despite anger over Israel’s inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmo, Sweden....
Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere (www.theguardian.com)
Experts issue warning after finding global average concentration in March was 4.7ppm higher than same period last year...
Ramón Fonseca: Panama Papers law firm founder dies (www.bbc.co.uk)
The 71-year-old died in hospital while awaiting a verdict in his money-laundering trial....
Spanish investigation into Shakira’s alleged tax evasion dropped (www.theguardian.com)
Court says irregularities in Colombian singer’s 2018 tax return did not indicate intent to defraud
[Opinion] Campus Protests Are Fighting Militarism and Corporatization at Home and Abroad (truthout.org)
Student protesters know the fight for Palestinian freedom requires resisting militarization and fascism at home....
University System of Georgia: 800K exposed in 2023 MOVEit attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The University System of Georgia (USG) is sending data breach notifications to 800,000 individuals whose data was exposed in the 2023 Clop MOVEit attacks.
Stack Overflow suspends user for editing posts in OpenAI protest (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A recent partnership announcement between OpenAI and Stack Overflow has some members concerned that their data is being used without permission and, when trying to remove their posts, find their accounts are suspended.
Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil (www.wired.com)
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program’s database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
City of Wichita breach claimed by LockBit ransomware gang (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a disruptive cyberattack on the City of Wichita, which has forced the City’s authorities to shut down IT systems used for online bill payment, including court fines, water bills, and public transportation.
Philippines: Supreme Court Rejects ‘Red-Tagging’ (www.hrw.org)
The Philippine Supreme Court issued a major ruling on May 8, 2024, declaring “red-tagging” a threat to people’s life, liberty, and security....
China Forcibly Returns 60 Refugees to North Korea (www.hrw.org)
The Chinese government forcibly returned about 60 North Korean refugees on April 26, putting them at grave risk of enforced disappearance, torture, sexual violence, wrongful imprisonment, forced labor, and execution....
FIFA must publish its review into compensation for workers harmed delivering the World Cup in Qatar (www.amnesty.org)
FIFA should immediately publish and act on a review it received five months ago assessing its human rights responsibilities towards workers harmed delivering the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar, Amnesty International said today....
Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/15114513...