An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia....
X had argued that the tribunal had no jurisdiction over the company because it had no presence in Queensland and the “impugned conduct” took place outside Queensland.
Musk wants to have his cake and eat it too. On the one hand, he says he’s a free speech absolutist. On the other hand, he says that free speech is “simply means that which matches the law.” So the law here says you don’t geoblock, you delete the video from your servers.
Wave enough money under some people’s noses and they’ll say or do whatever you want. True with doctors as anyone else. There’s a reason why famous people can get all the prescription drugs they care to.
Oh fucking great. My daughter’s online school requires her to run “Windows 8 or greater,” but we got her a used laptop that can run 10 to make sure it can keep up with security updates. I don’t even know if it is powerful enough to run 11 because I didn’t even consider the possibility when I bought it. Now we’re going to have to buy a new one in a couple of years?
Sorry… you’re saying that a woman having the freedom to not have her body used by another person, to not not go through nine months of torture for something she never wanted and, most importantly, not risk dying has the same importance as being able to walk around on a beach without swimming trunks?
You seriously believe that the right for you to show everyone your balls is of equal importance to the right of someone to avoid an unnecessary death?
Now you’re moving the goalposts. And you’ve moved them more than once already.
First you claimed that it would be sustainable for the over a billion people in India to stay where they were because it’s possible to survive in tundras and deserts.
Then you said that moving them to a place where water exists wouldn’t fix the problem of them dying due to a lack of a water.
Then you asked why water would exist in the new place, which was just a silly question for anyone who understands basic geography.
Now you’re talking about moving all of China, when China wasn’t even discussed.
And at each step, you haven’t gone back to the previous one and acknowledged it was a silly thing to say.
Jerky, 7-Fingered Scarlett Johansson Appears In Video To Express Full-Fledged Approval Of OpenAI (www.theonion.com)
‘FUCK the LAPD’ Shirt Maker's Entire Shop Sold Out After Cops Threaten Him (www.404media.co)
The update we all saw coming.
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says (apnews.com)
Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint (apnews.com)
An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia....
Kabosu, the Dog Behind the ‘Doge’ Meme, Has Died (www.ign.com)
Not sure if this counts as “world news”, but RIP Doge :(
Texas doctor who said nine-year-olds can safely give birth appointed to maternal mortality committee (www.theguardian.com)
Sky voice actor says nobody ever compared her to ScarJo before OpenAI drama (arstechnica.com)
OpenAl is sticking to its story that it never intended to copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice when seeking an actor for ChatGPT’s “Sky” voice mode....
Europe’s new political consensus: We need to make more weapons (www.politico.eu)
The war in Ukraine has shifted thinking — both among politicians and the public — on the need to spend more on defense....
Pope clears way for 'God's influencer' to become a saint (www.bbc.co.uk)
New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity (www.theatlantic.com)
Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day. archive
He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market (www.wired.com)
Supreme Court Architect Flew Same 'Appeal to Heaven' Flag as Alito (www.rollingstone.com)
'Trump posts Nazi rhetoric and you're silent': Stefanik shamed over antisemitism hearing (www.rawstory.com)
Windows 10 is EOL in October 2025 (lemmy.ml)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15988326...
Cultural differences (lemmy.world)
Study says Europeans fear migration more than climate change – DW – 05/08/2024 (www.dw.com)
Wait... so... it isn't flat? (lemmy.world)