The agreement means users and publishers in Australia can once again share links to news articles, after Facebook had blocked the practice last week.
Tag: Law and Legislation
Facebook Blocks News in Australia, Diverging With Google on Proposed Law
With Australia moving to make the tech companies pay for news, Facebook took a hard line, while Google has struck deals to pay publishers.
Biden Wants More Stable Diplomacy. An Abortion Fight Is a Test.
U.S. funding for overseas health providers that offer abortion services has vacillated with the changing of administrations for decades. Congress is debating whether to settle the policy by law.
How Hong Kong’s Neighborhood Leaders Became Champions of Freedom
District councilors typically tended to mundane matters like pest control and new bus stops. Now, they’re the last line of defense in keeping the city’s pro-democracy opposition alive.
Biden to meet with Republican senators over proposed relief outline, White House says.
Republican moderates said they could go along with many of the president’s proposals if some, like unemployment aid and direct payments, were scaled back.
My Attempt to Prepare for a Future Without Google
After the tech giant threatened to take its search engine offline in Australia, I’ve been looking into some alternatives.
French Roosters Now Crow With the Law Behind Them
After a series of high-profile disputes in rural areas, the French Parliament has passed a bill that enshrines countryside smells and sounds as protected national heritage.
Two Years After Legalizing Cannabis, Has Canada Kept Its Promises?
Legal pot has made Canadian justice a little fairer, with “heavily racialized” arrests for possession mostly ending. But vows on amnesty, illicit sales and Indigenous inclusion are works in progress.
An Australia With No Google? The Bitter Fight Behind a Drastic Threat
The big tech platforms are facing a challenge unlike any other as Australia moves to make them pay for news.
Group Takes Legal Action Over Lack of Abortion Services in Northern Ireland
A human rights group says the government’s inaction has left a health care void in a country where the procedure was legalized in 2019, but remains largely unavailable.