11 h. ago The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action | Editorial

Children under the age of 16 needed protecting and the moral argument wasn’t winning. Government regulation can change the terms of debateOn 10 December, the world watched as Australia enacted the first social media ban for under-16s. Whether it will have the desired effect of improving young people’s lives we are yet to find out. But what the ban has achieved already is clear.Many politicians, along with academics and philosophers, have noted that self-regulation has not been an effective safeguard against the harms of social media – especially when the bottom line for people like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk depends on keeping eyes on screens. For too long, these companies resisted, decrying censorship and prioritising “free speech” over moderation. The Australian government decided waiting was no longer an option. The social media ban and similar regulation across the world is now dragging tech companies kicking and screaming toward change. That it has taken the force of the law...

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5 d. ago Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for under

Platform fights landmark ban on use of social media by young people saying it is preventing free political expression

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8 d. ago Ivan Toney arrest: England forward accused of assaulting selfie

The footballer allegedly reacted to a fan grabbing him and attempting to take a selfie

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2 w. ago Suffragettes could have been terror group under current laws, High Court hears

Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori is challenging the terror group ban at the High Court, where lawyers argued suffragettes could have faced proscription under current laws

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2 w. ago UN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia

UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights

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2 w. ago Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned

Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogetherThe Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Irish novelist Sally Rooney says her books may no longer be sold in Britain due to her support for Palestine Action

Normal People author Sally Rooney's books may have to be withdrawn from sale and none of her new works published in the UK due to 'uncertainty' caused by the ban on Palestine Action

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2 w. ago Rooney books may be pulled from UK sale due to Palestine Action ban, court told

The Normal People author has given her support to the banned group, the High Court heard.

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3 w. ago FIFA at risk of World Cup legal battle after Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial red card reprieve as nations ponder Court of Arbitration case

EXCLUSIVE - MIKE KEEGAN: FIFA could face legal action following their controversial decision to suspend Cristiano Ronaldo's ban and allow him to play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.

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3 w. ago Protest group Palestine Action goes to court to challenge its ban by the UK government

Lawyers for a pro-Palestinian protest group banned by the British government are challenging its classification as a terrorist organization

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3 w. ago Fourth person charged under Terrorism Act over Palestine Action ban protest

A protest took place outside Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh on November 18.

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3 w. ago Starmer and Trump discussed Palestine Action twice on calls before group’s terror ban, court hears

Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori is fighting the group’s terror ban at the High Court, arguing it will have a ‘dramatic, severe, widespread and potentially lifelong’ effect

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3 w. ago Suffragettes could have been banned as a terror group, High Court told

Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori is taking legal action against the Home Office over the decision to ban the direct action group.

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3 w. ago ‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case

The CMP system means Huda Ammori will not be allowed to know what allegations were made against herAt some point in the challenge to the ban on Palestine Action beginning on Wednesday, the co-founder of the direct action group will be asked to leave courtroom five at the Royal Courts of Justice, as will her legal team and most others present. Then the case will continue without them.When Huda Ammori returns to the room, the special advocate – a security-cleared barrister – who represented her interests in her absence will not be allowed to tell her or her legal team what evidence was presented against Palestine Action. If Ammori asks what allegations were made directly against her, the special advocate must not tell her, even though that means she will have no chance to rebut them. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Three charged under Terrorism Act following Edinburgh Palestine protest

THREE people have been charged in connection with alleged offences under the Terrorism Act after a protest in Edinburgh in support of Palestine Action. Defend Our Juries held demonstrations in 18 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action, with protests in Nottingham, Gloucester, Truro, Northampton,...

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3 w. ago Three people charged under Terrorism Act after Palestine Action ban protest

Police said a report would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

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3 w. ago Home Office official raises alarm that Palestine Action ban could see innocent people criminalised

Palestine Action was proscribed in July after a group of protesters vandalised planes at RAF Brize Norton

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3 w. ago Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, Home Office official says

Exclusive: Member of homeland security group says anti-terrorism Prevent scheme risks being overwhelmed by Palestine advocatesThe anti-terrorism Prevent programme risks being overwhelmed because of the government’s ban on Palestine Action and could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, a member of the Home Office’s homeland security group has warned.The official said there was already confusion among counter-terrorism police, officials and in schools and hospitals as a result of the proscription of the direct action group, which makes being a member of – or showing support for – it a criminal offence under the Terrorism Act. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Met Police arrest driver after cyclist dies in Southwark crash

Met Police arrest driver after cyclist dies in Southwark crash  BBC

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3 w. ago Met police arrest 90 protesters demonstrating against Palestine Action ban

Crowds gathered in Tavistock Square on Saturday, with many sitting on the grass holding signs reading: 'I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.'

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