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    Florida Comes Up With 6-Week Abortion Ban, Texas’ Court Trying to Limit Pill Use: Is India Relatively Liberal?

    Florida Comes Up With 6-Week Abortion Ban, Texas’ Court Trying to Limit Pill Use: Is India Relatively Liberal?

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    A recent bill signed in Florida seeks to ban most abortions after six weeks following conception and establishment of pregnancy. The bill has attracted an uproar from women who are opposing it with fury as it endangers their right to personal autonomy and prevents them from seeking abortion for the right reasons. Reportedly in April […] More

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    Delhi HC upholds ban on manufacture, sale of gutka, pan masala

    Delhi HC upholds ban on manufacture, sale of gutka, pan masala

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    The Delhi High Court has upheld a ban on the manufacture, storage, and sale of gutka, pan masala, flavoured tobacco, and similar products in the city, citing their direct and harmful impact on public health The ban was initially imposed by the food safety commissioner but was later quashed by the high court in September […] More

  • ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Plans Measures to Address Concerns in Italy Ban

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    ChatGPT producer OpenAI plans to present measures on Thursday to remedy concerns that led to an Italian ban on the chatbot last week, Italy’s data protection agency Garante said. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after Garante last week temporarily restricted it and began a probe into a suspected breach of privacy rules. The […] More

  • ChatGPT Ban in Italy Attracts EU Privacy Regulators From France, Ireland: All Details

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    Italy’s move to temporarily ban ChatGPT has inspired other European countries to study if harsher measures are needed to rein in the wildly popular chatbots and whether to coordinate such actions. While European parliamentarians disagree over the content and reach of the EU AI Act, some regulators are finding that existing tools, such as the […] More

  • Paris to Ban E-Scooters From September After Public Referendum: All Details

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    Paris will ban electric scooters from September 1, the French capital’s mayor said, after the public voted to remove them from the streets, however e-scooter operators said on Monday they hoped to stop the plan. The e-scooter ban won 89 percent of the votes according to the city hall Twitter account in what was billed as […] More

  • in Technology

    Should the US Ban TikTok? Can It? a Cybersecurity Expert Explains the Risks the App Poses and the Challenges to Blocking It

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    TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023, amid a chorus of calls from members of Congress for the federal government to ban the Chinese-owned video social media app and reports that the Biden administration is pushing for the company’s sale. The federal government, along with […] More

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    Britain to Block TikTok on All Parliamentary Devices After Ban on Government Phones

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    Britain’s parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. A TikTok spokesperson called the action “misguided”, saying it was based on fundamental misconceptions about the company. “Following the government’s decision to ban […] More